Detailed Guide
Dental Prescribing Using a Preset List of Common Medications
Introduction
Prescribe quickly from a preset list of common Dental medications.
Instruction
- Open the patient chart in the Dental workflow.
- Go to New Order Entry.
- Select the correct ordering environment: Given in Clinic or Outpatient Prescription.
- Search for Dental Care Medications.
- Select correct match.
- Click on the basket (top right).

- Select Modify Details.

- Tick the box next to the desired drug/sentence.
- Repeat as appropriate.
- Click Initiate Now.

- Notice how the ticked box now appears as a light bulb and that the Plan for Later button has now changed to Orders for Signature.

- If required, fill in details for each medication.
- Click Orders for Signature (bottom right).
- All orders can be reviewed/edited before clicking Sign (bottom right) to finalise the order.
Updated: 25 February 2026