open-dental-mcp
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@open-dental-mcpSummarize patient 4523 for my 2pm appointment."
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
open-dental-mcp
Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Open Dental — dental practice management software.
Talk to your Open Dental data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. Read patients, appointments, providers, procedures, recalls. Write communications (phone calls, messages) back to patient charts.
Built against the Open Dental REST API. No existing MCP for Open Dental — this is the first.
What you can do with it
You: "Pull patient 4523 and show me their last 5 appointments + outstanding recalls."
Claude: *calls get_patient, then find_appointments, then find_recalls*
You: "Find every recall due this month and draft a friendly reminder for each."
Claude: *calls find_recalls with due_date window, drafts the messages*
You: "Just got off a call with the Smith family about rescheduling — log it."
Claude: *calls log_communication with the right comm_type + comm_mode*
You: "What providers are working at clinic 2 tomorrow?"
Claude: *calls list_providers + find_appointments, filters*Related MCP server: Omada Identity MCP Server
Install
pip install -e .Configure
You need two API keys from Open Dental's Developer Portal:
Developer API Key — applies to your integration (you register via
vendor.relations@opendental.com)Customer API Key — generated per-customer in the Developer Portal
export OPENDENTAL_DEVELOPER_KEY="..."
export OPENDENTAL_CUSTOMER_KEY="..."Who uses this server?
Approved Open Dental API Partners building tools for dental practices. Your developer key + customer keys work directly.
Dental practices / DSOs doing custom integration work. Email
vendor.relations@opendental.comto get set up.
Use with Claude Desktop
Add to ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"open_dental_mcp": {
"command": "open_dental_mcp",
"env": {
"OPENDENTAL_DEVELOPER_KEY": "your-developer-key",
"OPENDENTAL_CUSTOMER_KEY": "your-customer-key"
}
}
}
}Tools
Tool | Type | What it does |
| Diagnostic | Verifies credentials |
| Read | Fetch a patient by PatNum |
| Read | Search by name / phone / email / DOB |
| Write | Patch patient fields |
| Read | Fetch an appointment by AptNum |
| Read | List appointments (by date / patient / provider) |
| Write | Book a new appointment |
| Read | All providers in the practice |
| Read | All clinics (offices) accessible |
| Read | Treatment rooms |
| Read | Cleaning / filling / exam definitions |
| Read | Treatments performed |
| Write | Log a phone call / email / message |
| Read | Hygiene follow-up reminders |
Common patterns
Pre-visit brief
User: I'm seeing patient 4523 at 2pm. Brief me.
Agent: get_patient(patnum=4523)
find_appointments(patnum=4523, limit=5)
find_procedurelogs(patnum=4523, limit=10)
find_recalls(patnum=4523)
→ Summary: patient info, last visits, what's been done, what's dueRecall campaign
User: Build this week's recall list and draft rebooking messages.
Agent: find_recalls(due_date_start="2026-06-26", due_date_end="2026-07-03")
→ for each: pull patient, draft a friendly messagePost-call documentation
User: Just took a call from the Smiths about rescheduling next week's cleaning.
Agent: find_patients(lname="Smith", fname="...", phone="...")
log_communication(
patnum=<found>,
comm_datetime="2026-06-26T15:30:00",
comm_type=1, # ApptRelated
comm_mode=2, # Phone
sent_or_received=1, # Received
note="Patient called to reschedule cleaning. Will call back with new date."
)API coverage
Open Dental endpoint | MCP tool |
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Full Open Dental API: https://www.opendental.com/site/apispecification.html
Development
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest
open_dental_mcpNeed a custom MCP for your SaaS?
I build production-grade MCP servers for vertical SaaS — insurance, dental, veterinary, legal, property mgmt, home services. Typical engagement: 2-4 weeks, $25K-$120K. Source-owned, MIT-licensed, no vendor lock-in.
See sanjibani/mcp-services or email sanjibani@users.noreply.github.com.
Ships in the sanjibani vertical-MCP portfolio — see also hawksoft-mcp, open-dental-mcp, ezyvet-mcp, jobber-mcp, paid-skills, mcp-vertical-template.
MIT — see LICENSE.
Acknowledgements
Open Dental for the public REST API
Built using mcp-vertical-template
Inspired by sanjibani/hawksoft-mcp (insurance vertical, same pattern)
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