VSP use cases · Local business · AI receptionist
An answering service for dentists that fills the schedule after hours.
New patients often call during lunch or after hours. VSP's AI receptionist answers every call, books on your schedule, answers common questions and passes dental emergencies to the right person.
AI receptionist from VSP
$1,485 per month
Inbound. Outbound is $2,250 a month. Call minutes billed at cost.
- Answers and books
- Common questions handled
- Emergencies routed
- Checked by a person
The problem
What usually goes wrong.
Front desk overload
Phones ring while patients check in.
After-hours calls lost
Toothache calls go to voicemail.
Same questions all day
Hours, insurance and directions take staff time.
How VSP does it
Answering service for dentists, step by step.
- 01
Answers and books
Calls, texts and web chat, booked on your real schedule.
- 02
Common questions handled
Hours, insurance you accept and new patient steps.
- 03
Emergencies routed
Urgent pain calls follow your after-hours rules.
- 04
Checked by a person
VSP reviews transcripts and fixes weak answers.
Why VSP stays narrow
One job, done deeply, with a person on it.
A missed call is often a missed customer, who simply calls the next business. We focus on answering and booking, and we keep a person on top of every conversation it has.
Every VSP service has a real person on top of the AI. They set it up, check the work and answer to you.
Backed by research
The findings behind it.
37.8%
of calls to small businesses were answered by a live person in a 2016 study of 85 businesses. The rest went to voicemail or got no answer. 411 Locals study (2016), via Nextiva
7x
more likely to qualify a lead when the business made contact within an hour. Harvard Business Review, The Short Life of Online Sales Leads
Sources
Answering service for dentists: common questions
How much does a dental answering service cost?
VSP charges $1,485 a month for inbound answering. Call minutes are billed at cost.
Can it book appointments?
Yes. It checks your calendar and confirms the time inside the call or chat.
What about patient privacy?
We set it up to collect only what booking needs and log it to your systems.
Does it replace my front desk?
No. It takes the overflow and after-hours calls so your team can focus on patients in the chair.
Answering service for dentists, handled by VSP.
Bring your situation to a short call. We will tell you honestly if this is the right fit.