CoVet’s Dental Charts helps you automatically document findings as you speak and build a polished dental report.
You can add diagnosis and treatment details for each tooth, include images when you generate the report, and update those images and layouts before finalizing the PDF.
This helps you keep the record clear and control how supporting images appear in the final PDF.
Before You Start
To use dental charting, you first need to create a recording for a dental consultation.
Dental chart templates are available for Canine Dental Chart and Feline Dental Chart reports.
To begin:
Open or create a new case.
Create or select the recording of the dental consultation.
Click Generate
Select either the Canine Dental Chart or Feline Dental Chart template.
After you select the template, CoVet prompts you to upload images before the report is generated.
How It Works
1. Start from the Case Page
Open the case you want to work on, record a dental consult with CoVet, then click Generate report - from library - search for “dental”
Then select the template you want to use. Choose between Canine and Feline visual dental charts.
Would you like to test the chart without a real consultation? Import this raw text in a new case to test the Dental Chart generation.
Below is a sample script you can read aloud to test the dental charting feature.
It includes general dental findings, tooth-specific findings, treatments performed, and discharge instructions.
You don’t need to follow the wording perfectly the goal is to read through the case naturally and see how CoVet captures the details.
Today we are seeing Jackson, a 9-year-old male neutered Chocolate Labrador, for severe dental disease.
Today's procedure includes:
- Full dental scaling and polishing.
- Full-mouth dental radiographs.
Anesthesia:
- Jackson was sedated with butorphanol and dexmedetomidine.
- He was induced with propofol.
- Anesthesia was uneventful.
General dental findings:
- All maxillary teeth have moderate calculus and moderate gingivitis.
- All mandibular teeth have mild calculus and mild gingivitis.
Tooth-specific findings:
- 304 and 404 have uncomplicated crown fractures.
- Dental radiographs showed no periapical lucency.
- No treatment performed today.
- These teeth will be monitored.
- 108 has a complicated crown fracture.
- Periodontal probing depths:
- Buccal: 6 mm
- Distal: 8 mm
- Palatal: 6 mm
- Mesial: 3 mm
- Dental radiographs showed periapical lucency and horizontal bone loss.
- Tooth 108 was surgically extracted.
Discharge plan:
- Send home with Metacam, dosed for 27.5 kg, orally once daily for 5 days.
- Warn owner about possible stomach upset or diarrhea.
- Feed soft food only for 14 days.
- Schedule a recheck in 14 days.
2. Review Diagnosis and Treatment Details
When you go over the generated chart, you can also enter details for each tooth using the separate fields:
Diagnosis (Dx) for diagnostic findings
Treatment (Tx) for treatment plans
These fields save automatically as you type, which helps keep your notes up to date during the exam.
3. Upload Images for the Report
After you select the template, a popup asks whether you want to upload images.
From here, you can:
Upload images to include in the report
Click Next to configure the images
Click Skip for now to generate the report without images
Click Never ask again to stop this popup from appearing for that template
4. Configure Image Settings
After uploading images and clicking Next, you can choose how the images should appear in the report.
Options include:
Image size, such as small or large
Captions for each image
When you are ready, generate the report and wait for CoVet to process it.
5. Review the generated report
After the report is generated, open it to review the PDF.
By default, images appear in a grid layout, with four images per page.
The default grid layout is useful when you want to include several images in the same report.
6. Edit images after generation
If you need to make changes, click Edit from the generated report view.
From there, you can:
Upload additional images
Delete existing images
Change the image layout
For example, you can switch from the default grid layout to a large layout that displays images full width.
After making changes, regenerate the PDF to view the updated layout.
Setting Up a Dental Chart Template
The Template Details page for dental charts has been redesigned to make setup more meaningful. To edit a template, go to Templates, then select a dental chart template.
You'll see:
A visual chart preview at the top, which you can collapse.
A list of text sections, each with an edit pencil, a toggle switch, and a drag handle.
From here you can:
Reorder sections by dragging them with the drag handle.
Show or hide a section using its toggle switch.
Edit a section by clicking its pencil, this opens the Edit Element sheet, where you can configure the section label and its default text.
Customize the Note on Page 1
Dental chart PDFs can include a note on page 1. This note is useful for sharing baseline clinical assumptions with the client, such as normal pocket-depth thresholds.
The default note for canine and feline dental charts is:
Periodontal pocket depth < 3 mm for all teeth unless stated otherwise.
To edit or remove this note:
Go to Templates.
Select a dental chart template.
Edit the Note field.
Update the wording or turn the note off for that template.
This note can also be edited directly in the record editor for an individual case. Case-level edits only apply to that record and do not change the default note saved in the template.
Add and Configure Images
You can include images in your dental report.
After you select a dental chart template, CoVet may prompt you to upload images before generating the report. From the image prompt, you can:
Upload images
Click Next to configure images
Click Skip for now to generate the report without images
Click Don’t ask again to stop showing the prompt for that template
After clicking Next, you can choose how images appear in the report, including image size and captions.
By default, images appear in a grid layout with four images per page.
To make changes after generating the report, click Edit in the generated report view. From the record editor, scroll to the image section at the bottom of the page.
There, you can upload more images, remove images, update captions, or change the layout. Regenerate the PDF to apply your changes.
Tips for Best Results
Record a clear consult specifying issues with relevant teeth.
Upload clear, relevant images that support the dental record
Use captions to add context for each image
Choose the grid layout when you want to include several images in one report
Use the large layout when an image needs more space
Always review the PDF after editing to confirm everything appears as expected