Open Dental

cneelley

Yes, I am having the same problem. No tooth numbers until we double click the appointment and then say ok.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I went to the posted web page, saved target as to my opendental folder. It replaced my existing iaplus10.dll file. It still does not work. I still get the mismatch.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Am using version 7.1.24. The bugs page says that the insurance answers plus bridge has been fixed. I can't get it to work. Still the same problem, when I search by plan number there is still a mismatch of plans.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I suppose that you Jordan have a compelling reason to change the behavior of security and passwords and that you have thought about it extensively, or you would not have made the change. I don't know what those reasons are. It is just nerve racking to the average Joe when somebody can come right beh...

cneelley

I am using version 7.1.9. It appears that it is possible for any user to change his or her password whenever they want. If this is correct, then I would appreciate a way to turn it off. If I am logged onto a computer as administrator, or just as a doctor, then if I walk away from that computer witho...

cneelley

New problem. I backup Opendental at the office on a usb drive and I take it home and restore it on my computer at home, windows 7 32 bit. At home I tried to view an image of one of my patients and opendental gave an error saying that it could not find the image. So, I went into the opendentimages fo...

cneelley

I have tried it with an empty usb drive and with one where I was replacing the backup. It did not make any difference.

If you can't duplicate this problem, then it must be a problem with my database or computers, I don't know. I won't be using windows 7 at the office any time soon.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I was not clear. Opendental is running and I hit the backup button to backup opendental to either a 2nd hard drive or a usb drive. It starts to back up but before it can complete the task Opendental stops working and I get an error message saying that opendental must shut down, so the backup is not ...

cneelley

Yes, I am talking about backup. Restore is a whole other issue, but restore works fine if I update from online the server to whatever version the backup was made from. Sure was easier to restore when all I had to do was insert the usb backup media and it would automatically copy the files just like ...

cneelley

I am using Version 6.9.11, and am running windows 7 32 bit on one machine, and on another machine, windows 7 64 bit. I have Opendental running as individual servers on each. I can't get backup to work. Opendental has to shut down before completing the task. I read here that backup still works, It do...

cneelley

I am using the built into opendental backup and restore program that is part of the management module. It has always worked well in the past. Now, it is not working well. Your method is a work around. Yes, it works, but it is easier and safer to use opendental restore, I wold think.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Using version 6.8.14. I backup my office computer onto a jump drive, windows xp. Take home to restore. It seems to restore. However, when I try to open opendental again, it says it can't find the right version and tries to download off of the internet. So, I stop that and go to the opendentimages fo...

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I love popups. More popups please! I am using a pre-release version fo Windows 7 at home, and it is clear that microsoft has gone all out on popups. Quicken too is loaded with them, and I think that they are great and are the future for windows programs.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I doubt that without a law that mandates that insurance companies make insurance info easily accessible that any improvements coming directly from insurance companies will ever happen. This is why I pay a monthly fee to insurance answers plus. They have very detailed info on thousands of dental insu...

cneelley

If it is a discount plan such as careington, then they do not have any insurance. Don't set up insurance for that patient. We have the careington fee schedule in open dental and just charge the patient that fee. Been doing it for years, works great, and this is how it should be done. A discount plan...

cneelley

I found the problem. Batch checks were being separated in the report by provider and that caused some confusion. So, no problem.

Sorry

cneelley

Version 6.7.15. Daily payment report-insurance-I think is on the blink. Could you please check it.

Thanks, Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I know of dentists that have been ripped off by staff members who set up business bank accounts and just made the dentists insurance checks deposits into that account. The dentist didn't have a clue that the other account even existed. People are very smart, very resourceful, always able to get arou...

cneelley

If I see this again I will give you a holler.

Thanks,
Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Version 6.7.7. Just discovered that insurance estimates may be wrong. I have a patient coming in tomorrow, and I looked at his insurance estimate and the amount remaining said $256, but the estimated benefits to be paid tomorrow showed almost $500. Problem. To fix it I had to go to edit benefits, an...

cneelley

Interesting subject. Sorry to here that an assistant was able to do that to you, and your business. I've been in this business for over 30 years and it has always been a big problem in our industry. First, it seems kind of silly to put in a request to fix, or at least address, a problem of this magn...

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We are using Renaissance service, and it has worked extremely well. I used Tesia for a short period of time earlier this year and had no problems. It is just that I am so used to using Renaissance that I don' want to change, even though they have recently gone up to $39.95 a month for unlimited clai...

cneelley

Some of us are still using the ucr button all of the time, and we like it. Please don't do away with it.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I am using version 6.5 and I noticed there is a new 6.6 update, but it looks like there is quite a change in how the program works??? But I am not sure. Are you recommending that we update to it? Must we use the new service? Is there a choice? Will it change the way our networking works? Just some g...

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I use logmein free version, and in my opinion it is an absolutely fabulous service. On another thread, I understand that it is being used with an iphone. I will be checking into this soon. Anybody not using logmein is really missing something wonderful. I can print remotely with the free version, bu...

cneelley

I wonder if it would be possible for autonotes to be an option in all text boxes by right clicking and it being on the list. I would like to use it in other places.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I'm using version 6.4.8 and it seems to be working just fine for me.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I am starting to set up autonotes for use. I have never used it before, looks very useful. If I can force myself and my hygienist to use this feature, I think we can greatly improve the patient records and notes!!! I can get my hygienist to look and answer questions that maybe they are asking and do...

cneelley

I discovered something today. I am using, updated to, version 6.4.7. When I updated, 2 opendental icons were on the desktop, one old and one new. Also, when I ran opendental, pushed the new opendental icon, I was sent to the choose database window, and 2 text files were placed on my desktop. The sam...

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Just to be sure that I understand, if we put a start date and an end date, then all patients listed have had previous appointments for recall procedures? If, however, there is no start date, then all patients seen for whatever, even those without recall procedures are listed? Is that correct? What i...

cneelley

With all of this work and discussion going on in recall, what am I seeing in version 6.4.4 when I pullup a recall list? What do we have to do in order to be sure that a patient gets on the list? Are all patients that we have seen for no matter what showing up on the list? Etc??

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I downloaded version 6.4.3 beta onto my home computer last night to check it out, and the update process left 2 instances of opendental icon on desktop, as well as every time I start opendental the program leaves 2 text files on my desktop. I am using vista at home.

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cneelley

Under benefits section, I had calendar year checked. Unchecked and it started to work. Even though I had the correct date entered under subscriber info. I would think that the two should come with warning that we can only do one or the other or at least a question.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I just noticed that I have a patient coming in tomorrow who has an insurance plan that is not a calender year, 1-1- to 12-31. His start date is 7-1. We put in the appropriate start date, but the program is ignoring it and saying that he has a full year of benefits, but that is not true. We did sever...

cneelley

IAP gives an unhandled exception error every time we try to find a plan. Also, IAP assigns a specific number to each plan in it's database, and I was wondering if Opendental could search by plan number, and not by employer? If it could I wonder if that would fix the other problem.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I am a little confused by the ongoing discussion. Somewhere in here Jordan says we can object to how many or how allowed fee schedules are created, by carrier or by employer or whatever else. I vote for allowed fee schedules by plan, not necessarily employer, and not by carrier. The reason being tha...

cneelley

Go to setup in version 5.9 and click on sheets at the bottom. Highlight Rx. Click on copy and it will show in the box below. Double click on it so that you can edit it. When done, save it. Now it will be substituted for the old Rx form. There is info in help section on Sheets.

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cneelley

When I run the new patients report and have "exclude patients with no production" checked, it gives an error and wants to shut down opendental. Version 5.9.5.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Me too Jordan. I just refined my prescription form to conform to new Texas laws with sheets and it worked perfectly, looks great. Also, I very much appreciate the improvement in walkout statements. Great work.

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cneelley

I just printed out a walkout statement, and I was unable to get one that exactly matches "Pat Est Bal" at the top of the account module. The walkout statement starts with the whole family's balance, and all I want is this one patient's balance, to match the number at the top of the account module. T...

cneelley

In version 5.8, we can now see at the top of account module the estimated balance of the patient, in addition to balance for family, with estimated insurance. I wonder if it would be possible to get a statement that the patient can take with them that would exactly match the patient's estimated bala...

cneelley

If it is set to read only then it is doing it on it's own. I don't do it on purpose. The only thing that I do that would or could change anything is that occaisionally I will import a digital image from an xray digitizer into a patient's file. Other than that, I do nothing with the images module. Bu...

cneelley

Last night I tried to back up to a jump drive. Drive is a long way from being full. While backing up, the operation was stopped and an error code was generated and open dental was shut down. It seemed to make it through the database back up but not the a-z folder, opendentimages. In order to get a b...

cneelley

An example. We had mother come in for work a few weeks ago, and we had previously seen her 2 daughters for ortho, both with payment plans. She was the guarantor for both payment plans. Well, she was paying for her work, and low and behold, the payment got attached to one of the daughter's payment pl...

cneelley

I think there is somebody else's clutter in everything we learn. Ultimately we form our own opinion after we use it. The more info and input from others the better, always. I have always found that a bunch of dentists getting together and just talking about cases or little things to be extremely inf...

cneelley

I think this argument that each dentist should assemble his own list according to his or her own research is absolutely silly. I don't mean to be offensive, but it seems to me the more sources of info we have the better. A list that is assembled and shared would be fantastic. Opendental would not be...

cneelley

I hope I am understanding you Jordan. In the past I have had a problem with payment plans being paid off, then later when a patient comes in and pays for anything, the payment is automatically attached to the payment plan, even if the payment plan is already paid off. So, we have to always uncheck a...

cneelley

Now that I am looking at it, I very much like the way it is now, having to attach the payment at the split window. In the past, payments were automatically attached to payment plans, so that we had to uncheck them. this is much better.

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Double click on the payment plan to see how much they have paid on the plan, how much is owed now, and how much they owe and the number of payments left. To attach payment to payment plan it looks we now have to add a split. The payment can be attached to the plan from the slpit window. Don't know i...

cneelley

I am using Dr. Suni software, which is apteryx software. There is an option to store images in apteryx in jpeg format. I am using this and having no problems with importing.

I have been using name grabber also, so I will try the bridge instead.

cneelley

cneelley

Just upgraded to 5.6.18. Procedures marked as 'no bill insurance' are still showing as unsent.

cneelley

cneelley

I seated some crowns toaday and the procedure now has 2 labels. One is no bill to insurance, which is the way it should be, but the other is unsent. However, when I run the procedures not billed to insurance report, they don't show up, which is correct.

Version 5.6.16

cneelley

cneelley

Thanks for the info. I was wondering if you thought that vista security is a bit much for most people. In XP pro, I most often use the administrator account for everything, and I haven't noticed many, if any security related problems. I know that it is recommended that we operate as non-administrati...

cneelley

I recently installed Vista Home Premium on one of my home computers, the one that I use to restore opendental backups. I noticed some problems, hard to miss. It seems the problems are related to extra security, put there to help protect us from ourselves and internet bad guys. I see it as a galant a...

cneelley

If I have seen the patient for more dental work, and there are procedures posted after the procedures for which I received the insurance money, then the insurance payment gets posted to the "procedure date". If there are no more procedures or entries posted in the account and I receive an insurance ...

cneelley

Version 5.6.8. Insurance payments are now being dated the day of procedure, and not the day received. I thought this was part of the new account module. I liked the new way, dating the insurance payments the date received.

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I like the new way of using the date it was posted. It is more accurate and useful.

cneelley

cneelley

That is what I was using. Melissa expalined to me that that sometimes caused a problem and that it was best if I downloaded the update from the internet. Using the setup from the a to z folder was not working, this time.

cneelley

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Called support today and they fixed it. The fix involved uninstalling opendental from the Vista backup computer and reinstalling FROM THE INTERNET!!! They explained to me that sometimes there is a problem upgrading from the backup opendentimages folder, so they recommend updating the backup computer...

cneelley

Today I downloaded and installed version 5.6.7 to my office computer. Everything is fine. I backed it up to a jump drive and took home. Restored backup to my home Vista computer. Went to start opendental and it won't start, as it says I am trying to run 5.6.6 but that I need to install 5.6.7. Okay, ...

cneelley

For endo, I have been using the old finger holder successfully for years. Just have the patient hold it next to the tooth as best as they can. Works great. My biggest concern with digital sensor is the problem with the wire for upper anterior and especially lower anterior teeth. I am using the Troll...

cneelley

Yes, My understanding is that the problem is that the USB box that we attach the sensor to is what actually processes the image. So, it is the usb box that is slow.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Thanks, Will try that tonight.

cneelley

For various and sundry reasons, I decided to upgrade my windows xp home computer to windows vista home premium. I put my office opendental backup on this computer to verify that I have a good backup. Well, the restore button does not work on Vista. It says that it cannot stop the MySql service. I ca...

cneelley

I too bought a suni sensor package on ebay for $4200. It is the european version. I wonder what the USA version costs. Dr. Suni software is the International version of software, where Professor Suni is the USA version. Anybody know the difference? I know that the Suni people were perturbed that den...

cneelley

Since we are on the subject, has the import function been fixed so that after we import a jpg file, or others, we can then backup our data. I spoke with Derek a month ago about this problem and I don't know if it has been fixed. Anything being imported was marked as "Read Only", so when backing up t...

cneelley

I don't know if this is a related problem, but we can't get the insurance estimates to work properly. Version 5.5.11. On a patient with PPO percentage, and I have a substitute code entered, d2150 for d2392, the estimating part would find and fill in the substitute fee amount, but would not calculate...

cneelley

That was it. thanks

cneelley

I am running 5.5.10 and am trying to download the latest update. Windows gives an error message;

"C:\windows\downloaed installations\{453ea9e3-4d7c-4216-89a6-807fcc

The system cannot find the specified path."

cneelley

Jordan, I sort of like the way you have insurance payments entered. We highlight the claim and it shows the claim and all attached procedures. If you make a separate line entry for insurance payment, then when it is highlighted it should also highlight the insurance claim and all attached procedures...

cneelley

Yes, but many of those who were transferred into the program we have since seen for dental work, so there are procedures entered for those.

Thanks again

cneelley

Which version of opendental are you using that works fine with the suni sensor?

cneelley

This one could be a winner. I'll have to check it further, but I don't think any of the patients that came up on the list have been seen in years.

Thanks

cneelley

The query does not work. It pulled up a list of over 500 patients most of whom I have seen recently, as they have procedures entered in the last couple of years.

Rats, any more ideas.

Thanks

cneelley

The query does not work because there are no procedures entered at all for these patients.

Can this query be fixed to show those patients with no procedures entered.

Thanks

cneelley

Thanks for the reply.

The query does not work because there are no procedure entries for these patients. The account module is blank.

Is there a way to fix the query to show those patients who do not have any procedures entered, a blank account module.

Thanks

cneelley

Thanks for the reply.

That query does not work because there are no procedures entered for those patients.

How can I fix the query to show those patients with no procedures entered.

cneelley

cneelley

Is there a report for patients not seen in several years. When I switched to opendental I imported all of my previous patients, many that I have not seen in years. Would like a list so I can purge their charts and records.

Thanks,

cneelley

cneelley

I can't get my label printer to print the label that has Patient name and patient number. It prints the name but not the number.

Also, is there a way to change the font size for that label?

Version 5.4.3

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I wonder if it is possible for Open Dental to build in support for capturing images, attached to teeth numbers, with the on board hardware capture button??? :P I noticed that when I first plugged in my new camera to the USB port, that windows xp found a program and driver, from HP, that will operate...

cneelley

I don't know of any service that just does what you are wanting. Insurance answers plus includes as many fee schedules in their program as they can get, and will attach it to the employer plan. The best thing to do is to "Always" send your UCR fees to the insurance company. In insurance plan, check ...

cneelley

I also have one of the 1.3mp cameras from ebay. It has 2 capture buttons on it. With your xdr or apertyx software, are you capturing the pictures with the camera capture button, or software button?

Thanks, Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Is it supposed to popup only in the appointments module?

cneelley

Could you please explain how popup notes work. I know how to make one, but when is it supposed to popup, and how do you make it popup again after you click on it?

Thanks, Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Is it possible to have a pop-up with medication information, (such as what it is used for, how it may impact our dental work) for the most common drugs prescribed?

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Sparkly, I have seen many plans that are now considering PA's to be basic, subject to deductible and 80% coverage. It's already here.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I am looking real hard at XDR which is a wired sensor. I asked the rep about the cord problem. 1St he said that the cord is the limiting factor in the length of service, as eventually it breaks. You would think that could be fixed but he said that I would have to buy another one!!! :evil: I also ask...

cneelley

I have her hidden in security, but she is still showing up in the log in list when the program starts. Version 5.3.10.

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

How do we remove an employee from the log on list?

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cneelley

I believe that Windows Vista comes packaged with voice recognition software. Does any body know if it really works, since I don't have vista yet? Since we are all going to upgrade to Vista eventually, it would be nice not having to purchase Dragon or any other speech software. Also, I understand tha...

cneelley

I decided to fix it by first deleting the deposit, then deleting the check, and then deleting the total payment, then entering the payment by procedure, then remaking the check, then remaking the deposit. It seems that the total payment was not attached to the procedure for some reason. I have not s...

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I have an account that says an insurance claim is still out. It showed up on the 30 day outstanding insurance report. I double click on the claim and it says there was an insurance payment for the claim a month ago. We entered a total payment for it and created a check, as it was part of a batch cla...

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I just tried to edit a payment. There was one credit card payment for 2 children. Ther payment was split for each child. The wrong provider was entered and then set to okay. I tried to go back and edit the provider in each split, but it would not save the change.

Version 5.3.9

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cneelley

Oh Rats.

Did PPO percentage take it's permanent place?

Dr. Neelley

cneelley

Also, a column that can be turned off and on for the general fee schedule, so General fee left, then PPO fee next, then Insurance estimate, then discount, and finally total patient part?

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cneelley

Is it possible to have off and on buttons in the treatment plan for general fee schedule, ppo fee schedule, and discount column, if desired? As it is now, I have a fee schedule for many discount plans, that are not insurance. The treatment plan shows the fee, the discount fee schedule, and a discoun...

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I think I see what PPO Percentage does. I noticed a discount column in the treatment plan whch has a number when there is a ppo plan and ppo percentage is checked in the plan. It calculates the difference between the general fee schedule and the ppo plan and shows the amount of the discount. Very Ni...

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I am going back to the insurance claim. If I double click on the procedure itself that I want to add the write off, I get an error and it wants to close the program. If I highlight the procedure to edit, and then click by procedure, it changes the amount I have already entered as being paid to the i...

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I put an insurance payment in today, entered the check as well. All seemed okay. I then decided I wanted to enter a write off. So, I went back to the insurance claim and made the write off in the procedure that was paid. When I entered the write off, the payment that I entered changed back to the de...

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There is a button to push in insurance plans that will send our UCR fees to the insurance company. I am requesting that there be a way to make all insurance plans have that button highlighted with one push of a button somewhere in the program.

Thanks, Dr. Neelley

cneelley

The update fees button is not working, sometimes? It is not updating and giving an error code, wanting to continue or quit. Version 5.3.5. Dr. Neelley Update- The error occurs when there is no insurance plan! :!: So, when there is insurance, it works. I think it is referencing the fee schedule in th...

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Could you please explain PPO percentage insurance plan type, when it should be used versus category percentage? I am used to charging the patient the PPO fee, but sending the insurance company the UCR fee. This is what the insurance company expects of us. Is this new type a way to charge the patient...

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I really appreciate the new posterior composites substitute code feature. Works like a charm and our estimates for our insurance patients should be easier, quicker, and more accurate to produce. A request. It now is a feature that is applield to all insurance plans. Can it be made to turn off in som...

cneelley

I really like the delay pop-up feature. Thanks very much.

Dr. Neelley

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I haven't seen the final result yet, but I thought I would say that most insurance companies separate posterior molar composites from posterior bicuspid composites. They have the exact same code, 2391, 2392, etc. Most companies will pay for bicuspid composites, but not molar composites. This has wha...

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I treat cash and checks the same, and I place both cash and checks on the deposit slip together. I depost that in my bank each day. I then make a deposit for credit cards on a separate deposit for each day. I keep the credit card slips and match them to the close out total slip that is generated eac...

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There are some insurances that want to see a charge each month. For these we use the repeating charge feature. This will put a charge on a specific day of the month for a specified number of months. Payments are made as any other payment. steve For those claims that you file monthly, for a 16 year ...

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Okay, I think I like that feature. So no matter what the status of the appointment, scheduled, broken, unscheduled list, etc, we can "steal the procedures" to make a new one? Here's another question, I have a situation where a patient scheduled an appointment and then broke it one hour prior to appo...

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Okay, I think I like that feature. So no matter what the status of the appointment, scheduled, broken, unscheduled list, etc, we can "steal the procedures" to make a new one? Here's another question, I have a situation where a patient scheduled an appointment and then broke it one hour prior to appo...

cneelley

I notice there is a change in how procedures are attached to appointments. Version 5.0.18.

Jordan, could you please explain how things work now, as regards procedures attached to appointments with the various status labels.

Thanks, Dr. Neelley

cneelley

I use the supplemental payments feature for the insurance. We file an initial claim for the ortho, and as the insurance payments come in, we post them as supplemental payments to the insurance claim. Repeating charges sounds good for those insurance companies that insist on separate claims to be fil...

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Is there a way for the front desk person to be automatically reminded to file an insurance claim the 1st day of every month, such as some sort of pop-up reminder? We have an ortho patient who has an insurance plan that requires that we file a separate claim for payment each month for 12 months. Any ...

cneelley

Aha, to unhighlight any specific item, I must use the control key. I got it and it is working.

thanks

cneelley

I am not able to exclude an insurance payment check when I am making out the deposit. I click on it to unhighlight it, and it stays highlighted.

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