Switching to the sample or tutor database

While you are learning to use Easy Dental, you may want to gain hands-on experience by adding and editing sample information in Easy Dental. Easy Dental provides a sample or tutor database you can use for this purpose.

Important: As you are learning Easy Dental and experimenting with its features, never use your practice’s actual patient database.

The Sample database contains sample data you can practice with such as patient information, chart information, appointment information, provider information, insurance information, and more. You can add your own data or edit the existing sample information as you experiment with the various Easy Dental features. You can switch to the Sample database at any time, make any changes you want, and then switch back to your practice’s live patient database at the end of your practice session.

To switch to the sample database

1.   In the Patient Banner, click Settings button.

The Settings dialog box appears.

2.   Click Maintenance, and then click Preferences.

3.   In the Preferences dialog box, click the Paths tab.

4.   Select Switch to Sample Database, and then click OK.

A message appears.

5.   Do the following:

·        Click OK to close the message.

·        Close Easy Dental and re-open it.

You are now using the Sample database.

Important: Switching to the Sample database does not close eServices.

6.   To close the Sample database and switch back to your practice's live database, close Easy Dental.