You can edit any custom imaging procedure. Any changes to a custom imaging procedure do not affect images that have already been taken using that imaging procedure.
To edit a custom imaging procedure
1. Open the Patient Chart and select a patient.
All images pertaining to the selected patient appear in the Smart Image panel.
2. Double-click an image.
The Dentrix Imaging dialog box appears.
3. Click the Acquire Images tab.
The options for acquiring images become available.
4. Under Imaging Procedures, click the Custom tab.
Any existing custom imaging procedures are listed.
Note: Custom imaging procedures are location, organization, or user specific.
5. Select an imaging procedure.
The options for the selected procedure become available.
6. Click the Edit button next to Acquisition Options for [Procedure Name].
The options to edit the imaging procedure become available.
7. Change any of the following options as needed:
· Procedure Name – A name (up to eleven characters) for the imaging procedure.
· Code – A valid procedure code or a multi-code. The specified code posts to a patient’s record when this imaging procedure is used to acquire images. However, if the code is invalid, an error message appears during acquisition, and the code is not posted.
8. Edit the image placeholders in the template as needed:
a. To move a placeholder, drag it to a different spot.
b. To switch the orientation of the selected placeholder, click the Rotate button.
c. To assign different tooth numbers to the selected placeholder, click the Edit button.
d. Repeat steps a - c as needed to edit other placeholders.
Note: You cannot add or remove placeholders.
9. To view or change the default acquisition order, click Set Order.
Numbers appear on the placeholders to indicate the order.
To change the order, do the following:
a. Click Reset to remove the order number from every placeholder.
b. Click each placeholder in the order that you want to acquire the images.
Note: To undo order assignments, click Undo.
c. When you have assigned an order to every placeholder, click Finish.
10. Click Save.