Dental & Healthcare IT
Dental managed IT services that keep the schedule moving
Managed IT, HIPAA compliance, and security built for dental practices, clinics, and multi-location groups. We keep Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, and your imaging fast and reliable, protect the patient data you are responsible for, and answer when something breaks, with real engineers, in 15 minutes.
Single-location and group practices. Onboarded in two to three weeks. In the Valley? See dental IT support in Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, Tempe, Chandler, or Scottsdale.
Dental managed IT services are IT support and security built specifically for a dental practice: one team that keeps your practice management software, imaging, scheduling, and network running and your patient data protected, for a flat monthly fee. A practice runs on its technology more than most owners realize until the day it stops. The schedule, the charts, the imaging, the claims, the patient communications, all of it lives on systems that have to be fast, reliable, and locked down. When they are not, you feel it immediately: a frozen operatory, a front desk that cannot check anyone in, a day of production lost.
Generic IT support treats your practice like any other office. We do not. We understand that your systems are clinical and your data is regulated, and we build your IT and security around both, so the technology stays out of your way and your team can focus on patients.
Two parts of that setup get asked about constantly: the firewall for dental practices at the edge of the office, and PCI compliance for dentists when the processor wants this year's questionnaire done.
What a well-run practice IT setup gives you
The schedule never stops
When your practice management or imaging system goes down, the whole day backs up. We monitor the systems your front office and operatories depend on and respond fast when something breaks, so you are not sending patients home.
Patient data stays protected
A breach of patient records is a HIPAA event with real penalties and real reputational cost. We build the safeguards, access controls, encryption, backups, and monitoring around the data you are legally responsible for.
Imaging and EHR that just work
Digital imaging, charting, and your EHR have to be fast and reliable across every workstation and operatory. We support the clinical systems your practice runs on and the network and storage underneath them.
One predictable IT bill
Managed IT for your practice is one flat, predictable monthly cost that covers support, monitoring, security, and the planning to keep you current.
Everything your practice needs from IT, in one team
Managed IT services for dental practices should cover everything from the front desk to the operatory to the audit.
- Help desk and on-site support with a 15-minute standard response
- Support for Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve, and imaging from Dexis, Carestream, and Planmeca
- HIPAA risk assessments, safeguards, and Business Associate Agreements
- 24/7 security monitoring and ransomware protection
- Tested backups and a real disaster recovery plan
- Secure, fast networks and Wi-Fi across every operatory
- Microsoft 365 and secure email for patient communication
- New-operatory and new-location buildouts
What dental managed IT services cost
$1,400 a month.
One flat price for the practice. You get:
- Microsoft 365 licensing
- Backups
- HIPAA compliance
- 24/7 managed detection and response (MDR)
- Help desk
Larger practices are priced per user. See the pricing page for tiers and the calculator. A new-suite or new-operatory buildout is a separate one-time project, quoted in writing before it starts.
Switching without disrupting patient care
The most common reason practices put off changing IT providers is the fear of a chaotic week. Done right, the heavy lifting happens quietly, mostly outside office hours:
- A discovery call. How the office runs, what hurts today, what you want fixed.
- An assessment. We take stock of your computers, software, network, and backups.
- A written plan. What we will set up, secure, and improve, in what order, on what timeline.
- Setup behind the scenes. Monitoring, security, and backups go in around your schedule.
- Go live. The help desk takes over and problems start getting caught early.
- Regular check-ins. Planning, compliance, and equipment decisions on a set cadence.
Most practices are fully onboarded in two to three weeks and feel the difference in the first month, not because anything dramatic happened, but because the small daily problems stopped piling up.
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Frequently asked questions
What practice owners ask before switching IT providers.
What are dental managed IT services?
Dental managed IT services are ongoing IT support and security built for a dental practice, delivered for a flat monthly fee. One team monitors, maintains, and secures your computers, practice software, and patient data, and runs a help desk your front office can actually reach, so the practice runs smoothly and stays HIPAA compliant.
Do you support our practice management and EHR systems?
Yes. We support the platforms dental offices actually run, including Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, and Curve, along with imaging from Dexis, Carestream, and Planmeca. During onboarding we document exactly what your office runs so support and security are built around your real systems, not a generic template.
Can you help us stay HIPAA compliant?
Yes. HIPAA readiness is core to what we do for healthcare and dental practices: risk assessment, access controls, encryption, audit logging, tested backups, Business Associate Agreement support, and the evidence to show controls are working. See our compliance services for the full picture.
What happens to our practice if a system goes down?
That is exactly what we plan for. We deploy tested backups and a documented recovery plan and monitor your critical systems around the clock, so an outage is a quick fix or a clean restore rather than a lost day of production.
Do you only work with practices of a certain size?
No. We support single-location practices and multi-location groups alike. Pricing scales to your size, and you get the same local engineers and 15-minute response either way.
How much does managed IT for a dental practice cost?
Dental managed IT at Desert Lakes Solutions is $1,400 a month to start. That covers Microsoft 365 licensing, backups, HIPAA compliance, 24/7 managed detection and response, and help desk for the whole practice. Larger practices are priced per user; the pricing page has the calculator. A new-suite or new-operatory buildout is quoted separately as one-time work.
Let's keep your practice running
Tell us how many operatories and workstations you run and what is prompting the change. We come back with a clear written quote and an onboarding plan that does not interrupt patient care.
Call (855) 737-9500 / (480) 573-3349
Email [email protected]
15-minute response on critical issues, 24/7. Onboarding in two to three weeks.