tab32 has launched Alpine, an AI-powered dental practice management platform designed for independent practices and new practice owners in the United States. The cloud-based system combines traditional practice management tools with embedded artificial intelligence and 17 agentic AI agents capable of completing operational tasks under staff-defined controls.
Alpine maintains a unified system of record for scheduling, patient charts, imaging, ledgers, and insurance claims. Its practice management interface supports treatment planning, patient forms, billing, reporting, and other daily workflows.
The platform’s embedded AI capabilities include assisted clinical notes, voice-based periodontal charting, automated insurance eligibility checks, generated claim remarks, electronic and paper explanation-of-benefits posting, and drafted insurance appeals.
A separate agent layer is organized around five operational priorities: filling schedules, increasing production, retaining patients, protecting the practice, and managing daily operations. These agents can assist with appointment confirmations, no-show follow-up, cancellation backfilling, waitlist management, hygiene recalls, unscheduled treatment outreach, insurance benefit reminders, patient reactivation, postoperative check-ins, and coverage verification.
Unlike systems that only send automated reminders, Alpine can interpret patient responses, locate available appointment times, propose options, book a selected time, and record the appointment in the practice system. It can also prepare morning huddle materials and end-of-day summaries. Practices may create recurring agents or provide objectives in plain language, such as filling a particular schedule window.
Each agent initially operates in approval mode, allowing staff members to review proposed communications and actions. Practices can then authorize individual agents to perform specific tasks and withdraw that authority at any time. Agents cannot charge patients, process refunds, or transfer money, and their actions are recorded in the practice’s audit trail.
Alpine starts at $95 per location per month, including practice management and imaging functionality with unlimited users and providers. Agent subscriptions begin at $25 per agent per month, while additional AI and usage-based services carry separate published pricing. There are no contracts, setup fees, or first-year price increases.
Practices can access Alpine through a 14-day sandbox trial containing sample data and $5 of included AI usage. No payment method or sales demonstration is required. New practices can begin using the platform on the same day, while established practices can migrate through a weekend cutover process typically taking two to four weeks.
tab32 said Alpine is HIPAA and SOC 2 compliant, uses encryption in transit and at rest, includes a Business Associate Agreement, and maintains a complete audit log. The company currently serves more than 1,500 dental clinics and 3,000 providers, processing over $455 million in annual collections.
KEY QUOTE:
“Practice management software is sold like enterprise software to people running a four-chair office: demo, quote, contract, implementation fee. We put every price on the website and opened the door. If Alpine is as good as we think it is, a dentist will find that out in fourteen days without talking to us.”
Kiltesh Patel, CEO of tab32
