The modern AI alternative to call centres

Dental Answering Service Powered by AI

Flat monthly pricing. Unlimited calls. Built only for dental.

A dental answering service that actually books appointment requests — not just takes messages. Trained on dental terminology, always on-script, live in under five minutes, and priced as a flat monthly fee with no per-call fees or contracts.

Flat monthly fee No per-call fees Keep your current number Cancel anytime
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From A$89 Flat monthly Not A$300–800 + per-call fees
Unlimited Parallel calls No queuing, no busy tone
< 5 min Setup time Forward your line, go live
AU Hosted & supported Melbourne team, AU data centres
Head to head

Traditional dental answering service vs AI-powered

Why practices are switching away from generic call centres. The short version: scripts, fees, and queues vs natural conversation, flat pricing, and instant parallel answering.

Traditional answering service

Generic operators. Messages, not bookings.

Built decades ago, for every industry, retrofitted for dental.

  • Operators read from a script — patients hear a call centre, not your practice
  • Takes messages only — no appointment booking capability
  • Queue times during peaks — callers on hold, callers hanging up
  • Per-call fees + monthly base + setup + 12-month contracts
  • Doesn’t know your fees, your hours, or what a HICAPS terminal is
AI dental answering service

Dental-trained AI. Books appointments. Flat pricing.

Purpose-built for Australian dental practices.

  • Natural conversation tuned for Australian callers and dental terminology
  • Captures full appointment requests — name, phone, reason, preferred times
  • Unlimited calls answered in parallel — no queue, no busy, no hang-ups
  • Flat monthly from A$89. No per-call fees. No setup. Cancel anytime.
  • Answers in your voice — your fees, your hours, your scripts, your emergency protocol
How it works

How our dental answering service works

Three steps. No new phone system, no contract, no IT contractor. You keep your current number and forward calls on your terms.

1

Forward your main line

We provision a local Australian number. Forward your practice line to it for after-hours only, during lunch, on busy / no-answer, or 24/7 — whichever setup fits your team.

Live in under 5 minutes
2

AI answers every call

The AI dental answering service greets the caller in your voice, answers common questions, books appointment requests, and routes emergencies per your protocol. Unlimited parallel calls, no hold queue.

Natural Australian voice
3

Structured summary to inbox

Every call lands in your inbox as a paste-ready summary — caller, phone, reason, preferred times and any follow-up flag. Your team books it in your existing PMS. No manual typing, no dropped messages.

Paste-ready for D4W, Praktika, Core Practice
What it does

More than just answering calls

Generic answering services take messages. Our dental answering service holds a real conversation, books appointment requests, handles routine questions, and flags urgent callers for immediate follow-up.

Natural, on-brand conversation

Not a scripted call-centre read-out. A dental-trained AI that answers with your greeting, in a warm Australian voice, every single call.

Real appointment requests

Captures caller name, phone, reason, preferred day and time window. Your team pastes straight into your PMS — no chasing the voicemail queue for details.

Answers routine questions

Opening hours, location, parking, whether you bulk-bill children, which health funds you accept, typical fees — all from a knowledge base you control.

Emergency triage

Recognises swelling, trauma, and severe pain. Routes per your protocol — on-call dentist, priority flag on the summary, or clear direction to 000.

Unlimited parallel calls

Ten callers, ten conversations, simultaneously. No hold queue, no busy tone, no "all our operators are currently assisting other callers".

Structured email summaries

Every call captured as a paste-ready summary with caller details, reason, preferred times and follow-up flag. Full transcript available.

Who it’s for

Who needs a dental answering service?

Three common setups. Most practices start with one and grow into the next.

Lunch, breaks & peak overflow

Your receptionist is with a patient, on another call, or at lunch. The AI picks up instantly — no missed calls during the busiest hour of the day.

  • Busy / no-answer forwarding
  • Lunch-hour cover, every day
  • Unlimited parallel calls during peaks

Full outsourced reception

No dedicated receptionist? Run the whole phone line through the AI. Structured summaries turn into bookings in your PMS without any manual phone work.

  • 24/7 coverage with no human on the line
  • Replaces traditional answering services
  • Saves A$5,000+ per month on reception salary
Cost breakdown

Compare the cost of dental answering services

Traditional services bill a base fee plus per-call fees plus setup plus contracts. AI is a flat monthly fee, that’s it. Here’s what a typical practice pays either way.

Traditional answering service AI dental answering service
Monthly base fee A$300–800 From A$89
Per-call fee A$2–5 per call Included
Setup fee A$100–500 A$0
Contract 12-month minimum typical Month-to-month
Appointment booking Paid add-on (or not offered) Every call
Scale during peak hours Callers queue on hold Unlimited parallel
Summary emailed to team Basic message notes Structured, paste-ready
Typical all-in cost (300 calls/mo) A$900 – A$2,000+ From A$89
Call data delivery

How we deliver your call data

Instead of risky direct integrations into your practice management software, we deliver call outcomes in formats your team can paste or import in seconds — and nothing your PMS vendor didn’t already design for.

Structured email summary

Delivered to your team inbox seconds after call end. Caller name, phone, reason, preferred times, follow-up flag, full transcript. Paste the fields into your PMS — no manual note-taking.

PMS-friendly format

Fields and labels designed for easy copy-paste into Core Practice, Dental4Web, EXACT, Praktika and similar Australian dental PMS platforms. No proprietary format, no vendor lock-in.

Webhooks & exports

CSV export of call records on demand. JSON webhook on call end for practices with a PMS or CRM that can consume it. Two-way direct sync with a handful of PMS vendors is on the roadmap.

Honest about integrations. We don’t advertise direct PMS integrations we don’t have. Today, every practice uses the structured email or webhook flow above — it is fast, reliable, and does not require us or your PMS vendor to maintain a brittle integration. Direct calendar sync is on the roadmap; tell us which PMS matters most when you sign up.
Built in Australia

Why practices pick us over traditional answering services

Not a generic call centre. Not a global SaaS retrofitted for dental. A dental-only answering service built by a Melbourne-based team for practices that need more than someone reading a script.

Australian-hosted, privacy-first

Call data stays in Australian data centres, encrypted in transit and at rest. Designed around the Australian Privacy Act and APP 11. Call recording is optional and off by default.

Dental-only, not generic

Trained on dental terminology and Australian practice workflows — crowns, scale and clean, wisdom teeth, HICAPS on-the-spot, bulk-billed kids. Not a repurposed GP or law-firm call service.

Melbourne-based support

Talk to a human when you need one. Local phone and email support during Australian business hours. No call-centre retention script when you need to cancel — one click in your dashboard.

Pricing

Flat monthly pricing. No per-call fees.

Three plans. Month-to-month. No setup fees, no contracts. Every plan includes unlimited appointment booking and structured summaries.

Starter

Perfect for small dental practices just getting started
A$169/ month
  • 200 minutes/month
  • 200 calls/month
  • 10 GB of call storage
  • Up to 200 minutes per month
  • 10GB storage
Start 14-day free trial

Enterprise

For large practices with high call volumes and advanced needs
A$599/ month
  • 1,800 minutes/month
  • Unlimited
  • 500 GB of call storage
  • Up to 1800 minutes per month
  • 500GB storage
Start 14-day free trial
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything practice owners ask before switching from a traditional dental answering service to AI.

What is a dental answering service?
A dental answering service handles your practice phone calls when your team cannot — after hours, during lunch, through overflow, or all day if you do not have in-house reception. Traditional services use human operators reading generic scripts. Ours uses dental-trained AI that books appointment requests, answers routine questions, and emails structured summaries to your team.
How is AI different from a traditional call centre?
Traditional call centres share generalist operators across dozens of businesses, reading scripts and taking messages. AI answers every call instantly in parallel, stays on-script every single time, captures appointment preferences (not just "please call back"), and costs a flat monthly fee with no per-call charges. A trained-for-dental AI also recognises HICAPS, AHPRA terms, emergency language and common dental procedures.
Will patients know they are talking to AI?
The receptionist identifies itself as a virtual assistant at the start of every call — that is the ethical thing to do and most callers do not mind. What they do notice is that the call was answered quickly, the person on the line understood their question, and they got a clear next step. The voice is natural and warm, not robotic IVR.
What hours are you available?
24 hours a day, 365 days a year. No surge fees for weekends, after-hours or public holidays. Forward your line whenever you like — all day, evenings only, weekends, or just for busy / no-answer conditions.
Can I use you just for after-hours?
Absolutely — that is one of the most popular setups. You keep your existing reception team during business hours, and forward the line to us when you close for the night, for lunch, or on weekends. Callers get their questions answered and book in straight away, and your team arrives to a tidy inbox of appointment requests.
Do you take emergency calls?
We screen for emergency language — severe pain, trauma, facial swelling — and handle them per your protocol: triage advice (from your knowledge base), a priority follow-up flag on the call summary, and clear direction to 000 or the nearest emergency department for life-threatening situations. We do not give clinical advice and we are not a replacement for 000 or AHPRA-registered clinicians.
How much does a dental answering service cost?
Traditional dental answering services typically charge A$300–800 per month base plus A$2–5 per call, plus setup fees and 12-month contracts — landing most practices at A$900–2,000+ per month once calls are included. Our AI answering service starts at A$89 per month with unlimited calls on the Enterprise plan, no per-call fees, no setup fees, and month-to-month billing. See all details on our pricing page.
What happens with the call information?
Every call generates a structured email summary delivered to your team within seconds — caller name, phone, reason for the call, preferred appointment times, follow-up flags, and a full transcript if you have enabled it. The format is designed to paste into your existing PMS (Core Practice, Dental4Web, EXACT, Praktika). Data is hosted in Australian data centres, encrypted in transit and at rest, with access controlled by role. Call recording is opt-in and off by default.
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