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How Austin Family Dental Filled 68 Open Appointment Slots in 30 Days

A mid-size dental practice was relying on front desk staff to handle appointment requests — creating bottlenecks, missed new-patient inquiries, and a 2-day average response time. RoundOne changed that to 30 seconds.

68
New appointments booked via chatbot
30 sec
Average response time (was 2 days)
82%
New-patient conversion rate from chat

Front desk as the bottleneck for every new patient.

Austin Family Dental had a strong referral base but was struggling to convert new-patient inquiries arriving outside of appointment hours or during busy periods. The front desk team was excellent — but they couldn't be everywhere at once.

The practice manager estimated that 20–30% of new patient inquiries were never converted because the response time was too slow. Competing practices in the area had online booking, and the expectation of instant response was set by consumer tech. Their phone-first process felt dated to new patients — particularly younger demographics.

An AI that answers patient questions and books appointments instantly.

RoundOne deployed a dental-specific AI chatbot on the Austin Family Dental website. It handles service inquiries, insurance questions, appointment availability, and lead capture — routing emergency cases to same-day scheduling and routine requests to standard availability.

FAQ Handling

The AI knows services, pricing ranges, and insurance accepted — deflecting the most common front-desk questions automatically.

New Patient Intake

Service type, insurance, and urgency collected upfront. Patients arrive pre-qualified with their needs already documented.

Emergency Routing

Tooth pain and emergency requests are flagged and offered same-day slots — matching the urgency with immediate scheduling.

Seamless Booking

Patients select appointment times from available slots within the chat. Confirmation sent by email with all relevant details.

"Our front desk used to spend their whole morning returning missed calls. Now those patients are already in the system when they arrive."
Dr. Sarah K. · Practice Owner, Austin Family Dental

68 appointments. Front desk freed up for patient care.

Within 30 days of launch, Austin Family Dental had demonstrably shifted how new patients entered their practice — with measurable impact on both revenue and staff workload.

68
New appointments booked via chatbot In the first 30 days — representing approximately $9,200 in new patient revenue at average visit value.
30 sec
Average first response time Down from 24–48 hours. Patients get an immediate response regardless of when they reach out.
82%
New-patient chat-to-booking rate 82% of new patient conversations that reached the lead form stage resulted in a booked appointment.
6 hrs
Front desk time reclaimed per week Phone-based FAQ and scheduling calls reduced, freeing the team to focus on in-office patient experience.
"We filled 68 appointment slots in a month we thought was going to be slow. That number pays for the software for the rest of the year."
Dr. Sarah K. · Practice Owner, Austin Family Dental

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