34 hours ago The Patient Portal is an eService hosted by Open Dental and gives patients instant access to their health information. It also allows providers and patients to exchange private, Secure WebMail Feature messages. The Patient Portal is free of charge while on support. Patient Portal - Set up the portal and determine invite settings. >> Go To The Portal
URLs determine the web address patients will use to access the patient portal and/or make patient payments. Patients can go directly to the hosted URL (generated by Open Dental) or to the hosted payment URL.
The notification email subject and message are used to create un-secure email notifications that alert a patient when a new Secure WebMail Feature is available in the patient portal.
Patients can change their own password while logged into the portal. In the upper right corner of the portal, click the patient name, then Change Password. Enter the current user name and password, then enter and confirm the new password. Click OK to change.
The Images area allows patients to view and download PDFs and image files. Only items stored in an Images folder that is designated as Show in Patient Portal are listed.
Bold message indicate an unread message. If the message has an attachment (e.g. a clinical summary), a paperclip symbol shows to the left of the message. To open an attachment, click on the link. Patients can only view attachments; they cannot upload and send attachments.
The Appointments area shows all of the patient's appointments and any outstanding action items, such as sent eConfirmations that have not yet been confirmed, or Web Sched Recall notifications for appointments not yet scheduled.
To make a payment without logging in, see Online Payment. Manage Credit Cards: When a patient makes a payment when logged in to the portal, credit card information is automatically saved. In the upper right, click the patient name, then Manage Credit Cards to add or remove credit cards.
This process will determine which features are available to patients in the portal.
To allow patients to view care summaries in the portal, you must import standard code systems into Open Dental. We recommend importing all coding systems, but at a minimum import SNOMED CT Codes, CVX, and RxNorms. Also see Importing Code Systems.
In the Patient Portal, click Account, then Payments tab. Click Make Payment. Enter the amount of the payment. Enter a note that will be viewable to office staff. Select the card to charge the payment to. To select a card already on file, highlight it. The payment will process instantly with the credit card provider.
To select a card already on file, highlight it. The payment will process instantly with the credit card provider. Otherwise, click New Card, enter the credit card information , then click Submit to instantly process the payment with the credit card provider.
To make a payment without logging in: On the Sign in window, patient clicks Make Payment. Patient verifies personal information (First Name, Last Name, Birthday), then clicks OK. Open Dental will attempt to verify the information with an existing patient. If validation is successful, the Payment Options window will open.
When patients are provided a link to the Hosted Payment URL, they can make a payment without logging in to the Patient Portal. The link launches the Verify Personal Info window.
In the Main Menu click Tools, Pending Online Payments. Alternatively, in the Main Menu, click Alerts. Select the Pending Payment alert, then click Open. To update the list of Payments Needing Processing, click Refresh. To open a patient's account, right click on a row, then click Go to Account.
To mark the alert as read, select Mark As Read. This will reset the Alert () count and turn off the yellow highlight. To open the Pending Online Payments window, click Open Pending Online Payments. This will also mark the alert as read, reset the Alert () count, and turn off the yellow highlight.