AI Dental Notes, Built by a Dentist
Click-build a note in seconds, or record the visit and get a finished note. Either way it pastes into whatever PMS you already use.
What is ButterNote?
ButterNote is an AI dental notes app built by a practicing dentist. It writes complete clinical notes two ways: click-build, where you tap the visit type, procedures, teeth and materials and it writes the sentences with no audio recorded, or ambient, where you record the appointment on iPhone, Apple Watch or the web and it turns the conversation into a structured note. Transcription runs on the device and only de-identified text is sent to write the note. Notes work with any practice management system, including Dentrix, Eaglesoft and Open Dental: copy, paste, done.
It's the no-frills AI dental scribe for associates and solo practice owners, and at $39.99 a month it's the most affordable. Any dentist can sign up on their own, with no practice buy-in. Missing something? Request a feature and we'll add it. Your first note on the web is free, with no signup.
Two ways to write the note
Click-build
Tap the visit type, procedures, teeth and materials. ButterNote writes the sentences. Nothing is recorded.
Record the visit
Record on iPhone, Apple Watch or in the browser. Transcribed on the device, then written up as a structured note.
Written for dentistry
Tooth numbers, surfaces, anesthetic and carpules, materials and shades, in the order a dental note runs.
Your materials as buttons
Add the cements, composites and anesthetics you actually use, and they appear on iPhone and the web.
Works with any PMS
Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve and the rest. No integration to set up: copy, paste, done.
Frequently asked questions
What are AI dental notes?
AI dental notes are clinical notes written by software instead of typed by hand. Some tools listen to the appointment and write the note from the conversation, some turn a dictated summary into a note, and some, like ButterNote’s click-build mode, write the sentences from what you select. You review the note and paste or sync it into your chart.
Can AI write dental notes without recording the patient?
Yes. ButterNote’s click-build mode records nothing: you pick the visit type, procedures, teeth and materials, and it writes the note. It is useful for patients who would rather not be recorded and for routine procedures where there is little conversation to capture.
What is the best AI for dental notes?
It depends on how you work. If you need the note written straight into your PMS or want voice perio charting, look at integrated scribes such as Bola, Denti.AI or Overjet. If you want a published monthly price, no integration to set up, and the choice of recording or not, ButterNote fits. We compare them all, with sources, on our AI dental scribe comparison.
Do AI dental notes work with Dentrix, Eaglesoft and Open Dental?
ButterNote works with any practice management system, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve and the rest, with no integration needed. You copy the finished note and paste it into the chart.
How much does ButterNote cost?
$39.99 a month for one clinician, which makes it the most affordable AI dental scribe. A practice plan covers up to 5 clinicians for $159 a month. Your first note on the web is free, with no signup.
Do I need my practice to sign up?
No. Any dentist can sign up on their own and start the same day. There is nothing for the office to install and no integration with the practice software: you paste the note into whatever EHR the office uses. That makes it a fit for associates, and for solo practice owners who don’t want another system to manage.
What if ButterNote doesn’t do something I need?
Ask for it. ButterNote stays deliberately simple, but feature requests from dentists using it are how it grows, and most get built. Send one from the feedback page at butternote.com/feedback.
Who makes ButterNote?
Yasmin Byott, DDS, MS, a practicing dentist who built it to stop writing notes after hours.
Comparing tools? See every AI dental scribe compared, or browse the free dental note templates.
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