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

VistaDent is a digital imaging program. Website: https://www.dentsplysirona.com/en-ca .

Bridge Setup

Enter the necessary settings to enable this bridge. Only the fields that need edits are listed:

• Enabled: Check to enable this bridge.
• Path of file to open: The location of the program executable. Defaults to C:\Program Files\GAC\VistaDent\VistaDent.exe.
• Additional Properties: Double-click a row to change settings.
  • Enter 0 to use PatientNum, or 1 to use ChartNum: Determine which identifier is used to launch the patient in the bridge.
• Text on button: (Optional) Enter the text that is displayed for the bridge button.
• Button Settings: Determine the visual behavior of the bridge button.
  • Hide Button for Clinics: If using clinics, determine which clinics this button should and should not display for.
  • Add a button to these toolbars: Determine which toolbars this button should display under. Defaults to ChartModule.
  • Button Image: (Optional) Import an image to show on the button (must be exactly 22 x 22 pixels).

Click Save to keep changes.

Technical Details

Open Dental launches VistaDent.exe with command line parameters.

Example:

VistaDent.exe -first="John" -last="Doe" -id="1589" -DOB="1980-12-15" -sex="m"

Remote desktop enhancement for enterprise users: In version 16.2.38 and 16.3, the VistaDent bridge can be used with the RemoteExecuter.exe for remote sessions.

• The Path of file to open should contain the path to RemoteExecuter. The website for downloading the software is www.mqtechnologies.com.
• Enter the path of the program to launch, like VistaDent.exe, in the Optional command line arguments field.

The optional command line arguments are then passed to the remotely connected computer and the VistaDent.exe path is found on the local computer instead of the remote computer.