What Is Solutionreach?
Solutionreach is a patient communication and engagement platform that automates how dental practices interact with patients before, during, and after appointments. The core workflow: patients receive automated appointment reminders via text, email, or phone; they can confirm, reschedule, or cancel through those messages; and the practice's schedule updates accordingly through PMS integration.
Beyond reminders, the platform covers two-way HIPAA-compliant texting, online scheduling, patient recall campaigns, batch messaging for reactivation, insurance eligibility verification, reputation management (review requests and monitoring), and pre-built newsletter templates. It integrates with most major dental PMS platforms including Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, and others.
The company serves dental, vision, and medical practices, but dental has been its core market since the Smile Reminder days. With over 50,000 practices and 226-410 employees (depending on the source), Solutionreach is one of the larger dental tech companies by install base.
Who Is It For?
Solutionreach targets mid-to-large practices and DSOs that want to consolidate patient communication into a single platform rather than stitching together separate tools for reminders, texting, reviews, and recall. If you are currently using three or four different services for these functions, Solutionreach's all-in-one approach has obvious appeal.
Multi-location groups benefit from standardized communication workflows across sites, centralized reporting, and the ability to manage reputation across locations from a single dashboard.
Solo practices can use Solutionreach, but the pricing ($329+/month) and feature breadth may be overkill for a single-provider office that just needs basic reminders and texting. Lighter tools like Weave, Emitrr, or even built-in PMS communication features may be more cost-appropriate.
Key Features
Appointment Reminders: Automated reminders via text, email, and phone. Patients can confirm, cancel, or reschedule directly from the message. Two-way sync with PMS scheduling.
Two-Way Texting: HIPAA-compliant text messaging with patients. Supports both individual conversations and batch messaging. Web-based interface for managing conversations from a desktop.
Online Scheduling: Patients can book appointments through a web portal. Integrates with PMS availability in real time.
Patient Recall: Automated campaigns to re-engage patients overdue for hygiene, treatment, or follow-up appointments. Customizable cadences and messaging.
Reputation Management: Automated review requests after appointments. Monitors Google, Facebook, Healthgrades, and other review sites. Dashboard for tracking review volume and sentiment.
Insurance Eligibility: Batch eligibility verification before appointments. Reduces front-desk verification calls and surprises at checkout.
Newsletters: Pre-made newsletter templates with dental care content. Customizable branding. Useful for patient education and practice marketing.
Pros
- Comprehensive feature set covering the full patient communication lifecycle
- Broad PMS integration with all major dental systems
- 25 years of industry experience and 50K+ practice install base
- Two-way texting and online scheduling are well-executed
- Newsletter templates save time on patient education content
- Insurance eligibility verification reduces front-desk workload
Cons
- Aggressive contract practices — multiple reports of being locked into multi-year agreements
- Customer support is consistently criticized as slow, unhelpful, and hard to reach
- Continued billing after cancellation requests is reported frequently
- Software has recurring bugs and glitches that are slow to resolve
- Pricing is high relative to newer competitors offering similar features
- Reporting and analytics are limited compared to modern alternatives