Built Canada-first
ClearDent, Tracker, and Oryx live today — the systems most Canadian clinics actually run.
Honest comparison
An AI receptionist answers the call. LPS proves the patient got booked.
AI dental receptionists are getting good — and phone answering is becoming a commodity. But the phone is only one of five places your schedule leaks. Xona’s Leakage Prevention System covers the call and recall backlog, cancellations, open chair time, and unscheduled treatment — then verifies every outcome against your dental software.
| Capability | AI receptionist | Xona LPS |
|---|---|---|
| Answer after-hours & overflow calls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Book or capture the request for staff | ✓ | ✓ |
| Recall backlog: find & prioritize overdue patients | — | ✓ |
| Cancellations & no-shows: recovery worklist | — | ✓ |
| Open chair time: safe refill shortlist | — | ✓ |
| Unscheduled treatment follow-up from your dental software | — | ✓ |
| Verified outcomes: booked / saved / reviewed, from your schedule | — | ✓ |
| Staff approval before any patient contact | varies | ✓ |
This table describes typical standalone AI receptionist scope (answering, booking, missed-call text-back). Specific products vary — some add recall outreach or analytics. The structural difference is the closed loop: LPS measures recovered outcomes from the clinic’s reviewed dental-software workflow instead of stopping at "call answered."
Named AI receptionists for dental offices, side by side
What each vendor states on its own site, read on 2 September 2026. “Not published” means no flat price is shown; we do not repeat third-party estimates.
| Vendor | What it does | Books into the PMS | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arini | AI receptionist for dentists; answers and handles calls 24/7 | Per vendor | Not published |
| Rondah | AI receptionist that answers every call and books into the PMS | Yes, per its site | Not published |
| Dentina | AI receptionist built by a dentist; answers calls and books into the PMS | Yes, per its site | From $299/mo annual (Standard), $399/mo (Premium), per location |
| Smith.ai | Human and AI receptionists for any business, not dental-specific | Calendar booking, not PMS | From $300/mo for 30 calls |
| Xona LPS | AI voice agent for after-hours and overflow, plus recall, cancellations, open chairs, and treatment follow-up with verified outcomes | ClearDent, Tracker, Oryx live; CareCru and RecallMax booking | From $449/mo annual ($499 monthly) |
Weighing an answering service too? See answering service vs AI phone line vs LPS (2026).
Evidence, not industry averages
Our numbers come from dated, sampled pilot windows published on the blog — real call counts and booked outcomes, not industry averages.
Staff-approved by design
No patient contact and no schedule writes until your team approves the workflow and rules.
Customer evidence
Two owners who already made this call.
Dr. Hagi runs Oryx; Dr. Sajan runs ClearDent. Not a pitch — their own words, with exact counts from their deployments.
“Voicemails are down dramatically. No double entry, no dropped balls.”
Dr. Dan Hagi
Owner · DH Smile Center Dentistry
Thornhill, Ontario
Runs on Oryx 11 months live
- calls answered
- 922 calls answered
- while the clinic was closed
- 893 while the clinic was closed
- appointments booked
- 209 appointments booked
Xonark data · measured 13 July 2026
“The platform is easy to use, very intuitive — it really seems like they care and they want the practice to succeed.”
Dr. Amarjot S. Sajan
Owner · Teeth and Company by Dr. Sajan
Victoria, British Columbia
Runs on ClearDent 9 months live
- calls answered
- 742 calls answered
- patients reached
- 330 patients reached
- requests captured
- 154 requests captured
Xonark data · measured 13 July 2026
Common questions
Is Xona an AI receptionist?
Xona includes an AI voice agent for after-hours and overflow calls, but that is one workflow inside the Leakage Prevention System. An AI receptionist answers the call; LPS also covers recall backlog, cancellations, open chair time, and treatment follow-up — and proves the outcome from your dental software.
Why does the outcome loop matter?
Answering a call is not the result — a booked, kept appointment is. LPS tracks every recovered item to a verified outcome (booked, saved, reviewed) through the clinic’s reviewed dental-software workflow, so the owner sees what was actually recovered, not just what was answered.
Which dental software does Xona support?
Xona is built Canada-first: ClearDent, Tracker, and Oryx are live today, plus CareCru and RecallMax online booking; Dentrix and Open Dental are not live yet. Most AI receptionists integrate US systems first.
What is the best AI receptionist for a dental office?
There is no single best one; it depends on your practice software and on what you need proven. Arini, Rondah, and Dentina are dental-specific AI receptionists that answer calls 24/7 and, per their sites, book into the PMS. Smith.ai is a general human-plus-AI service with published per-call pricing. Xona LPS fits a Canadian clinic on ClearDent, Tracker, or Oryx that wants the call handled and the other four schedule leaks worked, with every outcome verified in the schedule.
How much does an AI receptionist for a dental office cost?
As of 2 September 2026, Dentina publishes $299 per month (Standard) and $399 (Premium) on annual billing, per location with unlimited calls. Arini and Rondah show no price on their sites; you get a quote. Smith.ai publishes $300 per month for 30 calls. Xona LPS Call Recovery is $449 per month on annual billing or $499 monthly, per practice, including after-hours answering, overflow capture, and staff handoff notes.
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The other leak
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