In the Main Menu, click Setup, Program Links. Double-click on AudaxCeph.

AudaxCeph is an x-ray analysis software. Website: http://www.audaxceph.com/.

To enable the bridge:

1. Check the Enabled box.
2. Double-click on a row in Additional Properties to change settings. Use the PatNum (enter 0) or ChartNum (enter 1) as the patient ID.
3. Set up a clickable bridge button.
   1. Under Add a button to these toolbars, highlight where to display the button.
   2. Enter the Text on button.
   3. (Optional) Import an image to show on the button (22 x 22 pixels).
4. If using clinics, click Hide Button for Clinics. Select which clinics the button should display on.
5. Click Save.

The AudaxCeph bridge must be open to use the bridge button in Open Dental. If a patient is selected in Open Dental, but AudaxCeph is already open with a different patient selected, clicking the bridge button does not change the patient.

Technical Details

Because of the AudaxCeph bridge, the following occurs:

Patient Status: Every patient opened in AudaxCeph has a patient status of active, even if a different patient status (e.g., deceased, inactive) has been selected on the Edit Patient Information window in Open Dental.

Gender: There are four gender selections in Open Dental (male, female, other, unknown) and only two in AudaxCeph (male, female). All unknown or other genders in Open Dental are translated to a male gender in AudaxCeph.

When the bridge is enabled, Open Dental creates an update.xml file in the installation folder which AudaxCeph reads from.