Dentina.Ai vs MedReceptionist
The short answer
- Dentina.Ai costs least: $299 a month for 100 calls and $299 for 500.
- MedReceptionist has the lowest advertised price, $349, but costs $349 through sales at 100 calls.
- Pick Dentina.Ai if you want the lower bill.
- Pick MedReceptionist if you want text conversations with callers, booking in Google Calendar or booking in Outlook.
| Cost | ||
|---|---|---|
| At 100 calls a month | Dentina.Ai$299Lowest | MedReceptionist$349 through sales |
| At 500 calls a month | Dentina.Ai$299Lowest | MedReceptionist$349 through sales |
| Advertised from | Dentina.Ai$374 a month | MedReceptionist$349 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | Dentina.AiThe $299 plan covers all 100 calls. | MedReceptionistNot counted |
| Bills | Dentina.Aiflat fee | MedReceptionistflat fee |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Dentina.AiYesInbound plans include unlimited calls and minutes | MedReceptionistNot stated |
| Free trial or plan | Dentina.AiPartlyA 30-day free trial runs on the practice's real line, but there is no standing free plan | MedReceptionistPartlyA 14-day free trial is offered in which the vendor configures the receptionist |
| Month to month, cancel online | Dentina.AiPartlyMonth-to-month billing is offered at a higher rate | MedReceptionistYesSold month to month with no contract and cancellation described as one click |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Dentina.AiYesShe completes the booking inside the practice management system during the call rather than sending the caller a scheduling link to click | MedReceptionistYesBooks, reschedules and cancels directly in the practice EHR during the call via API or FHIR R4, instead of texting the caller a booking link |
| Transfers to a person | Dentina.AiPartlyWarm transfer with a spoken briefing is configurable only on the Premium plan | MedReceptionistPartlyTransfers urgent or human-requested calls to staff or the on-call line immediately |
| Human receptionists as backup | Dentina.AiNot stated | MedReceptionistNoNo human agents sit behind the AI: the vendor describes it as fully automated |
| After-hours rules | Dentina.AiYesAnswers around the clock including weekends and holidays | MedReceptionistYesAnswers 24/7/365 with no after-hours premium |
| Urgent calls escalated | Dentina.AiPartlyEmergency and after-hours call forwarding is a Premium-tier line item | MedReceptionistYesFlags urgent symptoms against the practice's own triage protocol |
| Texts your callers | Dentina.AiPartlyStandard sends one-way SMS confirmations only | MedReceptionistYesSends SMS confirmations, reminders and missed-call text-backs |
| Call summary by text | Dentina.AiPartlyTranscription and summarization are stated as part of the service | MedReceptionistPartlyCall summaries and transcripts are included for the team |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Dentina.AiPartly57 languages | MedReceptionistPartly8 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Dentina.AiYesThe privacy policy states PHI is processed as a business associate under a business associate agreement with the healthcare customer | MedReceptionistYesSigns a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement |
| Hear it before you buy | Dentina.AiYesA public phone number lets a buyer talk to the AI live | MedReceptionistPartlyRecorded greeting samples for business hours, after hours, lunch |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Dentina.AiNoScheduling runs through dental practice management systems only | MedReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook appear in the integration list alongside EHR schedulers |
| Outlook | Dentina.AiNoScheduling runs through dental practice management systems only | MedReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook appear in the integration list alongside EHR schedulers |
| Calendly | Dentina.AiNoScheduling runs through dental practice management systems only | MedReceptionistYesGoogle Calendar and Outlook appear in the integration list alongside EHR schedulers |
| Your trade’s software | Dentina.AiYesDeep dental-specific integration: eleven named practice management systems | MedReceptionistYesNames direct support for trade systems including Dentrix, Open Dental, ChiroTouch, Jane |
| Keep your number | Dentina.AiYesYou keep your existing carrier and number | MedReceptionistYesKeeps the practice's existing number by forwarding |
| In short | ||
| What it is | Dentina.AiDentina is an AI receptionist built for dental practices that answers inbound calls, texts and web chat and writes bookings back into the practice management system. It also places outbound recall, confirmation and reactivation calls as a paid add-on.All answers for Dentina.Ai | MedReceptionistMedReceptionist is an AI phone receptionist for medical, dental, chiropractic and med-spa practices that answers patient calls around the clock. It books into the practice EHR during the call, texts confirmations and routes urgent callers to on-call staff.All answers for MedReceptionist |
| Checked | Dentina.AiOctober 14, 2026 | MedReceptionistOctober 15, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price