$7,000 implants. 3% to your processor.
A $5,000 crown costs your clinic $145 in processing on a typical processor. A $7,000 implant case costs you $200. Across a year of big patient cases, that's a part-time hygienist's wage going to Visa. Dough's interchange-plus pricing usually saves clinics 30 to 50% on processing — plus recurring billing that doesn't break on 24-month Invisalign plans, and a free clinic website through Boost.
See what your clinic would save
Send us your last statement and we'll show you exactly what your clinic's monthly bill would be on Dough — plus which Boost tier your volume qualifies for.
Dental and medical have the best ticket profile in the country. Most clinics still pay retail rates.
Predictable patient volume, big average tickets, low chargeback rates, and trusted brand reputations. You should be getting the best rates in your processor's book. Instead most clinics are paying flat 2.9% like a coffee shop.
3% on every $5,000 crown
$145 to your processor for the privilege of taking a card. Across a year of crowns, implants, and major procedures, you're handing your processor a part-time wage.
Payment plans that break in month four
A 24-month Invisalign plan looks great on day one. By month four a card has expired or declined and your front desk is chasing $400 monthly payments while patients dodge calls.
Insurance direct billing is its own headache
Your practice management software handles CDCP, Manulife, Sun Life. Your processor handles patient-paid balances. Most processors don't help you keep these straight at month-end reconciliation.
The website built by your cousin in 2018
New patients Google "dentist near me" before they call. Your old site has a stock photo of teeth, no online booking, and a 2018 Instagram embed that doesn't load. You're losing patients to the clinic on the next block.
Three reasons dental and medical practices switch and stay.
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Big patient tickets mean big savings on every swipe.
Crowns at $2,500. Implants at $7,000. Invisalign at $6,000. Lasik at $4,000. The gap between flat-rate processing and interchange-plus pricing compounds fast at these ticket sizes. Most clinics save $500 to $1,500 a month after switching — money that doesn't show up unless you actually look at your statement.
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Recurring payment plans on a real merchant account don't break.
If you offer 12 or 24-month payment plans for Invisalign, ortho, or major restorative work, your recurring billing needs to be bulletproof. Authorize.Net handles it on a real merchant account — failed cards retry on a schedule, your front desk gets notified before declines hit, and patients stay in the chair instead of dodging calls.
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The Boost program funds the clinic website your front desk keeps mentioning.
New patient acquisition runs through Google and your website. If your site looks like it was built in 2018 — and most clinic sites do — you're losing patients to the clinic with the better online presence. Boost covers the website rebuild, monthly social posts, and a custom AI assistant that answers "do you take CDCP" while your front desk is on the phone.
$60K/mo dental practice on Moneris, switching to IC+
Estimate based on a typical dental practice card mix and procedure ticket size. Real savings depend on your patient mix, average ticket, and current processor. Send your last statement and we'll show you the exact math for your clinic.
The terminal that sits next to your scheduler.
Your practice management software still handles charting, booking, and insurance billing. Dough sits at the front desk and processes the patient-paid balance.
Clover Mini
Compact countertop unit for the front desk. Built-in receipt printer. Tap, chip, swipe, and contactless. Sits alongside Dentrix, ABELDent, or your medical PMS — patients check out, your software still tracks treatment plans and insurance billing.
- Tap, chip, swipe, contactless
- Built-in receipt printer
- Email receipts to patients
- Works with most dental & medical PMS
- Free if your clinic qualifies
Authorize.Net
For recurring payment plans — Invisalign, orthodontics, major restorative work. Auto-bills monthly, retries failed cards, notifies you before declines.
Clover Station Duo
For clinics with multiple check-out stations or that want a customer-facing display for patient signature capture. Full POS setup.
Second Clover Mini
For larger clinics that need a unit at both the front desk and a back-office payment area. Both link to the same merchant account.
Converge virtual terminal
For phone bookings where you take a deposit to hold the appointment, or for cosmetic consults where the patient pays remotely.
Terminal pricing depends on which contract you sign — month-to-month or four-year term with a free terminal. See all our terminal options →
The numbers most clinics don't realize they're losing every month.
"We were on Moneris for eight years and never audited it. Dough walked through one of our statements and showed us we were paying about $1,700 a month on $60K in card volume. We're at $800 now, and they built us a new clinic site on top of it."
A typical Canadian dental practice — anonymized example, $60K/mo card volume
Most dental and medical practices look like this — predictable monthly volume, big average tickets, on Moneris or a bank processor because the original equipment came from the bank that lent them the practice loan. Switching to interchange-plus pricing typically saves $600 to $1,500 a month. The Pro tier of the Boost program kicks in around $30K/mo and includes a free clinic website.
Typical clinic numbers
The online presence new patients expect.
New patient acquisition runs through Google. If your website looks like it was built in 2018, you're losing patients before they ever call. Boost is the easiest way to fix that — funded by processing fees you'd pay anyway.
Clinic website built for you
Five to seven pages. Services, doctor and team bios, online booking link, new-patient intake form, blog. Clean professional design new patients trust. Hosted free at the Pro and Premium tiers.
Monthly social content
Posts for Facebook and Instagram every month — graphics and captions. Educational, seasonal, promotional. Up to 12 posts a month at the Premium tier. No video.
Custom AI assistant
A GPT trained on your clinic's services, hours, insurance accepted, and new-patient FAQs. Lives on your site. Answers "do you take CDCP" and "how long is the wait for a new patient" while your front desk is with a patient.
Google review card
Free at every tier. A tap-to-review NFC card for the front desk. Patients tap their phone on the way out, land on your Google review form. Reviews are the single biggest driver of new patient bookings.
If you treat patients, we can help.
From general dental to fertility specialists — if you take a card, we'll process it.
Quick answers, no fluff.
The questions every clinic asks before switching. If yours isn't here, call us at (647) 691-9085.
Surcharging is an option for clinics doing a lot of out-of-pocket cosmetic work where 2.4% on a $5,000 procedure is rarely the part patients fixate on. We'll figure out the right model on the call based on your patient mix.
Set up on Authorize.Net or Converge for the recurring engine.
Dough handles the patient-paid portion — copays, deductibles, services not covered. We don't replace your direct-billing setup, we sit alongside it for the patient-paid balance.
For clinics with multiple operatories or check-out points, you can add a second Clover Mini at the back desk. For mobile or visiting practitioners, the Clover Flex is the wireless option. See all terminal options →
Most clinics keep their existing software for charting, scheduling, and direct billing — Dough just replaces the payment processor on the back end. Mention your platform on the call and we'll confirm before you switch.
Dental and medical clinics with proper documentation win the majority of disputes. Dough doesn't fight chargebacks for you, but we'll coach you through the response.
The Pro tier includes a five-page clinic website built for you, hosted free, with the kind of clean professional design new patients expect when they search you.
Make more dough from every patient case.
Send us your last statement. We'll show you exactly what your clinic would save and which Boost tier you'd qualify for. No commitment, no pushy reps.