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Ardent vs. Toothy
Toothy is AI verification software backed by a revenue cycle team that reviews and validates its output (Toothy). How it compares with Ardent on price, channels, PMS write-back and timing, using Toothy’s own published pages, checked October 2026.
At a glance
Ardent vs. Toothy, side by side
Ardent is automated dental insurance verification software: it works every payer channel, fills your own breakdown form and writes it back to your PMS, for $849 per practice per month.
| Ardent | Toothy | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Software that runs unattended | AI software with human review, part of a revenue cycle service (source) |
| Published price | $849 per practice per month, unlimited verifications (pricing) | Unlimited per dentist, or usage-based bundles; no dollar figure published (source) |
| How it gets answers | Payer portals, clearinghouse 270/271, requested benefits faxes and AI voice calls to the payer | Clearinghouse EDI, insurance carrier portals and benefits breakdown calls (source) |
| Writes back to the PMS | Yes: your completed breakdown in the patient’s chart, and notes in the PMS fields your team uses | Yes: appointment, patient, plan and chart notes, pop-up alerts and calendar colors (source) |
| Breakdown form | Your own breakdown form, in your notation | Matched to the clinic’s existing breakdown form (source) |
| Timing | Starts days ahead of each visit and catches new bookings; on-demand runs anytime | Up to two weeks ahead; same-day and urgent requests prioritized (source) |
| PMS named on its site | Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend, Dentrix Enterprise, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve Dental, Denticon, Cloud 9, OrthoTrac and CareStack (integrations) | Open Dental, Dentrix, Dentrix Ascend and Eaglesoft (source) |
The differences
Where Ardent differs from Toothy
Three differences that change a front desk’s day, each from Toothy’s published pages.
- Price you can see before the call: Ardent is $849 per practice per month for unlimited verifications; Toothy does not publish a dollar figure.
- Faxbacks: Ardent requests and transcribes a payer’s benefits fax where that is how the payer answers; Toothy’s page names clearinghouse, portal and call channels.
- More systems named: Ardent lists Curve Dental, Denticon, Cloud 9, OrthoTrac, CareStack and Dentrix Enterprise as well as the four Toothy names.
Fair to say
When Toothy may be the better fit
Toothy may suit a practice that wants verification bundled with a broader revenue cycle service and human review of each result. Book a demo with Ardent to see your own schedule verified before deciding.
Answers
Ardent vs. Toothy: questions
Price you can see before the call: Ardent is $849 per practice per month for unlimited verifications; Toothy does not publish a dollar figure. Faxbacks: Ardent requests and transcribes a payer’s benefits fax where that is how the payer answers; Toothy’s page names clearinghouse, portal and call channels. More systems named: Ardent lists Curve Dental, Denticon, Cloud 9, OrthoTrac, CareStack and Dentrix Enterprise as well as the four Toothy names.
Toothy: Unlimited per dentist, or usage-based bundles; no dollar figure published. Ardent: $849 per practice per month with unlimited verifications.
Toothy lists these channels: Clearinghouse EDI, insurance carrier portals and benefits breakdown calls. Ardent works payer portals, clearinghouses and benefits faxes, and an AI voice agent calls the payer for anything still open, writing an answer only with a quote from the rep behind it.
Toothy: Yes: appointment, patient, plan and chart notes, pop-up alerts and calendar colors. Ardent writes the completed breakdown into the patient’s chart and notes into the PMS fields your team uses.