# Xonark Blog

> What we're building, breaking, and learning at Xonark.

Source: https://blog.xonark.com/

We're [Xonark](https://xonark.com) — building Xona , an AI phone agent for dental clinics. This is what we ship, what we break, and what we learn along the way.

## Featured

- [Jun 12, 2026 ### Dental revenue leakage is not one problem. It is a map. Missed production usually does not come from one dramatic failure. It leaks through missed calls, overdue recall, cancellations, empty slots, weak follow-up, and reminder exceptions that no one sees early enough.](/blog/2026-06-12-dental-revenue-leakage-map/)

## More posts

- [Jun 10, 2026 ### Appointment reminders are not text blasts. They are front-desk control systems. Most reminder products optimize for sending a text. Dental practices need something harder: the ability to review, edit, skip, send, see replies, respect opt-outs, and know what happened before the schedule is at risk.](/blog/2026-06-10-sms-reminders-mechanism/)
- [Jun 8, 2026 ### CDCP questions need one clinic link, not another front-desk script CDCP demand can be real patient intent, but clinics need a safer way to answer common questions before the phone rings.](/blog/2026-06-08-cdcp-card-clinic-link/)
- [Jun 3, 2026 ### AI Voice Assistants: A Practical Guide for Small Business A refreshed guide to using AI voice assistants safely in small businesses, with dental-specific notes on missed calls, after-hours demand, staff control, and patient handoff.](/blog/ai-voice-assistants-a-practical-guide-for-small-business/)
- [Jun 3, 2026 ### Canadian Police Are Using AI for Calls — Here Is Why Clinics Should Care A refreshed look at what high-stakes AI call handling teaches dental clinics: clear boundaries, escalation, privacy, and staff-controlled workflows matter more than hype.](/blog/canadian-police-are-using-ai-for-calls-here-is-why-you-should-care/)
- [Jun 2, 2026 ### The product is the pitch: why our website demos come from Xona itself How Xona's real dental workflows become website demos, sales proof, and product feedback without exposing patient or clinic data.](/blog/2026-06-02-real-product-demo-capture/)
- [May 27, 2026 ### What patients actually want from a dental phone line The point of an AI phone agent is not technology. It's that the patient's question gets answered now — not Monday morning. Aggregate data from four active Canadian dental practices on ClearDent, Tracker, and Oryx.](/blog/2026-05-27-patient-experience-always-served/)
- [May 20, 2026 ### When the AI line works during business hours, not just after A downtown Victoria family practice on ClearDent has been running Xona 24/7 since October 2025. In a 60-day sampling window, in-hours conversion slightly beat after-hours. Here's why that's the more interesting number.](/blog/2026-05-20-24-7-coverage-victoria-gp/)
- [May 13, 2026 ### Their hygiene grew 14%. Their recall backlog was hiding underneath. A Lower Mainland family practice on ClearDent had a healthy hygiene line and a recall problem hiding underneath it. The lapsed-patient pile was growing faster than the patient base — and they couldn't see it until we mapped their own data.](/blog/2026-05-13-recall-lapsed-patients-bc/)
- [May 11, 2026 ### What 157 after-hours calls actually do for a dental practice A Toronto-area implant-focused practice on Oryx dental software has been running Xona as an after-hours line for 9 months. We pulled a 60-day sampling window. Here's what those calls actually did.](/blog/2026-05-11-after-hours-toronto-implant/)
- [Apr 27, 2026 ### 31 days, 166 commits: why we built our CRM instead of buying one Why we built our own CRM in 31 days — and the production bug that taught us what 'responsible' looks like under speed.](/blog/2026-04-27-three-people-and-a-lot-of-ai/)
- [Apr 20, 2026 ### Set Up Call Forwarding Learn how to forward your business calls to Xona AI. This guide covers setup for mobile phones, business phones, and VoIP systems.](/blog/set-up-call-forwarding/)