Using the Common Toolbar

The Common toolbar contains buttons that enable you to access commonly used functions from the Restorative, Exams, Clinical Images, and Treatment Planning tabs.

For information on adding a button to the common toolbar, see Customizing Toolbars.

Click the icon for the description of the Common toolbar buttons.

 

View patient's appointment for today

Click this button to display the Patient Appointment Card window In this window, you can edit and post procedures to be performed on the current date. If the patient does not have an appointment for the current date, a message is displayed.

Patient Education

Click this button to display the Patient Education Setup window. In this window, you can run a patient education program from the charting module. The first time you run the program, you must enter the drive, directory, and path in which the program is located.

Start ViperSoft

Click this button to access the Vipersoft software program.

Start the selected X-ray application

Click this button to launch your x-ray capture program.

Make Appointment

Click this button to display the Patient Appointments window. In this window, you can schedule a patient appointment.

Scheduler

Click this button to display the Single Day View window.

Review End of day notes

Click this button to add notes for procedures posted on the current day. This command is enabled if the Add Clinical Notes at End of Day option is selected in the Chart Properties window. See Adding Clinical Notes at the End of the Day.

E-mail this patient's chart

Click this button to display the SoftDent E-Mail window. See E-mailing Charts.

Show Patient's Documents and Images

Click this button to display the Documents List window.

Patient Medical History

Click this button to display the patient's Medical History window. In this window, you can edit and add information to the patient's medical history.

Prescription

Click this button to display the Prescriptions for List window. In this window, you can view, refill, and add prescriptions for a patient.

Display this patient's information dialog

Click this button to display the Patient window. The personal, medical history, insurance, account balance, and patient balance information is displayed in this window.

Display the Patient's Lab Cases

Click this button to display the Lab Case List window. A list of all lab cases for the patient and the status of each is displayed in this window.

Capture Patient Portrait

Click this button to display the Patient Portrait window. In this window, you can capture and import a portrait to associate with a patient's chart.

Electronic Router

Click this button to display the Electronic Router window. In this window, you can schedule a follow-up appointment.

Letter Expert

Click this button to display the Letter Merge window. In this window, you can merge patient information with a letter.

 

Related Topics

Customizing Toolbars