Integration · dental
Open Dental + the FlowChainLabs AI Front Desk
Open Dental is the leading open-source dental practice management system, popular with independent dentists who want full control of their data. FCL integrates via Open Dental's Service Callbacks API.
Connected in three steps.
- 01
Enable Service Callbacks in your Open Dental installation
- 02
Provide FCL with your database connection info via our secure onboarding flow
- 03
Map categories and go live
Data flow
What moves between Open Dental and the front desk.
Syncs to Open Dental
- Patient record fields
- Appointment slots and provider availability
- Insurance verification data
- Call notes
What FCL can trigger
- Create new patient or update existing
- Book on the schedule
- Send appointment reminders
Honest limitations
We’d rather tell you now than surprise you at go-live.
- Self-hosted Open Dental requires a static IP or VPN for FCL to reach the database
- Multi-location support requires separate FCL configurations per location
The integration is part of the engagement scoped in your Assessment, with no separate per-call API fee from FCL.
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Frequently asked questions
Open Dental integration questions
Ready to connect Open Dental?
Start with the free 45-minute AI assessment. It maps where your calls leak, then we build the Open Dental integration to your workflow so booked jobs land where your operation actually runs.
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