Gentry Winn Released 4/1/26 Dentrix Ascend Voice Notes is an AI-assisted note taking feature that allows you to capture full exams in real-time and automatically write structured clinical notes directly into Dentrix Ascend. Voice Notes effortlessly turns spoken interactions into accurate notes, reducing paperwork and improving record accuracy, allowing dentists to focus more on patients. Turn after-visit dictation … Read more
Released 4/8/26 For the Provider A/R Totals Report, the state of the report’s filters (Location, Date Range, Providers, Procedures, Charge Adjustments, Credit Adjustments, and Include Unapplied Credits) are saved automatically when you generate the report (by clicking Search). The filters are saved per user, and a user’s saved filters are loaded each time that user … Read more
Released 5/7/26 If your location has an Eligibility Pro subscription, after you import coverage table data from a response to an eligibility verification, you can choose the “Revert All” option, which completely restores the coverage table to the same state it was in prior to the import. Previously, reverting the coverage table restored the coverage … Read more
Released 4/22/26 Now, Dentrix Ascend does not import benefits from a response to an eligibility verification if benefits have not changed since the last import. The system will not prompt you to import benefit data when the data have not changed.
Originally Released on 6/10/26; Re-released with Changes on 8/26/26 Previously, after a patient submitted dental insurance information through an online form, practice staff might have needed to manually review the submission, find the correct insurance plan in Dentrix Ascend, and attach it to the subscriber and dependents. This additional, manual administrative work could delay completion … Read more
Released 5/13/26 You can now filter the deposit slip by location and by user so you can have more control over what appears on the deposit slip and research payment discrepancies. To generate a deposit slip 1. On the Home menu, under Reports, select Deposit Slip. The Deposit Slip Report page opens. The following options are new: Locations The payments and … Read more
Released 4/15/26 Dentrix Ascend now displays a warning message if the primary provider that you select for a patient is not designated as a charting provider in the patient’s preferred location. This warning lets you know that when you are logged in to the patient’s preferred location, the patient’s primary provider will not be available … Read more
Released 6/24/26 With campaigns, you can now reach specific patient segments to promote unscheduled treatment, send benefit expiration reminders, or fill last-minute appointment gaps to help you achieve overall practice growth. You can now send targeted messages (by text or email) to patient segments. You can instantly execute a campaign or schedule one in advance … Read more
Released 4/16/26 Important Note: An updated acquisition agent is required for a feature in this release. For instructions on checking for updates, refer to the “Updating the acquisition agent” Help topic. Enhancements This release provides the following enhancements. Displaying Carestream Devices First The acquisition device menu can now display Carestream devices first. All other available … Read more
Released 4/8/26 When a predetermination is received and appears on the ERA Payments tab of the Bulk/ERA Insurance Payments page, a predetermination symbol (instead of the zero-dollar symbol) appears for that predetermination. The symbol for a predetermination is a paper with a magnifying glass. This symbol appears to the left of each applicable patient’s name. … Read more