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EARLY ACCESS ONLY Important Note: An updated acquisition agent may be required for features in this release. For instructions on checking for updates, refer to the “Updating the acquisition agent” Help topic. Pearl Tab If Pearl AI has been activated, for an intraoral X-ray image being viewed, a Pearl tab is now available on the … Read more

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EARLY ACCESS ONLY Important Note: An updated acquisition agent may be required for features in this release. For instructions on checking for updates, refer to the “Updating the acquisition agent” Help topic. Detect AI Tab Is Selected by Default If Detect AI is enabled for the location that you are logged in to, on the … Read more

Voice Perio Feedback Sounds

Released 7/29/26 You can now choose to have voice commands spoken back to you. You can also now choose to have feedback sounds play when commands are recognized or not. To configure the settings 1. Start a new perio exam, or start editing a perio exam. 2. Click the Voice Perio button. The Voice Perio … Read more

Voice Notes Quick-Pick Enhancement

Released 7/29/26 When you are dictating a clinical note with Voice Notes, if you are using a template that has quick-picks, Voice Notes now detects the quick-picks and inserts the applicable information in the note while retaining all the text/structure of the template. Also, Voice Notes now bolds the quick-pick items in the generated note/summary … Read more

Pearl AI

Released 8/5/26 You can use artificial intelligence to detect possible caries, calculus, periapical radiolucency (PRL), and notable margins on intraoral X-ray images in Dentrix Ascend Imaging. With an Accelerate subscription, Pearl AI is available at no additional cost. With an Essentials or Pro subscription, Pearl AI is available as an add-on that must be purchased … Read more

Email Templates for Campaigns

EARLY ACCESS ONLY Dentrix Ascend provides a powerful drag-and-drop editor for creating email campaigns, but you can encounter several challenges: To address these challenges for creating an email campaign, instead of beginning with a blank email, you can now browse professionally designed email templates, select a design that aligns with your outreach objective, and immediately … Read more

Annotations for Tooth Charts

EARLY ACCESS ONLY You can now draw freehand annotations on a patient’s graphical tooth chart (odontogram) so you can both educate patients and make notes that can’t otherwise be reflected in conditions, procedures, notes, or the current set of charting symbols. Examples of what to use annotations for: New security rights for annotations: Notes: To … Read more