Starta.one
Download

SMS reminders and campaigns for dentistry

Automate recall for hygiene every 6 months and remind about implant stages or braces adjustments to keep the chair busy and ensure treatment plans are followed without missed visits.

Try for free

Starta.one is the AI CRM for service businesses. Everything for running a Dental Practice in one system — from patient booking to recall reminders — while AI handles the routine. Over 1,000 businesses already run on Starta.

Numbers that matter: Dentistry

+20
rescued visits
66
Visits per week
€3,000
in recovered revenue

Effective communication starts when a patient gets an automatic notification for a complex root canal treatment or crown placement. This keeps visitors disciplined and minimizes downtime of expensive equipment. If someone completed the endodontics stage, SMS will timely invite them for a follow-up restoration. This approach guarantees that each of the 66 weekly visits happens on time, and the average check of $87.5 stays stable thanks to strict schedule adherence and completing complex cases.

Sound familiar?

🚫

Patients drop out of treatment plans

Dental treatment often requires multiple visits. Without reminders, patients postpone the next appointment, their condition worsens — and they switch providers.

Front desk is overwhelmed with calls

Scheduling, rescheduling, confirmations, inquiries — the receptionist spends all day on the phone instead of greeting patients and coordinating the practice.

Recall schedule for teeth hygiene and discipline in long-term treatment

Dental practices face a unique challenge: patients often stop visits as soon as acute pain fades or a temporary filling is placed. This breaks the multi-stage treatment plan and leaves root canal treatment unfinished, worsening the patient’s condition. Communication automation keeps the patient focused, reminding them of the importance of visit sequence to achieve results, whether it’s complex restoration or prosthetics.

Recall for hygiene every 6 months plays a special role. Most patients genuinely forget about prevention. An automatic campaign triggered six months after the last hygiene check creates a steady flow of professional hygiene bookings without any staff effort. This not only fills the chair in morning hours but also helps doctors detect early-stage cavities, offering timely intervention.

High-cost services like implants or orthodontics, involving anesthesia and expensive materials, make every cancellation costly for the clinic. Timely SMS 24 hours before gives patients a chance to adjust plans and lets the clinic quickly fill the free slot. This way, the admin stops being just a phone operator and becomes a service manager, focusing on guests directly in the clinic lobby while automation handles appointment discipline.

Why dental practice owners pick SMS Reminders & Broadcasts

Three day-to-day moments where the difference is obvious.

1

How it works today

Dental treatment often requires multiple visits. Without reminders, patients postpone the next appointment, their condition worsens — and they switch providers.

2

What Starta changes

Reduce missed visits with SMS reminders 24 and 2 hours before the appointment. Patients arrive on time for fillings, ensuring steady chair utilization.

3

The bottom line

Appointment reminders and treatment plan follow-ups

What you get

📅

Automated reminders for planned cavity treatment

Reduce missed visits with SMS reminders 24 and 2 hours before the appointment. Patients arrive on time for fillings, ensuring steady chair utilization.

🔄

Systematic recall for professional teeth hygiene

Automatically remind patients about visits every 6 months. The system filters those due for a hygiene check and sends invitations to maintain oral health.

👤

Coordination of complex orthodontic and implant stages

Guide patients through the entire multi-stage treatment plan with personalized messages. Remind about every stage, whether braces adjustment, aligner replacement, or implant placement.

🔔

Notifications about individual crown readiness

Inform clients when the dental lab finishes their crown. This allows quick scheduling of the final restoration without extra phone calls.

📊

Analytics of campaign effectiveness for patient return

Track the cost of each SMS and conversion into real bookings for endodontics or tooth extraction. See actual profit from marketing activities in clear reports.

How it works

1

Treatment plan creation and appointment booking

The doctor creates the treatment plan, and the admin enters the sequence of visits into the schedule. All necessary procedures, from dental X-rays to root canal treatment, are automatically linked to the patient’s medical record.

2

Automated queue of personalized messages

For each visit, the system schedules SMS sending automatically. The patient receives appointment details, including reminders to arrive early if prolonged anesthesia is expected.

3

Status confirmation and room preparation

The patient confirms the visit by replying to the message, and the calendar status updates instantly. The doctor sees the current schedule and can prepare materials for restoration or orthodontic correction in advance.

🔍 Free

Free AI audit for dentistry

AI will analyze your business in 5 minutes and show how SMS reminders can reduce no-show and increase rebookings.

Pricing

Starta Lite

Free

Access to StartaAI

  • StartaAI - built-in chat assistant, helps use CRM and simplify business management.
  • Access only for the business owner
  • Personal booking website
  • Unlimited bookings
  • SMS notifications to clients
  • Calendar and bookings
  • Vacation and schedule management
  • Push notifications in the Starta.one app
  • Integration with your website
  • Placement on various platforms to promote services
Start with Lite

Frequently asked questions

Is Starta a good fit for a dental practice?

Yes. Starta adapts to the specifics of your industry — from services and pricing to payroll and analytics. The AI takes dental practice workflows into account and helps you get the most out of sms reminders & broadcasts.

How much do SMS reminders cost in Starta.one?

SMS reminder functionality is included in Starta.one Pro — no extra charge from us. The cost of the SMS messages themselves depends on volume and carrier (typically $0.02-0.04 per message). With 200 bookings/month that is $4-8 in SMS costs vs the typical +30-40 extra visits from reduced no-shows — ROI of roughly 10-15x.

The cost of SMS depends on the recipient's country. Estimated minimum prices on the Pro plan:

  • Ukraine from 0.73 ₴ / SMS
  • Poland from 0.082 zł / SMS
  • Eurozone from 0.018 € / SMS

🎁 With the Pro plan — 100 SMS as a gift every month. This is enough for ~50 typical appointment reminders.

View rates →
Can I customise the reminder timing?

Yes. The default settings are 24 hours and 2 hours before the visit (optimal for salons). You can configure your own scheme: 1 hour before, 3 days + 1 day, or 2 hours only. You can set a different scheme for different service types (earlier for expensive treatments, later for quick ones). Everything is configured in the templates.

Is there a limit on the number of SMS messages?

From Starta.one's side — no limits. The number of SMS messages depends on your balance: you top up your SMS balance via standard payment and can send as many as you need. Real-time cost control — you can see how many SMS were sent today / this week / this month, what they cost, and how much balance remains.

How does AI help with SMS broadcasts?

AI does two things: 1) Personal copy for each client — instead of a generic '-15% for everyone', AI reviews each dormant client's history and writes an individual SMS ('Olena, it has been 8 weeks since your last colour — shall I book you in for Wednesday at 17:00 with Masha?'). Conversion of these personal SMS to a visit: 18-25% vs 2-3% for template broadcasts; 2) Send-time optimisation — AI knows when each client usually reads their SMS and sends at their time. It A/B tests copy variants and optimises per segment. Broadcasts stop being a spam campaign — they become individual communication.

Can I set different SMS templates for different procedures, like implants and check-ups?

Yes, you can create unlimited templates. For complex surgeries requiring anesthesia, you can add reminders about food restrictions, while for regular professional hygiene, a short text with appointment time works best.

How does the system help bring back patients who didn’t finish their treatment plan after tooth extraction?

You can filter patients with the status “tooth extraction” but no next booking for prosthetics or follow-up. Mass campaigns to this segment remind them about the next step and invite them for consultation.

StartaAI