📝 Please note: These steps are for UK/Canada users only - for Australian users, the steps are different.
Using templates for prescriptions in Dentally...
There is not a dedicated prescription feature in Dentally however, the use of letter templates in Dentally is super versatile and can be used for creating prescriptions. Lets take a look at how you can set these up for use across your practice.
To create a prescription template
Go to Settings > Templates > Letters
Click on + New Template
Give it a recognisable name so it's easy to find later
Enter the required information, including merge fields as needed and click save
To use the prescription template
Go to the Correspondence tab on the patient's record
Click on new correspondence and choose new letter
Select the template we created and click next step
Choose the recipient and click next step
You can then compose your letter including adding any information specific to the patient when you are happy click next step
Lastly, you can choose your posting options. In the case of a prescription, you will want to set this to print and send yourself.
Then click save
This will open up the pdf for you to print or email straight to the patient.
This will be saved automatically to the patient's correspondence tab for you to reference in the future if needed.