How to Create, Edit, or Delete a Watch for a Patient

Use the Hard Tissue Chart (US) or Dental Chart (UK) to manage watches. When watches are created, they are added to the list of clinical events displayed in the Clinical Chart (EMR) and Clinical Notes section of the Hard Tissue Chart/Dental Chart.

Hard Tissue Chart/Dental Chart

Region/Tooth Selection Method

To create or edit a watch:

1. From a Patient tab, select Clinical > Hard Tissue Chart/Dental Chart.
2. Click on a region or tooth and select Add/Edit Watch. If adding a new watch, the Add Watch window is displayed. If editing an existing watch, the Edit Watch window is displayed.
3. Select Is Critical, or leave the checkbox blank.
4. Enter or edit a note for the watch, and click Save. For critical watches, the tooth number or region is displayed in red. For non-critical watches, the color is orange.
   

To delete a watch:   

1. From a Patient tab, select Clinical > Hard Tissue Chart/Dental Chart.
2. Click on the region or tooth and select Add/Edit Watch. The Edit Watch window is displayed.
3. Click Remove. The watch removal is documented in the Clinical Notes of the Hard Tissue Chart/Dental Chart, and a record is also added in the the Clinical Chart (EMR) under the current date.

(#) Watches Hyperlink Method

To create a watch:

1. From a Patient tab, select Clinical > Hard Tissue Chart/Dental Chart.
2. From the Region area, click (#) Watches. A preview window of the patient's existing watches is displayed.
3. Click Add New. The watch details window is displayed.
   
4. Enter a tooth number or select a region.
5. Select Is Critical, or leave the checkbox blank.
6. Enter a note for the watch.
7. Click Save. For critical watches, the tooth number or region is displayed in red. For non-critical watches, the color is orange. The number in the (#) Watches hyperlink is also updated.

Clinical Chart (EMR)

You can view records of a patient's watches in the Clinical Chart (EMR), and you also have the ability to edit the watches or add notes to them. Watches are displayed at the top of the patient's Clinical Chart (EMR).

To add a note to a watch:

1. From a Patient tab, select Clinical > Clinical Chart (EMR).
2. From the Watches event, click Show All to expand the details.
   
   
3. Click the Add Note icon. The Clinical Note window is displayed.
4. Select a template to start with, and then click Insert Text, or you can manually type a message.
5. Click Save. The note is added to the record in the Clinical Chart (EMR) as well as the clinical note in the Hard Tissue Chart.

Note: You can also click the Pencil icon to edit a watch or click the trash can icon to remove a watch from the Watches list.

See How to Add Event-Based Clinical Notes for more information.