Enter Treatment  

In the Chart module, at the upper right, click on the Enter Treatment tab.

Treatment is usually entered by first selecting teeth in the tooth chart. Once the teeth are selected, you click on the surfaces, then diagnosis, and finally on a procedure. Depending on which teeth are selected, some surfaces will be disabled. When you click on the buttons for each surface, the surfaces box directly above them is updated. You cannot edit this box.

There are three ways to select the actual procedure. You can select from the main Procedure list, or type in the code, or more commonly, single click on one of the procedure 'buttons' from the large box. The buttons are set up in the Procedure Buttons window, and are very flexible, letting you select procedure codes or Auto Codes. Usually, the treatment then goes directly into the Progress Notes, and displays on the tooth chart. If any information is missing, the Edit Procedure window will appear and allow you to fill in the missing information.

Open Dental comes with two special procedure codes for notes. Tooth Note lets you enter a note about a specific tooth, and Clinical Note lets you enter a general note. Any notes can go here, for instance a clinically related phone call, or notes about changes to medical history. You can always set up additional codes if you want more kinds of notes to be available, but take a look at the Comm Log first to see if that will work for your situation.

As you are entering procedures, the entry status, date, and priority will be set according to your selections at the lower left of the Enter Tx section. See the Procedure Edit section for an explanation of the different statuses. If you enter a procedure with a status of EO (Exising Other provider), the date will be 01/01/0001. This will make the procedure show at the beginning of the Progress Notes so that it doesn't cause clutter.

If the today box is checked, then the entry date will always be today's date. If you need to enter multiple procedures with a previous date, then uncheck the today box and enter the date before entering the procedures. Priorities are used in the Treatment Plan module. See that page for information on priorities.

For diagnosis, you can select one item from the list each time you enter a procedure, or you can skip it. The list is completely customizable in Definitions.

Related sections:

Missing Teeth

Movements

Primary Teeth

Planned Appointment

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