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AI Receptionist — Dental Practices

8:30am.
Reception under
siege. White space.

Every unanswered call at 8:30am is a private patient who went somewhere else. Every empty slot at 2pm is revenue you can't recover. Our system answers every call, automates 6-month recalls, and fills cancellations from the waitlist — before reception even looks up.

6-month recalls automated
Cancellations filled from waitlist
From £67/month
// THE REVENUE YOU'RE CURRENTLY LOSING
8:30am
The busiest 30 minutes of any dental practice. Reception is triaging the desk. Every ringing phone that goes unanswered is a patient making a decision about which practice they want to belong to.
27%
of potential customers lost to missed calls across small businesses. BrightLocal research. For dental practices competing for private patients, that number has a very clear £ value.
21×
more likely to qualify a lead if you respond within an hour. Harvard Business Review. Waiting a day makes it 60× worse.
The Cost of White Space

An empty slot at
2pm is gone.
You can't get it back.

A private new-patient exam might be £80. Hygiene is £60–£90. Composite bonding, whitening, Invisalign — these are £500 to £3,000+ treatments that start with an initial enquiry call. If that call goes to voicemail, that patient books with the practice that answered.

And then there's the recall list. Patients who are six months overdue for a check-up aren't going to call — they'll get around to it eventually, or not at all. The practices that automate recalls fill their diaries without lifting a finger. The ones that rely on patients remembering have white space every afternoon.

BrightLocal research shows 65% of people prefer to contact a local business by phone. If you miss the call, there's an 85% chance they ring somewhere else next.

// THE RECALL MATHS — 500-PATIENT LIST
Active patients due for recall500
Drift rate (no reminder system)~25%
Patients lost to drift per year~125
Value of check-up + hygiene£150
// ANNUAL RECALL REVENUE DRIFTING AWAY
~£18,750
Front Desk plan with recall automation: £167/mo
What the System Does

Recall. Fill. Diary full.

Here's what happens from the moment a new patient enquires, through to their recall six months later.

1
New patient calls at 8:30am
Reception is dealing with the morning desk rush. The phone goes to the AI, which answers using your practice name. It asks what the patient needs — new patient exam, emergency, specific treatment enquiry — and whether they're looking at private or NHS.
2
Patient triaged and booked
New private patient? Booked into a new-patient exam slot. NHS enquiry? Told current availability honestly, offered the waitlist or a private option. Emergency? Flagged to reception immediately. The AI never gives clinical guidance.
3
Confirmation and pre-appointment info sent
Patient gets a confirmation text with the time, your address, parking info, and what to bring. A reminder goes out 48 hours before to reduce no-shows.
4
6-month recall scheduled automatically
After the appointment, the recall date is logged. Five and a half months later, a reminder text goes to the patient with a direct booking link. They book without calling reception.
5
Cancellation fills from waitlist
When a patient cancels, the system texts the next person on the waitlist for that slot. They can accept and confirm in a single reply. White space filled within minutes, not the next day.
// The Recall Engine

6-MONTH RECALLS ON AUTOPILOT

Every patient who leaves your practice after a check-up has a next appointment date. Most practices send a letter or make a phone call — which reception has to find time for. Many don't follow up at all.

The Recall Engine sends an automated text or WhatsApp message at the right time for each patient — 6-month adults, 12-month where appropriate, 3-month for periodontal patients if you set it that way. The message includes a booking link. Patients book themselves in without calling.

For high-ticket treatment enquiries — implants, Invisalign, whitening — the system runs a longer nurture sequence: initial consultation booked, follow-up if they haven't committed, and a gentle reminder that the consultation fee applies to treatment.

Also handles: deposit links for new-patient exams, review requests post-appointment, and lapsed-patient reactivation campaigns.

Pricing

Three tiers. One local team.

Most agencies charge £997 setup and £397–£797/month for this. Ours is £197 setup max — free on Growth System.

Capture
Stop losing patients before they book
£67/mo
+ £197 setup · monthly rolling, no contract
Missed-call text-back
Review generation engine
Patient enquiry inbox
Monthly performance report
Start with Capture
Most Popular
Front Desk
AI answering + full recall automation
£167/mo
+ £197 setup · An employed receptionist costs £3,000–£3,700/month all-in.
Everything in Capture
24/7 AI phone answering
Patient booking CRM with diary sync
6-month recall automation
Cancellation waitlist backfill
High-ticket treatment nurture sequences
Get Front Desk
Growth System
Website, SEO, Google Ads, full AI system
£367/mo
Setup free · GoHighLevel resellers charge £397–£797/mo + £997 setup for this stack.
Everything in Front Desk
Website build or refresh
Local SEO management
Google Ads management
Lapsed patient reactivation
Build the Growth System

Price-Beat Promise: Bring us any written quote for a comparable managed service and we'll beat it by £30/month. No haggling, no catch.

Works Alongside Your Practice Software

Connects to what you already use.

We work alongside your practice management software where API access allows. Where it doesn't, we connect to your calendar and run the recall workflows from there — or install our own booking CRM at no extra charge.

Dentally
SOE / EXACT
Carestream Dental
Google Calendar
Solutionreach
Or our booking CRM — free

Integrations are calendar-level or API-level depending on your software. We'll be honest about exactly what we can connect before you sign up.

Somerset & Dorset Based

Local team.
Understands the area.

We work with practices across Somerset and Dorset — from Taunton and Wells to Bournemouth and Poole. We understand the local patient market: the commuter practices near Bath, the coastal practices dealing with tourist-season pressure, the rural practices where the nearest NHS alternative is 45 minutes away.

When the system needs adjusting — new clinician joining, changed opening hours, updated treatment menu — you phone us. It gets sorted. No tickets, no delays.

Monthly rolling contracts. Live in 7 days. No 12-month lock-in.

Live in 7 days
20-minute call → build → live.
Real person, local number
No chat widgets or support queues.
No 12-month contracts
Monthly rolling. Cancel any time.
Questions

What dental practices usually ask us.

The AI collects only what it needs to route and book — name, contact details, reason for call, preferred time. Data is processed and stored on UK servers. The AI never gives clinical information or advice — it books, routes and takes messages only. Your practice remains the data controller. We can provide a data processing agreement for your records.
The AI answers using your practice name and handles the conversation naturally. Most patients don't ask. The moment it encounters a clinical question — which it's instructed never to attempt to answer — it takes a message and notifies reception immediately.
The AI can answer unlimited simultaneous calls. While reception is handling the walk-ins and paperwork at the desk, every incoming call is answered properly — no engaged tone, no hold music, no voicemail. Each call gets a real response and is routed or booked accordingly.
Yes. You set the routing rules. NHS patients can be told your current NHS availability (or lack of it) and offered a waitlist or private appointment. Private patients get routed to the relevant diary. You control the exact messaging used.
When a patient completes an appointment, the system logs their recall date. Before that date arrives, it sends a reminder text or WhatsApp message with a direct booking link. They book themselves in without needing to call reception. The recall interval is adjustable per patient — 6-month, 12-month, 3-month for perio patients.
No. Monthly rolling, cancel any time. No 12-month lock-in, no exit fees.
Get Started

Book a free 20-minute call.

We'll show you how many enquiries you're currently losing and what a recall-automated diary would look like for your practice. No obligation.

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