Lumina vs Pearl.
Comparing Pearl Dental Software with Lumina? This page sets out what Lumina is, what it costs and how a move works. Lumina is one platform built new, with AI across the whole practice and one price per practice.
Three apps. One record.
Lumina is dental practice management software (PMS) for UK practices and groups: diary, charting, Lumina Scribe notes, payments, membership plans and a patient portal, free to start for up to 2 clinicians. One login, one patient record, one schedule, one audit trail across the whole practice.
| Lumina | |
|---|---|
| Price | Free for one practice with up to 2 clinicians and up to 200 active patients, then from £249 a month per practice. |
| Billing | Billed annually as a 12-month commitment, or £274 a month billed monthly and cancellable any time. |
| Apps | Core, Admin and the Portal in every plan. |
| NHS claims | England, Wales and the Isle of Man, sent to NHS BSA overnight. Not Scotland or Northern Ireland today. |
| Hosting | Hosted in the UK (AWS eu-west-2, London), encrypted in transit and at rest. |
| Runs on | A web browser on the computers you already have. |
| If you leave | 90 days of read-only access to export your data. |
One price per practice.
Free for up to 2 clinicians, then from £249 a month per practice. Every plan includes Core, Admin and the Portal, with no setup fees and no charge per app.
Ask Pearl for a current quote and compare like for like.
Seven things Lumina does.
Lumina Intelligence
Ask in plain English to book, move or cancel appointments and fill open slots, then confirm each change on a card before it happens.
See Lumina IntelligenceLumina Scribe
Lumina Scribe listens to the appointment, drafts the clinical note and puts its findings on the chart for you to check, and you can call out perio readings as you probe.
See Lumina ScribeCharting that follows the work
Click a tooth for one searchable menu with your favourites pinned, chart a whole bridge or denture in one pass, and repeat an action across teeth with Quick chart.
See chartingYour own membership plans
Patients join your plans in Lumina Portal and pay by Direct Debit straight into your practice's account, with no cut to Lumina.
See plansEverything in one system
Inventory, lab work, referrals with a portal for referring practices, equipment, compliance and the audit trail all sit on the same record.
See every featureSeveral practices, one set-up
Set prices once for every practice in Lumina Admin, see all your practices on one dashboard, and start with a free migration assessment.
See migrationsA portal with the patient's own record
Patients see their exam reports, X-rays, 3D scans and plan in Lumina Portal, and send photos with a question through MySmile.
See Lumina PortalBook by asking.
Ask in plain English and Lumina Intelligence works from your diary and records, then shows each change on a card for you to confirm.
- 4.1Times with a reasonIt draws the day's diary in the chat and offers times with a reason for each.
- 4.2Open slots filledIt lists each open slot with the patients who could take it and drafts the offers, sent only when you confirm.
- 4.3Answers by roleA receptionist cannot see management figures, and pricing changes stay with managers.
A bridge in one pass.
Pick the teeth, set each unit and its material, and the bridge lands in the care plan with its visit stages, ready to price.
- 5.1Denture designerAdd a partial or complete denture in three short steps, with its lab and visit stages on the care plan.
- 5.2Quick chartPut the same action on more teeth fast, such as a run of composites.
- 5.3Perio by voiceSay "3 2 3" as you probe, and Lumina fills the perio chart and reads back what it charted.
Patients see their own care.
Lumina Portal shows each patient their next appointment, latest report and balance, and what is waiting for them.
- 6.1Exam reportsA report appears when the exam is completed, with notes from the dentist, X-rays, photos and gum health.
- 6.2X-rays and 3D scansShared 3D scans open in a viewer the patient can turn and zoom.
- 6.3My plan and MySmilePatients join your plan and set up their Direct Debit, and send photos with a question through MySmile.
Independent and built by a dentist.
Lumina is owned by its founders, a software engineer and a practising dentist, Dr Georgina Moore, who designs the clinical screens from her own work in the chair.
Moving from Pearl
Tell us what you run today and we send a written assessment within one business day: what moves, how long it takes and what it costs, yours to keep whatever you decide.
Questions
Is Lumina an alternative to Pearl?
Yes. Lumina is dental practice management software (PMS) for UK practices and groups: diary, charting, Lumina Scribe notes, payments, membership plans and a patient portal, free to start for up to 2 clinicians.
How much does Lumina cost?
Free for up to 2 clinicians, then from £249 a month per practice. Every plan includes Core, Admin and the Portal, with no setup fees and no charge per app.
Can I move from Pearl to Lumina?
Tell us what you run today and we send a written assessment within one business day: what moves, how long it takes and what it costs, yours to keep whatever you decide.
Does Lumina handle NHS claims?
Lumina works out the charge from the band and exemption, and can send ready claims to NHS BSA overnight with the clinician's stored PIN, for England, Wales and the Isle of Man. Lumina does not make NHS claims for Scotland or Northern Ireland today.
Where is my data held?
All data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and hosted in the UK (AWS eu-west-2, London). Lumina is built and operated in line with UK GDPR requirements.
Do I need a server?
No. Lumina runs in a web browser on the computers you already have.
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Pearl Dental Software is a trade mark of its owner. Lumina is not affiliated with it.
See it for yourself.
Start free with no card, and keep 90 days of read-only access to your data if you ever leave.