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AI Voice Agent for Dentists:
Every Patient Call Answered

Our AI voice agent works as an AI receptionist for dentists. It answers every patient call on the first ring, books check-ups, fills cancellations and routes urgent calls, even in the 8am rush. It never gives clinical advice. We build it around your practice and manage it every month.

Live in as little as 3 working days · Keep your number · Billed monthly, 30 days' notice

What is an AI receptionist for dentists?

An AI receptionist for dentists is software that answers and makes phone calls for your practice in natural, spoken conversation. Some practices call it a dental AI receptionist or an AI dental receptionist; we call it an AI voice agent, because on Growth and Scale it does more than answer the phone. It works out whether the caller is a new patient, a registered patient or someone in pain, answers from fees and information you have approved, books appointments into your diary and passes anything clinical to your team, with a summary of the call.

Callers don't press buttons or leave voicemails. They say what they need, and the agent responds the way a well-trained dental receptionist would. The difference with OMH is that we set it up and run it for you: we write the script around your real calls, connect your diary and practice software, and keep improving it. See our AI receptionist plan for practices that only need the phone answered.

How a call goes

Watch the phone. Each step lights up as the call reaches it.

  1. It listens.It hears whether it's a booking, a change, a treatment question or something urgent as the patient speaks.
  2. It works out the answer.It matches the request to your diary, fees and booking rules.
  3. It replies and acts.It answers in a natural voice, books the appointment or puts the call through.
  4. It reports back.Your team gets a summary of every call. Callers can interrupt or change their mind at any point.

Try it: pick a call and a tone, then listen in

Albion Square Dental0161 496 0123, Manchester 00:00
Amy, AI assistant

CallerI'd like to register as a new patient. Do you have anything this week?
AmyYes. I have Thursday at 9:10 with Dr Patel. Shall I book it?

First visit booked: Thu 09:10

Summary sent to reception: new private patient, forms sent by text

A day at your practice

Calls don't arrive evenly.
Neither do the misses.

An illustrative weekday at a busy three-surgery practice. Most missed calls land in the 8am rush, over lunch and after closing, which is exactly when nobody is free to pick up.

Calls by hour, one weekday

232 calls, 79 missed (34%). Hover or tap a bar for the hour.

Illustrative figures, not data from a real business. Your phone provider's call log shows your own pattern.

  1. 08:00The morning rush

    Patients in pain ring at 8 on the dot. One receptionist, two lines and a queue at the desk.

  2. 12:30Lunch cover

    One person on the desk, or nobody. The phone rings out while they check a patient in.

  3. 18:00After closing

    Patients ring after work. Voicemail picks up and many hang up without leaving a message.

  4. Work out what it costs your practice

What's included

What it does for your practice,
and what we run for you

New patients, check-ups, urgent calls, recalls and the questions in between, handled the way a good dental receptionist would. Pick a capability to see it in action. Features marked Growth and Scale aren't on Starter.

First-ring answering, 24/7

The agent

Every patient call answered straight away, from the 8am rush to lunchtimes, evenings and bank holidays. No engaged tone and no hold music.

OMH, for you

We divert your practice line, set your opening hours and agree what it picks up and when: overflow, out of hours or every call. Nothing goes live without your sign-off.

Your clinicians stay in charge

You decide the rules before it answers a single call. Out of hours, urgent calls go to your emergency line or the NHS 111 details you choose, never to a voicemail.

It handles

  • Bookings, moves and cancellations
  • New patient registration details
  • Opening hours, parking and directions
  • Fees and plans from your price list

It hands to your team

  • Pain, swelling or anything clinical
  • Complaints and sensitive calls
  • Anyone who asks for a person
  • Questions it has no approved answer for

It never

  • Gives clinical or medical advice
  • Assesses symptoms or urgency itself
  • Pretends to be a person
  • Calls patients who have not agreed to it

Works alongside your practice software

Bookings and notes go where your team already looks. We check your setup on the first call and tell you plainly what connects directly and what needs a workaround.

  • Dentally
  • Software of Excellence
  • Pearl
  • Aerona
  • Google Calendar
  • Microsoft 365

How it works

Live in 3 to 15 working days. Answering every patient after that.

Part 1: Setup, done for you

  1. 01

    Connect

    You divert your practice line. We link your diary, plus your practice management software on Growth and Scale.

    Practice line diverted

  2. 02

    Train

    We load your price list, NHS and private rules, emergency route and booking rules.

    Booking rules set

  3. 03

    Test together

    You and your reception team ring it and try to trip it up. Nothing goes live without your sign-off.

    3 test calls passed

  4. 04

    Go live

    It answers on the first ring, from the 8am rush to bank holidays. We check and tune the first two weeks of live calls at no extra cost.

    Live and answering

Starter goes live in 3 working days, Growth in 5 to 7 and Scale in 12 to 15. The clock starts once we have your price list, booking rules and diary access.

Part 2: What happens to a new patient enquiry (Growth and Scale)

From website enquiry to a call back in under a minute.

Step 1: A patient finds you On Google or your website
Step 2: They enquire A form, an email or a call
Step 3: The lead lands In your practice system
Step 4: Your agent rings them Within 60 seconds

Step 5: Then one of three things happens:

  • A first visit booked In your diary
  • A warm transfer Put through to reception
  • A follow-up If they are not ready yet
Step 6: A summary and tags Written back to your system
Answer speed
1st ringanswer speed
New lead call time
60 secto call new patient enquiries(Growth and Scale)
Hours
24/7bank holidays included
Clinical advice given
0clinical advice given

Use cases

Dental use cases by type of call

A dental front desk gets the same eight kinds of call, day in, day out, and any AI receptionist for dental practices has to handle all of them. We script your agent around each one. Pick a call to see how the agent handles it.

New patients01 / 08

New patients: booked while they are still on the phone

New patients ring around until someone answers. The agent takes the details your practice needs, checks your new-patient slots and books the first visit.

  • Takes contact details and NHS or private preference
  • Books the first visit with the right dentist
  • Sends forms and directions by text

Not sure how your calls would fit?

Tell us who rings your practice and why. We'll map your calls and show you what the agent would handle and what it would pass to reception.

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Sample calls

Dental sample calls, by call type

Hear how our AI voice agent handles six everyday dental calls, from a patient in pain to a follow-up after treatment. These are sample recordings with made-up practices and patients. We'll add client results here once we've checked them with each client.

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kinds of dental call it's scripted for
0
clinical advice given, on any call
10
UK cities with local numbers
0:00 / 0:51

Emergency Dental Enquiry & Urgent Appointment Routing

Our AI voice agent asking a patient with bad toothache the safety questions, then following the practice's urgent-care steps without assessing symptoms.

0:00 / 0:41

Dental Treatment Enquiry

Our AI voice agent answering a teeth whitening enquiry from the practice's approved price list and offering a consultation.

0:00 / 0:48

Missed Call Callback & New Lead Qualification

Our AI voice agent picking up a new patient who couldn't get through earlier and logging a callback for the afternoon.

0:00 / 0:38

Post-Treatment Follow-up

Our AI voice agent following up after treatment and checking the booking calendar for the patient's next appointment.

0:00 / 0:48

Dental Payment & Finance Information

Our AI voice agent giving a routine check-up price from the clinic's approved list and arranging a call back about payment plans.

0:00 / 0:49

Human Handover & Complex Patient Enquiry

Our AI voice agent leaving a patient's treatment plan to the dental team and recording a callback request instead of giving clinical advice.

Pricing

AI voice agent pricing for dentists

Three plans, billed monthly, no minimum contract. Every plan includes a managed agent, a British voice, a summary of every call and a monthly report. Prices exclude VAT.

Starter

One practice, one agent answering and booking. Best for a single site with straightforward phones.

£249 a month + VAT, billed monthly

Included
300minutes a month
Setup
£795one-off fee
Live in
3working days

Then 60p a minute past your allowance.

  • Answers every inbound call, day and night, on your existing number
  • Answers only from your approved information
  • Books appointments into one diary
  • Takes a proper message when it can't help, with name, number and reason
Everything included and what isn't
  • Texts the caller a confirmation
  • Emails you a written summary of every call
  • A British voice, your greeting and your opening hours
  • Monthly usage report

Not included

  • Writing into a CRM
  • Live transfer to a person
  • Out-of-hours routing rules
  • Outbound calling
  • More than one practice
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Where most practices start

Growth

For a practice where the phone fills the diary. Where most practices should start.

£449 a month + VAT, billed monthly

Included
500minutes a month
Setup
£1,295one-off fee
Live in
5 to 7working days

Then 60p a minute past your allowance.

  • Everything in Starter
  • Live transfer to a person, with everything the caller already said passed across
  • Out-of-hours and overflow rules you set
  • Writes each enquiry into your practice management system
Everything included and what isn't
  • Calls new patient enquiries within 60 seconds
  • Routes calls at the first question, for example new patients, urgent or treatments
  • Missed-call recovery: an automatic text to the caller and a callback task for your team
  • Outbound calls to patients who have consented, for recalls, reminders and no-shows
  • Recording and searchable transcript of every call
  • Monthly optimisation call: we read the transcripts and improve the script
  • Up to three enquiry routes

Not included

  • A second practice, site or agent
  • A second CRM or system
  • Call outcomes reported against your ad spend
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Scale

For groups of practices or sites, each with its own diary, on one managed service.

£849 a month + VAT, billed monthly

Included
900minutes a month
Setup
£1,995one-off fee
Live in
12 to 15working days

Then 60p a minute past your allowance.

  • Everything in Growth
  • Up to three practices or sites, each with its own script, voice and diary
  • Routing across practices by where the patient is or what they ask for
  • Per-practice reporting, so you can see which site converts its calls
Everything included and what isn't
  • Call outcomes reported alongside your Google Ads and website data
  • Script and knowledge updates within one working day
  • A named account manager
  • Quarterly review with a senior strategist

Not included

  • A fourth practice or site (a priced add-on)
  • Bespoke software development
  • Integrations we haven't built before (quoted separately)
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VAT
All prices exclude VAT.
Minutes
We count answered inbound calls and connected outbound calls. Unused minutes don't roll over, and we warn you at 80% of your allowance. Minutes past your allowance cost 60p each on every plan.
Setup
The one-off fee covers discovery, the build, the integrations and supervised checks on your first two weeks of live calls. We agree it in writing before work starts.
Extra practices
Scale includes up to three. Each extra one is £495 setup and £49 a month. Above six, we quote the whole service.
Contract
Billed monthly, with 30 days' notice.
Integrations
What connects depends on the software you use. We confirm it on the discovery call.
Delivery
The clock starts once we have your price list, booking rules and diary access.

Local cover

Dentists across the UK. A local number for each practice.

Patients trust a local number. Your agent answers on your existing line, or on a new one with your city's code. We set practices up by video call and phone from Hullbridge, Essex.

  • Local 020 number

    London

    Good morning, you're through to the practice's AI assistant. Are you calling to book, or about something urgent?

    Covers Greater London

    Dental practices in London
  • Local 0121 number

    Birmingham

    Thanks for calling. Are you a registered patient, or would you like to join the practice?

    Covers Birmingham and the West Midlands

  • Local 0161 number

    Manchester

    Hello, you're through to reception's AI assistant. Would you like a check-up or a hygiene visit?

    Covers Greater Manchester

  • Local 0113 number

    Leeds

    Thanks for calling. I can book, move or cancel an appointment for you. Which would you like?

    Covers Leeds and West Yorkshire

  • Local 0151 number

    Liverpool

    Good morning. If you're in pain, I can tell you today's urgent options. How can I help?

    Covers Liverpool and Merseyside

  • Local 0117 number

    Bristol

    Hello, you're through to the practice. Are you calling about a treatment, such as aligners?

    Covers Bristol and the South West

  • Local 0114 number

    Sheffield

    Good afternoon. Would you like to book with a dentist or a hygienist?

    Covers Sheffield and South Yorkshire

  • Local 0115 number

    Nottingham

    Thanks for calling. Is this about an NHS or a private appointment?

    Covers Nottingham and Nottinghamshire

  • Local 0116 number

    Leicester

    Hello. I can talk you through our fees and payment plans, or book you in. Which would help?

    Covers Leicester and Leicestershire

  • Local 0191 number

    Newcastle

    Good evening, the practice is closed. I can book you in, or give you the urgent care details.

    Covers Newcastle and Tyneside

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Somewhere else? We set up practices in towns and cities across the UK. Ask us about your area

Questions

What dentists
ask us first

Straight answers on clinical safety, emergencies, NHS and private patients, practice software and patient data. See how our AI voice agent works for other UK businesses.

Ask us about your practice

Talk to a person on our UK team about your new patient, urgent and recall calls. No sales script.

On the demo, try

  1. 1Book a check-up for next week as a new patient
  2. 2Say you have toothache and hear how it routes you
  3. 3Ask something it can't know, and hear what it does
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Will patients know they are talking to an AI?

Yes. Every agent says it is an AI assistant at the start of the call. Patients deserve to know, and anyone who would rather speak to a person can ask.

Does it give clinical or medical advice?

No. The agent never assesses symptoms, suggests treatment or gives medical advice. It books, answers practical questions from information you approve and passes anything clinical to your team.

What happens with dental emergencies out of hours?

It follows the route you set. That could be your on-call dentist, your emergency line, or giving NHS 111 details. Every urgent call is flagged at the top of the morning summary.

Does it work for NHS and private patients?

Yes. It follows your rules for each: NHS availability and waiting lists, private fees from your price list, and any plan or membership details you approve.

How does it handle elderly or anxious patients?

It speaks clearly, takes its time and repeats details when asked. Anyone who wants a person is put through in your opening hours, or a message is taken for a call back.

Can it fill last-minute cancellations?

Yes. When a patient cancels, it offers to rebook them, then offers the free slot to waitlist patients who agreed to short-notice offers.

Can the agent put a patient through to reception?

Yes, on the Growth and Scale plans. You set the rules: urgent calls, complaints, treatment questions and anyone who asks for a person can be put through to the right phone. Outside your hours, and on the Starter plan, the agent takes a detailed message and sends it to your team.

What happens when the agent doesn't know the answer?

It says so. The agent answers only from information you have approved, so when a question falls outside that, it offers to take a message or transfer the call. We review those moments and add the answers worth adding.

Does it work with our practice management software?

It works with most diaries and practice systems. We check yours on the first call and tell you plainly what connects directly and what needs a workaround.

Is this an AI dental receptionist for UK practices?

Yes. It is built and run by a UK team for UK dental practices. It speaks with a British voice, follows your rules for NHS and private patients, works to UK GDPR and never gives clinical advice. We set practices up by video call and phone from Hullbridge, Essex.

How do we choose the best dental AI receptionist for our practice?

Look at four things: whether it books straight into your practice software or only takes messages, how it handles patients in pain without giving clinical advice, whether it covers evenings and weekends as standard, and who sets it up and keeps it running. Many apps leave the setup to you. With OMH, we build, test and manage it for you, so ask us to show you each of these on a demo.

Can we keep our phone number, or get a local one?

You can keep your number and divert calls to the agent, either all of them or only the ones reception misses. If you want a local number for a new practice, we can set one up.

How long does setup take?

Starter goes live in 3 working days, Growth in 5 to 7 and Scale in 12 to 15. The clock starts once we have your price list, booking rules and diary access. If your practice is more complex than usual, we give you a realistic timeline after the discovery call, before you commit to anything.

Is patient data kept safe?

You remain the data controller and OMH acts as your processor under a written data processing agreement, in line with UK GDPR. We agree what is stored, where and for how long before go-live.

Are calls recorded?

Only if you want them to be. Patients are told at the start of the call, and recordings are deleted on the schedule you set.

Can it call patients about recalls?

Only patients who have agreed to reminders. We follow the UK PECR rules and act on opt-outs straight away; opt-outs are removed the same day. We don't run cold calling campaigns.

Will it replace our receptionists?

No. It takes the overflow and the routine calls, so your team can look after the patients in front of them. You choose when it answers: only when the lines are busy, only out of hours, or first on every call. Anything clinical, sensitive or complicated still goes to your team.

How much does an AI receptionist for dentists cost?

Our AI receptionist for dentists (the Starter plan) is £249 a month plus VAT with 300 minutes included, and a one-off setup fee from £795. Growth is £449 a month and Scale, for groups of practices, is £849 a month. Extra minutes cost 60p each on every plan.

Is there a minimum contract?

Plans are billed monthly with 30 days' notice. We set out the terms in writing before you start, including what's included each month and what counts as extra. Every invoice shows your included minutes and any overage.

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