The next check-up is already waiting.

How it works

1. 01

   Every patient leaves with a next visit

   Checkout creates the next exam and hygiene at the agreed interval.

   During the visit, the patient agrees how often they’ll come for exams and hygiene. At checkout, Joyful creates the next visit at that interval, so the check-up doesn’t need offering again. If they already have an open visit of the same kind, Joyful uses it instead of adding another.

   • The next visit matches the interval the patient chose.
   • A patient who opted out of a visit type gets no recall for it.
   • Each patient has one next visit at a time, so duplicates never pile up.
   Checkout

   Checkout

   Today · Filling UR6

   £98.50 · Take payment

   Next exam

   Not booked · due 9 Mar 2027 · 6 month interval

   Complete checkout

2. 02

   Patients book without phoning

   The next visit waits in their app.

   Patients book their next visit like any other appointment. Deposits and confirmations work as they do for every other booking, so there is nothing new to learn.

   • Patients can book without phoning the practice.
   • Deposits and confirmations follow your normal rules.
   Book

   Book

   Routine examination

   Emily Dentist · 15 mins

   Mon 7Tue 8Wed 9

   • 10:15 am
   • 11:15 am
   • 2:00 pm

3. 03

   Recall dates that stay accurate

   The interval counts from the date they actually came in.

   If a patient books six weeks late, their next visit moves six weeks too. The interval always counts from the date they actually came in.

   Next exam

   Next exam

   Was due 9 Mar 2027

   Now due 20 Apr 2027

   They came six weeks late, so the next visit moves too.

The small print

• Joyful doesn’t send recall texts on its own yet. Send a booking link, or let the patient book in the app. Automatic recall texts are coming soon.
• A recall needs the leaving step at the end of the visit and an agreed visit interval.