| Feature | Intake.Dental | Modento |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Jordan Thomas, DMD, a practicing dentist who built the platform for his own operatory | Founded as an independent patient-engagement startup; acquired by and now operating under Dental Intelligence |
| Core product | AI front-office and operations layer: voice receptionist, clinical notes, insurance, forms, and communications | Patient-engagement and communication app: digital forms, reminders, two-way texting, membership, and a patient app |
| Pricing | Published flat tiers: Solo $79.99, Multi $179.99, AI Receptionist $499.99, Autopilot $999.99/mo, all features in-tier, no per-message or per-provider fees | Custom quote-based pricing; rates are not published and require contacting sales |
| PMS integrations | Every PMS: 60+ bidirectional sync integrations, plus PDF-to-email for the rest, with no per-integration fees | Layers on top of your practice-management system and syncs completed forms back to it |
| AI languages | AI voice and intake in 29 languages | Focused on English-language patient communication; not positioned as a multilingual AI platform |
| Phone system | Built-in 24/7 AI voice receptionist that answers, books, and triages calls on your existing phone lines | No voice receptionist: engagement is text, email, and in-app messaging |
| Setup time | 60-second self-serve signup, no hardware | Guided onboarding with documentation, live online training, webinars, and videos |
Multilingual, conditional-logic digital forms and consents that sync bidirectionally to your PMS; completed on any device with no kiosk hardware required
Strong digital forms and consents completed by text/email link, in the patient app, or on an in-office kiosk, syncing back to your PMS
Two-way SMS and email from the dashboard, automated reminders and recall, text-to-pay, plus a 24/7 AI voice receptionist that handles inbound and outbound calls
Two-way texting, email, and in-app messaging with automated reminders, confirmations, review requests, and recalls, text-based, no voice channel
AI voice receptionist that answers/books/triages in 29 languages, AI clinical notes that learn your charting style, and AI insurance denial repair
Automation centered on reminders, confirmations, and form-sending workflows; not a voice-AI or clinical-notes product
Every PMS via 60+ bidirectional sync integrations plus PDF email fallback, with no per-integration fees
Layers on top of the practice-management system and writes completed forms and data back to it
Intake.Dental publishes flat monthly tiers (Solo $79.99, Multi $179.99, AI Receptionist $499.99, and Autopilot $999.99) with every feature included in-tier and no per-message or per-provider fees. Modento uses custom, quote-based pricing that is not published, so you'll need to contact their sales team to compare.
Because Intake.Dental layers on top of your existing PMS and phone lines with 60+ bidirectional integrations, there's no rip-and-replace. Setup is 60-second self-serve with no hardware, so you can run it alongside your current tools and move over at your own pace.
No. Modento is a patient-engagement and communication app (digital forms, appointment reminders, two-way texting, membership, and a patient app) now part of Dental Intelligence. Intake.Dental includes those communication tools and adds a 24/7 AI voice receptionist, AI dental clinical notes, and a full insurance suite in one platform.
Modento is built around text, email, and in-app patient communication and is not positioned as a voice-AI product. Intake.Dental includes a built-in 24/7 AI voice receptionist that answers, books, and triages calls in 29 languages on your existing phone lines.
Clinical documentation isn't part of Modento's patient-engagement feature set. Intake.Dental generates provider-style SOAP notes that learn your charting style and reach 95%+ accuracy after about 30 days.
Intake.Dental publishes flat tiers from $79.99 to $999.99 per month with all features in-tier and no per-message or per-provider fees. Modento's pricing is custom and quote-based, so you'd contact their sales team for a figure.
Yes. Intake.Dental works with every PMS through 60+ bidirectional integrations plus PDF email for the rest, and the AI receptionist runs on your existing phone lines. No hardware and no per-integration fees.
Modento is a solid choice if you want patient-engagement basics (digital forms, reminders, texting, and a loyalty app) within the Dental Intelligence ecosystem. If you want an AI front office that also answers your phones 24/7 in 29 languages, writes your clinical notes, and runs your full insurance workflow, all at transparent flat pricing, Intake.Dental does more in one platform.
Modento is a well-regarded patient-engagement platform for digital forms, appointment reminders, and two-way texting, now part of Dental Intelligence. Intake.Dental delivers those communication tools too, then goes further with a 24/7 AI voice receptionist, dental clinical notes, and a full insurance suite in one flat-priced platform.
Book a 30-minute demo and we'll show you exactly how we compare on the features that matter to your practice.
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