Familiarising yourself with the patient's Chart screen
The treatment chart located on the patient's record under the 'Chart' tab is where you can add a patient's current base chart and plan future treatment to name just the basics!
This article will explore the various other features available to you on the chart screen 👇
Configuring the dentition
You can use the toggles in the top left of the chart screen to switch between deciduous and permanent teeth or a mixed view of both.
This is defaulted by age in the first instance per patient, but once you manually change the view on a patient, it will remember this going forward.
Key to understand which each toggle will show:
PD: Permanent Dentition.
PTD: Permanent Treatment Dentition, i.e. where you chart treatment.
DD: Deciduous Dentition.
DTD: Deciduous Treatment Dentition, i.e. where you chart treatment.
Your Chart view settings
The Chart settings is where you can access the tools that will help you take your charting experience to the next level!
They can be accessed from either the drop-down icon next to your dentition, or a full view can be accessed from the 'Chart settings' ⚙️ icon.
The settings allow you to configure features such as:
Locked chart.
Combined chart.
Hover chart.
Find out more about enabling and configuring your various chart options in our dedicated guide here.
Viewing the treatment history of a tooth
There are multiple ways to view treatment history from your chart screen, ensuring you can find a way that suits you best!
Hovering the tooth
Hovering your mouse over a specific tooth will show you the history of that single tooth in a tooltip on the screen. Great for quickly viewing a single tooth's history!
History tab
You can navigate to the 'History' tab in the lower right of the chart, which will bring up the patient's entire clinical history.
This list can be filtered, exported, expanded and searced through as needed.
Each treatment line will have a 'TP' button to the left; when clicked, this will take you to view the treatment plan that the treatment item was initially recorded on.
Clinical History sidebar
The clinical sidebar allows you to keep the patient's history on screen when navigating through out the patient's record.
Exploring the treatments on your chart
Your treatment list is located on the left of the chart screen, all treatment items will appear here. The treatment list can filtered and sorted through in multiple ways, such as:
Using the search box.
Changing the category.
Using your favourites or having them on top! ⭐️
Changing your 'Sort by' preference
Using the quick link alphabet on the right.
You can even use the drop-down options menu to set your preferences when it comes to searching and sorting through your treatments.
💡Top Tip: You can chart multiple surfaces in one treatment by using the right mouse button to chart any additional surfaces after charting the first surface using the left mouse button.
Creating and configuring treatment plans
Each open treatment plan has its own tab on the patient's chart, and completed/past treatment plans can be found in the History tab.
Creating new plans is done from the '+' ✚ icon, you can then use the plan settings in the bottom left to do things such as add appointments, reorder treatments or remove plans.
Charging, completing and submitting treatment can be done from the bottom right of each plan. To explore more about treatment plans and plan templates, visit our dedicated guide here.
Using the base chart
The 'Base Chart' tab on the right of the chart puts you into base chart mode, essentially allowing you to edit the patient's base dentition.
The treatment chart lines will be greyed out if you are using a four-row chart, and treatment items from your normal list on the left can be charted on the base rows.
Using the BPE tab
Although not widely used in Canada, The 'BPE' tab will show the patient's entire basic perio exam history and is also where new BPE's can be created for the patient.
Add a new BPE by clicking on the 'Record New BPE /BEWE' button.
A red marker will be shown on the tab if a BPE Chart is due to be taken.
Using the Cloud gallery and Images tabs
Images tab
The 'Images' tab allows you to upload x-rays or images taken and save them against the patient's record. Previously uploaded images will be displayed in this tab and can be viewed, edited or downloaded using the options on the screen.
Cloud Gallery
The 'Cloud Gallery' works alongside Dentally Vision and will store all of your images taken through vision directly into the cloud!