# Prior Authorization Submission for Dental Office Managers with Open Dental

> AI checks payer-specific PA requirements, pulls the chart from Dentrix, submits the PA with clinical justification, and tracks status — turnaround drops from 7 days to under 48 hours. Purpose-built for teams running Open Dental — uses the native API or agent integration so nothing leaves the system of record.

- **Tool:** [Open Dental](https://calish.com/workflows/tool/open-dental/)
- **Role:** [Dental Office Manager](https://calish.com/workflows/for/dental-office-manager/)
- **Specialty:** General Dentistry
- **Category:** Operations & Workflow
- **Canonical URL:** https://calish.com/workflows/with/prior-authorization-submission-for-dental-office-manager-with-open-dental/

## The Problem

Prior auths for General Dentistry procedures sit in Dentrix queues for days — the patient reschedules, the surgeon's OR time goes unused, and the practice eats the margin.

## What We Build in Open Dental

AI checks payer-specific PA requirements, pulls the chart from Dentrix, submits the PA with clinical justification, and tracks status — turnaround drops from 7 days to under 48 hours. Purpose-built for teams running Open Dental — uses the native API or agent integration so nothing leaves the system of record.

## Open Dental Integration Approach

1. **Audit your Open Dental configuration.** We map the specific Open Dental objects, custom fields, and workflows the automation needs to touch for your general dentistry practice.
2. **Build on the Open Dental API or agent.** Integration happens inside Open Dental — no data leaves the system, no parallel tool for your team to learn, no license changes.
3. **Human-in-the-loop handoff.** Every automation routes exceptions back to a human in Open Dental with full context — AI handles the 80%, your team owns the judgment calls.

## About This Workflow

- [Prior Authorization Submission for Dental Office Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/prior-authorization-submission-for-dental-office-manager/)
- AI checks payer-specific PA requirements, pulls the chart from Dentrix, submits the PA with clinical justification, and tracks status — turnaround drops from 7 days to under 48 hours.

## Other Open Dental Automations

- [Patient Recall & Gap Closure for Dental Office Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/with/patient-recall-and-gap-closure-for-dental-office-manager-with-open-dental/)
- [Telehealth Visit Follow-up for Dental Office Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/with/telehealth-visit-follow-up-for-dental-office-manager-with-open-dental/)
- [Provider Credentialing & Payer Enrollment for Dental Office Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/with/provider-credentialing-and-payer-enrollment-for-dental-office-manager-with-open-dental/)
- [Patient Experience Feedback Loop for Dental Office Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/with/patient-experience-feedback-loop-for-dental-office-manager-with-open-dental/)
- [Daily Denial Worklist Triage for Dental Office Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/with/daily-denial-worklist-triage-for-dental-office-manager-with-open-dental/)
- [Controlled Substance & PDMP Compliance for Dental Office Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/with/controlled-substance-and-pdmp-compliance-for-dental-office-manager-with-open-dental/)
- [Infusion Chair & Drug Scheduling for Dental Office Managers](https://calish.com/workflows/with/infusion-chair-and-drug-scheduling-for-dental-office-manager-with-open-dental/)

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