On-demand Forms Allow Provider Review

Released 10/14/26 Previously, for a patient form that had been flagged as requiring a provider review and had been requested on demand, when it was completed, it was received with a “Disabled” status, so the provider review workflow was skipped. Now, for a patient form that has been flagged as requiring a provider review and … Read more

Reserve with Google in Google AI Mode

Released 10/14/26 When a patient describes what they need to Gemini in Google AI Mode (such as “dentist near me who can see my son Saturday morning, takes Delta Dental”) Google returns live, bookable scheduling slots inline. The patient selects the booking slot that works best for them and is taken to your online booking … Read more

Ortho Payout Schedules

EARLY ACCESS ONLY Ortho payments often come in stages, not all at once. The ortho payout schedule tells you when to expect each insurance payment and how much it will be. You can set a schedule on the insurance plan, on an individual patient, or both. A patient schedule overrides the plan schedule for that … Read more

Provider Production & Collections Report

Released 10/28/26 The Provider Production & Collections Report is intended to replace the workflow in Power Reporting for calculating provider compensation. This new report presents procedure-level production and collection totals grouped by provider, combining financial integrity from the Provider A/R Totals Report with procedure and patient details. The Provider Production & Collections Report provides a … Read more

Exporting Fee Schedules

Released 9/28/26 You can now export a fee schedule directly from the Fee Schedules page in Dentrix Ascend. Previously, the only way to export a fee schedule was from Power Reporting. To export a fee schedule 1. On the Settings menu, select Fee Schedules. The Fee Schedules page appears. 2. On the left, select a … Read more

Eligibility Manager – Import Benefits

Released 10/14/26 The Import Benefits section of the eligibility manager displays pending benefit imports, which enables front-office and central billing office (CBO) teams to centrally view, search, review, and import electronic insurance eligibility benefit data directly into patient records across multiple practice locations. Instead of checking individual patient charts or hunting for notification icons across … Read more

Eligibility Manager – Appointment Readiness

Released 10/28/26 The Appointment Readiness section of the eligibility manager gives you a centralized, real-time work list to verify insurance ahead of scheduled patient visits. This view replaces the Insurance Eligibility page and is designed for insurance coordinators, front desk staff, and practice managers at both single-practices and multiple-location organizations. Accessing the view To access … Read more