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Hold Time Impact Calculator
See how long hold times cost your practice patients and revenue - and why instant AI answering changes everything.
Your Call Experience
Enter your average hold time and call volume to see the true cost.
The Hold Time Cost
How long waits are driving patients away from your dental practice.
Your Current Hold
2.5 min
73% of callers hang up
With FrontDesk AI
0 sec
Instant answer, every call
3,423
Callers who hang up while on hold per year
$185,087
Annual revenue lost to hold-time abandonment
$175,832
Recoverable with zero-hold AI answering
195 hrs
Total patient hours wasted on hold per year
Monthly Breakdown
At 2.5 minutes average hold, 73% of callers hang up before ever speaking to your team. That's 285 abandoned calls per month. New patients are especially unlikely to wait - and unlikely to call back.
FrontDesk AI answers instantly and handles unlimited concurrent calls.
Get a free demoFrequently Asked Questions
Research shows that 60% of callers hang up after being on hold for just one minute. For healthcare practices specifically, patients expect quicker responses - many will call a competitor rather than wait.
The average hold time for healthcare offices ranges from 1.5 to 3.5 minutes, depending on specialty. Primary care and high-volume medical offices tend to have the longest hold times, while specialty practices are often shorter.
Hold time is one of the top patient complaints. Studies show that patient satisfaction scores drop by 10-15% for every additional minute of hold time. Long holds also increase the likelihood of negative online reviews.
FrontDesk AI answers every call instantly - no hold queues, no phone trees, no waiting. The AI handles scheduling, questions, and routing simultaneously across unlimited concurrent calls.
Yes. Unlike human receptionists who can handle one call at a time, FrontDesk AI handles unlimited concurrent calls. No caller ever hears "please hold" or gets sent to voicemail during busy periods.
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