02 : Why Your Front Desk is Already Obsolete (And They Don't Know It)–Laura Nelson

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• ChatGPT and LLM prompting guide
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• Instructions on AI prompting for dental practices
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In this no-nonsense episode of Byte-Sized, Adrian sits down with dental industry OG Laura Nelson, founder of Front Office Rocks and creator of the "Brush Up on AI" newsletter. Laura drops some serious reality checks about AI adoption in dentistry, revealing that senior citizens are outpacing dental professionals in ChatGPT usage – and why that should terrify every practice owner.

Laura gets brutally honest about the AI replacement conversation: it's not whether AI will replace people, it's whether people who use AI will replace those who don't. She shares war stories from her office manager mastermind sessions where simple ChatGPT prompts solved problems that typically take hours to address manually.

The conversation dives deep into practical AI implementation, focusing on the #1 use case every dental practice should start with: patient communication. Laura breaks down exactly how teams can use AI to craft better emails, handle difficult patient conversations, and streamline everything from insurance narratives to job descriptions.

This episode delivers the tactical guidance Adrian promises – no fluff, just actionable steps to implement AI in your practice today. Laura's perspective as someone who's spent 20 years training dental teams gives her unique insight into how AI can solve the efficiency and customer service problems that have plagued practices for decades.