Setup & Manage Allergy & Medical Condition lists in Dental4Web

Allergies & Medical Condition lists can be setup and managed via its own page or in the patients file.  The Allergy / Medical page provides additional management options, such as delete, merge and hide from eForms. 

The instructions below explained how to setup and manage these lists in the Location setup page

Where to find the Allergy / Medical page

Navigation menu > Location Setup > Allergy / Medical page

Add New Medical Conditions & Allergies

Select the List of Medical Conditions section or the List of Allergies section:

1. Click ADD
   
2. Enter the new Medical Condition / Allergy
   

Merge Medical Conditions & Allergies

If the same Medical Condition / Allergy has been added multiple times, they can be merged together. 

Note: Merging is only needed when a Medical Condition / Allergy has been allocated to a patient file.

If it has not been used it can be deleted (see instructions below) rather than merged

1. Select the duplicate Medical Condition / Allergy and click MERGE
   
   
2. Select the Medical Condition / Allergy to merge with and click OK
    
   
3. Click OK to the confirmation message
   

Delete Medical Conditions / Allergies

A Medical Condition / Allergy can only be deleted if no patients have been assigned to it.

If the Medical Condition / Allergy has been used and you are unable to delete it, mark it as Inactive or if its a duplicate refer to the Merge instructions

1. Select the Medical Condition / Allergy and click DELETE
   

Mark Medical Conditions / Allergies as Inactive

If Merging and / or deleting is not an option you can mark as inactive. 

1. Select the Allergy and untick Is Active
   
   

To view any inactive Medical Conditions / Allergies: Click Record menu > Show Inactive records

Some Medical Conditions and Allergy features can be managed directly from the Patients file.

Click here for Patient Medical history file instructions

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