Receptionist + recovery

An AI receptionist and patient recovery, in one platform

Dentovox does both jobs. The AI receptionist answers every call 24/7 in English and Spanish and books into Dentrix, Open Dental or Eaglesoft. The Reactivation Engine calls the lapsed patients on a list you upload and books the ones ready to return; automatic selection from your PMS and per-campaign revenue reporting are built and not yet switched on. Both are included from $499 a month.

Status of every capability below as of September 15, 2026

What "patient recovery" should cover — and what Dentovox does today

Vendors use "recovery" for very different things. These are the workflows practices usually mean, with a plain status for each: Live works today, Built is finished and switches on when a named dependency clears, Not offered means Dentovox does not do it.

CapabilityWhat it meansDentovox today
24/7 inbound answeringEvery call picked up, nights, weekends and simultaneous linesLive — English and Spanish, detected from the caller's first words
Booking into the PMSThe appointment written into the schedule during the callLive — Dentrix, Open Dental, Eaglesoft through NexHealth, with a double-booking guard
Lapsed-patient reactivationCalling patients who have not visited in a long timeLive — outbound calls, in the patient's language, to a list you upload. Automatic selection by last visit date from the PMS is built, not yet switched on
Overdue hygiene recallCalling patients due for a cleaningBuilt — automatic selection switches on when the PMS connection supplies recall due dates; an uploaded recall list can be called today
Unscheduled treatment follow-upCalling patients with treatment planned but not bookedBuilt — automatic selection switches on when the PMS connection supplies treatment-plan values
Revenue recoveredShowing what reactivation actually bookedBuilt — the dashboard has a campaign funnel and recovered value, but call outcomes are not yet linked to campaigns, so it does not count bookings yet
Missed-call recoveryFollowing up on calls nobody answeredCalls are answered live instead of missed; unfinished calls become a callback request for your team. No automatic callback campaign
Confirmations and remindersTexts before the appointment, with repliesBuilt — two-way SMS switches on after US carrier registration (A2P 10DLC)
Last-minute cancellation fillOffering a freed slot to patients waiting for an earlier timeBuilt — waitlist matching works; the offer is sent by text after carrier registration
No-show recovery outreachContacting patients who missed an appointmentNot offered — no-shows are tracked in analytics
Handoff to a personWhat happens when the AI should not handle a callTransfer to the line you set during office hours (not yet tested on a live clinic call); urgent callback request outside them
Live call monitoringSeeing calls as they happenLive call view today; listen-in and take-over coming soon
ComplianceHIPAA posture and auditsHIPAA-aware, BAA accepted before go-live; Dentovox has not completed its own SOC 2 audit yet

The receptionist side is covered in depth on the AI receptionist page, and the recovery side on the patient reactivation page. How forwarding works without changing your phone system is in this guide.

How recovered revenue is counted

A number labelled "recovered" is only as good as its definition, so here is ours. The dashboard has a funnel (enrolled, contacted, booked) and a recovered value per campaign. Linking each outbound call's outcome to its campaign is built but not yet switched on, so today that report does not count bookings; once it does, a patient who books on a reactivation call is attributed to that campaign.

These are estimates of value booked, not collected production. To size the opportunity before you start, the ROI calculator works from your own call volume and patient numbers.

Which plan includes what

PlanMonthlyMinutesReceptionistReactivation Engine
Overflow$299400After hours and overflow
Front Desk$49965024/7Included
Revenue$7491,00024/7Included, plus revenue-recovered ROI analytics (built, not yet counting reactivation bookings)
Multi-Location$649 per location90024/7Included

Extra minutes are $0.39 on every plan, annual billing saves 10%, and English and Spanish are included throughout. Full detail on the pricing page.

Questions to ask any vendor

Whichever platform you evaluate, these questions separate what works today from what is on a roadmap:

  1. Which recovery workflows send today, and on which channel? Voice, text and email often have different launch dates.
  2. Does it book into my practice management system during the call — and which systems, directly or through a bridge?
  3. How is "recovered revenue" calculated? Booked value, collected production, or a projection?
  4. Do I have to change my phone system or number?
  5. What does it cost per location, how many minutes or calls are included, and what is the overage rate?
  6. What happens to an urgent call after hours?
  7. Will you sign a BAA, and is SOC 2 your own audit or your hosting providers'?

Frequently asked questions

Can one platform be both an AI receptionist and a patient recovery tool?

Yes. Dentovox answers inbound calls 24/7 in English and Spanish and books into the practice management system, and its Reactivation Engine calls the lapsed patients on a list you upload and books the ones ready to return into the schedule. Both are included from the Front Desk plan at $499 a month.

Does Dentovox follow up on unscheduled treatment?

Not automatically yet. Dentovox has an unscheduled-treatment segment whose call explains that the practice would like to help the patient finish their treatment plan, but it switches on only when the practice management connection supplies treatment-plan values. Today reactivation calls go to the patients on a list you upload.

Does Dentovox recover missed calls?

It prevents most of them: every line is answered live, including nights, weekends and simultaneous calls. When the AI cannot finish a call, a callback request with the caller's number and reason appears in the dashboard for your team. Dentovox does not run an automatic callback campaign to abandoned calls today.

Does Dentovox handle no-shows?

Not with outreach today. No-shows are tracked in the dashboard analytics, and reminders that reduce them are built but switch on after US carrier registration. Dentovox does not currently run a no-show recovery campaign.

How much does an AI receptionist with patient recovery cost?

Dentovox includes the AI receptionist and the Reactivation Engine from Front Desk at $499 a month with 650 minutes, Revenue at $749 with 1,000 minutes, and Multi-Location at $649 per location with 900 minutes. Extra minutes are $0.39 and annual billing saves 10%. The $299 Overflow plan covers answering only.

Statuses reflect the product as of September 15, 2026 and are updated as capabilities ship. Dentovox has no published customer results yet. Dentovox is not an emergency service — in a medical or dental emergency, call 911.