Released 7/29/26 You can now choose to have voice commands spoken back to you. You can also now choose to have feedback sounds play when commands are recognized or not. To configure the settings 1. Start a new perio exam, or start editing a perio exam. 2. Click the Voice Perio button. The Voice Perio … Read more
Released 7/29/26 For an unrecognized voice command, in addition to an audible error sound playing (if the Perio Sound Feedback setting is on), an error appears (highlighted in red) in the command history. Note: See also “Voice Perio Feedback Sounds.”
Released 7/29/26 When you are dictating a clinical note with Voice Notes, if you are using a template that has quick-picks, Voice Notes now detects the quick-picks and inserts the applicable information in the note while retaining all the text/structure of the template. Also, Voice Notes now bolds the quick-pick items in the generated note/summary … Read more
Released 8/5/26 You can use artificial intelligence to detect possible caries, calculus, periapical radiolucency (PRL), and notable margins on intraoral X-ray images in Dentrix Ascend Imaging. With an Accelerate subscription, Pearl AI is available at no additional cost. With an Essentials or Pro subscription, Pearl AI is available as an add-on that must be purchased … Read more
Released 8/12/26 Dentrix Ascend provides a powerful drag-and-drop editor for creating email campaigns, but you can encounter several challenges: To address these challenges for creating an email campaign, instead of beginning with a blank email, you can now browse professionally designed email templates, select a design that aligns with your outreach objective, and immediately begin … Read more
Released 9/2/26 You can now draw freehand annotations on a patient’s graphical tooth chart (odontogram) so you can both educate patients and make notes that can’t otherwise be reflected in conditions, procedures, notes, or the current set of charting symbols. Examples of what to use annotations for: New security rights for annotations: Notes: To add … Read more
Released 8/5/26 Previously, when you were reviewing campaign results, you had limited insight into communication outcomes. When a message was not successfully delivered, you were unable to quickly determine whether the issue was caused by invalid contact information, an unsubscribed patient, a carrier rejection, mailbox issue, or another delivery-related failure. Without more detailed delivery feedback, … Read more
Released 7/29/26 When a patient accesses a patient form online, the language to use for that form is now detected and selected automatically based on the language setting in the patient’s browser.
Released 8/6/26 Shared frequency exceptions for an insurance plan’s coverage table (see the release notes for “New Shared Frequency Exception”) can now appear in the Exceptions & Limitations section of the Import Insurance Benefit Details page (see the “Importing insurance information” Help topic)
Released 8/3/26 The idea portal (where you could request a change in how Dentrix Ascend functions or suggest a new feature) has been replaced. The Help menu option has been renamed from “Request a Feature” to “Share Your Feedback” Old New In the new idea portal, you can see shared ideas, and you can quickly … Read more