Tips & Tricks #6
Learn how to hide an accidentally created user, deal with providers that have different reimbursement rates within the same insurance plan (or charge a different office fee), and how to retrieve deleted procedure notes.
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Installing Open Dental on Additional Workstations in Your Practice
Installing Open Dental on additional workstations in your practice is quick and easy. Follow these steps for a smooth installation from start to finish.
It’s Tax Refund Season – Get Patients Scheduled for the Care They Need!
Consumer health spending rises during tax refund season when patients are more able to pay for care. Let your patients know you care about them, and encourage them to get treatment for their small issues now so they don’t become bigger and more expensive problems!
FAQs Answered: Monthly Patient Billing
Open Dental’s Patient Billing feature (Manage module, Billing button) is designed for monthly patient billing. This is separate from the walk-out statements you print for your patients. This is a monthly billing process you can run to send statements out to all your patients based on criteria you […]
Don’t Let Revenue Slip Through the Cracks: Using Reports to Plug the Holes
As your practice grows, make sure you’re utilizing all the available tools to track and manage all your income, whether it’s from insurance or patients. This post gives you a rundown on the tools, and how to maximize their potential.
Software Update: Stable Version 17.3 Highlights
We are excited to announce Version 17.3 has now been released as Stable. This versions implemented 26 enhancements and new features requested by our users! Watch the video or read all about our highlighted new features.
Patient Payments: Allocating Made Easy!
Starting in version 17.3, Open Dental makes allocating payments to outstanding charges easier than ever! (Updated to include webinar published 2/14/18, and to update payment button description to include the newly added option to “Prefer this patient” when creating a patient payment.) Allocating payments to procedures prepares your […]
Tips & Tricks #5
Learn how to specify account module comm entry views, print progress notes for a specific date range, decipher the X in the Treatment Plan Sub column and more!
Automation for Better Patient AND Practice Health
You got into Dentistry because you care about your patients, not because you wanted to spend your day doing paperwork and making phone calls. Automation of repetitive tasks can boost efficiency & productivity, and provide a more consistent work and process flow, which has a direct impact on patient […]
Appointment Search: Find a Specific Opening in Your Schedule
Your patients have busy lives, and sometimes getting them the care they need means you have to find a slot in your schedule that can squeeze into their hectic week. Never fear, the Appointment Search function is here! Using the Appointment Search function, it’s easy to find a specific […]