With Dentrix, you can take measurements using any of five predefined navigation scripts. To speed up entering periodontal exam data, once you enter a measurement, the data entry cursor automatically advances from site to site and tooth to tooth. You can enter data using a keyboard or a mouse. Since different providers chart in different ways, you can add your own custom general navigation "scripts." These scripts indicate which measurements (PD, GM, CAL, and so forth) are recorded and in what order.
For more information on taking perio measurements, click Entering perio measurements.
To create a new perio exam
1. In the Perio Chart, click File, and then click New Exam.
The New Exam dialog box appears.
2. To accept the current date for the exam, click OK.
3. From the Script Selection toolbar, select the script that you want to use.
· Dentrix Clinical Attachment Level – Click to enter clinical attachment level measurements.
· Dentrix Default Script – Click to enter probing depth measurements.
· Dentrix Gingival Margin – Click to enter gingival margin measurements.
· Dentrix Mucogingival Junction – Click to enter mucogingival junction measurements.
· Dentrix Probing Depths – Click to enter probing depth measurements.
4. Type the measurement directly in the Data Chart, or click the appropriate measurement in the Data Entry number pad.
The measurement appears in the Data Chart, and the data entry cursor moves automatically to the next measuring point according to the script you selected. To enter measurements greater than 9 mm, click "Entering measurements greater than 9 mm."
5. If necessary, under Perio Navigation, do one or more of the following:
· To skip to the next position in the script, click Next.
· To return to the previous position, click Previous.
· To resume entering measurements according to the script, click Resume.
6. When you have entered all the data for the selected script, select a new script, and then enter the data for that script. Repeat this process for all desired scripts.
7. To save the exam, click File, and then click Save Exam.