Changing the Way a Procedure Code Appears in the Patient Chart

When you’re doing an exam, the easiest way to see a patient’s treatment history is by looking at the graphic chart. Every time you treatment...

Adding Procedures to the Procedure Codes List

Your staff members may find that the procedure codes they use most often are not listed in the Procedure Codes list, and they have to click ...

Viewing Prescriptions in Dentrix

You may want to review a patient's past prescriptions before issuing refills or prescribing new medication. In Dentrix, you can review p...

Invalidating Completed Procedures from the Chart

Completed procedures are moved into history when the month is closed in Dentrix. This protects them from being changed, because when a compl...

Attaching Diagnostic Codes to Procedures in the Progress Notes

The Patient Chart is a clinical record of patient care, and as such it must be completely accurate. To help maintain an accurate clinical re...

The Referral Slip, Your Ticket to a Successful Hand-off

It happens to every dentist. A patient comes in with an issue you'd rather refer to someone else—a specialist, an oral surgeon, or  an o...

Posting Multi-Code Procedures from the Ledger

Most of the charges listed on a patient's account will be posted through procedure codes. In many cases, the procedures will have been p...

Keyboard Shortcuts in the Dentrix Perio Module

When you perform a patient perio exam, you can use keyboard shortcuts to help you enter the measurement information into Dentrix. Below are ...

Referring Procedures to Other Providers

At times you may have a treatment case that you want to refer to another provider or specialist. You can easily refer patients to other prov...

Adding Clinical Notes using Templates and Prompts

Using Dentrix clinical note templates helps you be both through and efficient in three different ways. First, it saves you from typing out t...

Adding Free-form Clinical Notes in Dentrix

Clinical notes are designed to help you keep a complete clinical record for each of your patients. Ideally, clinicians should create clinica...

Progress Notes in the Patient Chart

If you've ever had to look through a patient's progress notes in the Chart to try and find information about a specific procedure or...

Viewing by Selected Teeth in the Patient Chart

When patients have extensive treatment history, it can be difficult to find treatment details or notes about a specific tooth or teeth. You ...