Dental Notes
Be with your patient. Let the draft begin there.
Vault is being built to organize a recorded visit into your dental note format. Check the source, add what was not captured and make the final note yours.
Sample visit
See exactly what you would review.
This example is fictional. It shows the intended source-to-draft workflow, not a tested accuracy result.
Limited exam · 2 min 40 s
2 items to confirmConversation
00:05 · Assistant: “Blood pressure 122 over 78, pulse 72.”
00:18 · Dentist: “Any changes to your health?” Patient: “I had wrist surgery six weeks ago. Otherwise I'm healthy.”
00:40 · Patient: “My upper left tooth hurts with cold. It started about two weeks ago.”
00:58 · Dentist: “Does it linger after the cold is gone?” Patient: “No, it goes away in a few seconds.”
01:30 · Dentist: “Number 14 has a large old amalgam with a crack line on the mesial marginal ridge. Cold is sharp and doesn't linger. Percussion is negative. Bite test is positive on the MB cusp.”
02:05 · Dentist: “No decay under the filling on the bitewing. This looks like a cracked tooth. I'd recommend a crown before the crack goes further. An onlay is another option.”
02:30 · Patient: “Let's do the crown.”
Draft in your format
Vitals: BP 122/78 · HR 72
Medical status: Wrist surgery about 6 weeks ago. Otherwise healthy.
Chief complaint: Cold sensitivity, upper left, about 2 weeks. Resolves within seconds.
Findings: #14: large existing amalgam, crack line on the mesial marginal ridge. Cold: sharp, non-lingering. Percussion: negative. Bite test: positive, MB cusp. Probing: not captured. Assessment: cracked tooth #14, as stated by the dentist.
Radiographs: Bitewing reviewed, no recurrent decay noted. Date: not captured
Plan: Crown on #14 recommended. Onlay discussed as an alternative. Patient chose the crown. Schedule crown prep.
Procedure: Limited exam with cold, percussion and bite tests. No treatment today.
Your format
A note that feels like your own.
Bring the template your practice uses. The goal is a draft you recognize, rather than another format to learn.
Your structure
Use your headings and preferred order.
Relevant detail
Keep recorded and clinician-added information together.
Clear uncertainty
Missing details and uncertainties remain visible for your review.
The visit
Built around the actual visit.
The recording is one source. Your clinical knowledge remains essential.
Before you start
Use the practice-approved consent process and confirm the recording choice.
During the conversation
Keep the microphone close. Capture spoken concerns, findings and explanations.
During treatment
Use spoken checkpoints where appropriate. Add context for actions that were not spoken.
At the end
Capture any spoken instructions, then end the encounter before the next patient.
Your review
Ready for your review. Then ready for your workflow.
Read the draft beside the source, resolve missing details and edit it. Copy or export the reviewed note into your practice software using your existing approved process.
Source first
Check uncertain wording and speaker attribution.
Your decision
You decide what becomes the final clinical note.
A practical handoff
Review the draft and copy it into your practice software.
Capture
Start with your phone.
The proposed first path is your phone, close to the speaker. The Vault necklace may make placement more convenient. Apple Watch capture requires compatibility testing before support is confirmed.
$249 · No payment today. FCC details
Questions
Does it record all day?
That is not the proposed workflow. Start a visit deliberately after obtaining the required consent, pause when needed and end it before the next patient. Wearing a microphone does not mean recording the whole shift.
What if something was not said?
A recording cannot establish a silent action. Add the relevant clinical detail yourself. Missing information should stay marked as not captured instead of being filled in by assumption.
Does Vault file notes into my practice software?
Direct filing integrations are not promised here. The proposed initial workflow is to review the draft, then copy or export it into your practice software through the practice-approved process.
Will it work around suction, drills and other voices?
Clear audio matters. A microphone close to the dentist may help, but distance, masks, equipment noise and overlapping voices can affect capture. Operatory performance is being tested; Vault does not promise perfect transcription.
Does Vault write my final note?
Vault is being built to prepare a draft from recorded and clinician-added information. You check the source, add missing details, edit the draft and decide what becomes the final clinical note.
How is patient information handled?
The full answer lives on Privacy and trust.
Bring one real workflow problem.
Tell us what makes notes take longer in your day. Do not upload patient information.