🚨 This feature is currently still rolling out across Dentally sites so you may not see this option just yet 🚨
You can set a custom colour for all treatments charted in the Base chart tab.
This helps you quickly distinguish:
Existing treatments recorded in the base chart
Newly completed or planned treatments
Using a unique colour makes it easier to understand a patient’s history at a glance, without needing to review notes or dig through charting history. Plus, it works both with or without condensed mode on.
How to set a base chart colour
Go to 'Settings' and 'Practice'
Select the 'Other' tab
Scroll down and enable 'Override base chart treatment colours'
Choose your preferred colour
Select 'Save'
🚨 Important: Please note the following about this feature
The setting is practice‑level
Once enabled, it applies to all sites in the practice
Colour changes also apply to all users
How override base chart colours work
The selected colour in your practice settings applies only to Base chart items
Treatment plan items are not affected
Completed treatments still display as completed
If a treatment is marked as incomplete, it will return to the normal uncompleted treatment colour set when condensed mode is enabled
Base chart colour and uncompleted treatment colour are separate settings and work independently