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laborspy
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by laborspy » Tue Feb 04, 2025 1:15 pm
I'm in the process of developing a WordPress plugin for Open Dental. If it sounds interesting reach out I'd love to get feedback on it as it is fleshed out.
Functions that it would have out of the gate:
- allow new patients to fill out a form, and create them as a new patient
- allow the admin to select specific blockout types available (example: only "new patient")
- allow the patient to click on a date and see the open available appointments
- apply the user directly into the schedule
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by SLeon » Tue Feb 04, 2025 1:35 pm
Good afternoon,
Please see Open Dental's
documentation on Plugins. Notably:
Plug-ins were phased out because third parties could cause serious issues by writing data to the Open Dental database tables and Open Dental had no way to make them safe.
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laborspy
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by laborspy » Tue Feb 04, 2025 1:45 pm
SLeon wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2025 1:35 pm
Good afternoon,
Please see Open Dental's
documentation on Plugins. Notably:
Plug-ins were phased out because third parties could cause serious issues by writing data to the Open Dental database tables and Open Dental had no way to make them safe.
Fully aware of those, but this is not a Open Dental Plugin. In this context I'm talking specifically a Wordpress Plugin within it's environment that integrates with the Open Dental API. My apologies for not being more specific. Wordpress is typically the #1 CMS used and many dental practices use it today.
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by SLeon » Tue Feb 04, 2025 1:53 pm
Excellent! Thank you for clarifying.
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by drtech » Wed Feb 05, 2025 7:59 pm
I would love to be a part of this. I use wordpress as well and could try to integrate this into my website and open dental.
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by laborspy » Wed Feb 05, 2025 8:00 pm
send me a message with your contact info, I'll reach out

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by laborspy » Fri Feb 07, 2025 8:51 am
drtech wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2025 7:59 pm
I would love to be a part of this. I use wordpress as well and could try to integrate this into my website and open dental.
How it is initially shaping up, all via API. I'm pulling existing OD open schedule blocks so there isn't a need to sync or keep anything updated on your external site. Just works.
