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For versions before Version 7.0, please see the Older Versions page.
Version 7.2
Version 7.1
Version 7.0
The following is a list of changes for each build:
Version 7.2 new features listed here
known issues:
On appointments, the colored confirmed status box at the upper right is missing.
In Definitions, Appt Confirmed, description at bottom is wrong.
If change provider on appt after insurance claim has already been created, the provider changes for the procedures, but does not also change for the claimprocs.
Appointment view, LR horizontal stack overlapping.
"Age" should not show for kids in appt view.
Guardian on appt view should only show preferred name.
7.2.3(beta) not released
Aging report sum had rounding errors.
When creating claim, primary writeoff incorrect with dual PPO insurance. Unit test #8.
Receivables breakdown report sums had rounding errors.
Daily payment report could print blank in rare circumstances.
Secondary claims were not being created
Production and Income report sums had rounding errors.
7.2.2(beta) Released 7/29/2010
Phone list ordering improved.
7.2.1(beta) Released 7/29/2010
Early beta version
Version 7.1 new features listed here
known issues:
HL7 service might not work with a network path
Installer might ignore chosen path for client program
Lab slip not using new default created by user (not verified)
The make/find appt window does not show date of previous recall appointment (not a bug)
Medical e-claims should be blocked better, since they are non-functional.
On a completed procedure for a pt with a capitation insurance plan (with patient copay), the 'add estimate' button does not show writeoff.
When splitting a claim, the row numbers need to be reset or it will cause a bad e-claim to be sent.
Trojan notes import should not alter previous notes without user input.
ClaimProc window, cancel button still causes change to ins est field to be saved.
Supplemental insurance payment should use security date of date entered so that user is able to immediately edit the supplemental payment that they are entering.
If change provider on appt after insurance claim has already been created, the provider changes for the procedures, but does not also change for the claimprocs.
7.1.31 not released
Aging report sum had rounding errors.
When creating claim, primary writeoff incorrect with dual PPO insurance. Unit test #8.
Receivables breakdown report sums had rounding errors.
Daily payment report could print blank in rare circumstances.
Production and Income report sums had rounding errors.
7.1.30 Released 7/29/2010
Timecard printout now shows both minute format and decimal format.
Medical claim relationship was sometimes wrong.
Paper claims had rare error.
7.1.29(beta) Released 7/27/2010
Recall list, send email, better error message when subject is multiline.
When accessing the Choose Database window from the main program and clicking OK, there was an error.
Eclaims, if practice name or subscriber city name had a trailing space, it wasn't being stripped off.
Duplicate missing teeth were showing on eclaims.
E-claims missing teeth could have looped more than 35.
7.1.28(beta) Released 7/23/2010
Was allowing replication key ranges which were too small.
It data had been signed with a Topaz pad, it was possible to alter the data in the database without invalidating the signature.
Reconcile could be off by 2 cents.
Patient number was getting cut off in the patient edit window sometimes when using random primary keys.
If not using an AtoZ folder, it would give an error when opening Chart module.
The procedure report was neglecting some procedures sometimes.
Some procedures were not being included in the production and income reports sometimes.
7.1.27(beta) Released 7/8/2010
Temporary fix for a MAX_JOIN_SIZE rows issue in the Chart with one office.
7.1.26(beta) Released 7/7/2010
Insurance Answers Plus bridge was still not working
7.1.25(beta) Released 7/5/2010
Security tightened. Permission for InsPayEdit was expanded to include all completed claimprocs, whether attached to a payment or not. User can no longer make changes in the ClaimProc edit window. Global lock included.
Claim edit, by proc button can no longer be used if any of the claimprocs are received or supplemental. Security risk.
7.1.24(beta)(foreign) Released 7/3/2010
7.1.24(beta) Released 7/3/2010
Web service error when saving consent form
No longer allows changing procedure to a code with a different area of the mouth.
Daily P&I report was combining patient payments from multiple dates.
The Treatment Plan Finder report was neglecting some patients which should have been listed.
Trojan benefit import was not saving all benefits, like percentages. Just some of them. When applying change to all identical plans.
Creating a new appointment and deleting it immediately was giving an error.
User query window, export button error when nothing to export.
HL7 import was leaving many patients without a guarantor, causing slowness.
7.1.23(beta) Released 7/1/2010
Insurance Answers Plus bridge fixed (this fix did not work).
7.1.22(beta) Released 6/30/2010
ProImage dent-x bridge was opening a second window instead of resusing original window.
The installer for 7.1.21 might have been showing the wrong version
7.1.21(beta) Released 6/30/2010
For offices that regularly set future appointments complete, it no longer blocks them.
In billing options, if including credit balances, zero balances were also being included.
After breaking an appointment, the resulting adjustment was not attached to a clinic.
Timecards now support both colons and decimals.
Should not have been able to manually change the status of a procedure to Deleted.
Internal registration form fields were misaligned, but only for some offices.
7.1.20(beta) Released 6/11/2010
Added back the button for questionnaires.
eClinicalWorks startup time improved by about 10% by eliminating language translation and light buttons.
eClinicalWorks procedure entry time improved by 30% by eliminating recall synch
7.1.19(beta) Released 5/28/2010
7.1.19(beta)(foreign) Released 5/28/2010
When creating an insurance plan in a foreign country, there was an error.
eClinicalWorks, tight integration, was prompting for user password unless Admin password was blank.
Enhancement: eClinicalWorks usable with web service.
7.1.18(beta) Released 5/22/2010
7.1.18(beta)(foreign) Released 5/22/2010
Confirmation list postcards now print ordered by due date instead of alphabetically.
The toolbar button to save a tooth chart image can be moved to the right if there is an issue with it showing on top of the saved image.
If the note on a TP was longer than one line, the text was getting cut off on the right.
A deductible for preventive/diagnostic is now only included once in the treatment plan.
7.1.17(beta) Released 5/21/2010
Recall list, when a patient had a non-standard recall type due, highlight row, sched patient. Was saying 'no recall is due'.
When using web service, edit defs, colors were not showing.
When using web service, editing a provider, the colors were not saving.
When moving an appointment, it was changing time length without prompting.
7.1.16(beta) Released 5/18/2010
Deductibles for new insurance now default to zero for diagnostic and preventive.
Clinic was not being attached to some claimprocs
Emdeon reports were getting cut off on the bottom. Can't backport to 7.0 because this fix required making a database column larger.
Inmediata clearinghouse error when send claims.
7.1.15(beta)(foreign) Released 5/17/2010
7.1.15(beta) Released 5/17/2010
When using the web service, there was an error creating the claim.
Web service, added testing framework to provide more stability between versions.
When using web service, error adding or editing operatory.
When using web service, error adding or editing recall type.
Web service, error when adding an insurance plan.
7.1.14(beta) Released 5/17/2010
Small change to internal phone system.
7.1.13(beta) Released 5/17/2010
If an email address is added to a patient, it no longer automatically assumes that email is the preferred recall method.
Claim form field for PatientSSN was not working if number was not 9 digits.
Web service, creating an appointment was giving an error.
7.1.12(beta)(foreign) Released 5/16/2010
7.1.12(beta) Released 5/16/2010
If user is changing their own password, they must now re-enter their old password.
Program could crash on loading if there were more than 1700 unacknowledged button messages.
When task popups are blocked, they now still popup for the inbox of the user.
Internal phone panel tool enhanced to provide control over ring groups in Asterisk.
7.1.11(beta) Released 5/14/2010
Task list, new for user, clicking is now disabled for the checkboxes.
If a PPO fee was higher than a standard fee, in the claimproc window, it was showing the wrong fee schedule name.
Recall labels were getting cut off on bottom if there was a second address line.
7.1.10(beta) Released 5/12/2010
Internal scheduling tool altered.
7.1.9(beta) Released 5/11/2010
Internal scheduling tool altered.
7.1.8(beta) Released 5/10/2010
Database maint tool enhanced to handle payments where the DepositNum field has become orphaned.
Internal scheduling tool added.
7.1.7(beta) Released 5/10/2010
Routing slip can now show insurance remaining.
Timecards weren't printing.
7.1.6(beta) Released 5/9/2010
The claim edit window no longer has an X to close the window because some new users were using it like an OK button, causing errors after entering an insurance payment.
If a patient payment is open on one computer, and a deposit slip is deleted from another computer, the two actions no longer interfere.
Users with "edit completed procedures" but without "sent claim edit" were able to affect a claim by editing a procedure.
When doing an update, the shutdown window says "continue" so that it's less scary for users.
7.1.5(beta)(foreign) Released 5/8/2010
7.1.5(beta) Released 5/8/2010
Trojan note import overhauled to behave smoother. No more duplication of notes.
Daily procedures report, tooth numbers were showing as American rather than international.
If a TP note has spaces in it to separate words, they were getting ignored and printed with single spacing.
On startup, the number of new tasks was wrong.
On e-claims, CLM01 now sends both PatNum and ClaimNum.
7.1.4(beta) Released 5/7/2010
Error on startup if no tasks for a user.
7.1.3(beta) Released 5/7/2010
New lab cases were not getting saved.
7.1.2(beta) Released 5/6/2010
Enhancement. Added override for provider specialty taxonomy code.
The new hide graphics feature was hiding the entire procedure, not just the graphic.
Clocking in and out was not working from the phone panel.
When task popups are blocked, it now no longer chimes either.
7.1.1(beta) Released 5/6/2010
Early beta version. There were a few bugs for the first few days, but nothing significant.
Version 7.0 new features listed here
known issues:
Medical e-claims should be blocked better, since they are non-functional.
On a completed procedure for a pt with a capitation insurance plan (with patient copay), the 'add estimate' button does not show writeoff.
When splitting a claim, the row numbers need to be reset or it will cause a bad e-claim to be sent.
Supplemental insurance payment should use security date of date entered so that user is able to immediately edit the supplemental payment that they are entering.
7.0.43 not released
Medical claim relationship was sometimes wrong.
When creating claim, primary writeoff incorrect with dual PPO insurance. Unit test #8.
Paper claims had rare error.
7.0.42 Released 7/26/2010
It data had been signed with a Topaz pad, it was possible to alter the data in the database without invalidating the signature.
Patient number was getting cut off in the patient edit window sometimes when using random primary keys.
If not using an AtoZ folder, it would give an error when opening Chart module.
Eclaims, if practice name or subscriber city name had a trailing space, it wasn't being stripped off.
Duplicate missing teeth were showing on eclaims.
E-claims missing teeth could have looped more than 35.
7.0.41 Released 7/15/2010
Insurance Answers Plus bridge was still not working
Was allowing replication key ranges which were too small.
7.0.40 Released 7/5/2010
Security tightened. Permission for InsPayEdit was expanded to include all completed claimprocs, whether attached to a payment or not. User can no longer make changes in the ClaimProc edit window. Global lock included.
Claim edit, by proc button can no longer be used if any of the claimprocs are received or supplemental. Security risk.
7.0.39 Released 7/3/2010
7.0.39(foreign) Released 7/3/2010
Daily P&I report was combining patient payments from multiple dates.
The Treatment Plan Finder report was neglecting some patients which should have been listed.
Trojan benefit import was not saving all benefits, like percentages. Just some of them. When applying change to all identical plans.
Creating a new appointment and deleting it immediately was giving an error.
User query window, export button error when nothing to export.
HL7 import was leaving many patients without a guarantor, causing slowness.
7.0.38 Released 7/1/2010
ProImage dent-x bridge was opening a second window instead of resusing original window.
Insurance Answers Plus bridge fixed (this fix did not work).
7.0.37 Released 6/29/2010
Internal registration form fields were misaligned, but only for some offices.
7.0.36 Released 6/28/2010
For offices that regularly set future appointments complete, it no longer blocks them.
In billing options, if including credit balances, zero balances were also being included.
Should not have been able to manually change the status of a procedure to Deleted.
7.0.35 Released 6/22/2010
Questionnaire button was giving an error.
7.0.34 Released 6/10/2010
Added back the button for questionnaires.
7.0.33(foreign) Released 5/31/2010
7.0.33 Released 5/24/2010
If the note on a TP was longer than one line, the text was getting cut off on the right.
7.0.32(foreign) Released 5/22/2010
7.0.32 Released 5/22/2010
Recall list, when a patient had a non-standard recall type due, highlight row, sched patient. Was saying 'no recall is due'.
Confirmation list postcards now print ordered by due date instead of alphabetically.
A deductible for preventive/diagnostic is now only included once in the treatment plan.
7.0.31 Released 5/20/2010
When using web service, edit defs, colors were not showing.
When using web service, editing a provider, the colors were not saving.
When moving an appointment, it was changing time length without prompting.
7.0.30 Released 5/18/2010
Clinic was not being attached to some claimprocs
Inmediata clearinghouse error when send claims.
7.0.29 Released 5/17/2010
7.0.29(foreign) Released 5/17/2010
If an email address is added to a patient, it no longer automatically assumes that email is the preferred recall method.
Claim form field for PatientSSN was not working if number was not 9 digits.
Program could crash on loading if there were more than 1700 unacknowledged button messages.
Web service, creating an appointment was giving an error.
When using web service, error adding or editing operatory.
When using web service, error adding or editing recall type.
Web service, error when adding an insurance plan.
7.0.28 Released 5/14/2010
Database maint tool enhanced to handle payments where the DepositNum field has become orphaned.
Recall labels were getting cut off on bottom if there was a second address line.
7.0.27 Released 5/9/2010
Users with "edit completed procedures" but without "sent claim edit" were able to affect a claim by editing a procedure.
When doing an update, the shutdown window says "continue" so that it's less scary for users.
7.0.26(foreign) Released 5/8/2010
7.0.26 Released 5/8/2010
Daily procedures report, tooth numbers were showing as American rather than international.
If a TP note has spaces in it to separate words, they were getting ignored and printed with single spacing.
On e-claims, CLM01 now sends both PatNum and ClaimNum.
7.0.25 Released 5/6/2010
Veneer graphic was not showing on TP.
Receivables breakdown report was not including procedures with a date of 0001-01-01. It now behaves the same as the aging report, including them.
7.0.24(beta) Released 5/3/2010
On birthday postcards for ages 11, 12, and 13 the postcard were saying 11st, 12nd, and 13rd
If a benefit frequency was entered, then it was showing insurance would pay even if over annual max.
If both patient and family annual max, a procedure could show "over annual max" even though the insurance estimate is correct.
The file version of OpenDentalServer.dll was wrong for the web service.
7.0.23(beta) Released 4/26/2010
eCW patientID goes out differently in HL7.
7.0.22(beta) Released 4/22/2010
If some procedures of a planned appt are completed, it now indicates that in the planned appt section of the Chart module.
During an update, Manifest.txt file was not getting updated.
7.0.21(beta)(foreign) Released 4/22/2010
7.0.21(beta) Released 4/22/2010
Decimal was not showing on daily payment report.
Changed 'terminal' terminology to 'kiosk'.
Graphical perio chart was showing today's date instead of exam date.
Schedule, double click on 10/25/10, was coming up as 10/24/10 on some computers.
Changed behavior of patient form sheet picker.
If a planned appt was dragged off pinboard and the provider changed, then the appt time was getting set to only 10 minutes.
Ortho procedures were sometimes counting towards the general annual max.
Eclaim CLM01 now sends PatNum.
If recall is disabled, it now shows in the Make Appt window and it shows some dates in the Family module.
Plug-in hooks: added parameters to ContrAccount.RefreshModuleData_end. Added ContrAccount.FillAging.
7.0.20(beta) Released 4/12/2010
Daily production and income report, if exact duplicate rows, it was only showing one of the duplicates. In the test case, it involved a writeoff.
Daily production and income report was grouping a cash and check payment for one patient into one row.
On deposit slip, checks were not ordered by date.
The following sequence was giving an error: Create new patient payment but do not click OK. From another computer, attach the payment to a deposit slip. On the first computer, click Cancel.
Trojan search field in InsPlans window was not working.
7.0.19(beta) Released 4/11/2010
7.0.19(beta)(foreign) Released 4/11/2010
Paysplits now show in patient accounts according to the DatePay rather than ProcDate.
Graphical perio chart was drawing MGJ as distance from CEJ instead of GM.
Furcation triangles were moved apically so they are no longer covered so easily by probing bars.
Insurance checks are no longer allowed to be created with a blank date.
ASAP list, choose site, was getting error: Unknown column 'patient.SiteNum' in 'where clause'
If all billing types were hidden, then adding a new patient was giving an error.
7.0.18(beta) Released 4/11/2010
Web service was giving an error when setting appt complete
Web service was giving an error when saving a TP.
Plug-in hook FormLogOn.butOK_Click_end added back.
.msi now available for download in addition to Setup.exe
7.0.17(beta) Released 4/7/2010
Task send to button can now be used even if message has not changed
Dutch e-claims bridge now sends M and F as 1 and 2
The tool for the recent critical bug fix no longer shows false positives for missing claimprocs.
7.0.16(beta) Released 4/4/2010
Db maint tool: Undeleted procedures less frequently.
7.0.15(beta) Released 4/1/2010
After replying to a task using append, the popup would show for the wrong user.
Enhancement: eCW HL7 bridge now sets fee schedule for patient.
7.0.14(beta) Released 3/30/2010
Error when starting up about a hook.
7.0.13(beta) Released 3/30/2010
Adjustment report had error about unknown column Adjustment.ClinicNum in field list. Only affected Linux servers.
Enhancement: Task Send To button can append.
The tool for the recent critical bug fix now works better if the backup is an older database version.There had been an error about column count not matching.
7.0.12(beta) Released 3/28/2010
On a task popup, the GoTo button was not going to the patient as expected.
A variety of changes made to prevent setting complete appointments with future dates or procedures attached to appointments where the date does not match.
Database maintenance tool now detaches completed procedures from appointements if the dates do not match.
Enhancement: Task reply button can append.
Memory usage was very high due to an inefficiency in the waiting room timer.
Dramatic memory usage reductions in the program.
7.0.11(beta) Released 3/25/2010
Database errors related to recent critical bug can now be fixed. See http://www.opendental.com/manual/bugcp.html
7.0.10(beta) Released 3/24/2010
Patient registration forms were giving error when prefilling if there was no referral source.
Database can now be checked for issues related to recent critical bug. See http://www.opendental.com/manual/bugcp.html
7.0.9(beta) Released 3/22/2010
Making the recent critical bug fix safer. See http://www.opendental.com/manual/bugcp.html for more details.
7.0.8(beta) Released 3/22/2010
Chart module tabs added to language translation.
If attempt to use a pdf as a sheet background, it gives a better error message.
The Update File Copier program was giving error about cannot access "C:\Program Files (x86)\Open Dental\tempCompNames.txt because it is being used by another process.
When print/email referral slip, window wasn't coming up properly.
Internal debugging of phone control panel.
The recent critical bug fix had some issues.
7.0.7(beta) Released 3/19/2010
The fix for the recent critical bug was good, but the db maint tool was performing an incomplete fix.
7.0.6(beta) Released 3/18/2010
If using web service, double click on entry in accounting. Error said the type OpenDentBusiness.JournalEntry was not expected in XML.
No longer allowed to set complete future appointments.
Checkboxes on sheets were unchecking when a different checkbox was checked.
Primary provider for new patient was not getting set.
CRITICAL BUG FIX: Many duplicate claimprocs attached to a handful of claims. Bug was introduced in version 6.9.23/7.0.4, three days ago. Make sure to run db maint tool if bug affected you.
7.0.5(beta) Released 3/16/2010
People without a due date (never had a recall proc) were not showing up on recall list.
7.0.4(beta) Released 3/15/2010
When patient had both primary and secondary PPO, the estimates plus writeoffs frequently equaled more than the procedure fee in the TP
Perio chart was not saving numbers sometimes if viewing graphical chart before close.
Primary estimates were sometimes showing an amount paid by other insurance.
Apteryx bridge with double quote in name was causing bridge to fail.
The Launch Recorder button inside of the Edit Message Element window was causing an exception on Windows Vista and Windows 7.
7.0.3(beta)(foreign) Released 3/8/2010
7.0.3(beta) Released 3/8/2010
Insurance adjustments were not affecting the insurance used amount displayed at the lower right of TP.
Enhancement: Registration Key window overhauled for ease of use.
The Receivables Breakdown report has some limitations which are now explained in that window.
OpenGL double buffering was not showing which teeth were selected.
If create claim, remain in window, enter payment by procedure, create check, then cancel out of claim, it was causing an orphaned claim.
Was allowing program to start up with an invalid data path. This could cause intermittent slowness as the program searched for the missing path.
The recent enhancement to the registration key window was allowing a blank key for USA customers.
Database maintenance, added a check for claimproc estimates with ins paid amounts. This would have prevented deleting a procedure with a warning about it being attached to a claim.
7.0.2(beta) Released 2/28/2010
If the date of a new adjustment was cleared then saved, it became impossible to edit the adjustment due to security date lock.
Error about tempCompNames.txt when starting up after an upgrade.
If Tesia was a secondary clearinghouse instead of the default, the get reports button was giving the wrong message.
Perio chart error about attempting to divide by zero.
In recall list, if user security was not blocking access when jumping to Account or Family module.
Paysplits no longer allowed with future dates or blank amounts.
Procedure code tools, including resetting quickbuttons now requires Admin security permission to help prevent erasing setups.
Ins plan edit, apply to all identical plans. Was not including calendar benefit month/year.
Some buttons in Manage module were not translatable to a foreign langage.
Graphical perio chart was not printing to the correct printer.
7.0.1(beta) Released 2/22/2010
Early beta version. No significant bugs have been found.