# Dentists **Dentists** are the treating clinicians you pick on each **treatment record** line. They’re separate from staff **user** logins—think of them as the people who perform services on the ledger. ### Where to manage dentists Use **Dentists** in the main menu. **Create**, **view**, and **edit** each profile, and manage who is still **active** at the branch you’re working in. ### Branch scope Each branch keeps its own dentist list. Pick the right **header branch** before updating rosters or posting lines so the autocomplete shows the team for that location. ### Fields you typically maintain * **Name** — printed on ledgers and picker lists * **Active** — turn off people who no longer practice at that branch; old treatment lines still remember who was selected when the visit was saved ### Editing history Changing a dentist’s name later does **not** automatically rewrite old treatment lines—those rows keep the original link until someone edits the line. ### Plan requirement The **Dentists** area is part of **Starter** and above—the same as treatment records. **Free** users upgrade when they’re ready to use ledgers. ### Tip before go-live Enter your dentists ahead of time so pickers are accurate on day one. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://associhealth.gitbook.io/associhealth-docs/treatment-records/dentists.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.