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AI front-desk agents for dental and medical clinics

We build a front-desk agent that answers booking and insurance questions, offers cancelled appointments to your waitlist, works your recall list and sends new-patient forms before the first visit. It reads and writes through your practice management software or EMR, and patient data stays in the systems you have approved. Anything clinical goes to your staff.

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The problem

Where time and leads slip away today

  • 01

    The front desk is doing everything at once

    The front desk is checking out a patient, answering the phone and watching the inbox at the same time. Web and email requests wait until the counter is clear.

  • 02

    Recall lists nobody gets to

    Patients overdue for a hygiene visit or a follow-up sit in a report. Staff call through it when the phones are quiet, which is rarely.

  • 03

    Cancellations leave empty chairs

    A patient cancels at the start of the day. There is no quick way to reach the people who wanted an earlier time, so the hygienist's chair stays empty.

  • 04

    New-patient forms on a clipboard

    Patients fill in history and insurance forms in the waiting room, and someone retypes them into the chart. Missing insurance details surface at checkout.

The solution

What we build for you

  • Front-desk questions and booking

    Answers from the replies your clinic approved: hours, direct billing, whether you take new patients, parking, what to bring. It books into your practice management software where its API allows, or sends the request to the front desk to confirm.

    Custom AI agents

  • Reminders, cancellations and waitlist

    Sends reminders in the wording you approved and records each confirmation. When a slot opens, it offers the time to patients on the waitlist and holds the first reply as a booking for staff to confirm.

    Custom AI agents

  • Recall campaigns

    Pulls overdue patients from your recall report, sends messages in each patient's language and turns replies into booking requests. The report shows how many came back and which messages worked.

    Custom AI agentsMarketing automation agents

  • New-patient intake before the visit

    A form link goes out when the appointment is booked, and the answers go into your practice software or an approved form system, not a chat log. The agent reminds patients who have not finished it.

    Custom AI agentsWeb development

  • Local search for new patients

    A current Google Business Profile, service pages with Dentist or MedicalClinic structured data, and answers to the questions new patients ask before booking. A clinician reviews every page that touches treatment.

    AEO, GEO & SEO

Case study

How it runs in practice

Cases marked “Example scenario” show how a typical project runs. We are replacing them with named client results.

Dental and medical clinics

Example scenario

A recall and waitlist agent that fills cancelled hygiene appointments

A dental clinic in York Region

More overdue patients rebooked
30%
More overdue patients rebooked
Cancelled hygiene slots refilled the same day
40%
Cancelled hygiene slots refilled the same day

Patients overdue for a hygiene visit sit on a report that staff work through when the phones are quiet. Same-day cancellations leave hygienists with empty chairs, because there is no quick way to reach patients who wanted an earlier time.

  • Read the overdue recall list and open times from the practice management software, using only the fields each message needs.
  • Send recall messages in the wording the clinic approved, in English or Chinese, and turn replies into booking requests for the front desk.
  • When a slot opens, offer it to waitlist patients and hold the first reply for staff to confirm.
  • Keep patient data in the clinic's approved systems, and route any clinical question to staff.
Custom AI agentsMarketing automation agents

First 6 months

FAQ

Dental and medical clinics: common questions

How do you handle PHIPA and HIPAA?

They are rules the build has to respect: PHIPA for Ontario clinics, HIPAA for US practices. Patient records stay in systems you have approved, the agent reads only the fields each task needs, and every access is logged. Before any patient data flows, we review the model provider's data terms with your privacy officer, including a business associate agreement where HIPAA requires one.

Will the agent give medical or dental advice?

No. It answers administrative questions only. Questions about symptoms, treatment or medication go to your clinical staff, and the agent tells the patient someone will follow up.

What if a patient describes an emergency?

Messages that mention things like swelling, heavy bleeding or severe pain get an immediate reply telling the patient to call the clinic or emergency services, and your staff are alerted. The agent does not assess or triage.

Does it work with our practice management software or EMR?

It depends on what your vendor allows. Some systems have an API for booking and reminders; others only export reports, and there the agent works from the export and sends bookings to staff to enter. We check your system first and tell you plainly what is possible.

Can staff see and take over conversations?

Yes. Every conversation is visible to the front desk, and staff can reply at any point, which stops the agent on that thread.

Next industryPharmacies

Tell us about the workflow that costs you the most time

A first call is about the business you run, not a pitch. We will tell you what an agent could handle, what it should not, and what it would take to build.

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