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AI receptionist 50/85 BAA stated Level 1 desk review: preliminary New

Reviewed by the PracticeAIReview editorial team · About the team

Dental AI front office that answers and makes calls (including to insurance carriers) and reads and writes six major PMSs. It says a signed BAA is available for every practice. Pricing is by quote.

No affiliate links. Elva has not paid for this review and has no listing with us. Facts are from the public sources below. Each claim shows its last-checked date. Website: https://www.elva.ai/

Pricing (as shown by vendor)

Not published. Vendor's own buyer's guide says 'Pricing: by quote, within 24 hours' [3].

Last checked: 2026-10-15

HIPAA / BAA (vendor's own statement)

“Signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) — available for every practice.”

Integrations page [2]. BAA text not public.

Last checked: 2026-10-15

Score breakdown

Score by criterion, from the table below. Accuracy is 0 until hands-on testing.

Criterion	Score	Why (evidence)	Last checked
HIPAA / BAA availability	16 / 20	Vendor: 'Signed Business Associate Agreement (BAA) — available for every practice' [2].	2026-10-15
Integrations (dental PMS / EHR)	22 / 25	Names 'Open Dental • Dentrix • Dentrix Ascend • Eaglesoft • Curve Dental • Denticon' [1]; 'Elva reads live data ... and writes back appointments' [2].	2026-10-15
Pricing transparency	2 / 12	Quote only [3].	2026-10-15
Accuracy / output quality	0 / 15	Not tested yet. Accuracy needs a Level 3 hands-on test with synthetic data. 0/15 until then.	n/a
Setup effort	2 / 8	No onboarding timeline stated.	2026-10-15
Support	2 / 8	Not stated.	2026-10-15
Contract terms	1 / 7	Terms found but no term/cancellation details captured (unverified).	2026-10-15
Specialty fit (dental)	5 / 5	Dental-only [1].	2026-10-15
Preliminary total	50 / 85 (tested so far)	Hands-on accuracy testing (15 points) is pending. Accuracy is untested (0/15) until a hands-on test, so the full 100-point rubric total isn't shown yet. Rubric

Strengths

Six named PMSs with read/write [1][2]
BAA available for every practice [2]

Watch-outs

No public pricing
Setup, support and contract terms not stated

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Sources

[1] https://www.elva.ai/ (Homepage). Checked 2026-10-15
[2] https://www.elva.ai/integrations (Integrations page: BAA, read/write). Checked 2026-10-15
[3] https://www.elva.ai/articles/best-ai-receptionist-for-dental-offices/ (Vendor's own buyer's guide: pricing by quote). Checked 2026-10-15

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