by Dentrix Blog Team | Nov 27, 2018 | Clinical Efficiency
For some tasks in Dentrix, there are multiple ways you can complete the task, with the same end result. Charting procedures in the Patient Chart is one of the tasks where there are different methods you can use, each with their own advantages. This blog post explores...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Nov 20, 2018 | Patient Record Management
In a previous post, we introduced eDex as an electronic contact manager, similar to the old Rolodex you used to have at the front desk. You can add entries in eDex for those contacts you don’t already have in Dentrix, like your labs, pharmacies, cleaning service, IT...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Nov 13, 2018 | Schedule Optimization
There are a lot of things to remember to do when you create appointment, or when you check patients in at the front desk. And when the phone is ringing and there are patients standing at the front counter, it’s easy to forget things. Dentrix gives you a checklist at...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Nov 6, 2018 | Insurance Management
Anything you can do to not delay an insurance claim being sent is a good thing. Often, claims are held up because you are waiting for a provider to write a narrative. But by setting up claim remark templates, especially for the most common narratives you use on...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Oct 30, 2018 | Clinical Efficiency
Imagine that a patient comes in for a cleaning and exam today, and during the exam the doctor diagnoses the need for a root canal and crown on a posterior tooth. The patient has insurance benefits remaining that will cover a portion of the cost of the crown, but those...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Oct 23, 2018 | Clinical Efficiency
When you complete procedures in Dentrix, one of the behind the scenes processes that happens is that the patient’s last visit date in the Family File is updated to the date the procedure is posted. This date can tell you when you last saw a patient, and it’s used to...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Oct 17, 2018 | Revenue Cycle Management
It’s Monday at 5:00pm and it’s been a long day at the office. We often have a lot of mail on Mondays since the office is closed on the weekend and there are a lot of checks to post. We’ve posted all the checks, closed out the day, run a deposit slip and…oh no! We...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Oct 16, 2018 | Clinical Efficiency
A dental practice is made up of hundreds of individual patients, each with (give or take) 20-30 teeth in their mouths. And even if you only plan treatment for a fraction of these teeth, that’s a whole lot to try and remember without a little help from Dentrix. That’s...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Oct 9, 2018 | Business & Team Management
The office manager and practice administrative team have a lot of responsibilities throughout the office, and it can be frustrating for them to have to stop what they are doing to help a staff member reset their password in Dentrix when they can’t log in. And it’s...
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by Dentrix Blog Team | Oct 2, 2018 | Business & Team Management
Updated 10/11/2019 The requirements for Dentrix passwords have been updated in Dentrix G7, so if you are currently using passwords in Dentrix, when you upgrade to Dentrix G7 you will have to make a change. You’ll be prompted to change your password to one that meets...
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