Importing the Insurance Plan Details and Coverage Table

EARLY ACCESS ONLY Previously, you could import only the deductibles, benefits, and coverage exceptions of an insurance plan from an eligibility response. Now, you can also import the source of payment, coordination of benefit method, and coverage table of an insurance plan from an eligibility response. To import the plan details and coverage table 1. … Read more

Assigning Roles for Multiple Locations

EARLY ACCESS ONLY You can now quickly assign a user’s role for multiple locations at one time when you are adding or editing a user account. Previously, you had to assign a role one location at a time. To quickly assign a user account’s access to multiple locations at once 1. On the Settings menu, … Read more

Event Color

EARLY ACCESS ONLY You can now add a color to an event. Previously, all events could be only gray. Adding colors to events can help people more easily identify events and differentiate one type of event from another. An event color can also help convey a message or that a certain action must be taken. … Read more

Indicator for Automatic ERA Claim Payments

There is now an indicator to help you identify payments that were posted automatically or quickly for claims on ERAs versus payments that were posted manually. For an automatically or quickly posted claim, an “A” appears in the following areas: Note: If you position your cursor over the “A” symbol, a tooltip with the text … Read more

New Patient Forms

EARLY ACCESS ONLYBeta cohort full. Anticipated late Q2 release (subject to change). With this Dentrix Ascend release, an all-new, enhanced form builder will soon be available for select organizations. Once you create and publish forms, you can send requests to patients to have them complete the forms that are due. Also, forms can include a … Read more

Refund Manager

EARLY ACCESS ONLY With this release of Dentrix Ascend, you can now restrict the refunding of credit card transactions by amount per user role. Also, there is a new report to track refund requests. Security right enhancement The existing security right “Void/refund transaction processed by credit cards” (in the “Ledger” category) has been enhanced. This … Read more

Search for Openings Improvements (Phase 2)

Previously, Search for Openings Improvements (Phase 1) was released. Now, phase 2 of this feature is being released. For the new Template Search, the filters are different from the Manual Search filters in the following ways: Note: For a template search, openings are based on template or operatory availability NOT provider availability. Also, for both … Read more

Remote Chairside Image Viewer

EARLY ACCESS ONLY With this Dentrix Ascend release, while the assistant is viewing the Chart or Quick Exam tab of a patient’s clinical record and charting procedures and conditions, the dentist can view the patient’s images on a separate (secondary) monitor during an exam. To view images in the remote image viewer, do the following: … Read more