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Appointment Calendar
Lets take a look at what you need to know about your Appointment calendar
Overview
Overview of the Diary and the Appointments tab
How to use the new appointment finder tool๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - Using Dentally's appointment finder tool to search for slots and filter by zones.
How to update the patient's appointment status๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - How to change a patient's appointment status in the calendar.
The Practice Diary๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช UK, CA, AU, ROI only - How to set up your Practice Diary
An Appointment from Start to Finish๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - An appointment from start to finish - booking, confirming, reminders, arrived & failed to attend
How to use the 'Appointments' tab๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - The Appointments Tab, including Unbooked Appointments, editing and changing appointments.
What a patient's appointment status means๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช UK, CA, AU, ROI only - The meaning of each stage of the appointment journey.
How to link or unlink appointments๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - How to link and unlink appointments through the patient's record
How to cancel an appointment๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - Cancelling and rebooking appointments
How to move an appointment๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช UK, CA, AU, ROI only - How you can adjust and move an appointment in your appointment calendar
How to book family appointments๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - Booking a family appointment in Dentally
How to prevent appointment booking for a patient๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - Using the feature to disable a particular patient from booking appointments.
Setting up the Calendar
Delve into your calendar customisation here...
How to use waiting lists๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช UK, CA, AU, ROI only - Set up and use the report to fill your appointment calendar & to see who is next on your list.
Setting up a Telephone Triage Diary in Dentally๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - Telephone Triage, new appointment reason, new practitioner, new treatment, custom fields, favourites
How to use practitioner groups๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - How to create and display groups of practitioners in the calendar
How to create and use appointment reasons๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - How to add a new appointment reason to your practice's appointment list.
How to use zones in your calendar๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - How to create and use zones โ previously known as session appointments
How to manage my cancellation reasons๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - How to set add, edit and hide appointment cancellation reasons.
How to add recurring appointments to the practice calendar๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - How to set up recurring appointments in the calendar.
How to cancel and rebook an appointment in Dentally?๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช UK, CA, AU, ROI only
How to use the calendar controls๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - Use the controls in the calendar, including date navigation, room display and Multi-day
Calendar Rooms๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - How to order your Calendar by Rooms rather than by Practitioner
How to use the 'Waiting Room' for arrived patients๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - How to see who is in the 'Waiting Room' after they have arrived for their appointment.
How to use the old appointment finder๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - How to quickly find the next available appointment in the Calendar
How to use the clipboard for appointments๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - How to use the clipboard to move appointments
Selecting a Date in the Calendar๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - How to navigate the dates in Calendar
How to change your colour preferences on the calendar in Dentally๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - How to change the colours in your Dentally Diary...
How to use zone grouping to search for calendar availability๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - How zone groups work, why they're important for your booking workflow, and how to set them up.
How to change a practitioner's position in the calendar๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - Choosing the order in which your practitioners appear in the calendar.
Practice Admin
A collection of articles to help with your practice admin
How to mark that a patient did not attend๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - Marking a patient as DNA/FTA when they did not attend their appointment, and how to report on FTAs.
How to enable and use notifications๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช UK, CA, AU, ROI only - How to turn on and manage desktop notifications
Bulk Editing Appointments๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - Edit a group of appointments in one go, eg to inform all patients of a cancellation by the practice.
Site Settings๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - Settings for your site: Opening Hours, Name & Address, Default Payment Plan, Logo, Referrals
How to book appointments๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - How to book an appointment from the calendar and the Treatment Plan
How to audit a patient's appointment๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only -How you can audit a specific appointment against a patient to see the journey of that appointment.
How to show practitioner availability in the calendar๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - Updating your calendar to reflect working patterns, expected and unexpected absences.
How to use the calendar override to update practitioner availability๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - Mark a practitioner as unavailable in the calendar
How to use schedules to show practitioner availability๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - Use schedules to build practitioner calendars and diaries, and set working patterns
How to show annual leave/time off in the calendar๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช UK, CA, AU, ROI only - Use schedules or the calendar override feature to block the calendar off for time off.
How to edit or delete an existing schedule๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI only - Editing and deleting schedules which have previously been created.
How to layer multiple schedules at the same time๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง CA, AU, ROI, UK only - How to layer schedules to account for varying availability throughout the month/year.
How to add and amend practitioner breaks in the calendar๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI only - Adding, amending and deleting breaks in the calendar using the schedule and override features.
Patient Admin
A collection of articles to help you with your patient admin
Printing Daylists๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - How to print a daylist
Cancelling and Moving Appointments๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - Cancel and Move appointments using the Calendar and the Appointments tab, including using the clipboard
Appointment Reminders๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI - How to remind patients of their appointments using SMS and email
Appointment Specific Correspondence๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - How to send patients correspondence from the calendar.
Understanding deleted and cancelled appointments๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - Deleting or cancelling appointments, and the difference between the two
Understanding unbooked appointments๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI - What unbooked appointments are, where to find them and how to book them.
FAQs
Appointment Calendar FAQs
How to search for a dental and hygiene appointment at the same time?๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช AU, UK, CA, ROI - Lets take a look at the recommended way to search for availability on both a dentist and hygienist
How do I print out all new appointments for a patient in Dentally?๐ฌ๐ง๐ฆ๐บ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช UK, AU, CA, ROI - How to print out a list of all future appointments for a patient
Appointment book tips - how to pull through your last viewed patient?๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช CA, AU, UK, ROI - What does the refresh button against an appointment do?