Comparison

Retain Dental vs Podium

Podium is a reputation and messaging platform used across many local industries. Dental practices use it to collect reviews and manage texts and payments.

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Where Podium wins

Podium is excellent at reputation. If your number one problem is your Google rating, it will help, and it does it across every industry, not just dentistry.

Where Retain Dental wins

Podium helps you get found and get rated. Retain Dental helps you keep the patient: aftercare delivered in your own app, points and tiers, family pooling, and referrals. Reviews are one output, not the product.

Feature comparison

Capability Retain Dental Podium

Branded patient app (your logo and colours) Yes No

Aftercare checklists with adherence tracking Yes No

Loyalty points and membership tiers Yes No

Household points pooling for families Yes No

Referral rewards Yes No

Review collection and reputation tools Yes Yes

Two-way texting and reminders Yes Yes

In-app payments Yes Yes

Built specifically for dental workflows Yes No

Time to live About 20 minutes Days to weeks

Comparison reflects publicly available product information and may change. Verify current details with Podium directly.

Questions worth asking

Can I use Podium for reviews and Retain Dental for retention?

Yes. Many practices run both. Retain Dental includes review requests triggered by aftercare, but if you already pay for Podium you can keep it and add Retain Dental for the app, aftercare, loyalty, and referrals.

Is Retain Dental only for dentistry?

Yes. Retain Dental is built specifically for dental practices: aftercare protocols for aligners, implants, and post-op care, plus dental-specific loyalty and recall workflows.

Give your patients a reason to come back, and a reason to bring a friend.

Start free, and watch aftercare turn into retention, reviews, and referrals, in weeks, not quarters.

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