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For dental offices

A full schedule without the front-desk grind.

Recall and reminder automation that keeps hygiene booked, insurance verification prepped before the patient sits down, and new-patient paperwork done before they arrive.

The week we keep hearing about from practices

Hygiene recalls go out when staff have time - so they don't

Every overdue recall is a cleaning that did not happen and production that did not occur. Manual recall lists lose to the front desk's other forty jobs every day.

Insurance verification eats the morning

Checking coverage, predeterminations, and limits patient by patient - 30 to 60 minutes a day of phone-and-portal work before treatment can even be discussed confidently.

New patients spend their first visit on a clipboard

Medical history, insurance details, consents - filled out in the waiting room, re-typed by staff, and rushed when the schedule is behind.

What we automate for you

Recall sequences that fill hygiene

Patients are invited by due date automatically - text and email, with self-booking into real availability and escalating nudges for the overdue.

20-35% more hygiene rebookings

Insurance verification prep

Tomorrow's patients are checked against portals and records overnight; your treatment coordinator starts the day with a coverage summary instead of a phone queue.

45 min/day back

New-patient intake before arrival

Forms, history, and insurance photos completed at home, landing in your practice software as structured data. The first visit starts with dentistry, not paperwork.

~15 min saved per new patient

A recent build like yours

Dental office, Etobicoke - anonymized for client privacy

The problem: Hygiene recalls went out by hand when staff had time, so they mostly did not.

The build: Recall sequences run automatically by due date, with reminders and easy rebooking.

28% more hygiene rebookings

What it costs

No hourly billing, no open-ended retainers. You always know the number before we build.

Custom build

Typical engagements run $7,500 - $25,000

Scoped and quoted after your audit, with monitoring and support from $1,500/month. You approve the scope before anything is built.

PIPEDA/PHIPA-aware data handling. No patient or client records touch our systems without a signed agreement, and we work inside your existing tools wherever possible.

Questions dental offices ask us

How is patient data handled?

PIPEDA/PHIPA-aware by design: we work inside your practice management software wherever possible, store no patient records without a signed agreement, and document the data flow before building.

Does this work with Dentrix, ABELDent, or our PMS?

We integrate with most practice management systems - via API where available, via compliant structured workflows where not. The integration path is confirmed in the free audit.

What is the investment?

Custom builds typically run $7,500 to $25,000 depending on scope, with support from $1,500/month. Recall automation alone usually shows up in hygiene production within the first two months.

Will recall messages annoy patients?

Sequences are spaced, polite, and stop the moment someone books or opts out. Practices consistently find patients respond well - a recall text is easier to act on than a missed phone call.

Find out what dental offices get back from automation.

A free 30-minute audit. You leave with three automation ideas sized to your business - whether you hire us or not.

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