| Caractéristique | Intake.Dental | LocalMed |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Jordan Thomas, DMD — a practicing dentist who built the platform for his own operatory | Launched in 2012 as LocalMed; now operated as Dental Intelligence Online Scheduling |
| Core product | Full AI operations layer for the whole front office — voice, forms, notes, insurance, payments | Real-time online scheduling widget that lets website visitors self-book open slots |
| Pricing | Transparent flat tiers, no per-message or per-provider fees: $79.99 Solo, $179.99 Multi, $499 AI Receptionist, $999.99 Autopilot | Not published; typically sold bundled within a broader Dental Intelligence subscription — request a quote |
| PMS integrations | Every PMS — 60+ bidirectional integrations plus PDF-email fallback, no per-integration fees | Real-time write-back into the major supported practice management systems |
| AI languages | 24/7 AI voice receptionist and intake forms in 29 languages | Online booking flow; not built around a multilingual AI voice agent |
| Phone system | AI voice receptionist answers, triages, and books over your existing phone lines | No phone answering — it captures bookings from the web widget only |
| Setup time | 60-second self-serve setup, no new hardware | Guided onboarding and PMS connection, typically vendor-scheduled |
Multilingual digital intake forms that write back into your PMS, part of the same platform that answers your phones
Focused on booking the appointment; intake paperwork is generally handled outside the scheduling widget
Two-way SMS and email, appointment reminders, recall campaigns, and text-to-pay built in
Booking confirmations tied to the scheduling flow; not a full two-way patient communication platform
24/7 AI voice receptionist that answers and books calls in 29 languages, plus AI clinical notes and automated insurance workflows
Automates online self-scheduling by exposing live PMS availability; not a conversational AI voice or clinical layer
60+ bidirectional PMS integrations with PDF-email fallback and no per-integration fees, covering essentially every practice
Real-time integration with the major supported PMS platforms for live slot booking
Intake.Dental publishes flat monthly tiers with no per-message or per-provider fees: $79.99 Solo, $179.99 Multi, $499 AI Receptionist, and $999.99 Autopilot — every tier includes PMS integration at no extra charge. LocalMed does not publish standalone pricing; it is generally sold as part of a broader Dental Intelligence subscription, so you request a quote and its cost depends on the wider bundle.
Because Intake.Dental layers on top of your existing phones and PMS, you keep LocalMed's online booking widget running while you add the rest of the front office. Setup is 60 seconds and self-serve with no new hardware — connect your PMS, turn on the AI voice receptionist, forms, and insurance workflows, and go live the same day. Nothing about your current scheduling or phone number has to change.
It can be, but it does not have to be. LocalMed is an online self-booking widget. Intake.Dental covers the whole front office — a 24/7 AI voice receptionist that answers and books phone calls, multilingual intake forms, clinical notes, and a full insurance suite. Many practices keep an existing booking widget and add Intake.Dental for everything a widget cannot do, especially phone calls.
Yes. LocalMed captures bookings from your website; it does not answer calls. Intake.Dental's AI voice receptionist picks up your existing phone lines 24/7, handles patients in 29 languages, and books directly into your PMS — including the missed and after-hours calls a web widget never sees.
LocalMed launched in 2012 as an independent real-time dental scheduling company and now operates as Dental Intelligence Online Scheduling. It is typically offered within the broader Dental Intelligence product suite.
Almost certainly. Intake.Dental supports 60+ PMS platforms with bidirectional sync, plus a PDF-email fallback for anything not directly connected — with no per-integration fees. Setup takes about 60 seconds and requires no new hardware.
Intake.Dental uses transparent flat tiers ($79.99 to $999.99/mo) with no per-message or per-provider fees, and PMS integration is always included. LocalMed does not publish standalone pricing and is generally quoted as part of a larger Dental Intelligence subscription.
LocalMed is a strong real-time online booking widget — if all you need is patients self-scheduling from your website, it does that job well. But a widget only captures the patients who already found your site and chose to book online. Intake.Dental runs the entire front office: a 24/7 AI voice receptionist that answers and books phone calls in 29 languages, multilingual intake forms, AI clinical notes, a full insurance suite, and two-way messaging — layered over the phones and PMS you already use, at flat pricing, live the same day.
LocalMed (now part of Dental Intelligence's Online Scheduling) does one thing well: it surfaces your open PMS slots on your website so patients can self-book in real time. Intake.Dental covers the entire front office instead of a single channel — a 24/7 AI voice receptionist that actually answers and books calls in 29 languages, multilingual intake forms, AI clinical notes, a full insurance suite, and two-way patient messaging — all layered over your existing phones and PMS.
Réservez une démo de 30 minutes et nous vous montrerons exactement comment nous nous comparons sur les fonctionnalités qui comptent pour votre cabinet.
Si vous utilisez déjà Dentrix, voici ce qu'Intake Dental ajoute et pourquoi il ne remplace pas votre PMS.
