Acquiring images

You can acquire images with sensors, phosphor plates, cameras, other digital equipment, and third-party programs. You can also import image files (such as .png or .jpg files). When you acquire or import images, you can customize acquisition settings, and there are options for posting the associated procedure and billing the procedure to insurance. The acquired or imported images are saved to a selected patient's record in Dentrix Ascend Imaging.

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

You can acquire or import the following types of images:

• Intraoral X-rays

• Intraoral and extraoral photos

• Extraoral X-rays

• CAD/CAM scans

• 3D volumes