STEP
3
U S E T H E L I S T YO U C R E AT E D TO A S S I G N T H E PAT I E N T S
TO T H E P R O P H Y C O N T I N U I N G C A R E T Y P E .
Go through the list of patients and decide whether each
patient should be attached to the PROPHY continuing care
type. To help you decide if the patient should be attached to
that type, you can click Edit > Selected Patient’s Continuing
Care to view the other continuing care types to which the
patient is attached, or you can open the Patient Chart and
look at the type of procedures you have completed for that
patient. Keep in mind that some patients, like those who are
on a perio continuing care schedule, may not need to be
assigned to the PROPHY type.
Once you have determined that a patient needs to be
assigned to the prophy continuing care type, assign the
patient to that type. From the Continuing Care module,
select the patient’s name on the list and click Edit >
Selected Patient’s Continuing Care. In the selected
patient’s Dentrix Continuing Care dialog box (Figure 3),
select the prophy continuing care type and click Set. In the
Set Continuing Care dialog box (Figure 4), enter the details
for that continuing care type for the patient, such as the
patient’s next due date and the provider for this continuing
care type, and then click OK. Note that the patient names
drop off the list as they are assigned to continuing care.
Figure 3 The patient’s Dentrix Continuing Care dialog box
shows all of the settings for his or her continuing care.
Tip: If you want to assign the patient to a different interval
than is standard for the other patients in your practice (for
example, if this patient should be seen every four months
for a prophy instead of every six months), you can do so
in the Set Interval dialog box. Click the Due Date search
button and then adjust the patient’s interval as needed.
IF YOUR CONTINUING CARE
SYSTEM IS RUNNING
E F F I C I E N T LY A N D E F F E C T I V E LY,
YOU’LL BE BETTER ABLE TO
K E E P YO U R PAT I E N T S C O M I N G
IN FOR REGULAR CLEANINGS
AND EXAMS, WHICH WILL LEAD
TO FA S T E R D I AG N O S E S A N D
I N C R E A S E D T R E AT M E N T R AT E S
Figure 4 You can customize patient-specific continuing care
settings like interval and due date in the Set Continuing Care
dialog box.
IN YOUR PRACTICE.
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