#280 5 Ways AI Helped This Practice Grow

Send us Fan Mail🚀Free Resource: https://dentalmarketinggoat.com/resources/the-dental-practice-ai-operating-system/🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://bit.ly/4vuWz6v🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/43lY2Ai➖➖➖➖Most dental practices don’t realize how many new patients they’re losing to missed calls.In this episode of Dental Marketing Goat, Gary Bird sits down with Dr. Shane Wingler to break down exactly how AI is used in a real dental practice to capture missed calls, improve diagnostics, automate patient communication, and reduce front-desk overload.You’ll hear how AI converted 19 out of 28 missed new patient calls into booked appointments, how the team is using AI for x-ray diagnostics and insurance verification, and how simple automation is helping drive more new patient growth without adding more chaos to the schedule.Gary shares real strategies SMC is seeing across dental practices nationwide around phone conversion, AI receptionists, dental marketing, and practice management.If you want more new patients without overwhelming your team, this episode is for you.Subscribe for more tactical dental marketing strategies, real case studies, and growth systems from Gary Bird and SMC.✨ Timestamps ✨00:00 - Introduction to AI & Automation in Dentistry02:04 - Enhancing Diagnosis & Calibration with Overjet AI07:12 - Automating Back-Office Tasks with Overjet (Insurance, Charting, Notes)10:00 - AI for Internal Processes & Document Optimization12:32 - AI Agents for New Patient Acquisition14:22 - Team Empowerment & Personal AI ProductivityConnect with our Guest, Here ⤵️Website: https://carolinapinesdentistry.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kwinglerdds/Connect with our Host, Gary Bird, Here ⤵️SMC: https://bit.ly/4fxFOTIPersonal: https://bit.ly/4vAdu7FWant the strategies we talk about delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to Dental Marketing Digest: https://bit.ly/4uku2zu➖➖➖➖Dental Marketing Goat is the go-to podcast for dentists who want to grow faster, market smarter, and build practices that thrive in today’s competitive landscape.Hosted by Gary Bird, the Dental Marketing Goat himself and founder of SMC National, recently named Best Dental Marketing Agency by over 60,000 dental professionals. Each episode unpacks the real strategies, marketing frameworks, and operational shifts that high-performing practices use to attract more patients and increase production. Whether you're a solo practitioner or scaling a DSO, you’ll learn how to align your marketing, team, and systems to drive predictable growth.🚀 Want to see how SMC can help you grow?📱 Book a call here:➡️ https://bit.ly/4aAtM8x🎙️ Check out our 3 Dental Podcasts ➡️ https://smcnational.com/podcasts/📅 Upcoming Events ➡️https://smcnational.com/events