Why do so many dental implant calls go unanswered and what does it cost the practice? Here's the brutal number. Across millions of dollars in advertising I've watched, only about 50% of calls get answered live, even in practices doing well. That means half your callers never reach a human. And of those missed calls, 80% just hang up. They don't leave a message, most never call back, because they're strangers. They saw an ad, dialed once, and moved on. They don't know you, like you, or trust you yet, so there's no reason to try twice. You paid for that [...]