The dental alternative to DCME
Compliance is one job. Your practice has ten.
DCME (Dental Compliance Made Easier) gives thousands of UK practices a solid compliance portal and an advisory team. Dentorb covers compliance too, and connects it to your rota, pay, meetings, front desk and growth, all under one login.
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Built for UK dental practices · 10 areas, one login
Dentorb vs DCME
Dental compliance portal + advisors. Dentorb is one system built around how a dental practice actually runs.
DCME
- Live CQC and GDC news feed: not confirmed
- No compliance linked to rota, HR and meetings
- Rota, leave and overtime: separate product (iteam)
- No recorded meetings and 1:1s with e-sign-off
- No anonymous staff feedback
- Every area of a UK dental practice in one login: people, compliance, finance, CPD, stock, growth and front desk
- CQC-ready records: audited messaging, signed-off meetings and dated compliance checks
- Self-service My Portal for every nurse, clinician and manager
- Growth tools built in: leads pipeline, recalls, email/SMS and unified inbox
- Dentorb AI coming at launch to prepare the work for your manager
Answers
Frequently asked questions
Do we have to leave our current practice management system?
No. dentorb is designed to work alongside your PMS — Dentally first, with SOE/EXACT and R4 on the roadmap. We replace the tools around the PMS (front desk, growth, comms, team ops, reporting), not the clinical record itself.
Where is DCME stronger than Dentorb?
DCME has years of history, thousands of member practices and a dedicated human compliance team, including a paid one-to-one Compliance Manager service and mock inspections. If you only want compliance with heavy human support, DCME is a credible choice.
Is DCME part of Agilio?
DCME announced a partnership with Agilio in November 2024 and says it continues to operate independently. Its portal promotes Agilio products such as iTeam (HR) and iPlan (membership plans) as separate add-ons.
Can we move our policies across from DCME?
Yes. We help you bring your existing policies and training records into Dentorb during onboarding.
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Why dental practices choose Dentorb over DCME
The head-to-head first, then every feature across the whole Dentorb platform.
| DCME | ||
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-head · Compliance | ||
Personalised policies, forms and checklists | ||
Staff training and recruitment matrix | ||
Compliance calendar and reminders | ||
Live CQC and GDC news feed | Not confirmed | |
Compliance linked to rota, HR and meetings DCME points HR users to Agilio's separate iTeam product | ||
| Head-to-head · People & meetings | ||
Rota, leave and overtime | Separate product (iTeam) | |
Recorded meetings and 1:1s with e-sign-off | ||
Anonymous staff feedback | ||
Tasks that land in each person's portal | Not confirmed | |
Compliant team messenger | ||
| Head-to-head · Learning | ||
CPD for the whole team | 100+ hours | Complimentary courses |
Certificates logged automatically | Not confirmed | |
| Head-to-head · Money & stock | ||
Automatic staff and dentist pay | ||
Debt chasing | ||
Membership plans | Separate product (iPlan) | |
Stock and equipment tracking | ||
| Head-to-head · Front desk & growth | ||
Unified patient inbox | ||
Leads pipeline and recalls | ||
Google profile, SEO and reviews | Partner agency referral | |
Email and SMS campaigns | ||
| Head-to-head · Support | ||
Human compliance advisors DCME is strong here | Onboarding support | Dedicated team + paid manager service |
Mock inspections | Not yet | Discounted add-on |
| People | ||
Rota, leave & overtime Plan shifts, approve leave, track overtime | Not confirmed | |
My Portal Self-service hub for every staff member | Not confirmed | |
To-do & tasks Assign tasks that land in each person's portal | Not confirmed | |
Compliant messenger Audited team messaging built for CQC | Not confirmed | |
| Meetings & Culture | ||
Meetings & 1:1s Recorded, summarised and e-signed | Not confirmed | |
Anonymous Voice Let staff raise things safely | Not confirmed | |
Leaderboards & KPIs Monthly team rankings that celebrate progress | Not confirmed | |
| Compliance | ||
Staff compliance & training Mandatory training and documents tracked | Partial | |
Practice compliance Policies, audits and checks in one place | ||
Compliance news Latest CQC and GDC updates | Not confirmed | |
| Finance | ||
Pay engine Staff payroll and dentist pay, calculated | Not confirmed | |
Debt chasing See and recover outstanding balances | Not confirmed | |
Membership plans Run your own practice plans | Not confirmed | |
| CPD Suite | ||
CPD Learning Centre 100+ hours of CPD for all staff | Not confirmed | |
PDP assigning & tracking Personal development plans for every clinician | Not confirmed | |
Mandatory training by role Courses for nurses, dentists and managers | Not confirmed | |
Self-service learning Staff learn and log CPD themselves | Not confirmed | |
| Cloud Files | ||
Files & before/afters Tagged TCO photos by treatment | Not confirmed | |
| Stock & Equipment | ||
Inventory & equipment Stock, equipment, who has what | Not confirmed | |
| Growth | ||
Organic growth Google profile, SEO, reviews, social, content | Not confirmed | |
Paid ads Google and Meta ads performance | Not confirmed | |
Email & SMS marketing Campaigns, automations and recalls | Not confirmed | |
| Front Desk | ||
Unified inbox Calls, email, WhatsApp, chat in one place | Not confirmed | |
Leads pipeline Turn enquiries into booked patients | Not confirmed | |
Recalls Automated recall workflow | Not confirmed | |
| Dentorb AI | ||
DCME column based on publicly available information. "Not confirmed" means we couldn't verify it from DCME's own materials. Spotted something wrong? Let us know.
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