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Dental · Bucket 02 · Healthcare BAA available

3-location dental practice. $165K a year
walking past your front desk in past-due hygiene patients.

Hygiene recall lapses (22-30% of patients past due). Insurance verification + claim denials. Treatment plan presentation conversion (industry-average 35-45% vs 70% best-in-class). AR aging on insurance claims (45 days vs 18 best). No-shows (8-15% in dental, $180-$350 per slot). LouDNAi deploys nine BAA-eligible agents — purpose-built for dental practices and DSOs — that close the gap in 21 days.

$50K–$200K
Recoverable / location
per year
~6×
Net upside
vs. annual platform fees
21 days
Kickoff to live
BAA executed first
9
Named agents
BAA-eligible Fleet
$6,500/mo
Fleet pricing
BAA infrastructure
Five dental sub-verticals · the Fleet adapts to each

Where you sit in the dental stack.

Same nine BAA-eligible archetypes parameterized per sub-vertical. A multi-location DSO's Patient Recall and a pediatric practice's Schedule Sentinel run on the same backbone — different schemas, different practice management software (Dentrix, Eaglesoft, Open Dental, Curve, Carestack), different volume thresholds.

SUB 02

Single Location

Independent practice · 1-3 doctors
Top leakRecall lapses + insurance verification. Recovery: $50K-$150K/yr.
SUB 03

Specialty (Ortho, Endo, Perio, Oral Surgery)

Referral-driven · case-based revenue
Top leakReferral conversion + treatment plans. Recovery: $80K-$200K/yr.
SUB 04

Pediatric Dental

Family-volume · membership-friendly
Top leakRecall + appointment compliance + parent comms. Recovery: $50K-$140K/yr.
SUB 05

Cosmetic / High-End

Premium pricing · low volume / high case
Top leakTreatment plan presentation + financing. Recovery: $60K-$180K/yr.
Five pain points · ranked by what they cost you

Five places your $165,000 leaks out every year.

Numbers from ADA, Levin Group, and named-on-file practice manager interviews. Each leak paired to a BAA-eligible agent.

01

Hygiene Recall Lapses

Industry-average dental practice has 22-30% of patients past due on standard 6-month hygiene recall. Standard recall (postcards + phone calls) reaches ~22% of past-due patients. Multi-channel recall (SMS + email + voice fallback) reaches ~58%. Average value of a hygiene visit: ~$220. Average lifetime value of a recovered patient: ~$3,500 in cumulative procedures.

"We pulled the past-due list. 1,800 patients hadn't been in for 9+ months. Our hygiene coordinator called the first 200 - got 76 back. The other 1,600 stayed dormant."— Practice manager, 3-location DSO, named on file
22-30% past-due$220 per hygiene visit$3,500 patient LTV
$70K
Annual bleed
per location
→ Patient Recall
02

Treatment Plan Presentation & Conversion

Industry-average treatment plan acceptance: 35-45% within 90 days of presentation. Best-in-class practices (with structured presentation protocols + financing options): ~70%. The 25-35 point gap on a practice presenting $1.2M of treatment annually = $300K-$420K of unaccepted treatment. Of that, ~30% is recoverable through structured follow-up — $90K-$125K/yr.

"Patient says 'let me think about it' and walks out. Six months later we recall them — and they've gone to a competitor or lost the urgency. Most of those treatment plans were never followed up on."— Owner, 4-location practice, named on file
35-45% avg acceptance~70% best-in-class30% recoverable via follow-up
$50K
Annual bleed
per location
→ Treatment Plan Bot
03

Insurance Verification & Claim Denial Cycle

Dental insurance has higher denial rates than medical: 15-20% first-pass denial rate, often for missing pre-determination, attached x-rays, or coding errors. Average re-work cost per denied claim: ~$95 in staff time. Best-in-class practices verify and pre-determine before the visit — denial rates drop to ~6%.

"We submitted 340 claims last month. 58 came back denied. Most were for things we should have caught upfront — wrong CDT code, missing radiographs, eligibility expired."— Billing manager, 5-location DSO, named on file
15-20% first-pass denial~$95 per re-work~6% best-in-class denial
$25K
Annual bleed
per location
→ Insurance Verifier
04

AR Aging on Insurance & Patient Balances

Industry-average dental AR: 45 days. Best-in-class: 18 days. The 27-day gap on a practice billing $2M annually translates to ~$150K of working capital tied up perpetually — and ~3.8% goes to write-off at 90+ days. Patient balance AR is the worst offender — uninsured portions often go uncollected when the patient leaves the office without a payment plan.

"We had $48,000 in patient balance receivables that nobody was actively chasing. Our front desk handles billing 'when they have time.' Most of that $48K is now a write-off."— Owner, 2-location practice, named on file
45 days avg AR18 days best-in-class3.8% 90+ day write-off
$15K
Annual bleed
per location
→ AR Sentinel
05

No-Shows & Same-Day Cancellations

Industry-average dental no-show rate: 8-15%. Same-day cancellations: another 5-8%. Average value of a 60-minute hygienist slot: $220. Average value of a doctor production slot: $450+. Best-in-class practices using automated reminders + waitlist filling cut combined no-show + cancellation rates to ~6%.

"We get 4-6 cancellations a day across the practice. Half of them are same-day. The hygienists sit empty for an hour while we scramble to fill."— Office manager, single-location practice, named on file
8-15% no-show5-8% same-day cancel~6% best-in-class combined
$15K
Annual bleed
per location
→ Schedule Sentinel
Nine BAA-eligible agents · the Dental Fleet

Nine named agents. Each owns an outcome.

Default Dental Fleet ships with five (Patient Recall, Treatment Plan Bot, Insurance Verifier, Schedule Sentinel, Guardian) plus expansion archetypes.

AGENT 01
Patient Recall
Hygiene + perio + dropped treatment recall

Multi-channel recall — SMS + email + voice fallback. Books appointments directly into Dentrix / Eaglesoft / Open Dental / Curve / Carestack. Reach rate: 22% → 58%.

Trigger
Continuous · per recall window
Output
Booked appointment
Recovers
~$70K/yr · per location
AGENT 02
Treatment Plan Bot
Presentation follow-through + financing

Surfaces unaccepted treatment plans for follow-up. Sends financing options (CareCredit, Sunbit, in-house). Books treatment appointments. Conversion: 35% → ~58%.

Trigger
Treatment presented · 7/30/60 days
Output
Treatment appointment booked
Recovers
~$50K/yr · per location
AGENT 03
Insurance Verifier
Pre-visit eligibility + pre-determination

Verifies insurance eligibility 48 hours and 4 hours before. Files pre-determinations on procedures requiring auth. Cuts denial rate from 15-20% to ~6%.

Trigger
Pre-visit + pre-treatment
Output
Verified eligibility · pre-d filed
Recovers
~$25K/yr · per location
AGENT 04
AR Sentinel
Insurance + patient balance collection

Owns AR cycle. Insurance claim follow-up at 30/45/60 days. Patient balance reminders + payment plan offers. Cuts AR from 45 days to ~18.

Trigger
Continuous
Output
Collected payment + plans
Recovers
~$15K/yr · per location
AGENT 05
Schedule Sentinel
No-show prevention + waitlist filling

SMS reminders 2 days, 1 day, 2 hours pre-visit. Auto-fills cancellations from waitlist. Cuts combined no-show + cancel from 18% to ~6%.

Trigger
Continuous
Output
Reminders + filled slots
Recovers
~$15K/yr · per location
AGENT 06
Site Voice
After-hours intake + new patient booking

Answers when CSR can't. Books new patients directly. Routes after-hours emergencies to on-call. BAA-executed Twilio HIPAA-eligible voice.

Trigger
Inbound call
Output
Booked appointment
Integrates
Twilio HIPAA-eligible
AGENT 07
Compass
Owner / DSO operator's strategic assistant

Daily briefing. Today's recall queue. This week's treatment acceptance rate. This month's AR aging. Per-location performance vs DSO benchmarks.

Trigger
Daily 7:00 AM
Output
Brief + decisions
Integrates
All other agents
AGENT 08
Guardian (HIPAA)
HIPAA + state dental boards

HIPAA Privacy + Security Rule. State dental board renewals. Workforce HIPAA training. BAA flow-down. Annual risk assessment.

Trigger
Continuous + scheduled
Output
Compliance posture
BAA
Required · executed before deploy
AGENT 09
Helix Memory
Institutional memory · the moat

Every patient interaction, every treatment plan history, every payor relationship, every multi-location quirk. pgvector self-hosted in LouDNAi VPC for PHI workloads.

Trigger
All agent activity
Output
Searchable knowledge graph
Substrate
pgvector · BAA-covered
Recoverable revenue calculator · Dental-specific

Run the math against your practice.

Live calculator launches v1.1. The DNA Scan replaces these inputs with measurements from your actual PM software.

Annual recoverable revenue
$525,000
Sample: 3-location DSO, $4.5M revenue, 7,500 active patients
Patient Recall $210K (3 loc) · Treatment Plan Bot $150K · Insurance Verifier $75K · Schedule Sentinel $45K · AR Sentinel $45K. Net of $78K annual Fleet cost: ~$447K. ~6.7× ROI year one.
Compliance posture · BAA executed before any PHI flows

Compliance that your privacy officer + DSO compliance team can verify.

Every Dental Fleet ships under an executed BAA. PHI workloads route only to BAA-eligible LLM tiers.

BAA executed before deploy

Standard BAA in 7-14 days. Sub-processor BAA flow-down enforced. Multi-location DSO BAA support.

BAA process →

BAA-eligible LLM routing

Anthropic Enterprise · OpenAI Enterprise · Google Cloud HIPAA-eligible. Zero data retention.

HIPAA architecture →

SOC 2 Type 1 audit in flight

Q3 2026 issuance. Type 2 scoped Q1 2027.

SOC 2 disclosure →
Dental pricing · BAA infrastructure included

How you start.

Multi-location DSOs receive volume pricing on Fleet beyond 3 locations. The DNA Scan funds itself.

Diagnostic · entry
Operational DNA Scan
$9,500fixed
21 days · BAA executed first · per-location analysis

Maps DNA against Dentrix / Eaglesoft / Open Dental / Curve / Carestack. Recoverable dollars per location.

Single agent · single location
Instant Agent
$8,500fixed
14 days · 1 BAA-eligible agent

Typically Patient Recall or Treatment Plan Bot for sub-2 location practices.

Right now your hygiene chair is empty
and 1,800 patients haven't been in for 9 months.

3 locations. $4.5M revenue. 7,500 active patients. Recoverable: ~$525K/year. The DNA Scan tells you exactly which BAA-eligible agents recover it — in 21 days, for $9,500, fully credited toward Fleet within 60 days.