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April 2025 Changelog Highlights 🌟

April 2025 Changelog Highlights 🌟  Hello Community! It’s time for some more exciting updates from this month – take a look at some highlights below and explore the Changelog here!  🆕 New: Easier arrivals/departures with the visit panel Introducing the new visit panel – a better way to view today’s appointments, check patients in and complete actions.  With a single window, accessible anywhere in Dentally, you can view and verify details, book next recall appointments and update missing info. This feature even works seamlessly with Dentally Portal’s Concierge to provide a smooth arrivals/departures experience for you and your patients. Find out more about the new visit panel here!   🔜 Coming soon: Condensed mixed dentition We have added the ability to view mixed dentition on a condensed view in the chart, making it easier and quicker to chart child patients. This tool works in combination with other charting preferences such as condensed charting, root view and predictive dentition.  Dentally Vision  🌟 Improved: Cloud gallery can now open full screen You can now open the cloud gallery in full screen by clicking the full screen arrow ↗️ icon in the top right of the gallery.   Dentally Portal  🌟 Improved: Patient recall booking action Previously, new patients who cancelled their first appointment were sometimes being shown an action asking to book a recall. We've now improved this so that booking a recall will only be shown if the patient did attend their first appointment, to avoid confusion.  Check out the full Changelog for more updates and details here!   Don’t hesitate to let us know your thoughts and questions 🚀 

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March 2025 Changelog Highlights 🌟

Hello Community! It’s that time where we share some of our exciting updates from the last month. Explore our Changelog here and take a look at some of our highlights below! ⬇️  🆕 New: Age-based predictive dentition to ease mixed dentition charting  Predictive dentition automatically charts a new patient’s expected dental state based on their age. It predicts which teeth are likely present, missing or unerupted, providing you with a head start for diagnostic base charting and treatment planning. Find out more about this new feature and how it will save you time.  🆕 New: Create new recall workflows more efficiently  When setting up a new recall workflow, you can now duplicate an existing workflow to save time having to build each workflow from scratch. You can now also select as many recall types, payment plans/fee schedules and practitioners as you need – meaning you only need a single workflow for multiple different variations. These updates will significantly reduce the workflow required to run a successful recall strategy.  🆕 New: Generate monthly statements in bulk  In the 'Patients' report, you can now download a single PDF containing every patient in your selection, with each patient's details on a separate page so you can print in bulk and mail them out individually. This shows the charges and payments for either the last full calendar month or the current month and works well with the new 'InDebtIn Debt' patient segment. 🗓️  🌟 Improved: Enhancements to socket selection  Socket selection can now be used on deciduous teeth to change the status and diagnosis of a tooth. We have also enhanced the socket selection to make it more visible and easier to use when roots are disabled. This feature is being rolled out over the course of this month – so if you can’t see it yet, you will do soon! 👀  And this is only a handful of updates! Dive into the full Changelog here for more details and don’t hesitate to let us know your thoughts right here in the Community 🤝 

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What’s Next for Dentally in 2025!

We’re kicking off 2025 with some game-changing updates to make your workflows faster, smarter, and easier 💡 You’ve shared your ideas, and we’ve listened — here’s a quick peek at what’s already live and what’s on the horizon: ✨ Lab Tracking (LIVE NOW!) Track lab statuses ('Sent', ‘Received’, or ‘Overdue') effortlessly to keep appointments smooth and stress-free. More on Lab Tracking... 🦷 Age-Based Predictive Dentition (Coming Soon!) Smarter charting that predicts dentition based on age — saving you time and reducing errors. Discover more on predictive dentition...   💰 Improved ‘Accounts’ Tab (Live in Canada, rolling out globally soon!) Easily manage invoices, payments, and family accounts with a cleaner, more intuitive design. Read about the new accounts tab... 📆 New ‘Visits’ Tool (Right around the corner!) Stay on top of patient arrivals and departures with medical history updates, payments, and more, in this handy new side panel. Sneak peek here...  And that’s just the beginning! Even more features are on the way to make practice management a breeze in 2025. 👉 Want the full scoop? Head over to the blog to dive into all the details and see what’s next for Dentally. Here’s to making 2025 the year of smarter, simpler practice management! 🚀 Let us know in the comments what feature you’re most excited about — we’d love to hear from you below ⬇️ 

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November Product Updates are here! 🚀

We’re excited to roll out some fantastic new features and enhancements, and we’d love to hear how they’re making a difference in your day-to-day! 🆕 OPG Support for Dentally Vision AI: Our AI technology now processes OPG/panoramic images just like bitewings and periapical x-rays. This means you get more comprehensive AI insights across a wider range of imaging types, helping to enhance diagnostics and patient care. 🌟 Calendar Invitations in Appointment Finder: We’ve made it easier for your patients to remember their appointments! When you book an appointment and send a reminder, you can now attach an iCal invitation, so patients can easily add it to their personal calendars. This feature is designed to reduce missed appointments and improve overall scheduling efficiency. ⭐ Enhancing Clinical Excellence : We’ve also refined several aspects of your clinical workflow, including updates to clinical note templates and smarter saving for treatment items. Additionally, we’ve launched a series of improvements tailored for our Canadian users and addressed some pesky bugs to keep everything running smoothly. We’re Listening!: Have you tried any of these updates yet? How are they working for you? And what would you like to see next? Drop your thoughts and suggestions in the comments below!  For more details on the updates, check out our full blog post here.

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Your appointment finder has had a makeover! 📅✨

Introducing your improved booking tool – making it easier than ever to book appointments seamlessly 📅🚀 We’ve made some exciting changes to the appointment finder. With improved filtering and a new view, you’re able to identify slots quickly and book appointments all in one go - reducing your workload and making for a smoother patient experience. Plus, you can now search by zone group! If your practice uses zones to block out time for particular appointment types such as emergencies, this filter makes it easier to find what you need. This will give you more time to focus on your patients, answer their questions and provide a smooth and seamless exit experience after their appointment. So what’s new?With Dentally’s improved appointment finder you can:Quickly find the appointment slots you need – With an intuitive, easy-to-use interface and improved date picker, you can see at a glance which slots are available, and scroll easily to find the right one. Search by zone group – Include or exclude particular zone groups so you only see suitable slots. Booking an emergency appointment? Limit your view to just emergency slots – reducing the time spent searching. Book appointments from within the tool – No need to jump back and forth between windows; once you've found a slot, get the patient booked in swiftly and easily.For a detailed overview to the appointment finder and its new features, read our guide here. Don't worry - if you can't see the new finder yet, you will do soon! 💡 Top tip: In order to benefit from zone searching, you’ll need to ensure you have grouped your zones first – this feature only works if your zones are grouped, so follow our handy guide here to get started! How do I use the appointment finder?To use the tool, in your Dentally calendar, click the magnifying glass 🔎 icon in the top right corner. Here you’ll see your shiny new finder view! Use the dropdowns on the left to filter by date, practitioner, duration and zone group. In the window on the right, scroll through to find the perfect appointment slot for your patient. Use the ‘Book’ icon 📖 to create the appointment there and then - or click the ‘Calendar’ icon 📅 to go to that appointment slot in the diary.Everything you need in one handy window – it’s that simple! Try our appointment finder now The improved appointment finder will save you time with every patient – meaning they'll spend less time waiting at reception. With this handy tool in place, you can find and book appointments quickly, with little change needed to your normal workflow. Try it out today! This new version of the appointment finder is being rolled out right now - if you can't see it yet, you will do soon!

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Dentally Imaging Bridge Update 🩻🚀

The Dentally imaging bridge has had a bit of an upgrade and to make sure you are in the know on how to use the new workflow we wanted to provide you with some insights into why we have made these changes and some step-by-step instructions highlighting the new patient conflict workflow. How the imaging bridge works 🩻The imaging bridge Chrome extension is a very simple application, that is designed for you to quickly open and view images for a patient. It uses the patient ID stored within Dentally and then pushes that information through to your local DI software.The imaging bridge will then open the images in the linked third-party DI software based on this patient ID. If you see patients at multiple locations, we always recommend you verify the patient’s name and details in the imaging software that the bridge opens to ensure you are viewing the correct record.  Why have we made these workflow changes 🤔Recently, we have become aware that some practices may not be verifying the patient details of the images opened via the bridge. Since the imaging file opened in the DI software is controlled locally by the DI software and not by Dentally, it is essential to double-check that the images match the patient you are seeing. To enhance this process, we have introduced a new workflow. If a potential conflict is detected - where the patient in Dentally and the patient identified by the third-party DI software do not match - you will be prompted to verify and confirm the patient name match. For more information on why these new workflows have been introduced take a read of our Imaging bridge FAQ's over the help centre.  New workflow process 🚀The new workflow has a few more steps than before but ensures that any conflicts are dealt with as early on in the workflow as possible. The new workflow is as follows:Open the imaging bridge. Bridge detects any overlaps. You are prompted to verify the patients images. Create new folder for any overlaps. Continue to process imagesFor a detailed step by step overview take a look at our handy help guide here. Its important to note that to benefit from these updates to the imaging bridge you must be on the latest version. Please speak with the support team for further assistance.  Best practice tips ✨To minimise patient safety issues here are a few best practice tips to keep in mind going forward when using the imaging bridge:Double check your images. Take two seconds before acquiring an image and re-radiating a patient to confirm the images that have been opened via the bridge are in fact the current patients. Familiarise yourself with the patient conflict workflow. The workflow outlined above can be viewed in details with full video instructions over on our help centre here. We recommend bookmarking this guide for easy access should you need it. *insert link Be comfortable with troubleshooting any issues. Try as we might to offer work around solutions, when running a busy practice we understand that some patients can still slip through the net. When this happens and images do end up assigned to the wrong patients its important to resolve this issue as soon as possible! Read our troubleshooting patient conflicts guide here and remember to bookmark this one to! *insert link  Further guidance and advice 💡We are committed to ensuring a safe and efficient experience for both you and your patients, and this step towards a more secure imaging workflow will help us deliver on this commitment. Thank you for your continued trust in our services and remember Ellie Bot and our dedicated support team are available via Live Chat to support any questions you have around this new workflow.

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Root charting is coming 🦷🚀

We are excited to unveil root charting*, designed to enhance your practice’s charting efficiency and accuracy. Here’s how you can get started and make the most of this powerful tool. *This will slowly be released across all sites with tooth status over the coming week. Benefits of root chartingComprehensive patient records: Keep detailed records of all treatments, ensuring no information is missed ever again! Enhanced visibility: Avoid the risk of root treatments being invisible, ensuring complete transparency even with the roots minimised from view. Flexible and customisable: Tailor your chart view to your needs. Using the ‘Chart settings’ you can switch between views easily for a flexible charting experience. Improved clinical efficiency: Quickly access detailed tooth histories and current statuses by hovering over a specific tooth/root. Using the Root ChartHow to turn on the new Root ViewNavigate to a patient’s chart. Click the ⚙️ ‘Chart Settings’ icon. Scroll down and toggle on ‘Root view’. You MUST be using the condensed chart view to see this option. Once you exit this menu you will see the roots are now showing on the graphical chart.Read our detailed guide for further info on turning on the new root view. Customising treatment itemsFor items to be chartable on the root they must be set up accordingly. Follow our easy-to-use step by step guide here to set up your items for roots. Customise your chart viewYou can use the ⚙️ ’Chart settings’ to adjust the visibility settings to switch between detailed and condensed views, depending on your preferences. This accessible button makes it quick and easy to switch your view even during surgery for the optimal charting experience. We cannot wait for you to give the new root charting in Dentally a go. For more details on utilising this feature, take a read of our dedicated articles over on the help centre. This is rolling out to all sites already using tooth status over the coming week, if you don't already use tooth status and want to give roots a go, get in touch with Ellie Bot and the support team via Live Chat today to register your interest!

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Your latest chart updates 🦷🚀

We’re excited to announce some updates to the Dentally chart and introduce the new socket selection feature for users with Tooth status and our Root Charting early adoption users. These chart updates will be coming next week, so get ready to enhance your entire charting experience 🚀 The Dentally odontogram chart has had an update!We have made some strides in enhancing the logic behind your chart screen to enhance your user experience. Based on valuable feedback from you, our users, we've made significant changes to how missing teeth are displayed. The odontogram view will now* only show teeth where a tooth is present, meaning icons for missing teeth no longer appear on both the base and treatment planning lines. It’s important to note that you can still chart whole tooth treatments, such as implants, bridges, or dentures, over gaps where no tooth is present. This change aims to reduce confusion and prevent treatments from being accidentally added to the wrong teeth, ensuring a smoother and more accurate charting experience. Read more about the updated odontogram view over on the Help Centre here. 🚨 Important: *This feature is currently (as of July 2024) in the early adoption phase and is only available to sites using the Tooth Status backfill. Introducing Socket Selection for Root users 🦷Socket selection is here for root users! Simplify your base charting process with the new socket selection drop down list, This is particularly useful when initially base charting a patient’s permanent dentition or updating their status on subsequent visits. How to Use Socket Selection:Navigate to the desired patient’s chart and ensure Root View is enabled. Hover over a root to see it become selectable, with a shaded area indicating the socket. Right-click on this area to access a drop-down list of available tooth statuses. Select the required tooth status, and the tooth icon on the graphical chart will update accordingly.This feature can be used alongside normal base charting or even while treatment planning, streamlining your workflow and improving accuracy. Learn more about using socket selection in our handy Help Centre guide here. 🚨 Important: Socket selection is only available to users with Root View enabled. Want to get involved and be one of our early adopters? Get in touch with Ellie Bot and the support team via Live Chat in Dentally to register your interest. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to roll out these updates!

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