The Patients You Keep Missing
New-patient calls during a procedure
Your front desk is chairside or on another line when a new patient calls to book. They do not wait, they call the next practice. The AI answers instantly, checks insurance basics, and books the first visit.
Recall and hygiene scheduling
Filling the hygiene schedule and rebooking overdue recalls eats front-desk time. The AI handles routine booking and rescheduling on your practice calendar, so chairs stay full without the phone tag.
After-hours dental emergencies
A cracked tooth or bad pain at 9pm should not go to voicemail. The AI answers 24/7, triages true emergencies, gives your after-hours guidance, and books or transfers based on urgency.
What to Look For as a Practice
Books and reschedules on your calendar
It should check real availability and book, reschedule, or cancel on your practice schedule during the call, not just take a message for the front desk to handle later.
Answers routine insurance and cost questions
Most new-patient calls ask the same things: do you take my insurance, what does a cleaning cost, are you accepting patients. Trained on your info, the AI answers accurately instead of guessing.
Triages dental emergencies
It should tell an after-hours emergency from a routine request, deliver your emergency instructions, and route urgent cases the way you want, so patients are cared for and you are not woken for nothing.
HIPAA-aware handling
Patient calls need care with protected information. The setup should collect only what you configure and route it into your systems, with a person handling anything that needs clinical judgment.
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Built for your practice, EMR-ready
Everyday Software builds a custom AI receptionist trained on your practice, your services, accepted insurance, and scheduling rules. It answers every call 24/7, books and reschedules on your calendar, answers routine insurance and cost questions, and triages after-hours dental emergencies, at a flat monthly rate. For deeper integration, it pairs with our EMR-integrated medical voice agents.
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AI Receptionist for Dental Practices: FAQ
Keep the chairs full
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