Smartphone screen showing three messages to a dental practice across three moments of the week — an emergency at 10:47 PM, an insurance question on a Saturday afternoon, a returning-patient pricing question on a weekday — all handled by the AI assistant with immediate replies and proposed slots. Below, the key statistics: 35% missed calls, 78% don't leave a voicemail, 28% of requests come outside business hours.

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Dental practice: cut 40% of incoming calls (and book more appointments)

Dental practices miss roughly 35% of incoming calls, and nearly eight out of ten patients who don't get through dial the next clinic on the list. An AI assistant handles half of the traffic — the after-hours and the FAQ — and leaves the front desk only the calls that actually need a person.

April 19, 2026 Read article