Setup & Manage Appointment Classes & Pre Booked Slot features in Dental4Windows
Listed below is how to add new Appointment Book classes and pre-booked slots.
Setup Appointment Classes
Appointment Classes are used to colour code appointments based on either the type of patient or planned treatment.
- Go to the Appointment Book > Options menu
- Setup Appointment Classes
- Click Add
- Description: Enter the name of the class
- Back colour: Select the colour of the class
- Text colour: Select the text colour
- Click OK

Create New Pre-Booked Slot
A pre-booked slot is used if you have a set time each day for a certain procedure.
A pre-booked slot can be used as a guide to help the user (e.g.: reception staff) to schedule the most suitable time slots for the type of treatment required.
A pre-booked slot can be added to a template or to an individual day.
Pre-booked slots may also be referred to as preset slots.
- Go to the Appointment Book > Options menu
- Select Setup Pre-Booked Slots
- Click New
- Description: add the name of the slot; this will show onscreen and in reports
- Back Colour: select the background colour of the slot
- Text Colour: select the text colour
- Work Time: select if it is work time or not, e.g. Staff meetings are work time, holidays are not
- Online: only available if using eAppointments. This will enable patients to book into this slot type online.
- Click OK

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