Performing a Denplan Assessment will allow you to ensure the patient is on the correct Denplan plan and be charged the appropriate fee.

• Performing an Assessment
• Printing the captured information
• Denplan Assessment Scores
• Assessment is not auto scoring for some services

Performing an Assessment

To perform a Denplan assessment you must set your patients payor to Denplan. You can this by opening the patient file and changing the payor field to Denplan.

Save the file before starting the assessment,

When you add a new Denplan assessment, the data in the form populates automatically with the data captured during the patient charting. Information on how to configure each service to contribute towards the calculations can be found Configuring Denplan Service Items

To create a Denplan assessment for a Denplan patient

1. In the Patient File, click the Denplan tab, then select the Assessments sub-tab.
   
   You will see previous assessments listed in this window.
2. Click the +1 button on the tab to create a New assessment.
   EXACT searches through the patient’s treatment items (excluding planned treatment) and calculates the patient's scores based on the Denplan Assessment Scores.
3. The Add Denplan Assessment window will launch with the Filled Surfaces, Root Filled Teeth and Prostheses Worn sections automatically filled.
   
   This data is represented not as how many amalgams or composites the patient has had, but the value of the scoring each one represents.
   For example a Composite has a scoring equal to 2, and in the example above the patient has had three Composites, so the data pulled into the form is a value of 6:
   These scores are merely guidelines that you can edit, in which case the subtotal entries will update accordingly.
4. To manually update a field value in the form:
   • Click in the field to display a numerical control for that field:
   • Click the Up or Down arrow to change the value. The will be subtotalled and totalled scores will update accordingly.
5. The Date defaults to today's date, but may be overwritten if required.
6. Choose the appropriate Provider.
7. You will still need to manually set the values for the Gingival Condition, Periodontal Status and Plaque Control sections.
   These items will be set to zero subtotals when the assessment is first opened so you will have to make an appropriate selection from the drop-down down list if the defaulted Conditions are not correct for the patient. The Gingival Condition, Periodontal Status and Plaque Control sections of the DAF can be manually changed to any number you wish.
8. As you enter the figures EXACT will automatically subtotal and total the scores.
   The Proposed Band field will update to reflect the total assessment.
9. When you are satisfied that the assessment is complete for the patient, click the OK button.
   The "Add/Edit OHS" dialog window will display.
   
   The first line indicates the patient's current Denplan band (before the latest assessment).
   The second line indicates what band they will be assigned to, based on the assessment. You can leave this as is, or choose another band if required.
10. To update the patient's record, click the Update Patient button or click the Leave Patient button to leave the patient with their original band.
    The assessment appears in the Assessment tab list.
    To view or edit it, double-click the assessment line, or click the E¦D (edit) button when the line is highlighted.

Printing the captured information

To print the patient information captured on the Denplan Assessment Form onto the Denplan Care Assessment Form (DCAF):

1. Open the patient file record for the appropriate patient.
2. Click the Denplan tab, then select the Assessment sub-tab.
   
3. Click to highlight the assessment line that you wish to print.
4. At this point, you can either right-click the line, then select ‘Print’ from the drop-down menu, OR click the print button at the bottom right-hand corner of the Assessments sub-tab. Either option will display a prompt.
   

Denplan Assessment Scores

The scores on the Denplan Assessment screen are the same as those on the printed Denplan Care Assessment form.

The following tables show the scores for each of the categories in the on-screen Denplan assessment form.

Note that the default for all service items which don't have Denplan category set is "none", which gives a score of 0.

Scores for a service item are changed by selecting a Denplan category for that service. On the final assessment the calculated score can be overridden by simply typing in a new score.

Assessment is not auto scoring for some services

For a service to automatically score points in the assessment the service needs to have a Denplan Category assigned.

Edit the service Item (Configure - Services or the e|d button on the Chart screen). Once you have the Edit Service screen open, select the appropriate Denplan Category from the available list.