Smile - designing patient booking experience

Smile - designing patient booking experience
From drop-offs to seamless booking: driving a 4x increase in patient online bookings.

From drop-offs to seamless booking: driving a 4x increase in patient online bookings.

B2C

B2C

SaaS

SaaS

SaaS Enterprise

0 - 1

0 - 1

Health Tech

Health Tech

Background

Background

Background

Smile – Patient Portal is a responsive, mobile-first web application built for dental SMEs to streamline online patient booking. As the second Product Designer, I led the end-to-end design of this B2B2C platform; integrating with four major EHR/PMS systems. I established a scalable design system that improved patient intake and shaped the core product experience.

Smile – Patient Portal is a responsive, mobile-first web application built for dental SMEs to streamline online patient booking. As the second Product Designer, I led the end-to-end design of this B2B2C platform; integrating with four major EHR/PMS systems. I established a scalable design system that improved patient intake and shaped the core product experience.

My Role: Product Designer

My Role: Product Designer

Team: 1 Product Manager, 4 Engineers

Team: 1 Product Manager, 4 Engineers

Duration: 12 weeks

Year: Q3, 2025

Duration: 12 weeks

Year: Q3, 2025

Key Challenges

Key Challenges

Key Challenges

  1. Optimizing the booking flow to increase patient conversion

  2. Balancing HIPAA compliance with a frictionless user experience

  3. Designing a scalable system that supports white-labeling and brand customization

  1. Optimizing the booking flow to increase patient conversion

  2. Balancing HIPAA compliance with a frictionless user experience

  3. Designing a scalable system that supports white-labeling and brand customization

Outcomes

Outcomes

Outcomes

The application drove a 4x increase in patient online bookings, scaling the platform from 1 to 60 clinic locations. It also cut inbound front desk booking calls by 40% — reducing administrative load and freeing up staff time across every practice.

4x bookings

4x bookings

4x bookings

Increased patient bookings

Increased patient bookings

Increased patient bookings

40% less calls

40% less calls

40% less calls

Reduced front desk calls

Reduced front desk calls

Reduced front desk calls

60 locations

60 locations

60 locations

Accelerated expansion

Accelerated expansion

Accelerated expansion

© 2026 _ Aakash Dolas

© 2026 _ Aakash Dolas

© 2026 _ Aakash Dolas