2024 Condition Code Set Updates
Summary of updates that were made to conditions:
Product News & Updates
Importing Insurance Coverage Exceptions
Released 6/11/25 Dentrix Ascend Eligibility Essentials and Pro was released previously (https://learn.dentrixascend.com/dentrix-ascend-eligibility-pro/). With that release you were able to import deductible and benefit details for a patient’s insurance plan. With this release you are able to also import coverage exception details. To import insurance coverage exceptions 1. If deductibles and benefits and/or coverage exceptions are … Read more
Search for Openings Improvements
Released 1/22/25 With this release, several improvements have been made to help you search for available appointment times more quickly. To perform a search 1. On the Schedule menu, select Search for Openings to open the Search for Openings page. 2. Set up the following filters: 3. Click Search to view the results. Notes: 4. … Read more
New Security Right for Viewing Production Amounts on the Calendar
With this release, there is a new security right: “View Production.” To view production amounts on the calendar, this security right is required. By default, all user roles that have the “Review Schedule” right are granted the “View Production” right. If you remove this right from a user role, the corresponding users will not be … Read more
Automatically Selecting the Premedicate Checkbox for an Appointment
With this release, when you are scheduling an appointment for a patient with an active medical alert that has the SNOMED code 398193008 assigned to it (such as “Pre-medicate need”) in his or her record, the Premedicate checkbox for the appointment is now selected automatically. The “Pre-medicate need” medical alert in a patient’s record (select … Read more
Filtering ERAs by Amount and Reference Number
With this release, not only can you search for ERAs by the received date (received in Dentrix Ascend), but you can search by a dollar amount and/or reference number. This enhancement may help you post ERA payments based on EFTs, paper checks, or virtual credit cards more efficiently. To filter the ERAs 1. On the … Read more
Exporting the Audit Log
With this release, you can export the Audit Log (Home > Audit Log). To export the report, click Export. The current page as it is displayed is downloaded as a .csv file. You can open the .csv file in a spreadsheet program. The first row contains the column headers. The second row contains the filters … Read more
Audit Log Improvements
The enhancements for the Audit Log (Home > Audit Log) that are included in this release:
Ortho Field in Power Reporting
As in a previous release (see the release notes for “Flagging and Identifying Ortho Patients”), you can flag a patient as an orthodontia patient. With this release, customizable reports in Power Reporting now include a field that indicates if a patient is flagged as an orthodontic patient. This new field is available for a report … Read more
Adjusting Tooth Filter for Progress Notes
You can now apply or change the tooth number for filtering the progress notes without having to navigate to the Chart or Quick Exam tab and then back to the Progress Notes tab. In previous versions, the Th filter on the Progress Notes tab of a patient’s clinical record would appear only if teeth were … Read more