You can make custom notations on the Graphic Chart to describe treatment, write a note to your staff, or highlight problem areas. You can make a notation with a mouse or a tablet PC pointing device and view or hide them at any time.
To make a notation
1. Select a patient.
2. In the Patient Chart, click Options, point to Chart Notations, and then click Edit Notations.
The Dentrix Notations toolbar appears.
The Dentrix Notations toolbar consists of four buttons:
· Pen - Use to draw on the Graphic Chart using a variety of colors and line widths.
· To select a color and line width, click the button, and then click your choice from the list.
· Click Pen Settings to change the color, thickness, and tip style of the pen tool.
· Highlighter - Use to highlight teeth or surfaces in the Graphic Chart.
· To select a color and line width, click the button, and then click your choice from the list.
· Click Highlighter Settings to change the color, thickness, and tip style of the highlighter tool.
· Eraser - Use to remove notations.
· To select the size of the eraser, click the button.
· Click Clear All to erase all notations.
· Selection - Use to move, enlarge, or minimize notations.
· To move a notation, click the button and drag the pointer around the notation that you want to move. Drag the notation to a new location on the Graphic Chart.
· To enlarge or minimize a notation, drag a corner of the selection box.
· To delete a notation, right-click it, and from the shortcut menu, click Delete Selection.