Case Study

22% More New Patients with Yobi's AI Receptionist

How Martin Dentures and Implants extended its patient experience beyond office hours without adding proportional phone staff.

Dr. Jeffrey Martin, DDS

Martin Dentures and Implants

Dentures, Implants & Sedation in Shreveport, LA

+22%
New patients after adding Yobi
According to Dr. Jeffrey Martin
100%
Call Answer Rate
"I just pulled some numbers and it shows our new patient numbers were up 22% after adding Yobi. That's pretty damn good for a 26 year old practice!"
— Dr. Jeffrey Martin, DDS
Founder, Martin Dentures and Implants

The office had hours. The patients didn't.

Martin Dentures and Implants is a privately owned, three-doctor practice that has served the Shreveport community since 2000 as the first Affordable Dentures-affiliated practice in Louisiana. Patients come for dentures, implants, sedation dentistry, extractions, and same-day repairs. Dr. Jeff Martin runs it on a simple principle: "treat each patient as you would a family member."

The office is open Monday through Thursday, plus every other Friday morning. Outside those hours, no staff member was available to pick up the phone. During business hours, the same small team had to split attention between the patient in the chair and the phone ringing at the desk.

Before Yobi:

After-hours calls could reach voicemail.

Weekend and Friday coverage was limited.

Front-desk staff were interrupted during patient care.

High-value implant and sedation inquiries required immediate attention.

Increasing phone volume would traditionally require additional staff.

Before and After Yobi

Before Yobi

Office closed
Patient calls
Voicemail, no immediate response
Potential missed opportunity
Office open
Phone rings
Staff interruption
Less focus on the patient in front of them

After Yobi

Office closed
Yobi answers
Questions handled, appointment routed
Opportunity captured
Office open
Yobi handles calls
Staff remain focused
Better patient experience

Meet Yobi, Martin Dentures' AI receptionist

Martin Dentures and Implants wanted to remain personal while becoming more responsive. The practice partnered with Yobi to deploy an AI receptionist configured around its specialty mix and brand voice rather than a generic answering service. It understands the language of dentures, implants, and sedation dentistry, and speaks with the same warmth Dr. Martin's patients have come to expect for 26 years.

Specialty-Specific Training

Yobi's receptionist was trained on the practice's full service mix, from healing denture packages and implant consults to IV and oral conscious sedation, extractions, and same-day denture repairs, so she answers prospective patients' questions confidently rather than just taking messages.

Family-First Voice

Dr. Martin's philosophy is non-negotiable: every patient is treated like family. Yobi was tuned to match that tone. It sounds friendly, unhurried, and never transactional, so callers don't feel handed off to a machine.

Three-Doctor Schedule Awareness

With Dr. Martin, Dr. Anthony, and Dr. McMahen all seeing patients, Yobi handles the routing logic, booking the right appointment type with the right doctor on the right day, including the irregular Friday-morning schedule.

Continuous Optimization via AI Studio

When the practice introduces a new service or seasonal promotion, the team updates Yobi themselves through Yobi's AI Studio, with no developer or vendor call required. Yobi stays current without anyone touching code.

What changed after adding Yobi?

More Patient Opportunities Captured

Calls are answered beyond normal office hours, so inquiries that once reached voicemail become conversations.

Less Front-Desk Interruption

Staff stay focused on patients already in the office instead of splitting attention with the phone.

24/7 Availability

Yobi provides coverage during closures, evenings, weekends, and Fridays.

Scalable Phone Coverage

The practice handles more call volume without proportionally increasing phone staffing.

The Results

+22%
New Patients
Customer-reported result from Dr. Jeffrey Martin
100%
Call Answer Rate
Every patient inquiry receives immediate attention
24/7
Call Coverage
Coverage during closures, evenings, weekends, and Fridays
0
Downtime
Reliable service even during high-volume periods

Deploying Yobi's AI receptionist fundamentally changed how Martin Dentures and Implants communicates with patients. The practice booked 22% more new patients after adding Yobi, and achieved a perfect call-answer rate, eliminating the after-hours gap that had previously sent prospective implant patients to competitors.

Inside the office, the change has been just as impactful. Hygienists, assistants, and front-desk staff can now stay fully present with the patient in front of them, rather than splitting attention between chairside care and ringing phones. Dr. Martin's family-first philosophy is easier to honor when nobody is being interrupted.

26 years in practice

Martin Dentures and Implants has served the Shreveport community since 2000. This result came from an established practice, not an experiment.

"That's pretty damn good for a 26 year old practice!"
— Dr. Jeffrey Martin, DDS

Client Experience

Dr. Jeffrey Martin, DDS
Dr. Jeffrey Martin, DDS
Founder, Martin Dentures and Implants
Fellow, International Congress of Oral Implantologists
"We've built this practice on treating every patient like family, and that means being there when they call. Yobi's AI receptionist gives us coverage we couldn't economically staff for, without ever sounding like a machine. Our patients still feel like they're talking to someone who knows them."

Specialty Expertise

"What sold us was that Yobi actually knows the difference between a same-day denture repair and a new implant consult. Patients ask specific questions, and they get specific answers, not 'someone will call you back.'"

Responsive Partnership

"The Yobi team treated us the way we treat our patients. They listened, they made adjustments, and they got it right."

Business Impact

22% More New Patients

After-hours and Friday inquiries that once went to voicemail now convert into booked consults

Operational Efficiency

Front-desk staff freed from phone duty during business hours, improving in-office patient experience

Professional Image

A 24/7 responsive presence reinforces the practice's reputation as a serious specialty provider

Scalable Growth

Higher call volume absorbed without proportional staffing costs, preserving the privately owned model

"We're a privately owned practice without the back-office of a corporate chain. Yobi gave us the responsiveness of a much bigger operation while letting us stay exactly who we are."
— Dr. Jeffrey Martin, DDS

About Yobi

Yobi provides AI-powered communication solutions that help businesses enhance customer service while optimizing operational efficiency. Our AI receptionist integrates with your existing systems to ensure no patient opportunity is missed.

We work closely with specialty practices across dentistry, healthcare, and home services to create customized communication solutions that address each business's unique challenges without compromising the brand voice that built the practice in the first place.

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