Fewer no-shows. Fuller chairs.
Front desk slammed? Dextel picks up every call, books patients into the right operatory, and sends mid-call confirmations that cut no-shows.
Every unanswered call is an empty chair on your schedule.
- Front desk juggles phones, check-ins, and insurance — calls drop the moment lunch hits.
- New patient calls go to voicemail and book with the practice down the street.
- Patients calling to reschedule sit on hold, give up, and just don't show instead.
- No-shows compound — and you find out at 9:01 AM when the chair is empty.
An agent shaped for your day, not a generic bot.
Op-aware booking
Reads availability per provider and operatory. Books cleanings into hygiene gaps, not into your endo column.
Mid-call confirmations
Caller agrees to the slot before the call ends. With their consent, a confirmation text for that appointment lands on their phone the same minute.
Rebooking on the spot
When a patient calls to cancel or move a visit, the agent offers the next open slot live on the call — the chair never goes quietly empty.
Insurance details captured
Records the carrier, member ID, and primary subscriber the patient provides so your front desk doesn't spend the visit asking. Verification and eligibility stay with your team.
Privacy-minded by default
Calls encrypted in transit and at rest, role-based access for your staff, and recordings you can delete per patient request.
Answers cost questions
When a patient asks, reads ballpark pricing from your fee schedule and notes whether they plan to use insurance or self-pay, so your team has it before the visit.
From sign-up to first booked call in under an hour.
- 01
Connect your PMS
Open Dental, Dentrix, Eaglesoft via integration. Or sync your hygiene calendar in Google directly.
- 02
Train on your ops
Tell the agent which providers do which procedures. Upload your fee schedule and insurance list.
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Forward the line
Forward overflow or full-time to Dextel. Track every booked, transferred, and missed call from the dashboard.
Things people ask before signing up.
How do you handle patient privacy?+
Call recordings and transcripts are encrypted in transit and at rest, access is role-based, and you can delete a patient's recordings on request. Ask us about our current security practices and documentation before you onboard.
Can it handle insurance verification?+
No — it captures the details your team needs (carrier, member ID, group) and hands them to your front desk, who verifies coverage and makes any eligibility decision.
What happens with emergencies?+
You choose the phrases that count as urgent (knocked-out tooth, severe pain). When a caller says one, the agent warm-transfers to your on-call provider, who decides how to respond.