How AI Adoption Has Transformed the Dental Profession Over the Past Year

In the past year, artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from an experimental tool to a practical necessity in the dental industry. Between August 2024 and July 2025, AI adoption in dental practices grew from 33% to 38.5%—a noteworthy rise that reflects a fundamental shift in how dental professionals deliver care, manage workflow, and communicate with

Dental Practices Turn to AI Virtual Assistants for Round-the-Clock Patient Support

Dental offices across the country are discovering a new solution to one of their most persistent challenges: providing patient support outside regular business hours. The OnCall Bot, developed by a dentist who understood firsthand the demands of modern dental practice, represents a shift in how practices manage patient communications and after-hours inquiries. The technology addresses

A dentist showing a digital dental X-ray to a female patient in a modern dental clinic, highlighting advances in dental technology over the past 20 years.

From Drills to Digital: How Dentistry Has Transformed Over the Last 20 Years

Walk into any dental office today and you might be surprised by what you see—or rather, what you don’t see. No clunky charts stacked in filing cabinets. No film-based X-rays hanging from lightboxes. No “wait-and-see” approach to cavities. And, depending on where you go, maybe even no receptionist at all. Dentistry has changed. Not slowly.

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