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Charting

Charting in Dentally, all you need to know!

Charting tools

Learn about all the charting tools at your disposal in Dentally...


How to reorder appointments and treatment items๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช CA, AU, UK, ROI - Changing the order of treatments and appointments within a treatment plan
How to edit treatment items๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, AU, ROI, UK - Edit treatment items on your chart screen from settings. Adjusting the price and length of a treatment.
How to configure my chart view๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - Turning on/off a combined chart and how this affects the rows on your graphical chart.
How to turn on and configure the Hover Chart๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - How to enable/disable and configure my hover charting
How to upload images to a patient record๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ROI, CA, AU, UK - Adding patient images and x-rays to a patients record
How to record a baseline chart๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช CA, AU, UK, ROI - How to record a base chart for adult, and mixed dentition
How to add new treatment items๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - Add new treatments and to your treatment list, a full breakdown of each treatment item setting.
Managing Treatment Categories๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, AU, ROI, UK - How to add, edit and reorder treatment categories
How to clone and rename my treatment plan๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, ROI, AU, UK - Clone a TX plan when offering multiple treatment options, rename a plan so it's distinguishable
Multi-Surface Updating - Australia ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AU only - Dentists can now opt in to allow easier multi-surface updating
Clinical notes

Personal or Practice? The choice is yours. Learn about both here


How to edit clinical notes๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - How to add or edit clinical notes against a completed treatment item.
How to restore my clinical notes๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช CA, AU, UK, ROI - Why am I seeing a message about saving/restoring my clinical notes
Personal Clinical Notes Templates๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - How to set up clinical notes templates for personal use by practitioners?
How to use the Clinical History side panel๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ROI, CA, AU, UK - Discover the new clinical history sidebar and how it works in Dentally
Practice Clinical Notes Templates๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - How to create, edit & use clinical note templates across your practice?
How to record labs ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CA only - How to create a lab against a treatment item in Dentally
Using clinical note templates in Dentally๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - How to use clinical notes templates instead of writing your notes from scratch after every appointment
How to add new clinical note templates๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, AU, ROI, UK - How you can add your own clinical notes templates for use in your treatment planning.
Clinical notes templates selection screen๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, ROI, AU, UK - As of June 2023, you will be able to access your new clinical notes templates screen
Treatment planning

Treatment planning, estimates and region specific information


COVID-19 Assessment Treatment Template๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช CA, AU, UK, ROI - Download and install the COVID-19 Treatment template
How to complete a treatment plan๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - From start to finish
Sterilisation tracking codes๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AU only - Provides the practices with the ability to document sterilised instrument codes in a patient record
How to edit charged treatment๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROIWrong tooth or treatment charted? Take a read on how to edit a charged treatment plan below ๐Ÿ‘‡
How to reopen a treatment plan?๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ROI, CA, AU, UK - Let's take a look at how to reopen a previously completed treatment plan.
How to control whether an item appears on an estimate/invoice๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, AU, ROI, UK - Stop certain items from appearing on an invoice or estimate, or vice versa
Completing Treatments: Practitioner Name Change๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, ROI, AU, UK - Completing treatments assigned to a different practitioner
Creating a Treatment Plan - AU only ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AU only - How to create a new Treatment Plan. Including adding, changing and submitting treatments
How to use treatment plan templates๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - Use treatment plans and dental charting templates, chart multiple treatments with a single click
How to delete a treatment plan๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช CA, AU, UK, ROI - How to delete a Treatment Plan
Creating a Treatment Plan๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, AU, ROI, UK - Start to finish
Creating custom fields in Treatment Items๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - Creating custom fields to populate treatment items with pre-existing information
How to generate an estimate/consent form for a patient๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ROI, CA, AU, UK - Generating, printing and emailing estimates and consent forms
Treatment Planning User Interface Updates - Oct 2023๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, ROI, AU, UK - These changes came into effect as of Oct 2023 and were the first phase in a series of changes
How to add a treatment to a treatment plan in Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CA only - Adding treatment codes to a treatment plan in Canada, and understanding Dentally's "smart" code-swapping mechanism.
How to create a treatment plan in Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CA only - Creating a new treatment plan
How to edit an existing treatment plan in Canada ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CA only - Updating and amending existing treatment plans and treatment plan settings
How to complete treatments and treatment plans - CA only ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CA only - Marking individual treatments and whole treatment plans as complete once work has been carried out
How to use Health Fund estimates - AU Only ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AU only - How to process and submit a Health Fund Estimate
How to set up treatment plan templates๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - Create personal or shared Treatment Plan Templates, why you should use them and how to remove them.
How does Dentally save my treatment and notes?We have introduced some new saving methods to ensure your treatment plans and notes are safe and secure when running a busy dental practice.
FAQs

Your charting FAQs


Can I chart on supernumerary teeth๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, ROI - The best way to chart on a supernumerary tooth
Charting Tips in Dentally - Changing a treatment's charting icon๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, ROI, AU, UK - How to change a treatment's charting icon.
How to move an appointment to another treatment plan๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - Let's take a look at how you can easily move appointments to a different plan.
How to print or email a treatment plan estimate or consent form๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง AU, CA, ROI, UK - Let's take a look at how you can print and email a treatment plan estimate to your patient.
Charting Tips in Dentally - Charting a Treatment Across Multiple Teeth๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, ROI - How to chart a treatment across multiple teeth.
Where can I find my Charting Settings๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, ROI, AU, UK - How to access your charting preference settings and configure these to your specific needs.
How to lock my chart to the screen?๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - Lock your chart to the screen & make sure it stays static and sticks to the top when scrolling
Charting Tips in Dentally - Charting a Filling Across Multiple Surfaces๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง AU, CA, ROI, UK - How to chart a filling across multiple surfaces
Add a Telephone Assessment to Dentally๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, ROI - Let's take a look at how to set up a telephone assessment appointment in Dentally.
Charting Tips in Dentally - Delete a previously charted item๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, ROI, AU, UK - How to delete a previously charted treatment item
Charting Tips in Dentally - Final Tooth Treatments๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - How to chart final tooth treatments, reset tooth, tooth no longer present
Charting Tips in Dentally - Unerupted teeth now present๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, ROI - Tips to make charting easier in Dentally - mark unerupted tooth as now present
How to favourite treatment items and navigate treatment search๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง AU, CA, ROI, UK - Make sure you are confident with knowing your way around the 'Chart' screen.
DTX not launching๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง CA, ROI, AU, UK - What to do if DTX is not launching.