{"id":16387,"date":"2026-01-20T13:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/?post_type=newsroom&#038;p=16387"},"modified":"2026-01-20T13:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:28:09","slug":"coast-dental-selects-denticon","status":"publish","type":"newsroom","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/newsroom\/coast-dental-selects-denticon\/","title":{"rendered":"Coast Dental Selects\u00a0Denticon\u00a0to Support Scalable, Connected Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Coast Dental enterprise dental organization\u00a0moves to cloud-based practice management system\u00a0designed for efficiency, interoperability, and long-term growth<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IRVINE, CA \u2014&nbsp;January 20,&nbsp;2026<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>\u2014<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.coastdental.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coast Dental<\/a>, a patient-centric dental organization with&nbsp;88&nbsp;locations across the United States, has selected&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/denticon\/?utm_campaign=PR-2026-01-20-PDDS-coast-dental&amp;utm_medium=press&amp;utm_source=organic-web&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_cta=denticon&amp;utm_content=dent\">Denticon<\/a>&nbsp;by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/?utm_campaign=PR-2026-01-20-PDDS-coast-dental&amp;utm_medium=press&amp;utm_source=organic-web&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_cta=home&amp;utm_content=pdds\">Planet DDS<\/a> to support operational consistency, interoperability, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/resources\/scalability-guide-dsos-dental-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"resources\" data-id=\"14920\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scalability<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1992 by Adam&nbsp;Diasti, DDS,&nbsp;and CEO Derek&nbsp;Diasti, Coast Dental is one of the largest dental support organizations&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/dsos-dental-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DSOs<\/a>)&nbsp;in the United States, supporting practices in Florida, Georgia, and Texas, serving approximately one million&nbsp;patients&nbsp;and delivering more than 600,000 patient visits annually. Coast Dental&nbsp;remains&nbsp;rooted in a belief that every dental visit should be&nbsp;a great experience, emphasizing a welcoming, patient-focused approach that builds trust and supports both short-term and long-term oral health goals.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already&nbsp;leveraging&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/apteryx\/?utm_campaign=PR-2026-01-20-PDDS-coast-dental&amp;utm_medium=press&amp;utm_source=organic-web&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_cta=apteryx&amp;utm_content=aptx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apteryx&nbsp;XVWeb<\/a>&nbsp;by Planet DDS for imaging, Coast Dental sought a scalable&nbsp;practice management&nbsp;system of record that could support general and specialty dentistry workflows while&nbsp;maintaining&nbsp;operational simplicity for its more than 800 team members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-lightest-blue-background-color has-background\">\u201cWe wanted a platform that could support our teams across all locations and give us confidence as we continue to grow. Denticon, along with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/dentalos-with-ai\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DentalOS\u2122<\/a>&nbsp;open API platform&nbsp;stood out as the foundation that&nbsp;will allow&nbsp;us to&nbsp;continue&nbsp;investing&nbsp;in our people, our practices, and the patient experience.\u201d&nbsp;Derek&nbsp;Diasti, CEO at Coast Dental<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coast Dental: Building a Foundation for Growth and Innovation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As Coast Dental evaluated how best to support its next phase of growth, leadership looked for a platform that could evolve alongside the organization.&nbsp;Denticon\u2019s&nbsp;enterprise-grade architecture, interoperability, and support for automation and AI-driven efficiency aligned with that direction, providing a unified foundation for both current operations and future innovation. With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/blog\/open-apis-for-dental-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open APIs<\/a> and a forward-looking roadmap,&nbsp;Denticon&nbsp;gives Coast Dental the flexibility to build on its in-house capabilities while reducing&nbsp;administrative work&nbsp;and operational friction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-lightest-blue-background-color has-background\">\u201cCoast Dental approached this decision with a clear focus on their patients, their teams, and their future. They were looking for a system built to handle real enterprise complexity while&nbsp;remaining&nbsp;adaptable as their organization evolves.&nbsp;We\u2019re&nbsp;proud to support Coast Dental as they build on that foundation.\u201d&nbsp;\u2014Mike Huffaker, CRO at Planet DDS <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With&nbsp;Denticon&nbsp;as its core <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/landing\/dental-practice-management-software\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"landing\" data-id=\"15210\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">practice management platform<\/a>, supported by Planet DDS Pay,&nbsp;Denticon&nbsp;Practice Analytics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/blog\/planet-dds-ai-assist-dentistry\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14183\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI Assist<\/a>, and&nbsp;XVWeb&nbsp;for imaging, Coast Dental is building a connected technology foundation designed to scale with its team members and patients.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about&nbsp;Denticon&nbsp;and Planet DDS, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.planetdds.com<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Coast Dental&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Headquartered in Tampa, FL, Coast Dental owns and&nbsp;operates&nbsp;88 dental practices across Florida,&nbsp;Georgia&nbsp;and Texas. The company is dedicated to delivering the best in dental care while ensuring the utmost comfort and convenience for patients. Coast Dental\u2019s focus on exceptional service extends to its approach to employee welfare, making it a leader in both patient care and workplace satisfaction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.coastdental.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.coastdental.com<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Planet DDS\u202f&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dental software is broken. We aim to fix it. As a partner in growth for DSOs and dental groups, Planet DDS delivers a cloud-based AI platform designed to scale alongside growing organizations. Powered by&nbsp;DentalOS\u2122 with AI, Planet DDS is built on connection\u2014connecting people, partners, and technology across an open ecosystem that includes&nbsp;Denticon&nbsp;Practice Management, Cloud 9 Ortho Practice Management, and Apteryx Cloud Imaging. Trusted by leading DSOs and emerging dental groups nationwide, Planet DDS enables 13,000+ practices and 118,000 users to move beyond outdated legacy software with seamless integrations, optimized workflows, and scalable technology built for growth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><strong>\u202f<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:planetdds@cracklepr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">planetdds@cracklepr.com<\/a>\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/book-a-demo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Request a Demo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16400,"template":"","categories":[562,54,8,1427,1414,379,128,165,1416,9,88],"tags":[25,27,1403,329,13,43,169,1462,68,57,147,152],"class_list":["post-16387","newsroom","type-newsroom","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","category-cloud-software","category-dental-cloud-technology","category-dental-service-organization","category-dentalos","category-denticon","category-dso","category-dso-news","category-growth","category-imaging","category-planet-dds","tag-apteryx","tag-dental-practice","tag-dentalos","tag-denticon","tag-dentistry","tag-dso","tag-growth","tag-open-apis","tag-patients","tag-planet-dds","tag-practice-management","tag-technology"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom\/16387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsroom"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/newsroom"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}