Napoleon Hill conceived of the idea of a “mastermind” in his book Think and Grow Rich. He defined the “Mastermind Principle” as the effect of like-minded people working together toward a definite purpose; where the value of the whole is greater than the individual...
One of the constants for All-Star Dental Academy is the promotion of a service-based approach to the patient experience. One of the champions of service and experience in the modern business environment is Dr. Joseph Michelli. Dr. Michelli recently joined Alex...
Many dentists believe that all their revenue problems lie with case acceptance. But there is an interesting financial reality that parallels the patient journey from first contact through case presentation, case acceptance, treatment and follow-up. Essentially, there...
I haven’t yet met a dentist that wasn’t looking for some way to improve their dental case acceptance success rate with their patients. The answer comes down to knowing and implementing a systematic approach to treatment presentation. All-Star’s...
Very few people jump for joy when faced with the prospect of going to the dentist, and they come up with all kinds of case acceptance objections. We’ll look at why people object to treatment and explore some tactics to help overcome those objections. Context is...
Understanding why patients say “no” to a treatment plan is the first step in getting them to say YES. Dental treatment acceptance is a critical step in the patient experience, but it’s important to know that with the proper set-up, presenting a...
Training mistakes to avoid include a reliance on the two “S Words.” The first word is “selling.” Selling mean to impose on someone to have them to do something you want. Good at business? A focus on manipulating a patient is a losing proposition. Yes, as a...
Building a successful dental practice has some unique demands. The “owner” of the practice is often the dentist, and unlike most bosses, the dentist is unable to actively manage their team for most of the working day. That means, for the practice to be successful, you...
A critically important challenge for a dental practice is banishing broken appointments. There is nothing more insidious than a patient failing to show up. When you combine the time and energy spent preparing for the appointment with the inability to recover the lost...
I think that it is safe to say that most people – especially dental patients and team members – have a less-than-ideal relationship with dental telephone scripts. How many times have you called a company and the agent who answers sounds a bit off –...
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