What's New in Dentrix

New features to help your team be more productive and more profitable.

The July 2024 releases of Dentrix include the following features:

  • Miscellaneous Features
  • Bug Fixes

Miscellaneous Features

A new paint type with the user code “Hydrxyapa” commonly referred to as “remineralization” has been added to Dentrix. The paint type is assigned to procedure code D2991 and marks selected teeth in the Patient Chart with the letter “R.” For more information, please refer to Adding treatment using the Procedure Codes panel in the Dentrix Help. (24.14)

The current status of online patient forms is received through eSync and automatically updated in the Appointment Book for forms corresponding to patients’ appointments. A form status indicator appears in the Appointment Book for any appointments that have received patient form updates. For more information, please refer to Viewing Patient Forms status in the Appointment Book in the Dentrix Help. (24.14)


Bug Fixes

  • If you previewed a claim and printed it, only a “Yes” box appeared in Box 43 of the 2024 claim format instead of a “No” and “Yes” box. (24.13)
  • If you entered an invalid reason code, secondary claims failed to validate through DentalXChange. (24.13)
  • If you clicked the subscriber selection icon in the Insurance Information dialog box, you could select the same plan for both Primary and Secondary Insurance coverage. This is no longer allowed. (24.13)
  • If you closed the More Information dialog box, the selected patient was removed from the Patient Chart. (24.13)
  • If you clicked the More Information toolbar button in the Patient Chart, the Smart Image panel was disabled. (24.13)
  • If you created an appointment from a completed new patient appointment, the appointment was labeled a new patient appointment until you reopened the Appointment Book. (24.13)
  • If you opened the Dental Insurance Benefits and Coverage dialog box from an appointment block to update Deductibles/Maximums, an error occurred. (24.13)
  • If you did not save changes in the Dental Insurance Benefits and Coverage dialog box, the dialog box stopped responding. (24.13)
  • If you changed the payment date or payment amount of a claim, the Ledger stopped responding. (24.13)
  • Resolved search result inconsistencies in the Select Patient dialog box. (24.13)
  • Custom procedure codes with extensions added to existing codes were not listed alphabetically in the Procedure Code Setup dialog box or the Procedure Code List. (24.14)
  • The Continuing Care window displayed the logged in provider’s full name only regardless of preferences settings. (24.14)
  • After posting a Batch Insurance payment, the claim remained in Pending Claims in the Batch Insurance Payment Entry dialog box. (24.14)
  • In the Select Patient dialog box pressing the Enter key did not open the Family File to the selected patient. (24.14)
  • Printing the DX2024 Claim Form cut off the last character of the state ID in Box 12. (24.14)

View the Release Guide.

These versions of Dentrix were known as 24.13 and 24.14.