COMING SOON For electronic insurance claims, attachment rules (1) drive when and what practices need to collect or (2) supply attachments for participating payers on relevant procedures. With this release, the rules have been updated and will stay updated automatically every month.
EARLY ACCESS ONLY There is a new security right that determines if a user can update a procedure’s amount by clicking the Update to: [amount] link (next to the Amount box). The new “Update patient procedure amount” right is in the “Patient Procedures” category. Notes: With the new “Update patient procedure amount” security right, be aware … Read more
EARLY ACCESS ONLY You can now assign multiple billing types to a guarantor in Dentrix Ascend. On a guarantor’s Patient Information page, the following changes have been implemented for the Billing Type: Note: On a dependent’s Patient Information page, the Billing Type is read-only.
EARLY ACCESS ONLY The Home menu has been changed. The layout of the “Reports” section on the menu has been improved. It is no longer one long list; it is now two columns.
EARLY ACCESS ONLY The dialog box for adding procedures to custom treatment consent messages has been enhanced. To add procedures to a custom treatment consent message 1. If you are not already viewing the correct location, select it on the Location menu. 2. On the Settings menu, under Patient Care, select Treatment Plan Settings. The Treatment Consent Messages page opens. 3. To create a new … Read more
Released 5/7/26 When you are searching for a patient, you can now search by birth date using a mmddyyyy or mm/dd/yyyy format. Notice that the slashes may be omitted, but all eight digits are required.
EARLY ACCESS ONLY On the Quick Exam tab of a patient’s clinical record, there is now a Referred column for posting referred treatment. Searching for procedures and selecting procedures in that column function the same as in the other columns.
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. Enhancements This release provides the following enhancements. Tabs on the AI Panel With Detect AI enabled, while you are viewing an image, the … Read more
EARLY ACCESS ONLY The Patient List Report is a new, built-in Dentrix Ascend report that helps you create targeted patient lists, review results on screen, and export them when needed. It supports common day-to-day scenarios, such as demographic reporting, outreach list creation (mail merge or email lists), orthodontia segmentation, and visit-based patient targeting. This report … Read more
Released 4/16/26 With Detect AI, during the acquisition of a radiograph, the AI automatically assesses the quality of the image. The image is assigned a rating from one to five stars based on the overall diagnostic usability of the image. The rating reflects how suitable an image is for clinical interpretation and annotation. Although assessing … Read more