In the Main Menu, click Setup, Program Links, Panda Perio (advanced) from www.pandaperio.com.

PANDA Perio is periodontal charting software. Website: https://www.pandaperio.com/.

Bridge Setup

Enter the necessary settings to enable this bridge. Only the fields that need edits are listed:

• Enabled: Check to enable this bridge.
• Path of file to open: The location of the program executable. Defaults to C:\Program Files (x86)\Panda Perio\Panda.exe.
• Additional Properties: Double-click a row to change settings.
  • Enter 0 to use PatientNum, or 1 to use ChartNum: Determine which identifier is used to launch the patient in the bridge.
• Text on button: (Optional) Enter the text that is displayed for the bridge button.
• Button Settings: Determine the visual behavior of the bridge button.
  • Hide Button for Clinics: If using clinics, determine which clinics this button should and should not display for.
  • Add a button to these toolbars: Determine which toolbars this button should display under. Defaults to ChartModule.
  • Button Image: (Optional) Import an image to show on the button (must be exactly 22 x 22 pixels).

Click Save to keep changes.

Technical Details

The only major difference between Panda Perio (advanced) and the PANDA Perio Bridge is that the advanced bridge writes to an ini file. Users can use either bridge.

The following fields are passed to Panda Perio (advanced) using the ini file:

• Patient ID
• Preferred Name
• Provider Name
• Guarantor Information
• Guarantor Account Number (uses Patnum)
• Referral Information (if referral is marked as 'Is Doctor')