What is the best AI chatbot for a dental or physio clinic in Australia?
An AI receptionist for an Australian dental or physio clinic answers patient enquiries, books and reschedules appointments, and sends reminders 24/7, while escalating anything clinical to your team. Attorus deploys a custom agent across SMS, email, WhatsApp, social, and web chat, so patients who message after hours still get an instant, accurate reply.
Last updated: June 2026
What a clinic AI receptionist should handle
A busy front desk cannot answer the phone, greet the waiting room, and reply to every after-hours message at once. An AI receptionist takes the repetitive admin load off your team so they can focus on patients in the room. The core jobs are:
- Answer common questions: hours, location, parking, services, fees, what to bring.
- Book new appointments and reschedule or cancel existing ones.
- Send confirmations and reminders to reduce no-shows.
- Capture new-patient details and triage the enquiry.
- Escalate anything clinical to your team instead of answering it.
Where it draws the line: admin yes, clinical no
This is the part clinics worry about, and rightly so. The agent only answers from your real practice information, pricing and policies, and it is configured to never give medical advice. Clinical questions are escalated to your team. You approve exactly what the agent can and cannot say before any patient ever sees it, and every message is logged for review.
How after-hours booking works across channels
Patients increasingly book the same way they message everyone else, and rarely only during business hours. One agent covers every channel with the same instant, accurate reply.
| Channel | What the agent does for patients |
|---|---|
| SMS | Answers, books and reschedules, sends reminders |
| Replies with availability and confirms bookings | |
| Holds a full booking conversation after hours | |
| Instagram & Facebook | Responds to DMs and new-patient enquiries |
| Website live chat | Books the visitor before they leave the site |
Setup, cost and control
A standard deployment goes live in four business days and runs month-to-month with no lock-in. Most clinics start in the low four figures monthly, with no setup fee for standard deployments and a written quote after a 30-minute consultation. Your front desk keeps full control: every conversation is visible in real time, and staff can take over any thread by simply starting to type.
Frequently asked questions
Can an AI receptionist book patients after hours?
Yes. The agent answers patient enquiries, checks your real availability, books and reschedules appointments, and sends reminders, 24/7 across SMS, email, WhatsApp, social and web chat. Patients who message in the evening or on weekends get an instant, accurate reply instead of waiting for the clinic to reopen.
Does it give medical or clinical advice?
No. The agent handles admin and booking questions only, and escalates anything clinical to your team rather than answering it. It never diagnoses or gives medical advice. You approve exactly what it can and cannot say before it goes live.
Will it reduce no-shows?
Yes. The agent sends confirmations and reminders automatically and can follow up to reschedule, which reduces no-shows without your front desk chasing patients. Every booking and message is visible in a real-time console with a full audit log.
Does it work with our practice management or calendar system?
Most modern booking and calendar systems are supported, along with major CRMs. Less common practice-management stacks are usually still possible and confirmed during the consultation, so appointments land where your team already works.
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