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Patient appointments - Dental Scheduling Software

Save time and effort with the simple integrated appointment diary

  • Calendar style overview with available free space, fixed breaks and booked appointments
  • Colour coded appointment overview screen provides a quick way of viewing and searching for vacant appointment slots.
  • View cancellation list and carry out a block cancellations
  • Instantly print reminder letters or appointment cards to send out to patients (for more information, see our document management features)
  • Virtual waiting room - Dentists can see how long a patient has been waiting in reception and choose to have an audible beep sound when a patient arrives.


A receptionist may wish to display all the diaries side by side ..


In this example the search is for a 5 minute vacant appointment on any Wednesday, between 12.30pm and 1.00pm.

Automatic Text message reminders (SMS) - Reduce your Failure To Attends - FTA's

SMS text messaging has transformed the way we send recall reminders. We save around 20 hours per week on average and FTA’s have reduced significantly. Appointment booking is quick and simple and end of day accounting procedures now take no more than a few minutes.

quote from a dental receptionist

  • Proven to drastically reduce FTA's (Failure to Attends) amongst patients
  • Automatically send text messages to your patients with a reminder to attend their appointment on time.
  • Customise the text and timing of each message.

Web based appointments and Touch-Screen patient check-in

  • Optional web based appointment service allows patients to book and cancel appointments online from any computer (e.g. when they are at home or at work)
  • Practices may implement a touch screen patient check-in Kiosk to streamline your patient's visit
  • Save time for reception staff

This feature comes at no extra cost