#282 One AI-Scheduled Patient Paid for the Entire Year

Send us Fan Mail🚀Check out our new Dental AI Receptionist! It schedules better than humans: https://bit.ly/48RHMt2 🚀Grow Your Practice with Cherry Payment Plans: https://bit.ly/4p48qoC ➖➖➖➖What happens when your practice stops sending missed calls to voicemail?In this episode, Dr. Shane Wingler shares how his practice implemented an AI Receptionist and what happened next.Over a five-month period, the AI answered missed new-patient calls, scheduled after-hours appointments, and helped recover opportunities that would otherwise have gone to competing practices.One patient scheduled through the AI Receptionist paid for the platform for the entire year. Then that patient scheduled their entire family.In this conversation, Gary Bird and Dr. Shane discuss:📌How the AI Receptionist handles missed calls automatically📌Why 19 out of 28 missed new patient calls still got scheduled📌 The real ROI behind AI phone answering for dental practices📌 How the AI supports front office team members during busy times📌 What patients experience when calling after hours📌 Why are practices using AI to eliminate lost opportunitiesIf your practice struggles with missed calls, limited front-desk capacity, or after-hours patient inquiries, this episode shows what is possible when every call is answered.Connect with our Guest Here ⤵️Website: https://carolinapinesdentistry.com/Connect with our Host, Gary Bird, Here ⤵️SMC: https://bit.ly/4jFhb5TPersonal: https://bit.ly/3SCEQZyWant the strategies we talk about delivered to your inbox? Subscribe to Dental Marketing Digest: https://hubs.la/Q0436vZG0➖➖➖➖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/4jFhb5T🎙️ Check out our 3 Dental Podcasts ➡️ https://smcnational.com/podcasts/📅 Upcoming Events ➡️https://smcnational.com/events