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Boltcall - AI Receptionist, Follow Ups, Reminders
Free Calculator for Dental Practices

How Much Are Empty Chairs Costing Your Practice?

Every no-show is a chair that can't be resold. Every late cancellation is revenue that vanishes. Calculate exactly what this costs your dental practice every month.

The average dental practice loses $120,000 - $200,000/year to no-shows

Practice Revenue

Your appointment economics

$350

Includes all procedures for a typical visit

$175

Cleaning, exam, X-rays

18

Across all chairs and providers

21

No-Show & Cancellation Reality

What's actually happening at your practice

15%

Industry average: 10-23%

10%

Cancellations within 24 hours

30%

How many eventually come back

30 days

Delayed revenue = lost chair time

Recovery Potential

Your current approach to combating no-shows

Yes
5 hrs

Time your team spends calling to confirm

$22

Loaded cost including benefits

Your Practice Loses

$20,586/month

to Empty Chairs

$247,031/year

4.2

Empty chairs/day

72

Patients lost/mo

$11,113

No-show losses

$8,996

Cancellation losses

Loss Breakdown

Hygiene chair losses$5,027/mo
Treatment chair losses$15,082/mo
Staff time on manual calls$476/mo

With AI-Powered Patient Follow-Up

Industry data: Automated reminders reduce no-shows by 38%

Revenue recovered+$6,274/mo
Staff hours saved4.0 hrs/week
Net gain after Boltcall ($179/mo)+$6,476
ROI3,618%

That's 22 additional patients seen per month

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The Numbers Don't Lie

67%

of no-shows say they simply forgot

38%

3-step reminders (48h + 24h + 2h) reduce no-shows by 38%

$175

Each empty hygiene chair = $175 in lost recurring revenue

3 Ways to Fill Every Chair, Every Day

Proven strategies top-performing practices use to virtually eliminate empty chairs.

01

Triple-Touch Reminders

SMS + email + call at 48h, 24h, and 2h before the appointment. Three touchpoints catch patients at different moments and reduce forgetfulness by up to 67%.

02

Smart Waitlist

When a cancellation happens, automatically notify patients on your waitlist. The chair gets filled within minutes, not hours. No staff intervention needed.

03

Reactivation Campaigns

Patients who haven't visited in 6+ months get personalized outreach. AI-powered sequences bring them back with the right message at the right time.

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