DentalStudio Bridge

In the Main Menu, click Setup, Program Links. Double-click on DentalStudio.

The DentalStudio bridge is an imaging software. See www.villasm.com.

Contact DentalStudio to get a copy of the file AutoStartup.exe. Copy this file into the DentalStudio program folder.

To enable the bridge:

  1. Check the Enabled box.
  2. Verify the Path of file to open.
  3. Double-click on a row in Additional Properties to change settings.
    1. Use the PatNum (enter 0) or ChartNum (enter 1) as the patient ID.
    2. UserName (cannot contain double quotes).
    3. Password (cannot contain double quotes).
  4. Set up a clickable bridge button.
    1. Under Add a button to these toolbars, highlight where to display the button.
    2. Enter the Text on button.
    3. (Optional) Import an image to show on the button (22 x 22 pixels).
  5. If using clinics, click Hide Button for Clinics. Select which clinics the button should display on.
  6. Click OK.

Technical Data

The user has the option to clear out the UserName program property, which will cause the logged-in Open Dental user credentials to be sent to DentalStudio instead.