Full Lab Tracking is integrated into the Diamond Dental Software program. With Lab Tracking you can know exactly how many lab cases are out, to what labs they went, what lab services are being performed, and when the cases are due back. You may view lab cases for individual patients or print the Lab Tracking Report for a practice wide lab status overview.

Entering Labs Into The Computer
Before you can track your lab cases you must create at least one Lab record. This is the actual lab to which your cases are sent. From the Reports Menu, click the Lab Tracking button.  The Lab Tracking Menu will display.  Click the Add/Edit Labs button and the Lab Entry Form screen will display. To create a new lab entry, click the New button. The screen will clear and will be ready for data entry.

Creating A Lab Case
With at least one lab created, you are ready to create lab cases within Diamond Dental Software. This is started from the Posting screen. On the Posting screen is a button entitled Lab. When you click this button for a patient who has never had a lab case tracked, you will be asked if you want to create a lab case.  Answer Yes and the Lab Case Entry screen will open, ready for entry. If the patient has had lab cases tracked in the past, the Lab Case Entry screen will open, displaying that patient’s previous lab cases. To create a new lab case, click New and the screen will clear, ready for a new entry.

On the Lab Case Entry screen, the lab that was designated as the default lab will be pre-selected automatically, but this can be changed to any entered lab. The Date Sent will be filled in automatically with the current date. The Date Due needs to be filled in by the user. You may use the convenient plus/minus week or plus/minus day buttons, or directly type in the date. Use the Comments section to enter describe the case. There is no limit to the amount of comments you can enter. If you wish, you can enter the Lab Fee in the box indicated.

Lab Tracking is established by the designation of Not Received From Lab or Received From Lab. When a new case is created, the Not Received From Lab button is selected. When the case is returned back from the lab you will click the Received From Lab button. That is the completion of the lab tracking cycle.