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

Released 8/12/26 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 begin … 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

Enhanced Delivery Statuses for Campaigns

Released 8/5/26 Previously, when you were reviewing campaign results, you had limited insight into communication outcomes. When a message was not successfully delivered, you were unable to quickly determine whether the issue was caused by invalid contact information, an unsubscribed patient, a carrier rejection, mailbox issue, or another delivery-related failure. Without more detailed delivery feedback, … Read more

New Idea Portal

Released 8/3/26 The idea portal (where you could request a change in how Dentrix Ascend functions or suggest a new feature) has been replaced. The Help menu option has been renamed from “Request a Feature” to “Share Your Feedback” Old New In the new idea portal, you can see shared ideas, and you can quickly … Read more

ASAP Filter for Campaigns

Released 7/22/26 You can now add an ASAP filter to a campaign so you can now send messages only to patients with upcoming appointments who want to be seen sooner. Notes: To create an SMS campaign using the ASAP filter 1. On the Settings menu, under Patient Care, select Patient Communications. The Patient Communications page opens. 2. Select the Campaigns tab. … Read more

Separate Buttons for Entering New Prescriptions

Released 7/22/26 Previously, to start entering a patient’s prescription or electronic prescription, you had to expand the Prescription menu and then select Enter New Prescription or New Electronic Prescription. To reduce the number of steps it takes to start entering a patient’s prescription, you now only click a button: Enter New Prescription or New Electronic … Read more