Practice Pioneer, DentaGraphics, and Dental Radar all help dentists research where to open a practice. They differ in scope, pricing model, and what you receive. This page states each vendor's published pricing and product descriptions side by side.
| Practice Pioneer OrthoTruss |
DentaGraphics | Dental Radar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A Windows planning workspace plus web tools for opening a dental practice: market feasibility, site comparison, budgeting, and launch preparation. | A demographic and site-analysis membership service for dental practices, with one-time custom studies prepared by the vendor. | A one-time market report for a single address, delivered as a PDF. |
| Who it is for | General dentists and dental specialists planning to open or relocate a practice. | Dentists starting, buying, or growing a practice. | Dentists, practice owners, and their advisors evaluating a specific location. |
| Free tier | Windows planner download (no credit card), Browser Roadmap (no account), Location Scout map preview. | Free plan: national, state, and county overview; practice listing alerts; the My Search planning tool. | A free sample report is published; you confirm the matched building before paying. |
| Published pricing | Location Scout: $300 for 30 days. Pioneer Pro: $100/month or $1,000/year, plus applicable tax. | Start/Buy: $149/month. Grow: $199/month. Each with a three-month minimum. Custom reports: Single-Site Study $695; Area Analysis $745. | $49.99 per report, one time, no subscription. |
| Pricing model | Free core; Location Scout is a 30-day web purchase; Pioneer Pro is a subscription bought through the web account that unlocks the paid planning features in the Windows app. | Membership billed monthly (three-month minimum) or annually; one-time custom studies. | One-time purchase per address. |
| What you receive | A local planning project: onboarding, feasibility with market data, checklist, credentialing, vendor hub, documents, blueprints, PPO fee analyzer, and guided navigation. Location Scout adds hosted county-level market research with a saved shortlist. | Site-selection and acquisition tools in the membership; custom studies include human-verified competition data and a 30-minute consultation. | Demand analysis at 2-, 3-, and 5-mile rings, verified competitor counts, demographics, market trends, and a market reading, with cited sources. |
| Platform | Windows 10/11 app; browser for Roadmap and Location Scout. | Web service. | Web purchase; PDF download. |
Third-party pricing and descriptions are taken from each vendor's public website (dentagraphics.com and mydentalradar.com) as of September 30, 2026, and may change. Confirm current terms with the vendor. DentaGraphics and Dental Radar are independent companies with no affiliation to OrthoTruss.
Practice Pioneer is an OrthoTruss product. The free Windows planner holds one local project that runs from feasibility through launch preparation: market data, a global checklist, credentialing, vendor tracking, documents, blueprints, and a PPO fee analyzer. Location Scout is a separate 30-day web product for comparing markets at the county level. Pioneer Pro is a subscription purchased through the web account; it unlocks the paid planning features in the Windows app (budget, real estate, cash-flow, and lender package). Planning data in the Windows app is stored locally on your machine.
DentaGraphics is a demographic data service for the dental industry. Its memberships provide site-selection and acquisition tools on monthly or annual plans, and its one-time studies — a Single-Site Study for one location or an Area Analysis across a market — are prepared by the vendor and include human-verified competition data and a consultation call.
Dental Radar sells a single report for a single address. The report covers patient demand in 2-, 3-, and 5-mile rings, verified competitor counts, demographics, and market trends, and is delivered as a PDF within minutes of purchase. There is no subscription.
No. Practice Pioneer is for general dentists and dental specialists planning to open or relocate a practice. The Windows planner, Browser Roadmap, and Location Scout cover dental practices generally.
Yes. The Windows planner is a free download with no credit card, the Browser Roadmap is free with no account, and the Location Scout map preview is free. The paid products are Location Scout ($300 for 30 days) and Pioneer Pro ($100/month or $1,000/year, plus applicable tax).
Dental Radar is a one-time report per address ($49.99, no subscription). DentaGraphics is a membership billed monthly ($149 or $199 per month, with a three-month minimum) or annually, plus one-time custom studies ($695 and $745). Practice Pioneer's planner is free; Location Scout is $300 for 30 days; Pioneer Pro is $100/month or $1,000/year plus applicable tax.
The Windows planner is a free download, and the Location Scout map preview is free to explore.
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