Dental Lab
Track crowns, bridges and veneers sent to dental labs: shade, due date, stage and cost
Dental lab keeps track of work your clinic sends to dental labs. It's different from lab tests the patient goes to have done, which are in the prescription.
Open it from Dental lab in the sidebar. Dentists see their own orders in the doctor portal.
At a glance
- At the labs: orders sent or at try-in
- Late: past their due date and not fitted yet
- Lab cost this month: owners and admins only
Filter between open orders and all orders.
Creating an order
Click New lab order, or use the lab button on a crown, bridge or implant line in a treatment plan, which fills in the patient, the tooth and the work.
Patient and work
Pick the patient, then the teeth (for example 24-26) and the work (for example a zirconia bridge).
Shade
Pick a VITA shade (A1 to D4, BL1, BL2) or type your own.
Lab
Choose the lab, or add a new one by name.
Dates and cost
The sent date, and the due date, which defaults to a week later. Owners and admins can enter the cost.
Stages
Each order moves through Sent → Try-in → Ready → Fitted. Tap the button on the order to move it to the next stage. When it's Ready, Docistra reminds reception to book the patient's fitting.
You can also cancel an order.
Cost and Finance
The lab cost is recorded automatically as an expense under Dental labs in Finance. Changing the cost updates the expense, and cancelling the order removes it. In a doctor's fees on Payroll, lab costs can be taken off before the percentage.