We’ve all had it happen.

You do thorough records on a new patient - radiographs, probing depths, and a comprehensive exam. It’s obvious to you that there are issues that need to be taken care of, so you present your findings to your patient. You think it’s all said and done… and then they say no.

Nothing else matters if your patients don’t consent to treatment.

So how do you get your patients to ‘yes’? Here are ten proven tips to help refine your case presentation and enrollment skills.

When we are done prepping a crown, we “take” an impression. The tooth is already there, and we are merely making a working copy of it. When we first meet a new person, however, we say we “make” an impression. We are creating their experience from nothing but what we put into it.

Teledentistry, as a whole, is a fairly recent concept that was thrust into the forefront by the recent pandemic. Dentists saw the value of using the internet for triage and communication with their patients, and as an alternative to an office visit when appropriate.