AI receptionist for dentists
An AI receptionist that never puts a patient on hold
Blue answers every call to your practice, day or night. It books new patients, reschedules existing ones and answers insurance questions, so your front desk can focus on the patients in the chair.
- Free for 30 calls a month
- Live in minutes
- Keep your number
Blue: Thank you for calling Bright Smile Dental, this is Ava. Are you a current patient, or would you like to book a first visit?
- Caller
Caller: First visit. I have a chipped tooth, it's not painful but I'd like it looked at soon.
Blue: I'm sorry about the tooth. We can see you this week. I have Thursday at 8:30 a.m. or Friday at 1:15 p.m. Which works better?
- Caller
Caller: Thursday morning. Do you take Delta Dental?
Blue: Yes, we're in network with Delta Dental PPO. I've booked you for Thursday at 8:30. Please bring your insurance card and arrive ten minutes early for new-patient forms.
The calls Blue handles for dental practices
Trained on your services, prices and policies, so callers get real answers, not "someone will call you back".
New-patient bookings
Collects name, contact details, insurance and reason for visit, then books the first appointment into an open slot on your calendar.
Rescheduling and cancellations
Moves appointments to another open time instead of leaving a gap, and captures the reason.
Insurance questions
Tells callers which plans you accept and what to bring, straight from the information you provide.
After-hours pain calls
Gives your after-hours instructions, books the earliest emergency slot, or transfers to the on-call dentist.
Hours, location and parking
Answers the routine questions that tie up your front desk dozens of times a day.
Recall and reminder calls
Outbound Blues can call patients who are due for hygiene visits or need to confirm tomorrow's appointment.
Why dental practices use an AI receptionist
01
Front desks can't answer every call
When your team is checking patients in, phones ring out. Callers looking for a new dentist rarely leave a voicemail. They call the next practice.
02
Patients call when you're closed
Evenings and weekends are when people finally have time to book. Blue answers then too, and puts the appointment on the calendar.
03
One new patient pays for years of Blue
A new patient is often worth $1,000 or more in the first year. Plans start free; paid plans are $29/month plus $0.16 per minute of talk time.
Set up in minutes
- 1
Tell Blue about your business
Your services, prices, hours and service area. Point it at your website and it learns the rest.
- 2
Get a number or keep yours
Pick a free number in your area code, or forward your existing line all the time or only when you miss a call.
- 3
Blue answers, books and reports
Every call is answered on the first ring. Appointments land on your calendar, and you get a transcript of every call.
Works with your tools
Blue books into Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook. To sync with practice-management software, connect it through Zapier, n8n or the BlueSales API. See the Zapier, n8n and API docs.
HIPAA-eligible
Add the HIPAA add-on for a signed Business Associate Agreement, dedicated compliant infrastructure and encryption for calls that involve protected health information.
Hands off to you when it matters
Set a transfer number and Blue connects callers to you when they ask for a person, or when the situation needs one.
What it costs to answer every call
In-house receptionist
$3,500+/mo
Business hours only, one call at a time
Answering service
$250+/mo
Takes messages, billed per minute
Blue
$29/mo + $0.16/min
24/7, many calls at once, books the appointment
Talk time is billed per minute, so 400 three-minute calls a month comes to about $221 on Basic. The free plan includes 30 calls a month. See all plans or read how much an AI receptionist costs.
Questions from dental practices
Is the AI dental receptionist HIPAA compliant?+
BlueSales offers a HIPAA-eligible add-on with a signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA), dedicated compliant infrastructure and encryption for practices handling protected health information.
Can it book directly into my schedule?+
Yes. Blue checks real availability in a connected Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook calendar and books the appointment during the call. Practice-management systems can be connected through Zapier, n8n or the API.
What happens with dental emergencies after hours?+
You decide. Blue can give your after-hours instructions, book the earliest emergency slot, or transfer the caller to the on-call dentist's phone. Anyone describing a medical emergency is told to call 911.
Will it replace my front desk?+
No. It takes the overflow and after-hours calls your team can't get to, and the routine questions that interrupt them all day, so they can focus on patients in the office.
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