Recording Maximum Benefits for Implants

Released 9/24/25 In an insurance plan’s Deductibles and Benefits dialog box, there are now boxes where you can enter the following maximum benefit amounts: Note: This benefit information is for informational purposes only. The values are currently not used to calculate insurance estimates. You can access the Deductibles and Benefits dialog box in the following … Read more

Combined Ranges for Imported Coverage Tables

Released 9/17/25 After an eligibility verification, when you are importing insurance information on the Import Insurance Benefit Details page, with Coverages selected, when you expand a category of the coverage table, the code ranges may now be combined automatically for improved readability. If the category, deductible type, and coverage percentage are the same for multiple, … Read more

Reviewing Demographic Changes From Patient Forms

Released 9/24/25 With Dentrix Ascend Forms, when a patient completes an online patient form with demographics, the patient’s record in Dentrix Ascend is updated. Now, you can review the changes, reject specific changes as needed, and then save the patient record. Currently, the following demographics on a form can update a patient’s record: Note: Duplicate … Read more

Allergies and Conditions Selected Automatically on Patient Forms

Released 9/24/25 If a patient form has a section that allows a patient to select his/her allergies and conditions, a patient’s active conditions and allergies from his/her patient record in Dentrix Ascend are now selected automatically on the form. Note: Only the allergies and conditions in your medical alerts library that have been flagged to … Read more

Exporting Provider A/R Totals Report

EARLY ACCESS ONLY You can now export the Provider A/R Totals Report as a .csv file for further analysis offline or integration into external workflows. To export the report 1. On the Home menu, click Provider A/R Totals to open the Provider A/R Totals page. 2. Set up the report filters as needed, and then click Search. 3. Click Export. The ProviderTotals.csv file is downloaded. … Read more

Quickly Viewing Patient Forms

Released 9/17/25 You can now quickly review a patient form for clinically relevant information prior to treatment without having to open a .pdf file. Note: Viewing patient forms requires the “Review Documents Stored in Document Manager” security right. To quickly view a patient form On the Chart tab of a patient’s clinical record, click Forms, … Read more

Detailed Access Denied Messages

Released 9/10/25 “Access Denied” error messages now have more detail. When you get one of these messages, the missing security rights for your user role appear along with a reminder for you to contact an office administrator to request the desired access. Examples Note: Do not contact Dentrix Ascend Customer Support for help with access … Read more

Text Message Character Limit

Released 9/24/25 Dentrix Ascend now has a limit of 600 characters for your two-way text messages. Note: Twillio (the third-party text messaging service used by Dentrix Ascend) recommends sending 320 or less to avoid errors, increase reliability of sending, improve readability, and decrease the chance that message segments will arrive out of order. Example message … Read more