Acquiring CAD/CAM scans

You can acquire CAD/CAM scans with third-party programs.

Note: For the complete list of acquisition devices that are supported by Dentrix Ascend Imaging, see "Supported Acquisition Devices."

To acquire a CAD/CAM scan

If the correct patient is not already selected in Dentrix Ascend, use the Patient Search box to access the patient's record.

Note: You can include inactive patients in the search results by setting the Include inactive patients switch to On.
On the Patient menu, under Clinical, click (or tap) Chart, Progress Notes, Quick Exam, Perio, Tx Planner, or Imaging.
On the Chart, Progress Notes, Perio, Tx Planner, or Imaging tab of a patient's clinical record, on the Imaging tab's menu, click (or tap) Acquire images.

Notes:
- If the acquisition agent is not installed, the Acquisition Activation dialog box appears. Click (or tap) the Click here link to download the acquisition agent installer. Then, click (or tap) Done. After you install the acquisition agent and the drivers for your acquisition devices, you can begin acquiring images.
- If you have not already accepted the diagnostic use policy, the Diagnostic Use Warning dialog box appears. To begin using the imaging features of Dentrix Ascend, you must select the I accept the above-mentioned policy checkbox, and then click (or tap) Accept & Go to Imaging.
The options for acquiring images become available.
Under Imaging Procedures, select one of the following tabs:
- Favorites - This tab contains the imaging procedures for the current location that have been marked as favorites. This tab is available only if there are favorite imaging procedures for the current location. If there are favorite imaging procedures for the current location, this tab is selected by default.
- Standard - This tab contains the standard imaging procedures that come with Dentrix Ascend Imaging. This tab is available for all locations. If there are not any favorite imaging procedures for the current location, this tab is selected by default.
Note: The Custom tab, even if it is available, does not contain imaging procedures for CAD/CAM scans.
Below the list of imaging procedures, select the Auto-proceed with Acquisition checkbox if you want to allow an acquisition to begin automatically after you select a procedure, teeth for a selected procedure (a procedure may require a minimum number of teeth to be selected), or a sequence variant (for 2BW or 3PA procedures, the most recently selected variant is not remembered, so one must be selected to auto-proceed; however, for FMX, the last selected variant--FMX18 or FMX21--is remembered and used to auto-proceed).

Notes:
- A bitewing requires at least one tooth from the upper arch and one from the lower arch. If you want to select two from each arch, for example, do not use the Auto-proceed with Acquisition checkbox because the acquisition will start after you select the third tooth without allowing you to select the fourth tooth (for example, if you select two from the upper arch, and then select a tooth on the lower arch, the acquisition starts before you can select the other tooth on the lower arch.
- Use the Auto-proceed with Acquisition checkbox only if the correct acquisition device is selected for a given procedure and if that is the device you always use for acquiring those types of images; otherwise, you must pause the acquisition to select the correct device.
- If you cancel an acquisition that started with the Auto-proceed with Acquisition checkbox selected, after you cancel the acquisition, the Auto-proceed with Acquisition checkbox is cleared automatically.
- The state of the Auto-proceed with Acquisition checkbox is saved for the next time you acquire images on this computer.
Select the imaging procedure CAD/CAM Scan, which corresponds to the only acquisition type for a CAD/CAM scan.

The options for the selected procedure become available.
Under Billing Options, set up the following options:
- Apply charges - To post the fee for the selected procedure, select the checkbox. To post a zero amount for the procedure, clear the checkbox.
- Bill to insurance - To bill the patient's insurance carrier for the procedure, select the checkbox. To not bill the patient's insurance carrier for the procedure, clear the checkbox.
- Select provider - From the list, select the provider who you want to associate with the procedure.
  
  Note: Only providers who have access to the current location and who are flagged as charting providers are available for selection. Also, the provider who is selected by default is determined by the current location's Default procedure provider setting.
Under Task to Perform, on the Acquire Images tab, select the correct device on the Available Devices menu if it is not already selected.

Note: For the complete list of acquisition devices that are supported by Dentrix Ascend Imaging, see "Supported Acquisition Devices."
If the selected device supports 3D CAD/CAM scan processing within Dentrix Ascend Imaging, the Acquire a 2D image link only checkbox is available. Select or clear this checkbox:
- With this checkbox selected, Dentrix Ascend Imaging displays and saves only a 2D snapshot of the CAD/CAM scan.
- With this checkbox clear, Dentrix Ascend Imaging displays and saves the full CAD/CAM scan (you can save a 2D snapshot of that scan later).
Note: The state of this checkbox is saved for the next time you acquire a CAD/CAM scan.

Note: If the selected device does not support 3D CAD/CAM scan processing within Dentrix Ascend Imaging, the Acquire a 2D image link only checkbox is not available. When you acquire a CAD/CAM scan using the selected device, Dentrix Ascend Imaging displays and saves only a 2D snapshot of that CAD/CAM scan.
Click (or tap) Proceed with Acquisition.
Acquire the CAD/CAM scan with the specified device.
Do the following:
1. Use the options in the third-party imaging program that opens to get ready to acquire an scan.
2. Acquire the scan in the third-party imaging program.
3. Close the third-party imaging program.
  
  The Set Model Orientation dialog box appears.
4. Adjust the orientation of the model as you want it to appear in Dentrix Ascend Imaging by default:
  - Select the yellow circle to make it active, and then drag to rotate the model clockwise or counterclockwise.
  - Select the green line to make it active, and then drag to rotate the model on the x-axis.
  - Select the red line to make it active, and then drag to rotate the model on the y-axis.
  - Click (or tap) anywhere within the purple circle to make it and the yellow circle active, and then drag to move the model in any direction.
  Note: When you save the orientation, that view of the model becomes the default you can adjust it further from within Dentrix Ascend Imaging later on.
5. Click (or tap) Save.
  
  The resulting scan is saved to the patient's record.