Billing Defaults

Billing Defaults affect options when generating monthly billing.

In Billing, click Defaults.

Alternatively, in the Billing List, at the lower right, click Defaults for a limited view that only allows changing the Electronic Billing section.

Additional billing preferences can be found in Preferences.

Options

Set default options for statements.

Electronic Billing

The following settings affect statements sent electronically. Electronic billing allows statements to be sent electronically to a third party billing service. Open Dental recommends and supports both DentalXChange and EDS for electronic billing. Other third party options are available.

Email Statements

Subject / Body: Edit the default subject and message for statements that are emailed via the Billing List or Account Module. The Body text box supports right-click options. The following variables are available:

Include Email Autograph of sender address: When checked, the Email Autograph assigned to the Email From address is automatically added to the end of the email body when generating email bills.

Email is the default mode for a patient when their billing type (in Definitions: Billing Types) has E entered for Email bill. If Secure Email is enabled, the email is sent via a secure email message. If Secure Email is not enabled, the email is sent via unsecured (regular) email. Regular email is not a secure method of sending statements (PHI).

Invoice Note

The default note that appears on Invoice sent from the Account Module. This text box supports right-click options.

SMS Statements

The default message for SMS (text) messages sent via the Billing List. Patient Portal is required and patients must have their login information. The following variables are available:

This text box supports right-click options.

Send text message for these modes: Set the default modes to send additional text messages to when generating statements from the Billing List. The text message can include a clickable link the patient can use to make an online payment. Integrated Texting Feature must also be enabled and patient must be set to accept text messages.