Lunch hour call from a parent
When nobody can pick up, the caller gets a text within a minute, so they don't just call the next name on Google.
The scene
Jess Hanson calls at 12:14 PM while the front desk is at lunch. Nobody picks up.
What happens
- Front desk at lunch, call goes unanswered
- Text goes out within a minute
- Parent replies instead of calling elsewhere
- Front desk gets the alert On the owner's phoneNeeds to be seen soon: Jess Hanson, calling about her son. (641) 555-0142. Tap to call.
- Callback books a same-day visit
- Confirmation text after the call
Overdue cleaning board
Anyone due or overdue gets a friendly text with a way to book, instead of someone working down a call list.
Patients who are past due for a cleaning get a few friendly texts until they book or ask to wait.
The texts it sends
Schedule
- Hi Jenna, this is Example Family Dental. You're due for your cleaning and checkup. Reply YES and we'll call to find a time, or pick one here: [link]. Reply STOP to opt out.
- Hi Jenna, a friendly reminder from Example Family Dental that it's time for your cleaning. We have early morning and after-school openings this month. Reply YES or book here: [link]
- Hi Jenna, we'd still love to see you for your cleaning and checkup. If now isn't a good time, reply LATER and we'll check back in a few months. To book, reply YES or use [link]
Why it matters: A review of 29 studies found reminders cut missed appointments by about a third on average (Hasvold & Wootton, Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare). Source
Request an appointment
Customers pick a service, a day and an open time on their phone, even at 10 p.m. The reminder texts schedule themselves.
Pick what you need, a day and a time that works. Our front desk confirms every request.
The money part
What a dental office often pays every month, and what it could keep
These are the tools dental office owners most often pay a monthly bill for, at their published or reported prices. Tick the ones you pay for, pick your plan, or type your real bill. The math is yours to check.
Keep Weave on Base Plan ($199/mo). Praxis adds the extra texting and review features you moved up for.
Reported price, October 2026 · source 1
What Praxis builds instead: review-request texts after each job, two-way texting from your own number and missed-call text-back.
Reported price, 2026 · source 2
What Praxis builds instead: review-request texts after each job, two-way texting from your own number and missed-call text-back.
Reported price, October 2026 · source 3
What Praxis builds instead: review-request texts after each job, two-way texting from your own number and missed-call text-back.
Reported price, Oct 2026 · source 4
What Praxis builds instead: online booking on your own website, with text reminders.
Reported price, 2026 · source 5
What Praxis builds instead: review-request texts after each job, two-way texting from your own number and missed-call text-back.
Reported price, 2026 · source 6
What Praxis builds instead: review-request texts after each job, two-way texting from your own number and missed-call text-back.
Reported price, October 2026 · source 7
What you pay now, and what you'd pay after (0 if Praxis replaces it, or the cheaper plan's price).
Software you'd keep (accounting, practice or shop records, payroll) isn't on this list: Praxis works alongside it, it doesn't replace it. Prices change; every one below links to where it came from.
Where every price comes from (7 sources)
- Weave: as reported
1 Core or Essential Tier Typically ranges from $400 to $600 per month per location for a single-provider or small practice.
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The cheaper plan (Base Plan, $199):Find just what you need and get the most out of Weave with simple plans and pricing, starting from $199 per month.
getweave.com - Lighthouse 360: as reported
In 2026 the main standalone options are Lighthouse 360 (around $329/month), Weave ... The 2026 landscape, honestly Lighthouse 360 (Henry Schein On...
hr.intake.dental - RevenueWell: as reported
RevenueWell is Dentrix-ecosystem-friendly with a $189/month starter tier, but message credits and add-ons push realistic all-in spend to roughly $350–...
hr.intake.dental - Solutionreach: as reported
Solutionreach Patient Relationship Management for Dental As of 30 August 2026, Solutionreach starts at $299/month.
softwr.com - NexHealth: as reported
NexHealth's pricing starts at $350 per month, and it varies based on the features required and the number of practice locations.
softwarefinder.com - Birdeye: as reported
Birdeye costs $299/month per location for the Starter plan, $349/month for Growth, and $449/month for Dominate, billed annually.
contractortoolstack.com - Podium: as reported
+ $399/month for the Core plan (single location), $599/month per location for Pro (multi-location with AI features), and custom pricing for Signature...
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What missed calls could be costing you
The other side of the money: the work that slips away today. Type in your own numbers.
The starting numbers are examples for a typical dental office business, not yours. Type your own; nothing you type leaves this page. In a 2025 survey of 1,000 US consumers, 82% said they would call a competitor when a business didn't answer (CallRail, as reported by AINORA). Source
Who builds it
One person you can call
I'm Chris, and I run Praxis AI Solutions out of Mason City, Iowa. When something needs changing, you call or text me, not a support line. In the real version, every call your front desk can't catch gets a text back within a minute, overdue patients get a few friendly nudges until they book, and online requests land with your team to confirm. It works alongside the reminders your practice software already sends instead of doubling them. You approve every message and setting before anything goes live.
(641) 530-2599- One price, in writing, before you pay a dime.
- Nothing sends, posts or charges without your okay.
- You own what I build. It keeps working even if we never talk again.
- If I can't build it, there's no charge.
In person around North Iowa; anywhere else over a screen share. Same price, same person.