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Adding and Removing Teeth from a Procedure Code

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Description:

This quick guide outlines the steps required to add or remove the teeth that are associated with a procedure code.

 

About:

The teeth assigned to a procedure code determine which teeth will be included when the procedure code is selected in the Site Selector within the Billing and Charting modules.

 

Steps:

The following topics are covered in this quick guide:

  • Section 1 - Accessing the Procedures Module

  • Section 2 - Adding Teeth to a Procedure Code

  • Section 3 - Removing Teeth from a Procedure Code

Section 1 - Accessing the Procedures Module

  1. In the Sidekick, click the More menu, then click Administration within the drop-down list.

 

  1. In the Administration menu, within the Procedures drop-down list, click Procedures.

 

Section 2 - Adding Teeth to a Procedure Code

  1. In the Procedures module, click the Search button.

 

  1. Within the Search field, enter the procedure code.

 

  1. Click the cell in the Teeth column.

 

  1. In the drop-down list, click the applicable teeth that will be added. To select multiple adjacent teeth, click and drag the cursor over the applicable teeth.

Note: The image below shows American tooth numbers. For Canadian users, the process is the same, but tooth numbers will differ.

 

  1. After selecting the teeth, click any area outside of the drop-down list to save the changes.

 

  1. A message will display indicating the item was updated.

 

  1. The selected teeth will display in the Teeth column and apply to future uses of the code.

 

Section 3 - Removing Teeth from a Procedure Code

  1. In the Procedures module, click the Search button.

 

  1. Within the Search field, enter the procedure code.

 

  1. Click the teeth in the Teeth column.

 

  1. In the drop-down list, click the teeth that will be removed from the procedure code.

 

  1. After deselecting, click any area outside of the drop-down list to save the changes.

 

  1. A message will display indicating the item was updated.

 

  1. The updated teeth will display in the Teeth column.

 

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