Recording Denial Codes on Insurance Payments

Released 10/22/25 To help you track and manage claims on ERAs that get returned with denial codes, you can now do the following: To allow this functionality, the dialog boxes for insurance payments have been enhanced. You will notice that they look completely different. Notes: To add and/or remove denial codes 1. While you are posting … Read more

Statement IDs for Website Payments

Released 7/16/25 Statements now include a statement ID in the upper-left corner. Also, when a patient makes a website payment, he/she can now specify a statement ID on the online payment form, and with the statement ID provided, the payment is adjudicated automatically and posted to the correct ledger in Dentrix Ascend. Previously, you had … Read more

Insurance and ID Cards Saved to Document Manager

Released 7/16/25 If a patient uploads or takes pictures of an insurance card and/or a driver’s license or other type of ID card to fill in insurance and/or personal information for an online patient form, copies of the cards are saved in the patient’s Document Manager after the patient submits the completed form. Cards that … Read more

Imaging 120

Released 8/20/25 Important Note: Some of the new features and enhancements will require an updated acquisition agent. For instructions on checking for updates, refer to the “Updating the acquisition agent” Help topic. Updated Procedure Names The imaging procedure names have been simplified. For example: Selecting Acquisition Sequences The Acquisition sequence options have been consolidated into … Read more

AI Assistant

Released 9/24/25 Dentrix Ascend now leverages AI technology to allow you to chat with a virtual assistant to get a how-to question answered quickly. Also, if you are unable to get your question answered by the virtual assistant or need further assistance, you can chat live with a support technician. The AI assistant icon appears … Read more

OTP to Access Patient Forms

Released 7/16/25 For security purposes, to access the new patient forms portal from an email message, a patient must enter a one-time password. Note: If a patient attempts to access the portal from an email message that was sent prior to the implementation of OTP authentication, a one-time password is not required. To access and … Read more

Appointment Time Pattern Templates

Released 8/7/25 You can now create time pattern templates that can be applied to appointments, so you no longer have to define a time pattern for every appointment Individually. Notes: When you are creating or editing an appointment, there are two options for time patterns: Note: If the appointment’s location differs from the location that … Read more