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Wouldn't another option to be to just disallow the ability to unlock sheets once they are locked? I suppose what is the point of "locking" a sheet if it is then able to be unlocked after the fact?

Not really - our surgeons are looking for a more formatted and templated structure than the group notes which are plain text, don't allow you to create fields to quickly tab between, etc.

Asking a follow-up question here as I received very helpful responses with the last item. Another item that our OMS doctors have surfaced is the ability to generate a comprehensive 'medical' note on all procedures done for a patient on a certain visit, rather than individual notes for each procedure...

I am looking for a collections waterfall report that shows how much of a given month's production has been collected. For example, at the end of May, 98% of production performed in January has been collected (see image below). I find this way of looking at collections to be more insightful than simp...

I somehow missed alerts that people had responded to my post. Thank you so much for all of your thoughtful responses, Bill and Jordan. It sounds like Open Dental is a great option for our clinics. I look forward to presenting it to the rest of the team.

Best,
Doug

I work with a group of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS) clinics with seven locations. They are currently on WinOMS but are looking to make a change. I am not a doctor myself, but am looking into options for them. I work with general dentists who love Open Dental.

Do OMS clinics use Open Dental?