The Extraction Ep 30: Stop Losing Patients After Hours

About this episode

Conner Ludlow discusses how dental practices can leverage AI to improve patient retention and operational efficiency.

In this episode, Conner Ludlow, CEO of Annie AI Voice, breaks down how dental practices can actually use AI to drive real results. Not hype. Not theory. Real workflows that capture missed opportunities and turn them into revenue. Conner shares his journey from software engineer to dental operator, including early lessons from running a call center and why scheduled appointments without outcomes fail. He explains why AI should be treated as a tool, not a silver bullet, and where it delivers the most impact today. Think after hours call handling, website chat conversions, and automated follow ups. The conversation also explores how TeamCare and Annie work together. TeamCare identifies patient needs from practice data. Annie executes outreach through calls, texts, and chat. The result is a system that replaces missed calls, reduces front desk burden, and improves patient experience. If you want practical ways to increase bookings and stop losing patients, this episode is for you. Hello Annie https://helloannie.com TeamCare ⁠www.teamcaredental.com

People in this episode

Guest: Conner Ludlow

Topics covered

• AI in dental practices
• patient retention
• call handling
• automated follow ups
• business workflows
• revenue generation

Keywords

• dental practices
• AI
• patient experience
• call center
• missed opportunities
• revenue
• automated outreach
• website chat
• appointment scheduling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Annie AI Voice, TeamCare, Annie, TeamCare Dental

Products: AI

Places: after hours

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