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How Selvo Dental cut no-shows by a third across nine clinics

Selvo Dental is a group of nine general and family dental clinics in the Pacific Northwest, with 34 dentists and hygienists and about 40,000 active patients.

Industry
Clinics, dental
Location
Portland, Oregon
Clinics
9
Patients
40,000
Compliance
HIPAA BAA
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Challenge

Front desks were overwhelmed in the morning and at lunch, no-shows ran at 14% and the recall list was years behind because nobody had time to make the calls.

Solution

Callmate answers overflow and after-hours calls, books into the practice management system by provider and procedure, confirms every appointment the evening before and works the recall list in the gaps, all under a HIPAA business associate agreement.

Results

  • Result 01

    No-shows down by a third, from 14% to 9.4%

  • Result 02

    240 recall visits booked a month by outbound calls

  • Result 03

    No calls on hold during the morning rush

Story

Every chair, filled

Calls on hold, chairs empty

Selvo's front desks checked in patients, took payments and answered the phone at the same time. At 8 am there were often ten callers on hold, while two chairs sat empty because of no-shows.

Confirmations and recalls on autopilot

Callmate confirms every appointment the evening before by call or text, and when a patient cancels it calls the waitlist until the slot is filled. Between those calls it works through the recall list, booking overdue cleanings into open hygiene time.

Clinical questions stay clinical

Callmate is set up to book, confirm and answer practical questions only. Anything clinical goes straight to the clinic team, and emergencies are told to call emergency services.

The front desks now spend their time with patients in the room, and the schedule is fuller than it has ever been.

“The 8 am rush used to mean ten people on hold. Now nobody waits, every chair is confirmed the night before, and recalls fill our gaps.”

Selvo Dental

Selvo Dental has used Callmate for booking, reminders and recalls since 2025, under a signed BAA.

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