Capture every new-patient call, day or night.
A 24/7 AI receptionist handles new-patient intake, books appointments, and reduces no-shows — without adding front-desk headcount or after-hours staffing costs.
One new-patient case recovered after-hours typically covers the monthly investment.
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How it works for dental
- 1Every inbound call and message is answered instantly by an AI receptionist trained on dental workflows — new-patient intake, appointment types, insurance questions, and urgency triage.
- 2New patients are guided through a complete intake: name, contact information, insurance, preferred appointment type, urgency level, and preferred provider.
- 3Dental emergencies — broken tooth, severe pain, lost restoration — are identified and escalated to your emergency protocol immediately, even after hours.
- 4Appointment booking connects to real-time availability, locking in the appointment without staff involvement.
- 5Automated reminder sequences reduce no-shows and give patients a simple one-click rescheduling option.
How AI answering works for dental practices — and what it costs against a live service
Get Always Answered is an AI answering service for dental practices, built by founder Juan Alcaraz in San Antonio, Texas. When a new patient calls while the front desk is checking someone in, or after the office has closed, the AI receptionist answers immediately and follows a dental-specific intake: name, contact details, insurance, appointment type, urgency, and preferred provider. Severe pain, trauma, and lost or broken restorations follow the practice's emergency protocol; routine requests are booked or queued for the morning team. The intake is deliberately limited to scheduling intent — no clinical history, diagnoses, or treatment details.
The economics of a dental call are simple enough to model with your own inputs. A single recovered new-patient case often covers a month of the service, but that is an illustration, not a guarantee. The workflow captures the call, records the details in a structured log, and books when the practice's availability allows. After-hours callers get the same intake instead of a voicemail box, and the morning team reviews a complete record rather than a message slip. Reminder sequences reduce the empty chair problem that makes a missed call expensive twice.
Compared with a traditional answering service, automated intake changes the cost structure. A live service typically bills per minute or per call, staffs a shared agent pool, and hands over a message; after-hours coverage is often an add-on. Always Answered is a flat monthly subscription with a one-time setup, month-to-month, and the intake questions are configured for the practice. The tradeoff is real: a live agent can handle a nuanced conversation more gracefully, which is why the workflow includes a human handoff for anything outside its approved scope.
The AI does not give clinical advice, confirm insurance eligibility, or diagnose a dental problem. It does not replace the practice management system's rules or the judgment of the front desk. Practices with specific compliance requirements should discuss a BAA before onboarding and confirm the right configuration. Measure the workflow with captured calls, completed intake records, booked appointments, and the share of calls that needed a human handoff — not with a single review-generated number.
AI answering vs. a traditional dental answering service
| Get Always Answered | Traditional answering service | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | From $297/mo flat, month-to-month | Per-minute or per-call billing, often higher after hours |
| Coverage | 24/7 intake, including nights and weekends | After-hours coverage is usually an add-on |
| New-patient intake | Configured questions for insurance, appointment type, urgency, and provider | Generic message taking unless you pay for customization |
| Emergency routing | Follows the practice's approved emergency protocol | Depends on the agent's script and the handoff process |
| Record | Structured CRM entry with the conversation summary | A message slip or email the team checks later |
| Languages | English voice today; bilingual team for onboarding and support | Varies by provider |
| Commitment | Month-to-month with a 30-day results guarantee | Contracts and overage fees are common |
Results for this vertical are in progress. We only publish verified, named outcomes.
Authority is built for practices that want a complete AI front-desk layer — 24/7 voice reception, new-patient intake, appointment booking, reminders, and reactivation campaigns.
Compare all plans →Dental FAQs
Yes. The AI identifies dental emergencies — severe pain, trauma, lost or broken restorations — and routes those calls to your emergency contact protocol immediately. Non-emergency urgent requests get a callback guaranteed first thing in the morning.
Always Answered is designed to avoid collecting Protected Health Information (PHI) such as clinical history or treatment details as part of its standard scheduling-intent intake. Practices that require a formal HIPAA Business Associate Agreement should contact us before onboarding to confirm the right configuration.
After-hours calls are answered immediately and guided through the same intake as business-hours calls — name, contact, insurance, appointment type, and urgency notes — pushed into your system for the morning.
Integration scope is confirmed during onboarding based on your specific platform and the access it supports, so no promise is made about write-back capability before that's verified.
The AI receptionist answers in English only today. Our team is bilingual (English and Spanish) for onboarding and support, and we may add more languages as the technology matures.
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