AI Receptionist for Ontario Dental Clinics

Turn missed calls into booked patients, without adding front-desk staff.

Zamya answers the calls your clinic cannot get to, captures what each patient needs, and gives your team a clear morning action plan for callbacks, bookings, cancellations, and follow-ups.

Built for Ontario dental clinics PHIPA-conscious workflows Canadian-hosted infrastructure No major IT project required Designed to support your team Your team stays in control of booking decisions
Where your team feels it

Your front desk is doing more than answering phones.

Calls don't pause for staffing constraints, lunch breaks, or busy mornings. Most clinics absorb the gap as a normal part of the day, even when it costs them bookings.

  1. 01

    Phones ring during chair time

    Calls come in while staff are helping patients in the operatory. Someone has to decide who waits — the person at the front, or the person on the line.

  2. 02

    Voicemail piles up after lunch and after hours

    The queue builds faster than your team can clear it. By the time anyone calls back, the patient has already moved on.

  3. 03

    Cancellation gaps are hard to refill quickly

    When a slot opens up, you have hours — not days — to fill it. Without a fast follow-up loop, chair time goes to waste.

  4. 04

    New patient inquiries sit too long

    Most new patients call two or three clinics. The one that calls back first usually wins the booking.

  5. 05

    Routine follow-up eats staff hours

    Chasing confirmations, rescheduling, and triaging routine questions pulls your team away from in-office patient care.

By the numbers

The hidden cost of missed calls.

A missed call isn't a missed message. It's a missed patient — and most of them don't call twice.

35%

of dental calls go unanswered

27%

of calls come after hours

1/7

patients leave a voicemail

2/3

missed callers call a competitor

Industry benchmarks for North American dental and healthcare front-desk operations. Actual call leakage varies by clinic and patient mix.

The workflow

How Zamya turns missed calls into morning action.

01

Patient calls after hours or a busy moment

Forwarded calls reach Zamya whenever your team can't pick up — evenings, weekends, lunch, or mid-rush.

02

Zamya answers and captures the request

A natural conversation collects patient name, reason for calling, urgency, and contact details.

03

Requests are categorized by need

New patient, cancellation, urgent, routine inquiry — each call is tagged so your team knows what it's looking at.

04

Your team gets a prioritized morning plan

One clean report. Urgent first, then new patients, then everything else — with a suggested action for each.

05

Staff follow up and protect the schedule

Your front desk works the list, books patients, and fills cancellation gaps — without digging through voicemail.

What your team receives each morning

A clear morning report. Not a stack of voicemails.

Every morning your front desk opens a single summary: who called, why they called, how urgent it is, and what to do next. Below is a sample — built from the kind of overnight activity a typical clinic sees.

Morning Report
Sample Dental Clinic — Ontario
Tuesday · November 12 · Delivered 7:00 AM
Ready for review
5
Calls captured
4
Need follow-up
1
Urgent
1
Cancellation
Urgent 7:42 PM
Patient: Robert C. · existing
Reports a lost filling and discomfort. Requested next available appointment.
Suggested action: Call first. Offer the earliest available appointment or follow clinic protocol.
New patient 9:14 PM
Patient: Alicia M. · new
Looking to book a cleaning and exam. Has employer benefits through Manulife.
Suggested action: Return call before 10 AM. Mid-week openings available Wednesday or Thursday.
Cancellation 10:31 PM
Patient: James T. · existing
Cancelling Wednesday 2:00 PM cleaning. Wants to reschedule next week.
Suggested action: Offer 2:00 PM slot to short-notice waitlist. Reschedule James for following Tuesday.
New patient 11:08 PM
Patient: Priya S. · new
Moved from out of province. Looking for a family dentist. Two kids, ages 6 and 9.
Suggested action: Return call today. Mention family block scheduling and new-patient intake.
Inquiry 6:18 AM
Patient: Karen W. · existing
Asking about Invisalign consultation pricing and timeline.
Suggested action: Send pricing sheet by email. Brief follow-up call tomorrow.
Why clinics choose us

More than an answering service.

Traditional answering service
Takes a message. Hands you a list.
  • Records a message and forwards it on
  • Uses generic, non-dental scripts
  • No dental front-desk context
  • Leaves prioritization to your staff
  • No support for cancellations or scheduling workflows
Zamya
Captures intent. Organizes the morning.
  • Captures patient intent and urgency, not just a name
  • Built around dental front-desk workflows
  • Categorizes calls: urgent, new patient, cancellation, inquiry
  • Delivers a prioritized morning action plan
  • Helps protect the schedule and recover missed opportunities
An illustrative example

Even a few recovered patient opportunities can create meaningful monthly ROI.

Many clinics estimate a new patient can represent roughly $1,000 or more in first-year value. Recover a handful of after-hours calls a month, and the math works in your favour.

Recovered patient opportunities per month 6
Estimated first-year value per patient ~$1,000 CAD
Potential recovered monthly value ~$6,000 CAD
Zamya monthly fee $600–$900 CAD
Potential return on investment 7x–10x

Illustrative example only. Actual recovery depends on your clinic's call volume, patient mix, and how quickly your team works the morning report. Not a guarantee of results.

Pilot program

Join the Ontario dental clinic pilot.

A focused 30-day pilot designed to help your clinic identify missed-call leakage, capture patient opportunities, and reduce front-desk pressure — without a long-term contract.

Implementation & setup
$1,500–$2,000 CAD
Monthly pilot fee
$600–$900 CAD
Commitment
No long-term contract
15 minutes. No pitch deck. We'll walk you through the morning report.