Required Fields

Use Required Fields to prompt staff to complete certain fields when entering patient information or insurance payments.

In the Main Menu, click Setup, Required Fields.

Examples:

How it works:

Some fields are filled in automatically or do not trigger a popup.

Mark Fields as Required

Field Type: Select which area to apply required fields to.

Available fields: Lists all fields that can be marked required. Field options vary depending on the Field type selected and which options are enabled in Show Features.

Right Arrow: Select item(s) from the Available Fields list and click to add to Required Fields. Ctrl + click to select multiple items at once. Items are removed from th Available Fields list.

Left Arrow: Select item(s) from Required Fields and click to remove from Required Fields. Ctrl + click to select multiple items at once. Items are added back to the Available Fields list.

Required fields: Lists all fields currently marked required for all field types. Click on a field to view a description of the requirement under the grid.

Conditions: (optional) Add specific conditions that require a field to be completed. An X displays in the Conditions column. Double-click an existing condition to edit.

Edit Required Field Condition window:

Validation of Medicaid ID and State

If Medicaid is turned on in Show Features, the MedicaidID and MedicaidState fields list as Available Fields. In addition to designating the fields as required, offices can also turn on validation that ensures the number of digits in the Medicaid ID is correct for the entered state.

  1. Add MedicaidState to the Required Fields list.
  2. Highlight MedicaidState.
  3. Check Validate the number of digits in MedicaidID to be correct for that state to turn on validation. When checked, a Medicaid ID Length column also shows in the state abbreviation list. See State Abbreviations to enter the number of digits in a Medicaid ID by state.

How Medicaid ID validation works:
When user saves the Edit Patient Information window, Open Dental checks if the number of digits entered for Medicaid ID matches the Medicaid ID Length entered for the state in the State Abbreviations list. If not, the user is warned that required fields are missing or incorrect. If they return to the window, a red exclamation point shows next to the State field. Hovering over the field shows a message that indicates the required ID length.