Imagine an AI assistant handling missed calls to your office, rather than sending patients to voicemail. In this episode, we're bringing on Connor Ludlow, the visionary founder of Annie—a groundbreaking AI-driven front desk assistant tailored for dental practices. Connor delves into how AI solutions like Annie can alleviate the mounting burden on front desk staff by handling routine yet critical tasks, such as phone call management and appointment scheduling. Instead of cutting jobs, this technology enhances job efficiency, helping dental offices run smoother and significantly improving patient experiences.

From his roots as a CTO in software for dental offices to founding Annie, Connor reveals an intimate understanding of the stresses that challenge practice owners daily. This episode explores the nuances of practice management, illustrating how AI can alleviate business responsibilities piled on clinical duties. Highlighting the surge in AI acceptance, largely driven by ChatGPT, Connor shares practical insights into AI's potential beyond the hype—focusing on ethical integration and improving operational efficiency and patient engagement in your practice.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• How AI can transform the task management in dental offices.
• The role of AI assistants like Annie in augmenting—rather than replacing—human employees.
• Practical business challenges confronted by dentists.
• Impacts of the increased AI interest triggered by tools like ChatGPT.
• Strategic steps for seamlessly integrating AI into a practice's daily operations.
• A real-world case study of AI in action, boosting appointment bookings while easing workloads.
• Ethical considerations in employing AI solutions to support a dental office.

Don’t miss out—enhance your dental practice's efficiency by tuning in to this episode!

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Guest: Conner LudlowBusiness Name: AnnieCheck out Conner's Media:

Website: https://helloannie.co/

Schedule a Meeting: https://meetings.hubspot.com/conner43/annie-demo

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Terms:

LLM - Large Language Model

AGI - Artificial General Intelligence

Vision AI

Predictive AI

AI Tools:

ChatGPT

Pearl AI

Companies:

Nvidia

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