Exan Software

What Exan Software does

Exan Software, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Surrey, British Columbia, is a dental management software vendor that operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) within Henry Schein One Canada. The company builds EHR and practice-management software targeted exclusively at dental academic institutions—dental schools, dental hygiene programs, dental assisting programs, and teaching hospitals—with axiUm holding more than 90% (some sources cite ~93%) market share among North American dental academic institutions. Its core platform is axiUm, a comprehensive system covering clinical management, patient records, treatment planning, student evaluation and grading, faculty oversight, multi-clinic operations, financial and insurance management, and HIPAA-compliant security (including field-level auditing and AES-256 encryption). The company also offers Ascend Academic, a cloud-based EHR built on Henry Schein's Dentrix Ascend platform, positioned as the first cloud-native academic dental software and targeted at dental hygiene and dental assisting schools that cannot support on-premise infrastructure. A modular architecture spans 15+ add-on modules including EDI Remittance (835), Lockbox, eLab (integrated with Henry Schein's Digital Dental Exchange), eRx, Dispensary, Inventory, Lab Tracking, Inbound Referrals, Biomaterials Tracking, and Admin & Security. The product surface extends to integrations with Carequality (interoperability), MiPACS (imaging), Intiveo (patient communication), and Bridge (patient engagement, via the forthcoming axiUm Engage platform).

Exan generates revenue primarily through annual subscription and licensing fees on a quote-based enterprise pricing model. Pricing is custom per institution based on size, users, and module selection; no public price list exists. Sales run through an enterprise field-sales motion—on-site demonstrations, custom implementations, deployment support, and ongoing services—aimed at institutional buyers. Customer segments include DDS/DMD dental schools (primary), dental hygiene schools (primary), dental assisting schools (secondary), and Dental Service Organizations using the axiUm Enterprise edition (secondary). Named customers span AT Still University, Tufts, Stony Brook, NYU Dentistry, Ohio State, Texas Tech, Fanshawe College, Roseman University, and Coastal Bend College, among others. The company conducts an annual axiUm Midyear/Summit user conference (44+ schools attended the most recent), with concurrent content marketing, webinars, case studies, and direct demo funnels.

The company's commercial position is that of a near-monopoly incumbent in a finite North American dental academic market, supported by parent Henry Schein. Operational scale is modest at 51–100 employees; no venture financing or M&A activity is disclosed. Strategic activity in 2024–2025 has centered on the axiUm Engage launch with Bridge, Carequality interoperability integration, and continued cloud migration via Ascend Academic. The company operates only in North America (USA and Canada); no AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the product portfolio.

Name

Exan Software

Legal name

Exan Software

Website

https://exansoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Exan Software is a Henry Schein subsidiary that builds axiUm, the EHR and practice-management software used by 90%+ of North American dental schools, plus the cloud-based Ascend Academic platform for dental hygiene and assisting programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Dental Practice Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Dental Support Services Organizations (Non-Clinical MSO/Back-Office Platforms) (HLABAKAN)

Keywords

• Academic dental software
• Dental EHR software
• Dental school management
• Cloud dental software
• Dental education systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Surrey

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscription: Annual licensing and subscription fees for axiUm and Ascend Academic software platforms, sold to academic dental institutions, dental schools, and dental hygiene programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Exan Software develops and sells dental management software platforms (axiUm and Ascend Academic) used by dental schools, universities, dental hygiene programs, dental assisting programs, and enterprise dental service organizations. The software covers clinical charting, treatment planning, patient management, student evaluations, faculty management, financial and insurance workflows, and lab integrations, and is licensed/subscribed annually to academic and enterprise dental institutions.

Product overview

Exan Software offers a comprehensive dental management software portfolio built around the axiomUm platform. The core offerings include axiomUm (on-premise) and axiomUm Ascend (cloud-based), with axiomUm serving both Academic and Enterprise editions. axiomUm is the EHR software of choice for over 90% of North American dental academic colleges, universities and teaching hospitals. axiomUm Ascend is the first cloud-based academic dental software, built on Dentrix Ascend and designed for dental and hygiene schools. The platform is modular, with numerous add-on modules including Admin & Security, Clinic Management, Faculty & Student Management, Financial & Insurance Management, Patient Management, Treatment Management, eLab (lab order management), eRx (electronic prescriptions), Dispensary, Inventory, Lab Tracking, Lockbox, EDI Remittance (835), Inbound Referrals, and Biomaterials Tracking. Ascend Academic is the sub-brand targeting dental hygiene and dental assisting schools. axiomUm Engage is a forthcoming patient engagement platform being developed with partner Bridge.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• axiUm: Comprehensive academic dental software solution for dental schools, hospitals, and teaching institutions. Offers EHR, clinical management, student evaluation, and business administration features.
• axiUm Ascend
• Ascend Academic

Products and services

• axiUm Dental Software Comprehensive academic dental EHR and management software covering business administration, clinical efficiency, student evaluations, treatment planning, patient management, and practice administration, available in Academic and Enterprise editions for dental schools, universities, teaching hospitals, and dental service organizations.
• Ascend Academic First cloud-based academic dental EHR software built on Dentrix Ascend and designed specifically for dental and dental hygiene schools, offering cloud connectivity, lower IT costs, and streamlined updates and support.
• axiUm Engage Patient engagement platform developed in partnership with Bridge that streamlines workflows and enhances patient communication for academic dental schools and dental care organizations, including self-service sign-up promotion for a complimentary Tasking module.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ of North American dental schools use Exan Software
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bridge (Patient Engagement Technology Provider)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2024Henry Schein One partnered with Bridge, a patient engagement technology provider, to develop and launch axiUm Engage in 2025. The platform is designed to streamline workflows and enhance patient engagement for academic and dental care organizations. This is a significant product development partnership to expand the axiUm ecosystem.
• Henry Schein Digital Dental Exchange (DDX)coreTechnology or IntegrationaxiUm eLab integrates with Henry Schein's Digital Dental Exchange (DDX) software, allowing dental organizations to create, approve, send, and track lab orders electronically. This integration connects clinics with external dental laboratories.
• CarequalitycoreTechnology or IntegrationaxiUm's Carequality integration provides access to medical and dental health records to ensure students understand the full scope of patient care, leading to improved outcomes. This nationwide interoperability framework enables data exchange across healthcare systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Dentrix (Henry Schein One): Dentrix is the leading private-practice dental practice management software in North America, also owned by Henry Schein. It is the platform upon which Exan's Ascend Academic product is built, making it both a parent-company product and the most directly comparable general dental software offering.
• Carestream Dental: Carestream Dental provides dental practice management and imaging software (including CS SoftDent and CS PracticeWorks). It is a broad incumbent serving practices and DSOs with overlapping EHR and imaging capabilities to Exan's axiUm platform.
• Patterson Dental: Patterson Dental is one of the two largest dental distribution companies in North America and a key competitor to Henry Schein. Its software portfolio (including Eaglesoft) competes in the same dental software market where Exan operates, with the parent relationship creating both channel competition and strategic overlap.
• Henry Schein One: Henry Schein One is the technology-focused business unit of Henry Schein that encompasses Dentrix, axiUm, and other dental software products. It is the parent business unit under which Exan operates, making it the most strategically relevant peer given shared customers, distribution, and product roadmaps.

Direct peers

• Eaglesoft (Patterson Companies): Eaglesoft is a competing dental practice management and clinical software platform from Patterson Companies, one of the largest dental distributors. It serves general dental practices and DSOs with similar functionality to axiUm Enterprise, including charting, imaging, and claims processing.
• Planet DDS (Denticon): Planet DDS offers Denticon, a cloud-based dental practice management platform primarily targeting DSOs and multi-location practices. It is one of the most direct cloud-native competitors to axiUm Enterprise and represents the wave of modern dental software that could eventually expand into the academic segment.
• Curve Dental: Curve Dental is a cloud-based dental practice management software targeting small and mid-sized dental practices. While focused on general practices rather than academia, it represents a direct cloud-based competitor in the broader dental EHR/practice management market where Exan competes.
• Open Dental: Open Dental is an open-source dental practice management software that competes on price and flexibility. It serves general dental practices and offers similar charting, scheduling, and billing functionality, representing a lower-cost alternative to Exan's enterprise software.

Emerging players

• tab32: tab32 is a cloud-based dental practice management platform with emphasis on data analytics and patient engagement. As an emerging player, it represents the next generation of dental software that could pressure incumbent EHR systems like axiUm through modern UX and analytics capabilities.
• Mango Voice: Mango Voice is a cloud-based patient communication and practice management platform for dental practices. While smaller, it represents an emerging competitor in the patient engagement and communication space that overlaps with axiUm Engage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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