Episode 338

Can Artificial Intelligence Put More Patients in Your Chair? with Amol Nirgudkar

Host: Gary Takacs | Published Date: July 11, 2018 | Listening Time: 1:08:48

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If you are a regular listener to the Thriving Dentist Show you know that Gary is a full-fledged Geek!

He loves technology and how you can use technology in your practice to enhance the patient experience and improve your practice.

Gary invited his friend Amol Nirgudkar as a guest in this Show to discuss applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the dental profession.

Running time: 68:48

In this interview, Gary and Amol discuss;

  • How Amol transitioned from his role as a CPA to a dental entrepreneur to solve a very specific problem he noticed among his clients,
  • a practical definition of Artificial Intelligence and how it is improving our lives,
  • the history of Artificial Intelligence and where it is going,
  • how Siri and Alexa have become commonplace,
  • natural language processing and what this has to do with dentistry,
  • how Artificial Intelligence can be used to dramatically improve your results at converting callers to appointments,
  • a fun side discussion about longevity and Peter Diamandis and how technology will help us live long, healthy lives,
  • the concept of human-assisted Artificial Intelligence and why this adaptation is so effective
  • and throughout this lively interview Gary and Amol provide specific examples of how Artificial Intelligence and other state-of-the-art technology will continue to impact the profession of dentistry.

Whether you will admit to being a Geek or not, you will enjoy and benefit from this interview!

Links for ‘Let’s Ask David’ segment with Dr. David Hornbrook:
http://www.davidhornbrook.com and http://www.utahvalleydentallab.com

Amol’s website:
http://www.patientprism.com

Link to receive a Free Guide titled; ‘Winning New Patients on the Phone’:
https://www.patientprism.com/dental-practice-guide-to-winning-new-patients-on-the-phone-awareness-lp


Gary Takacs

Gary Takacs Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe.

As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.

More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!
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