A dental AI answering service that books the patient while your hands are gloved

Built for a front desk that can't reach the phone

Dentistry has a structural phone problem: the people who could answer have their hands in gloves and patients in chairs. So the calls ring out — a 411 Locals study put unanswered small-business calls at 62% — and PATLive found that 85% of callers who don't get through never call back. A Fasrad dental AI answering service removes the trade-off. It answers every call instantly, day or night, while your team stays chairside.

And these aren't routine calls. New-patient calls are the practice's revenue: a chipped tooth, a crown that came off, a family that just moved to the neighborhood. The agent triages urgency the way a good front desk would — asks about pain, checks today's schedule, and books the emergency slot during the call. The caller becomes a contact with a callback number, a summary, and the full transcript before they hang up.

Dental-specific proof points:

• Same-day triage — asks about pain level and symptoms, then books an emergency slot from today's actual schedule, not a callback list.
• New-patient capture — name, callback number, and reason for the visit saved as a CRM contact automatically, on every call.
• Recall-friendly memory — returning patients are recognized; the agent knows who's overdue for a cleaning when they call.
• After-hours coverage — Sunday-night toothache calls get answered, triaged, and booked into Monday morning.
• Front-desk briefing — your team opens the day to summaries and transcripts of every call, not a voicemail box to dig through.

Example: a new patient calls at 9:05 AM with a front tooth chipped over breakfast. The agent confirms it's sore but not severe, finds a 3:40 PM opening, books it, and saves Marcus and his cell number to the CRM — a new patient your practice would have lost to the next Google result if the call had rung out.

A human answering service would have taken a message and charged you for it; the patient would still be waiting on a callback. Fasrad's receptionist is the same agent that can run your website chat and email, so the phone call books into the same schedule and the new patient lands in the same CRM — and anything it couldn't resolve is flagged in the call summary for your front desk.

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Frequently asked questions

Will patients know they're talking to an AI?

It introduces itself however you script it, speaks naturally, and is fully interruptible — anxious patients can cut in mid-sentence and it adapts. It also answers in the caller's language.

Can it book real appointments or only take messages?

It books. It checks the schedule during the call, offers actual openings — including same-day emergency slots — and confirms before the patient hangs up.

Does it give dental advice?

No. It triages urgency — pain level, swelling, how soon the patient needs to be seen — and books accordingly. Clinical judgment stays with your dentists and hygienists.

What does my front desk see after a call?

A new or updated contact in the built-in CRM with a summary note and the full transcript. No voicemail box to work through between patients.

Do I have to give up my practice number?

No. Keep your number and forward it with standard carrier forwarding, or use the dedicated number we provision. If lines are ever busy, callers can leave a voicemail that's transcribed and emailed to you.

How much does it cost?

$49/month or $490/year — cancel anytime. Flat subscription — no per-minute or per-call fees.

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