Purging appointments

In Dentrix, you can delete or purge all appointments scheduled before a certain date from the Appointment Book. You will use this feature frequently when you are completing your month-end routines.

To purge appointments

1.   In the Appointment Book, click File, and then click Purge Appointments/Events.

The Purge Appointments/Events dialog box appears.

2.   In the Cut off date field, type the cut off date before which all scheduled appointments will be purged from the Appointment Book.

3.   Click OK.

A warning appears asking you to confirm that you want to purge appointments.

4.   To complete the purge, click OK.

An entry for each purged appointment is automatically created in the patient’s Office Journal.