Standard lab instructions

[aussiedentist]

For all my crowns, i want to have.

"Bruxzir crown, 4 coats die spacer, very light in occlusion, no occlusal staining" etc

All i really want to ever do is to add a shade, and maybe some subtle directions

Is there any way i can do this easily?

[bpcomp]

Look into autonotes.

http://www.opendental.com/manual/autonotes.html

If that doesn't fit the bill then reply back and I'll offer another solution.

[Jorgebon]

You could make a custom Labslip sheet with all those preferences.

[aussiedentist]

You could make a custom Labslip sheet with all those preferences.

SOunds perfect, how do i do this?

cant figure it out myself!

[bpcomp]

Another option is to use AutoHotKey. http://www.autohotkey.com/

All you need is a script that goes like this

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^l::
SentInput Bruxzir crown, 4 coats die spacer, very light in occlusion, no occlusal staining
return

When you load that script up then any time you hit the control key and the letter l, that text will be sent. I use shortcuts like this all the time. Another example is our date and time stamp. ---7:44 AM Tuesday, May 20, 2014--- and here is the code for that.

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^t::
FormatTime, TimeString
SendInput ---%TimeString%---
return

That is extremely useful for documenting when a note was added to an appt or any place that OpenDental doesn't track date and time.

[Jorgebon]

You could make a custom Labslip sheet with all those preferences.

SOunds perfect, how do i do this?

cant figure it out myself!

The easiest way is to scan an existing lab slip and then add the fields. Go to SETUP, then SHEETS. Select LabSlip on the left hand column and then click on COPY. This makes a copy and adds it to the column on the right hand side. You can edit the copy by double clicking on it. Here's an example of what I use:

[aussiedentist]

I have set up those in sheets, but how do i then fill them out?

I can see them under sheets, but i cant then fill them out, they are not under forms, or letters, or under lab cases. NOt sure where they are hiding!

[Jorgebon]

First, go to Setup/ Laboratories and enter the lab info and select the sheet you want to use with each lab. Then when you are ready to make a lab Rx for a patient, select Labcase (to the right of Rx icons). Then highlight the lab from the list and click New Slip.