Shortly after Dr. Priest first engaged Driven Dental Implant Marketing to help him grow his implant practice, the importance of case presentation for dental implants became abundantly clear. Dr. Priest had everything in place that he needed to succeed. He had the marketing, support, and clinical skills in place to attract a steady flow of […]
Continue reading“There has been a definite shift among the population from wanting to be regarded as patients, to one in which they view themselves as health care consumers with unique concerns, expectations and needs.” Peter Barry, Practice Mastery COVID-19 has changed our map of the world. But has it also changed how we practice dentistry? As […]
Continue readingDo you have more proactive dental patients or reactive ones? If you’re having trouble getting patients to accept treatment, it could be because your patients are being more reactive than proactive with their oral health. While reacting to issues that arise is important, proactive dental patients tend to be happier and healthier. When your patients […]
Continue readingIf you’re having trouble getting patients to accept treatment, it might not be because of the reasons you think. Many times, all patients need in order to say yes to the treatment they need is influence. We had the honor of working with Dr. Christopher Phelps aboard the 2019 Smiles at Sea cruise. Dr. Phelps […]
Continue readingAccording to the American College of Prosthodontists, more than 36 million Americans do not have any teeth, and 120 million people in the U.S. are missing at least one tooth. These numbers are expected to grow in the next two decades. The American Academy of Implant Dentistry claims that about 3 million people in the […]
Continue readingImplant case acceptance is something many practices unnecessarily struggle with. They spend time and money building and marketing an implant practice but struggle to get patients to move forward with treatment. The reality is, improving case acceptance for implant patients requires only one skill: showing patients how to fit treatment into their budgets. Unlike many […]
Continue readingHave you used motivational interviewing to increase case acceptance? One of the most frustrating parts of being a dental provider is spending time with a patient who obviously needs treatment, but does not complete it. We try to explain it better, spend more time with them, offer third party financing, stand on our heads, and […]
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