Straight answers for dental offices
What is an AI receptionist for a dental office?
An AI receptionist for a dental office answers the patient calls your front desk can't get to, in a natural voice. Ours books new-patient cleanings and exams (or sends requests your team confirms), tells callers which insurance plans you work with, collects their carrier and member details, and routes dental emergencies to your on-call dentist. Clinical questions always go to your dentist and team.
How is it different from a dental answering service?
A message-taking dental answering service leaves your team a list of callbacks. Our AI receptionist goes further: it answers questions from responses your office approves, books or requests visits, handles several calls at once, works in English, Spanish and Vietnamese on every plan, and sends one morning summary. Urgent calls still go to your on-call dentist, and it never gives clinical advice.
Can it answer patient calls after hours and on weekends?
Yes. It answers every call you forward, including nights, weekends, lunch and busy afternoons, so new patients reach a friendly voice instead of voicemail. Urgent dental problems, such as a knocked-out tooth or severe pain, go to your on-call dentist or are flagged for an urgent callback. Everything else is booked or noted for your team's morning summary.
Will patients know they're talking to an AI?
Yes, on every call. The assistant will say it's an AI in its first sentence, tell callers the call is recorded, and offer a person whenever someone asks. We're building it that way on purpose: honesty is part of good patient care.
What happens with a real dental emergency?
It routes the call. It never advises. The assistant gives no first-aid or clinical advice; it asks a few routing questions your dentist approves. Signs that need emergency care (trouble breathing or swallowing, swelling spreading toward the eye or neck) get a clear "please call 911". Urgent dental problems go straight to your on-call dentist, the way you set it up.
Can it verify insurance and answer billing questions?
Yes, within clear limits. On every plan, it tells patients which plans your office works with, collects their carrier, member ID and subscriber details for your team, and answers general billing questions (payment options, financing, billing policies) from answers you approve. It never guesses what a plan will cover. On Complete Front Desk, it also runs automatic eligibility checks before appointments and helps with balance questions and text-to-pay statements, connected to your practice software during a 2–4 week setup. Setup time depends on your scheduling software.
Which practice software do you work with?
Live booking on the Booking plan and up works through a secure, BAA-covered connection to your practice software, where a supported connection exists. We confirm your exact system and version before you choose a plan. Until it's connected, booking requests go to your team to confirm.
Do we have to change our phone system or number?
No. You keep your number and your phones. You forward after-hours, busy or unanswered calls to us, and we walk you through it.
Will it replace our front desk?
No. It covers the calls your team can't get to: after hours, over lunch, and when every line is ringing. Your team stays in charge of the schedule, clinical questions and anything that needs a human, and starts each morning with one summary of every call.
Is patient information protected?
Yes. We sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with your practice before go-live, and we will only go live on a voice platform that has signed one with us. We require calls to be encrypted in transit and at rest, and personal details will be automatically removed from transcripts. See Privacy & Security for the details.