Dentrix has two general categories for payments: insurance payments and guarantor payments. Payments are categorized relating to an insurance claim as insurance payments and payments received from patients as guarantor payments. To assist you in classifying the different types of payments, you can add payment types. You may have a total of 40 payment types.
To add a payment type
1. In the Office Manager, click Maintenance, point to Practice Setup, and then click Definitions.
The Practice Definitions dialog box appears.
2. From the Definition Type list, select Payment Types.
The current list of payment types appears.
3. In the Definition Text box, type the name of the payment type you want to add.
4. Click Add.
The new payment type is added to the bottom of the list.