Charting, Imaging & Clinical AI

Voice Perio

Voice Perio is the hands-free perio charting capability built natively into Dentrix Ascend – letting hygienists complete a 6-point pocket chart using only their voice, with no assistant required.

Proof, not promises

<5 min

Full-mouth 6-point pocket chart

0

Assistants required

15-20

Minutes saved per patient

Speak. Chart. Done.

Voice waveform and microphone icon representing hands-free perio charting by voice

Hygienist charts by voice

Call out pocket depths, bleeding points, and recession in real time. Voice Perio captures each reading instantly — no typing, no tapping, no second set of hands needed.
Perio charting screen with tooth imaging and pocket-depth numbers writing into the Ascend chart

Data writes directly into Ascend

Every pocket depth and clinical finding writes straight into the Ascend patient chart in real time. No importing, no syncing, no reconciling — because Voice Perio is Ascend.
Completed perio chart with a checkmark, showing a full-mouth exam finished in under five minutes

Complete chart in under 5 minutes

A full-mouth 6-point perio exam that once required 15–20 minutes and a second person now takes less than five. Hygienists can complete comprehensive exams even when staffing is short.

Designed for how hygienists actually work

Dental hygienist performing a perio exam chairside without an assistant

No assistant required

Pocket depths, bleeding, and recession are spoken aloud and recorded directly into the Ascend chart in real time. The hygienist stays focused on the patient, not the keyboard.
Dental hygienist charting hands-free instead of manual keyboard entry

No manual charting

Voice Perio completes a 6-point pocket chart in a fraction of the time traditional manual charting requires — giving hygienists back time for patient education and care.
Voice Perio running inside Dentrix Ascend with no browser extensions

No browser extensions

Voice Perio and Voice Notes begin and end inside Ascend, with full writeback into the patient chart and record. No sync. No import. No third-party tools.

Built into Ascend — not bolted on

Standalone voice charting tools write to a third-party system and sync back to your PMS. Voice Perio writes directly into the Ascend patient record — because it is Ascend.

Standalone voice charting toolsVoice Perio in Ascend
✗ Writes to a third-party system✓ Writes directly into the Ascend patient record
✗ Requires sync back to your PMS✓ No sync or import, ever
✗ Additional login and browser extension✓ Starts and ends inside Ascend
✗ Risk of data reconciliation errors✓ Full writeback to patient chart and record, claims-ready

Voice Perio comes standard in the Ascend Accelerate package or can be purchased as an add-on with Voice Notes Ambient.

Hygienists are getting time back

Dr. Sarah Mitchell Practice owner, Dentrix Ascend customer
We used to skip comprehensive perio exams on busy days — there wasn't time without a second person. With Voice Perio, my hygienist runs a full chart on every patient. It's changed how we practice.
Jenna Park, RDH Dental hygienist, Dentrix Ascend customer
I used to dread short-staffed days because charting would back up the whole schedule. Now I just call out the numbers and keep moving. The data's already in Ascend before I'm done with the pocket.

See what's included

Everything you need. Nothing you don't do. Voice Perio brings hands-free charting natively into the Ascend workflow — no extra products, no workarounds.

FeatureDescription
Hands-free pocket chartingHygienist speaks pocket depths, bleeding points, and recession; Voice Perio records each entry directly into the Ascend chart in real time — no keyboard, no touchscreen.
Full-mouth 6-point exam in under 5 minutesComplete a comprehensive periodontal exam in a fraction of the time traditional manual charting requires, regardless of staffing levels.
No assistant requiredVoice Perio is designed for single-clinician operation; hygienists run complete perio exams without a second person calling out or recording numbers.
Native Ascend writebackAll perio data writes directly into the Ascend patient record. No sync jobs, no third-party import, no data reconciliation — the chart is always current.
Voice Notes integrationVoice Perio and Voice Notes start and end in Ascend, giving hygienists a consistent, fully integrated hands-free documentation experience across the appointment.
Works when you're short-staffedPractices no longer need to defer comprehensive perio exams on low-staff days — Voice Perio makes a complete exam achievable with one hygienist, every time.

Ready to see Voice Perio in action?

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