The AI assistant for dental practices
The chair stays busy from morning to evening, and reception takes calls between patients. The assistant handles booking requests, notes reschedules and cancellations, and leaves a summary the team checks between appointments.
One sentence is enough. Nothing is sent, nothing is kept.
Today, 9:41 AM
- The client : Hello, I have an appointment on Friday at 2pm but I can't make it anymore. Can I move it to next week?
- The agent : Hello. Of course. I can see a slot on Tuesday at 10am or Thursday at 4.30pm. Which suits you?
- The client : Thursday at 4.30pm works well.
- The agent : Noted, your appointment is now Thursday at 4.30pm. You'll get a reminder the day before.
A message thread, not an app to learn.
Text it. Call it. Email it.
The answer lands in the same thread.
By text
A patient texts to move or confirm a booking, the assistant replies within a minute and offers two or three free slots. The thread sits among their other messages, with no missed call to chase that evening.
By phone
When no one at reception can pick up, the assistant takes the call, asks the same questions and passes on a written summary. The patient gets an answer, not a ringtone that keeps going.
By email
Some patients write by email for a first enquiry or a question about insurance cover. The assistant pulls out the request and drafts a reply the team only has to check.
Three channels already in use, no new login.
What you cannot answer right away
The difficulties we encounter most often — and where AI delivers a quick win.
Concrete use cases
What we actually put in place, under human supervision and in full respect of your data.
Why a dental practice loses time on the phone
A patient calling to book doesn't wait long. If the ringing keeps going, they hang up and try the next practice on their list. It isn't about trust: at that moment, the only variable is whether someone is free to answer.
But the reception desk that answers the phone is the same one greeting patients, taking payment and preparing the next file. The two tasks compete for the same minutes, and the chair ends up waiting. That's where an assistant helps: it holds the line while the team looks after the patient in front of them.
What the assistant does not do
It doesn't assess how serious anything is and gives no advice on pain, bleeding or a symptom. Deciding whether a case can wait needs to see the patient, not read a message.
It doesn't answer on treatment already under way either. Following up a course of care stays between the dentist and the patient: these are the moments where a reply carries weight, and handing them to a machine shows straight away.
Frequently asked questions
Can the assistant tell me if my pain is urgent?
No. It doesn't assess how serious anything is and gives no medical advice. Faced with pain or an injury, it points to the practice or, outside opening hours, to the emergency service, and nothing more.
Can it answer questions about treatment already under way?
No, it passes these on to the team. A question about a treatment already started needs the patient's record and the dentist's judgement, not an automatic reply.
Does it know about insurance cover and what to bring?
Yes, for what the practice tells it: opening hours, address, insurance details, documents needed for a first visit. Everything else goes to the team.
How long does it take to set up?
Allow two to three weeks: one to gather the practice's diary and its most common questions, one to tune it to your wording, then a period where the team checks every exchange before handing over control.
And for your own business?
We start from your real requests, not from a template: two weeks are enough to know what an agent takes on and what it leaves to you.
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