Practice-Web API
Practice-Web has no public API and no developer portal. It is built on the Open Dental codebase, but Open Dental's REST API is keyed to Open Dental customers and does not carry over; a practice reaches its data only through the server resident SQL database, the in app User Query tool and exports.
Frequently asked questions
Practice-Web scores F on Supergood's API Report Card. Practice-Web has no public API and no developer portal. It is built on the Open Dental codebase, but Open Dental's REST API is keyed to Open Dental customers and does not carry over; a practice reaches its data only through the server resident SQL database, the in app User Query tool and exports.
Without a usable official API, teams fall back on manual exports, file drops, or one-off vendor integrations. The other option is an unofficial API layer like Supergood that automates the authenticated web app directly. Site terms may apply to any integration approach, and how they apply is a determination each team makes for itself.
Practice-Web is a server based dental practice management system from Practice-Web, Inc. of El Dorado Hills, California, sold since 1988 and built on the open source Open Dental codebase.
Budget conscious US general and specialty dental practices, from solo dentists to small multi location groups, that want a low cost server based system with phone support. Front desk staff schedule, confirm by text through pwConnect, verify eligibility and file eClaims through DentalXChange, and collect through Global Payments and Pay by Text; clinicians chart, plan treatment and e prescribe through DoseSpot.
Practice-Web claims more than 1,700 clients (https://www.practice-web.com/why-us/serving-you), has 115 Capterra reviews at 4.9 (https://www.capterra.com/p/48192/Practice-Web-Dental/), 11 to 50 employees per its LinkedIn listing as reported by Extruct (https://www.extruct.ai/data-room/dental-clinic-vertical-saas-companies/), and about 13 employees per LeadIQ; it is a regional budget player next to Dentrix, Eaglesoft and Open Dental.
Patient and family records, the appointment book and confirmation status, perio and tooth charts, treatment plans and presentation statistics, images and documents, patient accounts, insurance plans, claims and payments, recall lists, production goals, audit trail and time cards, all held in an Open Dental derived SQL schema on the practice server.
The company dates to 1988 and the current product is a Windows desktop client (Windows 10, Server 2012 and 2016) against a SQL database on the practice server, with a hosted database option and a browser companion for schedules.
Gitnux's 2026 buyer's guide notes that Practice-Web provides limited public API detail, making custom integration assessment difficult. PracticeSignal's 2026 small practice guide cites Practice-Web's small user base and fewer community resources and third party integrations than Open Dental. Full sourced list under Sources below.
Common alternatives include Open Dental, Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Curve Dental, ACE Dental. Graded alternatives appear under "More from the report card" below.
Supergood's grades measure one thing: can a customer's engineering team get their own data out programmatically? Supergood checks six things (whether a real API exists, how access is gated, data coverage, auth quality, docs and developer experience, and stability) and rolls them into a letter grade. Supergood re-verifies grades, and they only move on evidence.
Not that we could find. As of October 2026 there is no official Practice-Web MCP server in any public registry, and no maintained community server we're aware of. We re-verify this periodically — report an inaccuracy below if we missed one.
Not natively. Practice-Web doesn't publish an MCP server, so MCP clients like Claude, Cursor, and Codex have nothing to connect to out of the box. If that changes, this page will reflect it.