I call a lot of patients each week(200+) and to be able to click 1 button in Dentrix that calls the patient from my phone would be life changing. It would save me so much time and frustration dialing number after number after number. I would like for it to be as simple as clicking their telephone number in Dentrix and have it instantly go through on my phone, like a hyperlink. It would save me so much time, frustration, and additionally I would be able to reach out to even more patients, giving them the care they need. Thank you.

Starting in version 21.4 of OpenDental, 3rd party vendors will not be allowed to write directly to OpenDental Databases.

Transition Timeline:
We need to give you time to transition to the API. Here's a rough idea of how that transition will work. Version 21.4 will be released approx 12/2021. Users will start to see small notifications in various screens indicating data being changed by third parties. The warnings should not be scary and there will be lots of explanation so that they won't be concerned and they won't call anyone. Every three to four months, as new versions are released, users will see more notifications in more places. They might eventually start to see some popups as well, but not too soon. So it will be a gradual process that should give you plenty of time.

https://www.opendental.com/site/integrity.html

What to do?
Contact vendor.relations@opendental.com immediately and request a developer API key.

Include the following information in your email:
Developer name:
Company name:
Email address:
A list of the API Resources you need access to, the level of access such as read/write/update:
A description of the application you are intending to build (type and purpose):

OpenDental has a fully documented api (https://www.opendental.com/resources/OpenDentalAPI.pdf) that allows customers to easily enter an API key into their PMS to enable safe integrations with 3rd party vendors (https://www.opendental.com/manual/fhir.html).

Below is an example list of API resources for basic coverage of the existing integration. You will need to adjust your request for more coverage for things like insurance verification and eForms.

Recommended API request for day 1 coverage:
Appointments GET (single)
Appointments GET (multiple)
Appointments GET ASAP
Appointments GET SlotsWebSched
Appointments GET Slots
Appointments GET WebSched
Appointments POST (create)
Appointments PUT Break
Appointments PUT Confirm
ApptFields GET - useful for your custom field defs
ApptFields PUT - useful for your custom field defs
Commlogs GET
Commlogs POST (create)
Operatories GET
Patients GET (single)
Patients GET (multiple)
Patients GET Simple
Patients POST (create)
Patients PUT (update)
Payments POST (create)
Queries POST - Runs a custom query against the database. Queries are screened to be read-only. This could be useful for analytics and reports
Recalls PUT Status

Disclaimer: I am not a developer affiliated with OpenDental. I am a customer of both products and support medical practices.

Hi - our office is in desperate need to add a copy-paste feature into Weave. Can we have the developers take a look into this and possibly create this feature for the desktop app and the mobile app as well.

We are also working with Symplast - our Patient Management Software (PMS) and they have sent out to Weave a porting request (I believe) to integrate Weave's application into their application. They are ready to go and have your services work with theirs but they have been waiting on you for a couple months.

Please let me know the status of the above. I believe it will help your software become more valuable to your customer base. We are in need for that copy-paste feature.

The app is an awesome idea and it's really great for lots of things. I have been making calls from home since last summer and I use your app almost everyday. I have a lot of feedback and would love to answer any questions you might have about the following (or anything else): When I call out, the connection often isn't great and then I use a wired headset with an extended microphone. The customers can usually hear me, but not always very well as the connection can be spotty. I also would LOVE to be able to use a wireless headset with the app, but so far haven't found any that work (though i have certainly tried). Please let me know if you have any questions I can be of help with and hopefully you can get a wireless headset with the app working. Thank you so much!!!

Weave needs to be able to integrate more with Dentrix in order to recognize New Patients that are in the schedule but not activated in our system. Meaning we should be able to send the new patient forms digitally or have confirmation texts and emails sent like any other patient. We came to Weave from Lighthouse. Lighthouse was able to recognize and send New Patients appointment reminds even if they were not active in the system. We are not allowed to create new patients charts until they actually show up in office for their appointments. Please make this happen as this is a real big issue and my time was wasted editing the new patient forms and uploading them for nothing.