Dentrix

Dentrix
Developer(s)	Dentrix Dental Systems
Stable release	Dentrix G4
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Type	Practice Management Software
License	Proprietary
Website	www.dentrix.com

Dentrix Dental Systems, a division of Henry Schein, sells and supports DENTRIX and Easy Dental (dental practice management software). Dentrix was the first practice management software for Windows in 1989. Dentrix Dental Systems was founded in 1985, and was incorporated in 1989. Henry Schein purchased DENTRIX in 1997 and has continued to develop and release new versions and products since.

Dentrix uses a C-tree database system with theoretical limit of 29 workstations. The Enterprise version (DXOne) uses a SQL database and can support many workstations and/or multiple office locations. In addition to their fully integrated digital imaging program (Dentrix Image), Dentrix allows integration with many different image software through use of DtxLinks. Images and documents are all stored in a proprietary format.

The following is a basic list of some of the software features:

Scheduling

 * Ability to attach lab cases, treatment planning, periodontal cleanings.
 * Broken appointment lists
 * ASAP / Wait will call lists- to maximize productivity

Accounting

 * Accounts Receivable reports
 * Daily detailed printouts
 * Bank Deposit Slips
 * Production, payment, adjustment analysis
 * Projection Analysis
 * Payment planning
 * Financing pptions
 * Filtration for collections

3D Charting

 * Customizable Chart views (upper, lower, quadrant, side of mouth, arch and 3D modeling)
 * Graphical Display of prior existing treatment, current treatment and projected treatment
 * Clincal Notation

3D Perio Charting

 * Voice software for periocharting

Patient Tracking

 * Notation for billing, scheduling, alergic reactions, and much much more

Insurance Claim Tracking

 * Printing to blank paper or pre-purchased forms
 * electronic claims through eClaims.

Patient Pictures
Lab case Tracking
Audit Trail
Auto phone dialing
Connectivity to Palm^(R) OS through DxMobile

 * Patient Information
 * 3 day advance Appointment book tracking
 * Patient prescription tracking

Document Center to scan and store paperwork, images, and other items to make the practice paperless.
Office Journal to track letters sent, phone calls, billing and other communication with the patient.
Letter merge with Microsoft^(R) Word^TM
Custom report lists
Dentrix Image

 * Digital radiographs 
 * Intra/extra oral Imaging software
 * View image thumbnails in multiple sizes

Payment/fee schedules
Extensive treatment planning options
Create multiple treatment plans for different patient treatment options
Generate dynamic presentations based on the selected treatment plan
Integrate relevant digital images into patient treatment plan presentations
Burn a presentation to CD for your patient to take home
Layout changes can be saved and applied according to the user who is logged in
Choose from 70 new Clinical Note templates or create templates of your own
Digitally capture a patient's signature on informed consent form.
HIPAA tracking
Web page building, and integration of patient billing online through eCentral
Online payment options for patients through ePay
Remote backup system through eBackup
Patient Education through GURU

References

"Dentrix: About Us". Retrieved 2008-05-22.

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