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Patient Record Overview

Adding patients, patient notes and more...


How to add a new patient in Dentally?๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช UK, CA, AU, IE - Let's take a look at how you can use the toolbar in dentally to add a new patient record.
How to use the 'Details' screen in the patient record๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, IE - Exploring the patient's details screen including navigating, editing, archiving and deleting.
How to work on multiple patients at the same time๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช CA, AU, UK, IE - How to open more than one patient record at a time
Adding, Customising and Deleting a Note๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง AU, CA, IE, UK - How to add, show, hide, customise and delete a non-clinical Note
How to use postcode look-up to enter a patient's address - UK only ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง UK only - How to use the postcode finder function to make it easier to enter patient details.
How to search for a patient in Dentally๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง AU, CA, IE, UK - How to use the search box in Dentally to find a patient or archived patient
Sticky Notes๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, IE - Use notes for quick non-clinical information, reminders, or comments
Opening Multiple Patient Records๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช CA, AU, UK, IE - How to open multiple patient records
Patient Details - Canada Only ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ CA only - Let's explore entering and editing the patient's details within Dentally
Patient Admin

Customising and Managing your patients


Customise the Patient's Title๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง AU, CA, IE, UK - How to add Titles into the patient's details
Archiving a Patient๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, IE - How to archive a patient, find archived patients
How to merge patients๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, UK, IE - How to merge duplicate patient records in Dentally, Including how to merge patient images beforehand!
Family Members๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช UK, CA, AU, IE - Group family members, link and unlink family members to make appointment booking easier for the family
How to locate an archived patient?๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง AU, CA, IE, UK - Struggling to find an archived patient, Cant find an old patient.
Using the Audit Trail๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง AU, CA, IE, UK - How to use the audit tab to view all the activity on a patient's account.
How to Access and Export Treatment History๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, IE - Access a full list of the patient's treatment history, and export this if the patient ever requests a copy
Can I add a profile photo to the patient's record?๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช AU, CA, UK, IE - How to add a profile photo to a patient's record.