AI Receptionist for Orthodontic Practices

Stop losing patients to voicemail.

HIPAA-compliant Voice Agents answer every call your practice misses — after hours, on weekends, and when your front desk is slammed. It books consultations, triages emergencies, and organizes your outreach the next day.

Hear it live — call (214) 253-8671

Configured for a demo practice. Try booking a consultation or testing an emergency.

Live call0:47Cypress Ridge Orthodontics
Hi, my daughter needs braces — do you have any openings?
I'd be happy to help. Is this her first orthodontic consultation?
Yes, she's 12.
Perfect. I have Thursday at 10am or Saturday at 9am for a complimentary consultation with Dr. Chen.
Saturday works.
Booked. You'll get a text confirmation shortly.
✓ Consultation booked

HIPAA-Compliant

Signed BAAs across every vendor. $2M cyber liability coverage. Built to be trusted with patient data.

Built Only for Orthodontics

Not a generic chatbot. It knows the difference between a new consult, a debanding, and a wire emergency.

Works With Your Phone System

No rip-and-replace. We sit behind your existing setup and answer the calls you'd otherwise lose.

What you're losing

Every missed call is a patient who called someone else.

1 in 4

calls go unanswered after hours and during peak times

$5,000+

average case revenue lost per missed new-patient inquiry

0

consultations booked by a voicemail box

Three deployment tiers, depending on what your practice needs.

Tier 1

After-Hours Coverage

For practices that want to capture missed opportunities outside business hours.

  • AI receptionist for after-hours calls
  • New patient consultation intake and lead capture
  • Emergency triage with on-call doctor paging
  • General information responses (hours, location, insurance, services)
  • Existing patient message capture with morning callback queue
  • Morning handoff to your team
  • Weekly QA review and optimization
  • Dedicated implementation manager
  • Monthly performance reporting

Best fit for: Solo and two-doctor practices testing AI for the first time

Tier 2

After-Hours + Business-Hours Overflow

For practices losing calls during peak hours when staff is helping patients in the office.

  • Everything in Tier 1
  • Business-hours overflow handling when staff is busy
  • Information routing during business hours (frees your team for high-value patient interactions)
  • Live warm-transfer to front desk staff for complex calls
  • Real-time activity dashboard
  • Bilingual support (English and Spanish)

Best fit for: Multi-doctor practices with 100+ calls per week

Tier 3

Integrated Operations

For practices on Cloud 9 or Greyfinch ready to fully integrate AI into their operations.

  • Everything in Tier 2
  • Real-time availability lookup from your practice management system
  • Calendar sync that updates throughout the day
  • Outbound campaigns (recall reminders, lapsed patient reactivation)
  • Custom intake fields tailored to your treatment offerings
  • Monthly strategy sessions

Best fit for: Cloud 9 or Greyfinch practices ready to operationalize AI fully

All tiers include a 90-day pilot with month-to-month billing before annual commitment. Cancel for cause anytime. Full HIPAA compliance with signed BAAs.

How it works

It knows what to do with every call.

Incoming call
Medical emergency

Directs caller to 911 immediately

Urgent orthodontic issue

Pages the on-call doctor within 30 minutes

Routine — loose bracket, lost retainer

Gives first-aid guidance, books next available

Morning handoff

Your team starts the day knowing exactly what happened overnight.

Practical Labs — Overnight ActivityToday · 6:00 AM
6 calls handled·2 consultations booked·1 emergency resolved·0 missed
Emergency paged — Dr. Chen called backResolved
New consult — Sarah M.Booked
New consult — James T.Booked
Callback — billing questionQueued
Callback — reschedule requestQueued
Info provided — insurance questionResolved

Not every AI receptionist deserves access to your practice.

Built for orthodontics specifically.

The conversation flows understand the difference between a new patient consultation request and a debanding question. The agent knows orthodontic emergencies — a loose bracket gets different handling than a wire embedded in soft tissue.

HIPAA compliance as practice, not paperwork.

Signed BAAs with every vendor in the chain. Documented security policies. Cyber liability insurance ($2M coverage). Quarterly compliance reviews.

Continuous optimization, not set-and-forget.

Every call is reviewed. Every failure becomes a fix. The agent at month 6 handles cases the agent at month 1 couldn't. Your monthly retainer pays for ongoing improvement, not static infrastructure.

Request a discovery call

A 30-minute conversation to understand your practice's situation and whether Practical Labs is the right fit. No pitch, no pressure.

I'll respond personally within 24 hours.