Questions & Feature Requests

I was wondering if there was an option to show the treating dentist when printing a daylist? Our hygienists charge the dentist a fee for seeing their Denplan patients and it would just be quicker if this was written on the daylist instead of checking each patient individually as they keep forgetting and then come pay day, it is my job to go through the entire month and check for them 🙃

we find that though portal has been rstricted to private pat only it allows NHS patient to make appointment online - has anyone else experienced this>?

Hi The charting function has changed recently for retained roots. Restorations previously charted have disappeared from the chart and it is not possible to chart a new filling.The only way I have found to chart a restoration is to remove the retained root status.Can this be fixed, please?

Dentally team,  can you add in names of labs where the work was sent to and the date is due back so that we know when it is overdue?

Are the team @Dentally aware that when you add a family member from the patients record, it automatically pulls through information from the family record to the new member, this includes: Payment Plan Dentist Hygienist  Recall Dates Email addressThis is far from  ideal :-(

Is anyone else having issues with error messages popping up for missing essential information? This appears to be because the Mobile Tel is an essential field but surprisingly not all patients have mobile numbers. One of my team has also reported the same issue when entering Emergency Contacts via the portal, it doesn’t like landline numbers? 

Hi!My diary is not showing.Can you help please?THanks.Ana

Would it be possible to have the “template notes” button in the text boxes when creating an estimate?  (body, footer, payment terms) this would allow addition of treatment specific consent information text to be added to estimates with a few shortcut keystrokes.  Would massively streamline getting relevant consent from a signed estimate.

We’ve had patients being booked in with the wrong dentist from the clipboard because empty slots in the appointment book flash as available across all dentists. Is it possible to make the available appointment book slots only flash in the column of the dentist the patient is registered with? This should reduce the risk of booking with the wrong dentist

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We’re experiencing a couple of issues with the Concierge app that are causing confusion for our patients and staff:Task Incompletion:Patients using the concierge app sometimes see a message stating they still have one pending task, even after completing all required forms. (Please see the attached image for reference.)HC3 Exemption Amount Entry:We’re unable to enter HC3 exemption amounts in decimal values (e.g., £44.50). Only whole numbers seem to be accepted.Any quick solution to these will be helpful. Thanks 

Hi - we’ve spotted Correspondences being added as an (undocumented) scope to the API in the OAuth process. Is this a new object and if so how can we access it?Being able to read and write correspondence and/or basic pop-up notes would be a huge help.

Hi allHope everyone is wellWe want to update out CRM to allow us to sync booked leads with denally, but unsure if Dentally’s API is 2 way. We spoke to a company that claims to help, but they didn’t!Does anyone have information on this. Many thanks

This is one for the @Dentally team. Are there any plans this year to repeat the Elevate workshops?

Good morning,Is it possible for Dentally to consider a development to the Patient Booking Portal whereby a patient only has the option to book the dental check relevant to their payment plan?  We currently have private, Denplan Essentials and Denplan Care with differing length of appointments. So it can cause a bit of issue if the patient selects the wrong type of dental check.  However if I’m missing something and there is an option to already isolate these please do let me know!Many thanksKateBHD

HI All I am just wondering if anyone else is experiencing this problem, and if anyone has any solutions, or if Dentally perhaps could roll out my suggested fix.  Example. You have a full day of appointments, and the dentist needs to close the day (for some short notice reasson)You close the day using the schedule, but there is nothing to highlight to users that the day now has appointments in a day that is scheduled to close.  Our clinic has 12 assoc columuns in the calendar, so the space between them is narrow, and you cannot clearly / easily see the white gap is replaced by grey.   Obv, we do alert the team that the day is closed, and that they need to reschedule the day, but as with all staff, sometimes, we can be busy, and takle it later, and then for some reason it is overlooked, forgotten and again their is no prompt to highligt the issue. On a day that is not fully booked, it is very onbious.  But also on a day that is very lightly booked, your calendar could be on am view / pm

Hi everyone,Is anyone else using the new Lab Work feature in the diary? I believe it’s still in beta testing, but I introduced it to my team today, and they absolutely love it! It’s such a handy addition to streamline lab case tracking and ensure nothing slips through the cracks.As an aside, @Saymon, can I put in a request for a similar prompt for Consent Forms that may still need signing? It would be incredibly helpful to have this feature available on the Visits screen too!Looking forward to hearing how others are finding the Lab Work feature!

Is it possible to assign tasks to multiple people rather than setting sub tasks?

Is anyone else experiencing issues with the task reminder messages that Dentally automatically sends to patients? They’re not working perfectly for us but costing us. 

We often send  feedback requests/ aftercare instructions/ tx plas to patients post appointment but prefer to not bombard them with estimates/invoices emails all at the once. Is there an option to schedule emails so they can be sent at more strategic times of the day when patients are likely to respond ? Bit like the gmail boomergang?  

Hey just a few suggestions for improving the app.1. There is no lock screen/patient mode for the concierge app so that patients can click off it and click on anything else on the tablets..2. For the NHS PR form any chance we can write something along the lines of "Choose 1 option for the person having the appointment"We have a lot of parents clicking under 18 and then scrolling down and clicking universal credit as that is what they are on and obviously it changes the option.3.Can we have a payment locking option. We have patients that pay a deposit for certain appointments and we need it to lock rather than be in credit.:)

Hi everyone, we’re looking to label treatments on our treatment plans more effectively to differentiate between those that require immediate attention and those that are part of a second phase of care or proactive/preventative treatment. While we can rename the appointment numbers on the plan, the titles don’t seem to reflect these changes when the plan is printed. Does anyone know a workaround or a way to customise the printed plan to show these distinctions clearly?

We have previously instructed the team to explain all transactions, including deposits, to ensure that incorrect deposits are not linked when a new invoice comes in. However, they are frequently forgetting to unlink and match the deposits to the correct invoices. I would love to hear how you are managing this @Lesley Morgan-Barlowx 

Hi, has anyone noticed if Dentally is accurately selecting the correct patients for the recall list? I'm experiencing issues at two sites, and Dentally support has identified a bug that's costing us, especially since we've enabled some automations for recalls and patient communication. 

I’m curious to learn about how other practices are structuring their appointments. Are you still operating separate hygiene and examination appointments, or have you moved towards therapist-led exams? 😉