Appointments
The Appointments section displays all appointments linked to the selected patient, including: future appointments, past appointments, cancelled appointments
For each appointment, you can:
- View appointment history
- Print appointment details
- Send reminders
Creating a New Appointment
To create an appointment:
- click
New Appointment. - Choose the: Date, Clinician, Appointment reason, Duration
- DentalPlus automatically displays available appointment times for the selected week.
- Save appointment
Booking Linked Appointments
Linked appointments can be created when a patient requires appointments with multiple clinicians, for example: dentist appointment followed by hygienist appointment
To create linked appointments:
- Select the first clinician and appointment time.
- Select the second clinician.
- Choose an available time.
- Save both appointments together.
Sending Appointment Reminders
To send reminders: Select one or more appointments and click Send Reminders. DentalPlus sends reminders using the patient's preferred communication method defined in Contact Preferences.
Cancelling Appointment
- Select the required appointment(s).
- Click Cancel Appointments
- Select a cancellation reason.
- Send a cancellation communication to the patient if required.