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Hiding “Check For Updates” for Acquisition Agent You can now hide the option that allows a user to check for updates for the acquisition agent. This setting provides more flexibility for organizations that prefer to manage software updates manually. To hide the option 1. Open the Acquisition Agent.ini file (the default installation location is C:\Program … Read more

Search for Openings Improvements (Phase 3)

When you perform a manual search, you can now choose to search by operatory availability only. Before, you had to search by operatory and provider availability. This change in functionality allows you to double-book a provider when you are viewing the results of a manual search for openings. Also, the Date filter is now remembered … Read more

Additional Referral Information

Additional contact information now appears for a non-patient referral source (“Professional”, “Marketing”, or “Other”) that is attached to a patient’s record under Referred By on the Referrals tab of the Patient Information page. Previously, only the physical address would appear, but now, in addition to the physical address, the email address and up to three … Read more

Importing the Insurance Plan Details and Coverage Table

Previously, you could import only the deductibles, benefits, and coverage exceptions of an insurance plan from an eligibility response. Now, you can also import the source of payment, coordination of benefit method, and coverage table of an insurance plan from an eligibility response. To import the plan details and coverage table 1. If any insurance … Read more

Assigning Roles for Multiple Locations

You can now quickly assign a user’s role for multiple locations at one time when you are adding or editing a user account. Previously, you had to assign a role one location at a time. To quickly assign a user account’s access to multiple locations at once 1. On the Settings menu, select User Accounts. … Read more

Event Color

You can now add a color to an event. Previously, all events could be only gray. Adding colors to events can help people more easily identify events and differentiate one type of event from another. An event color can also help convey a message or that a certain action must be taken. To add a … Read more

Indicator for Automatic ERA Claim Payments

There is now an indicator to help you identify payments that were posted automatically or quickly for claims on ERAs versus payments that were posted manually. For an automatically or quickly posted claim, an “A” appears in the following areas: Note: If you position your cursor over the “A” symbol, a tooltip with the text … Read more

New Patient Forms

EARLY ACCESS ONLY With this Dentrix Ascend release, an all-new, enhanced form builder is available. Once you create and publish forms and enable the new patient forms features in Dentrix Ascend, you can send requests to patients to have them complete the forms that are due, similar to how you requested forms previously. Some highlights … Read more

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