§ 02 · PROBLEM · MISSED CALLS
What an unanswered phone
actually costs a practice.
Real industry data. No vanity metrics.
CALLS THAT GO UNANSWERED
Calls to dental practices ring out or hit voicemail during lunch, peak hours, and after close
DENTAL CALL TRACKING BENCHMARKS
CALLERS WHO DON'T LEAVE VOICEMAIL
Hang up without leaving a message. They don't call back, they call the next practice
INVOCA RESEARCH
VOICEMAILS LEFT · OF PUSHED CALLS
Of callers sent to voicemail actually leave one. Your voicemail is not a safety net
INVOCA PLATFORM DATA
SIMULTANEOUS RINGS · ONE COORDINATOR
When two patients call at once, the second one hits hold or voicemail by definition
PHONE MATH · EVERY PRACTICE
§ 03 · What it handles
Your whole front desk,
handled.
Don't take the word for it. This is what the work looks like.
Every call answered. In their language.
The AI picks up in under 10 seconds, around the clock, and handles unlimited simultaneous calls. It detects the caller's language and answers in it: English, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, and 20+ more.
- No hold music, no phone tree, no voicemail
- Two calls at once on a Monday morning? Both answered
- Warm transfer to your team the moment a human is needed
Booked straight into your PMS.
Not a message slip your team retypes on Monday. The AI reads real availability and writes the appointment directly into OpenDental, with the patient, provider, visit type, and insurance attached.
- Real slots, real providers, real operatories
- SMS confirmation and reminders sent automatically
- More practice management systems rolling out
Coverage answered while they're on the line.
The AI collects the carrier, member ID, and subscriber details during the conversation and runs the eligibility check before the visit. Patients arrive knowing what's covered; your mornings stop going to verification calls.
- Eligibility, coverage tiers, and deductible status
- Captured on the first call, attached to the booking
- Complex benefit breakdowns route to your team
The calls your team avoids, made daily.
Overdue hygiene lists and aging balances sit untouched because nobody likes making those calls. The AI works both lists on a schedule: courteous, persistent, and it logs every outcome.
- Recall and reactivation for overdue charts
- Friendly payment reminders with plan options
- Consented contacts only, stops on request
Ads that feed the same phone line.
We run your Meta and Google campaigns, and the AI calls every lead back within seconds to book the consult. One accountable system from ad click to chair, with every dollar attributed.
- Campaigns built and managed for your practice
- AI callback in seconds, not next business day
- You own the ad accounts and the data
§ 04 · Works with your PMS
Your schedule is
the source of truth.
We say exactly which integrations are live. Most vendors won't.
OpenDental
Full two-way integration: the AI reads real provider and operatory availability and writes confirmed appointments back, with patient, visit type, and insurance attached.
On the integration roadmap, prioritized by demand. Tell us your PMS on the demo call and we'll give you a straight date, not a maybe.
Confirmed-calendar fallback
Not on the list? The AI books into a synced calendar your team confirms in one click, so no call is ever lost while we build direct support for your system.
§ 05 · The alternatives
You're already paying
for missed calls.
The question is only which line item it hides in.
| Talcoe | Another hire | Answering service | Voicemail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickup speed | Under 10 seconds | When hands are free | 30+ second holds | Never |
| Coverage | 24/7, including holidays | 40 of 168 hours | Nights cost extra | Always on, 85% hang up |
| Simultaneous calls | Unlimited | One at a time | Queue + hold music | — |
| Books into your PMS | Yes, directly | Yes | Takes a message | No |
| Insurance on the call | Captured + checked | If trained | No | No |
| Languages | 20+, auto-detected | 1 or 2 | English, mostly | — |
| Monthly cost | $499 | $3,750+ loaded | $300+, per-minute | $0, plus the patients it loses |
| Commitment | Monthly, refundable setup | Hiring, training, turnover | Annual contracts common | — |
hire cost: bls median dental front desk wage, loaded · answering service pricing: published industry rates · this is not a knock on your coordinator — it's the phone coverage they can't physically provide
§ 06 · Pricing
One price.
No mystery quote.
One implant case covers a quarter of service. Do the math before you book.
Base plan · per location
1,500 call minutes included, then $0.18/min. Additional locations $399/mo.
- 24/7 inbound call answering, pickup under 10 seconds
- Booking directly into OpenDental (more PMS rolling out)
- Insurance capture and eligibility before the visit
- SMS confirmations and appointment reminders
- English, Spanish, and 20+ languages
- Keep your existing phone number
- Call transcripts, recordings, and a live dashboard
- Warm transfer to your team whenever a human is needed
Build your plan
Practice locations
$399/mo each after the first
Monthly call minutes
1,500 min included · $0.18/min after
§ 07 · How we work
How we work.
Demo, train, shadow, full coverage. Live in under two weeks.
Demo call
15 minutes. You call an AI receptionist trained on a sample practice and hear it book, answer insurance questions, and switch languages live.
Train on your practice
We configure the AI on your providers, services, fees, hours, and insurance list, and connect it to your PMS. You review every script.
Shadow week
The AI starts with only the calls you already lose: after hours, lunch, and overflow when your team is busy. You read every transcript.
Full coverage
Every call answered, every booking written to the PMS, monthly reporting. If it underperforms in the first 30 days, the setup fee comes back.
§ 08 · UNDER THE HOOD
An honest stack.
No proprietary lock-ins. No vendor hostage situations.
WE INTEGRATE WITH WHAT YOU ALREADY USE · NO RIP-AND-REPLACE
§ 09 · Common questions
The things everyone
asks first.
If your question isn't here, write us at hello@talcoe.com. We answer ourselves, usually quickly.
§ 10 · READY TO START
Every missed call is someone else's new patient.
Hear it answer a live call before you decide anything.
monthly contract · refundable setup · keep your number