Your front desk,
fully automated.
Blackstar Systems builds Orbit, an inbound voice system for dental practices that answers calls, checks scheduling rules, and books confirmed Open Dental appointments during the call. Every call is handled before the caller can dial the next name on Google.
Operations is not a software problem. It is an infrastructure problem.
Most dental front desks are stitched together by people, voicemails, and tabs. Every handoff creates delay. Every delay creates lost revenue. Blackstar gives your team one continuous inbound call system instead of a patchwork of handoffs.
Intake, rule checks, scheduling, and the call record happen as one continuous process. No handoffs. Nothing falls through in between.
Bookings are written directly into Open Dental, through Open Dental's own official systems.
Every phone line. End-to-end.
The Core sits between your phone numbers and the rest of your operation. It answers on the first ring, checks the request against your practice's scheduling rules, and writes the booking into Open Dental before the call ends.
Built for practices that cannot drop a call.
A single system built for practices where a missed call is a lost patient. It speaks naturally, handles multiple calls at once, and writes what it captures directly into Open Dental.
Continuous coverage
24 / 7 / 365The system answers nights, weekends, holidays. The hours your competitors miss are the hours that move your revenue.
Full call record
Structured OutputEvery call is transcribed, summarized, and logged: what the caller needed, what Orbit did, and anything your team still needs to follow up on.
Straight into your PMS
Native IntegrationConfirmed bookings are written directly into your PMS during the call, so the schedule your team sees is already up to date.
Answers every line at once
Scalable ConcurrencyOrbit has handled twelve simultaneous calls in testing, and capacity scales beyond that as your call volume grows. Your busiest hour stops being a staffing problem.
Orbit answers your practice's phone and takes care of the call in Open Dental.
Routine calls are handled start to finish. When something actually needs your team, Orbit brings them in.
- 01
Answers
Every call, immediately, nights and weekends included. It's conversational, so callers talk to it the way they would your front desk.
“Hi, is this the dental office?”
Orbit: “Yes, thanks for calling. How can I help?”
Call answered
- 02
Identifies
Finds the patient in Open Dental, or creates a record for a new one, and works out what they need.
“It's Maria Lopez, born March 3rd.”
Orbit: “Thanks, Maria. I've found your record.”
Patient found in Open Dental
- 03
Handles
Books, reschedules, or cancels against your real availability and scheduling rules, directly in Open Dental.
“Can I get in Tuesday morning?”
Orbit: “9:30 is open. You're all set for Tuesday.”
Confirmed in Open Dental
- 04
Escalates
Transfers the call during supported hours, or takes a message when something needs a person.
“Can someone call me back about my bill?”
Orbit: “I'll have the office reach out to you.”
Message sent to your team
Orbit only confirms a change after Open Dental does. Rescheduling and cancellation run where your practice has enabled them. It doesn't handle insurance verification, recall scheduling, or payments.
See the Open Dental workflowFirst ring to booked appointment. No steps in between.
Three steps, all inside a single call. No callback promised, no follow-up needed.
It answers in a natural voice before the second ring. The caller has no reason to think they're talking to anyone but your best front-desk hire.
Orbit identifies the patient, captures what they need and when they can come in, then checks it against your scheduling rules while the caller is still on the line.
The appointment is written into your PMS while the caller is still on the line. Orbit only confirms it once your PMS does, so every booking the caller hears about is already on your schedule.
Notes on the economics of the front office.
The Operations Review · Publication
What a missed call really costs, how automated intake actually works, and the operating decisions that compound over time.
Long-form essays from Blackstar. For operators who run the business, not the marketing.
Read the Operations ReviewSecurity, by architecture.
Blackstar handles protected health information, patient records, and appointment data the way a HIPAA-grade system should: every connection is authenticated, every client's data is isolated from every other's, and nothing is accessed by scraping a login screen or sharing a password. A Business Associate Agreement is in place before a single record moves.
Review the security architectureLet's talk about your practice.
See how Orbit could fit into your front desk. Choose a time below, or hear Orbit for yourself first.
Talk to OrbitNo prep needed. You'll get a calendar invite with a Google Meet link.