Dentrix Ideas

Prevent making duplicate charts

There should be a block that prevents you from making a duplicate of an existing patient if they have the same name and dob.

  • Guest
  • Jun 5 2026
  • Needs review
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  • Guest commented
    9 Jul 07:36pm

    Excellent suggestion

  • Teresa A commented
    18 Jun 12:46am

    I go to Family File-Select Advanced Search: Select status: Select ALL listed(Patient, Non-patient, inactive, Archived) works every time! been doing it 43 years! I've had people saying I'm a new patient when they have been before. This also helps with flagged accounts(financial, Patient issues, people dismissed from practice). Especially with training new staff who do not know the patients. You can flag icon the patient ledger in the computer as well(state Name Alert) and will pop up before scheduling to verify!

  • Guest commented
    17 Jun 01:21pm

    this is a great idea