Important Announcement about LocalMed Services
Effective November 15th, 2025, LocalMed will be retired and we will be moving all online scheduling functionality into our unified Dental Intelligence platform within our Engagement module. With Engagement, you’ll get everything you love about LocalMed, plus powerful new tools such as:
Your next steps:
Already using Engagement? You should have received communication on how to schedule a transition session with our Online Scheduling Transition team. Need assistance? Contact Support.
Not on Engagement yet? To continue scheduling online after November 15, learn more about Dental Intelligence Online Scheduling and schedule time with an Account Manager.
Schedule Settings in LocalMed can be used to quickly customize scheduling availability in LocalMed. Scheduling availability in LocalMed is a reflection of the schedule in your practice management software, however, by updating the LocalMed Schedule Settings, you can quickly turn off availability for an operatory in case of a temporary closure, change which types of appointments are performed in each operatory, as well as update online scheduling widget settings, etc.
Access the Schedule Settings Menu
Click on Practice Overview in the left side menu of LocalMed
In the Offices section of the Practice Overview page, click on the name of the practice that you would like to open
From the left-side menu, click on Schedule Settings
Enable or disable the LocalMed Online Scheduling widget by clicking on the checkbox(s) in the Online Scheduling section of the page
Choose to show openings in the widget by provider or office. When finished, click the blue Save Changes button to update the widget
Select which Operatories are open or closed by selecting or deselecting the checkbox next to each operatory
In the Appointment Operatory Rules section, choose which type(s) of appointments are allowed to be scheduled in each operatory by selecting or deselecting the checkboxes for each
