You can schedule an event — a non-patient “appointment” — to block out time in the Appointment Book and close your operatories for a day or up to four weeks. You can use this feature to schedule events, such as staff meetings, equipment repairs, remodeling, or even vacations.
Watch this video to learn how to schedule an event. (Duration 1:33)
Additional Tips
- You can schedule events up to one year in advance.
- Since the text of an event time block is black, select a color for the text block that is easy to read.
- If you attempt to schedule an event where an appointment already exists, you will receive a warning message.
- You can move a scheduled event as you would an appointment — you can drag it to a new time, move it to the Pinboard, or manually edit the date and time.
- To learn more about scheduling an event, read Scheduling Events for Operatories and Closing the Office for a Day in Dentrix Help.
Check Your Knowledge
If you have access to Dentrix, check your knowledge with this exercise.
- Switch to the Dentrix demo database.
(Skip this step if you are using the Dentrix Learning Edition software.) - Use the following information to schedule an event in the Appointment Book:
- Set a series of events that start next Wednesday and continue every Wednesday for two months.
- The event time is from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm.
- Include all operatories and providers in the event.
- Give your event the description “Lunch and Learn”.