Tooth numbers and surfaces.
A concern around #31. A restoration on the mesial of #14. Alta Notes is trained on dental terminology, so the numbers and surfaces land in the note the way they were said in the room.
Alta Notes · SOAP notes software for dental practices
Dental SOAP notes,
written from the visit.
Alta Notes is SOAP notes software built for dental practices. It listens to the appointment conversation and drafts a structured note in SOAP or your practice’s own format. Your clinician reviews and edits it, then copies it into the practice management software.
Why dental is different
A dental SOAP note is not a medical note with teeth in it.
General clinical note tools are built around the medical visit. The dental appointment has its own vocabulary, its own measurements and its own software, and the note has to carry all three.
Periodontal measurements.
Pocket depths, bleeding on probing, suppuration, mobility and recession. With Alta Voice Perio, the perio chart and the 3D Perio Index can be selected as sources for the note.
Your practice software.
Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Denticon or Curve. The reviewed note is copied into the patient’s note field in the software your team already uses.
From visit to documentation
How Alta Notes writes a SOAP note.
Nothing goes into the record until a clinician has read it. You review every note in Alta Notes before you copy it.
Capture the visit.
Record the conversation in the operatory and choose the sources for the note. The microphones are included, and the speech engine is trained on masks, suction and operatory noise.
Generate and review.
Alta Notes writes the note in your template: your headings, your order, your level of detail. Check the output, edit the details and make sure the note reflects the care provided.
Copy it into your practice software.
Copy the approved text and paste it into the patient’s note field. Your clinician stays responsible for the final clinical documentation.
Inside the note
What a dental SOAP note from Alta Notes contains.
SOAP is one template. The example below uses demonstration data and the standard four sections. Your practice can keep SOAP or bring its own structure.
Subjective. Chief complaint, pain description, onset and duration, relevant dental history and the patient’s concerns, as the patient described them.
Objective. Extraoral and intraoral exam findings and periodontal findings by tooth, such as bleeding on probing at #7, #8 and #25 through #32, suppuration at #9 and mobility at #9.
Assessment. The provider’s findings and diagnosis as stated in the room.
Plan. Treatment discussed, the options presented, the patient’s decision and the next steps.
From dental teams
Their words on Alta Notes.
Hear from people using Alta Voice in their practices.
“Appointment ends, I generate the note, then I leave right at the end of the day. The best.”
“We use Alta! It's great, solved issues of our past AI charting system. Also game changer for clinical notes for everyone! Customizable notes are essential!”
Alta Notes → Your practice software
Review it. Copy it. Paste it where it belongs.
Use the note field your team already knows. Your clinician reviews and edits the note before it goes into the patient chart.
01 · Reviewed note
Alta Notes
Chief complaint: Pain in the lower right, around tooth #31. Onset: Three days ago. Concern: Gum health and lower-right pain.
02 · Patient chart
Your practice software
Paste the reviewed note here.
Try the handoff with this example note.
Illustrated workflow. Copy and paste work within this example; no patient record is created.
Choosing SOAP notes software
Five things to check before you choose SOAP notes software for a dental practice.
Bring these to any demo, including ours.
1. Dental vocabulary. Say tooth numbers, surfaces and perio terms the way you do chairside and read what comes back.
2. The chart handoff. Watch the full path from finished note to your practice software, with your software, not a generic one.
3. Template control. Ask how a provider’s headings, order and level of detail get changed, and who does it.
4. Onboarding. Ask who sets up the operatory, the templates and the team training. Alta Voice gives every practice 1-on-1 onboarding.
5. Security. Confirm HIPAA compliance, a BAA and what happens to the audio. Alta Notes retains no patient audio.
Book a demoCommon questions
Alta Notes and SOAP documentation.
Is Alta Notes SOAP notes software?
Yes. Alta Notes drafts a structured clinical note from the dental visit conversation. SOAP is one of the templates it writes; a practice can also use its own headings, order and level of detail.
Do we have to use the SOAP format?
No. SOAP is one template. Each provider can use a preferred format, and the Alta Voice team tailors the headings, order and level of detail from a sample note with patient information removed.
Does the note go into Dentrix, Eaglesoft or Open Dental automatically?
No. The Alta Notes workflow is generate, review, edit, copy and paste. The clinician approves the note in Alta Notes, then pastes it into the patient’s note field in the practice software. The demo walks through the exact steps for your software.
Is Alta Notes built for dental practices or for medical clinics?
Dental only. Alta Notes is trained on dental terminology and chairside conditions such as masks, suction and operatory noise, and it works alongside Alta Voice Perio for hands-free perio charting.
Is Alta Notes HIPAA compliant, and is patient audio stored?
Alta Notes is HIPAA compliant, with end-to-end encryption and BAAs available. No patient audio is retained.
What does Alta Notes cost, and what is the commitment?
Alta Notes is month to month with no contracts. Pricing is covered in the demo for your team size, and every practice gets 1-on-1 onboarding.
Keep reading
More on Alta Notes and dental documentation.
The product page, a recent article and the research behind the note.
Product
Alta Notes.
Sources, templates, review tools and the final handoff.
Explore Alta Notes → BlogInsurers use AI to flag claims for denial.
How a clearer clinical record, written with less manual typing, helps the claim.
Read the article → ResearchState of Clinical Notes 2026.
What dental teams report about documentation time and quality.
Get the ebook →See Alta Notes for your practice
See Alta Notes write a SOAP note for your practice.
Bring a note format with patient information removed and the name of your practice software. We’ll walk through the note, the edits and the handoff in a live demo.