Chart Module  

The Chart Module is where the clinical information is entered and organized for a patient.

The Progress Notes are on the right, showing a list of all procedures treatment planned and completed. Procedure Notes are stored with the procedure and are visible here. The progress notes are color coded by status and the colors are completely user-defined in Definitions. Rx's, Commlog entries, Appointments, and Lab Cases are shown as line items along with their note, and their color is customizable as well.

To change which information appears in the progress notes, use the Show tab. To edit a Procedure, double click on it.

Above the Progress Notes are tabs for Entering Treatment, Missing Teeth, Movements, Primary Teeth, Planned Appointment, Show, and Draw.  Clicking the currently selected tab, minimizes the tab so that you can see more of the Progress Notes.

To the lower left is a pink area for Medical Notes, Medications, Problems, Allergies, etc. Double click on that area to open the edit window.

The graphical tooth chart is displayed on the left side of the window, and is designed to show at a glance all treatment that has been performed or is planned for that patient. All the colors are customizable in the Definitions section, and the type of graphic that is drawn for each procedure is customizable in the Procedure Code setup.  In the main toolbar, use the Tooth Chart button dropdown to Show Big or save to Images.  Saving snapshots is especially important for pedo offices to see history of tooth eruption.

To print the progress notes, right click on them and select Print.

Images in Chart module
Images are imported or scanned in the Images module. But for radiographs and photos, it is nice to see them directly from the Chart module. So you can set some of you image categories to display in the Chart module as well. Organizing and naming image categories is done in the Definitions window. There are instructions there on how to mark certain categories with an X. Those  categories will then show in the Chart module as tabs across the bottom. The height of the images section can be dragged taller or shorter, and you can minimize it by clicking on the current tab. The All tab will show all images for all tabs. Double click on an image to bring up that image full size in a second window. This second window can be dragged to another monitor if you use multiple monitors. You don't have to close this window to return to the Chart, so you can always leave it open.