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Turn any device into a scanner. Skip the filing.

Flex lets your team capture patient photos, IDs, and documents with a single tap and routes them straight into Open Dental, so nothing gets lost in a paper stack or a separate scanner queue.

 

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Instant Photo Capture for Open Dental practice patient intake and forms

WHAT IT DOES

Scanners and paper filing were never built for a busy front desk.

A standalone scanner takes up space, needs supplies, and means someone has to walk over, scan a document, and manually file it in the right Open Dental folder. In the meantime, photos get misplaced, insurance cards get set aside and forgotten, and the office starts to feel disorganized. Flex turns any device with a camera into a mobile scanner.

Staff can snap headshots, ID cards, EOBs, handwritten notes, and X-rays in one tap, and the image appears in Open Dental instantly, routed to the right folder automatically. Even desktop screenshots captured with Flex's Snipping Tool attach directly to treatment plans and patient records. There is no dragging, dropping, or manual filing. Patient documentation stays complete, organized, and exactly where your team expects to find it.

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HOW IT WORKS

Flex moves images from camera to chart in one step.

  1. Capture with any device

    Staff take a photo of an ID, X-ray, document, or patient photo using a phone, tablet, or computer with a camera, or capture a screenshot with the Snipping Tool.

  2. Flex routes it automatically

    The image is instantly linked to the correct patient chart or treatment plan and routed to the folder your practice has specified.

  3. The record is ready in Open Dental

    No uploading, renaming, or manual filing. The image appears in Open Dental immediately and is ready for the clinical team to use.

WHAT’S INSIDE INSTANT PHOTO CAPTURE

Every capture goes exactly where it belongs.

One-tap capture

Snap patient photos, IDs, X-rays, or documents from any device with a camera.

Snipping Tool integration

Save screenshots and desktop images directly into Open Dental without extra steps.

Automatic folder routing

Images link instantly to the right patient chart or treatment plan, with no manual filing.

WHY FLEX

Built exclusively for Open Dental. That's not a feature — it's the foundation.

Deeper than any integration

Flex doesn't connect to Open Dental — it works alongside it. Every action syncs automatically. Nothing to export, import, or manually update.

Built by people who use Open Dental

Flex was founded by a practicing dentist who ran her own Open Dental practice. Every feature was built to solve a real problem she lived.

Up and running in two weeks

~1 hour install. 2-hour complimentary team training. No downtime, no data migration. From demo to live without disrupting your practice.

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Ready to stop scanning and filing by hand?

Flex helps Open Dental practices capture patient photos and documents instantly from any device, keeping records complete and organized without the extra equipment or manual work.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions about Instant Photo Capture

Instant Photo Capture is a Flex feature that turns any device with a camera into a mobile scanner. Staff can capture patient photos, IDs, documents, and X-rays with a single tap, and the images sync directly into Open Dental.

No. Flex eliminates the need for standalone scanning equipment. Any phone, tablet, or computer with a camera can capture and upload images directly into Open Dental.

Images route automatically to the correct patient chart or treatment plan and land in the folder your practice has specified, with no manual filing required.

Yes. Flex's Snipping Tool lets your team save desktop screenshots directly into Open Dental, where they attach to treatment plans and patient records.

Yes. Flex's capture process is touch-free where possible and fully HIPAA-compliant, so patient photos and documents are handled securely from the moment they are captured.

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