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)

Released 2/26/25 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, … Read more

Remote Chairside Image Viewer

Released 3/19/25 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: 1. … Read more

Removal of Audit Log Report

7/14/26 In Power Reporting, the Audit Report, Analysis Audit Report Builder, and Interactive Audit Report Builder have been removed from the “Auditing” category. The Audit Report and the audit report builders are currently still available in the “All Reports” category, but they have been disabled. In the future, they will be completely removed. Also, any … Read more

ERA – CARC and RARC in Claim Payment Details

Released 1/29/25 With this release, when you are viewing the details of a patient’s claim payment, in the Service Payment Information section, along with full payment details, Claim Adjustment Reason Codes (CARC) and Remittance Advice Remark Codes (RARC) now appear, which can help you apply the payment correctly or attach the ERA to a secondary … Read more

Merging Duplicate Referral Sources

Released 1/29/25 Referral sources are sometimes duplicated or entered incorrectly. This can cause the process of data entry and reporting on referrals to become more complex and potentially confusing. With this release, you can now merge/combine referral sources in Dentrix Ascend. To merge referral sources 1. On the Referral Sources page (Settings > Referral Sources), … Read more