New Features in Dentrix G7.1 Health History Worth Shouting About

Last week I talked about the integration of CareCredit within the patent Ledger in Dentrix G7.1. This week let’s talk about another exciting new feature in G7.1, the improvements to the patient Health History module.

Dentrix has made vast improvements to the patient Health History over the past few releases. In older versions of Dentrix there was a limit of sixty-four medical alerts. In Dentrix G7, the limit of sixty-four was removed, and you now have the ability to separate medical conditions and allergies into their own categories. You can also inactivate medical conditions and allergies that no longer apply to the patient, keeping a record that the patient previously had a medical issue.

Now, Dentrix G7.1 has made the patient Health History even better with the following capabilities:

1. Add and store an emergency contact, physician, and/or a preferred pharmacy contact information for each patient within Health History.
2. View prescriptions given by your office without leaving the Health History module.
3. View and print Questionnaires from within the Health History module.
4. Record medications (as reported by the patient) that have been prescribed by other doctors.
5. Health History pop-ups which can replace patent alerts for specific medical conditions, allergies and medications. You determine which areas of Dentrix you want to display the Health History pop-ups and which medical conditions, allergies and medications you want the pop-ups to display for. 

The two new features I’m most excited about are the last two in this list. #4 - Being able to document patient-reported medications is a great feature because in previous versions of Dentrix there was not a specific place to list patient reported medications. #5 - Health History pop-ups are a great feature to alert your team to patients with conditions that can cause contraindications with their dental work, such as requiring pre-medication or taking a blood thinner. Additionally, the pop-up feature can also be a big time-saver because it eliminates double data-entry when your staff is entering both patient alert notes and medical condition alerts.

With these improvements to the Health History module, you now can log a comprehensive health history for each patient. There is now one location where you can record medical conditions & allergies, document patient reported medications, access prescriptions you have given the patient, and store emergency contact, physician contact and preferred pharmacy information.

Using the new Health History module to its fullest extent can help your office eliminate the need to refer to a written health history because now you have a specific place in Dentrix for all this information. If you haven’t updated to the latest version of Dentrix, first be sure to check the hardware system requirements and make sure you have a current back up. Once you have updated, I think you will be extremely happy with the latest changes and how they can improve your office workflow. E-mail me with any questions at vectordentalconsulting@gmail.com.


Charlotte Skaggs, Certified Dentrix Trainer

Charlotte Skaggs is the founder of Vector Dental Consulting LLC, a practice management firm focused on taking offices to the next level. Charlotte co-owned and managed a successful dental practice with her husband for 17 years. She has a unique approach to consulting based on the perspective of a practice owner. Charlotte has been using Dentrix for almost 20 years and is a certified Dentrix trainer. Contact Charlotte at vectordentalconsulting@gmail.com.

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