Dentistry ProConsult vs ADA Chairside Instructor
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dentistry ProConsult
This app offers dental students a quick reference for clinical procedures. It provides step-by-step instructions and videos, with a search function and the ability to save favorite procedures.
- Step-by-step procedure instructions
- Procedure videos
- Searchable procedure list
- Favorite procedures
- Quick clinical review
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Dentistry ProConsult is designed to provide dental students with a quick and easy way to review procedures they may have to perform in clinic. The app features: Step-by-step instructions for each procedure Video of each procedure Search field to narrow the list of procedures Save procedures as favorites
ADA Chairside Instructor
This app provides dental professionals with a comprehensive visual guide for patient education. It features over 250 full-color images and 25 animations covering a wide range of dental topics, from prevention to complex restorations. Users can also draw on images and email them to patients.
- 250+ full-color dental images
- 25 animations
- Draw on images and email
- iCloud photo access
- Upload from Camera Roll
- English and Spanish text
- WiFi printing
- Favorites list
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Chairside Instructor - the best-selling dental case guide from the American Dental Association – is now available as an app for iPhone and iPad! With over 250 full-color dental images and 25 animations, the ADA Chairside Instructor App is your all-in-one resource for visual patient education. Content covers a wide range of prevention and treatment topics, including hygiene; anatomy; x-rays; periodontal disease; decay; crown, bridge, dentures, root canal, and other restorations; orthodontics; cosmetic treatment; TMJ; pathologies; and now cracked tooth and bruxism. Ideal for patient education or as a teaching tool for dental assistants. Eight categories include Oral Anatomy, Prevention and Diagnosis, Gum Disease, Caries and Restorations, Tooth Replacement, Orthodontics, Cosmetic Options, and Other Oral Conditions. Also includes effects of sugar on oral health; steps of filling a cavity; tooth erosion; gum recession; peri-implantitis; and tobacco use. - Plus, these award-winning features: - 51 new/revised full-color images - Show 25 silent animations on your device. - Draw on pictures and email them to patients. - Access pictures across multiple devices from iCloud. - Upload photos from your own Camera Roll - Includes both English and Spanish text - WiFi printing - Add frequently viewed topics to your Favorites list for quick access or create your own - Use in both portrait and landscape orientation for both iPhone and iPad - Download on up to 6 devices for your dental team to use
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dentistry ProConsult at 100% against ADA Chairside Instructor's 50%. Dentistry ProConsult also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dentistry ProConsult holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dentistry ProConsult's written reviews are positive against 50% of ADA Chairside Instructor's.
Dentistry ProConsult ships an update every 9 months, ADA Chairside Instructor every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dentistry ProConsult | ADA Chairside Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.3 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 370 MB | 192 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Augusta University | American Dental Association |
Customer experience
Dentistry ProConsult
ADA Chairside Instructor
In-app purchases
Dentistry ProConsult
No in-app purchases
ADA Chairside Instructor
No in-app purchases
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