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Appointments and chairs in iDentist.Live

See your day chair by chair, book without clashes, and check patients in as they arrive — free forever.

You need iDentist.Live (or the free demo)Time about 2 minutesCost free

One column per chair

Open Clinic › Appointments. The day view has one column for each chair, with its doctor, and a red line for the time now. Colours show booked, attended, missed and cancelled; the counters show today's bookings and the free chair time left.

One column per chair — appointments in iDentist.Live

The week

Tap Week to see seven days side by side.

The week — appointments in iDentist.Live

The month

Tap Month for the whole month at a glance, with closed days marked shut.

The month — appointments in iDentist.Live

New appointment

Tap New appointment and pick the patient by name, file number or mobile. Choose the date and start time, then a duration — the end time updates live. The line at the bottom checks the chair and the doctor: red means one of them is already booked then.

New appointment — appointments in iDentist.Live

A free slot

Change the length or the chair until the line turns green — a free slot. The reason and the doctor are already filled in.

A free slot — appointments in iDentist.Live

It's in the book

Tap Book appointment. The booking appears in its chair's column at once.

It's in the book — appointments in iDentist.Live

Check in on arrival

Tap a booking to open the patient's file. Visits › Bookings shows what's coming and every past visit. Tap Check in when the patient arrives; you can also book the next visit or send a WhatsApp reminder.

Check in on arrival — appointments in iDentist.Live

Who's where today

Today's patients on the left show everyone's place in the day: waiting, engaged in the chair, or completed. Tap a group to see just those patients.

Who's where today — appointments in iDentist.Live

Set up your chairs

Admin › Settings › Chairs. Each chair is a column in the appointment book. Add a dental chair, rename one or remove it.

Set up your chairs — appointments in iDentist.Live

If something goes wrong

Questions people ask

Can two doctors share one chair?

Yes. Each booking has its own chair and doctor; the clash check looks at both.

Does it work without internet?

Yes. Bookings are saved on your device first and sync by themselves when you're back online.

Is it free?

Yes. The main app is free, and always will be.

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