Every role in the office is important in a dental practice, but success starts and ends with the dental front office training. The front office represents the practice to potential patients who call in. It’s where your existing patient's schedule appointments, and the...
We all know how frustrating it is to have canceled, broken appointments, or no-shows on your schedule. The Problem: From speaking with hundreds of dentists and team members each year, we know that cancellations are one of the biggest, if not the biggest, issues...
We've been talking recently about monitoring your practice's performance. Taking a close look at different practice data - payroll, overhead, production, case acceptance, etc - yields what practice managers, coaches, consultants, and others call Key Performance...
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 (dental phone scripts). How many times have you called a company and the agent who answers sounds a bit...
I finally got around to writing a blog post that reflects my experience with dental receptionist training – the good and the bad. Setting the Stage So, to provide some context, Alex Nottingham is my husband and founder and CEO of All-Star. I am the co-founder and VP...
When patients call your dental office, the first point of contact they have is with the person who answers the phone, which is why dental front office training is so important. The dental phone greeting sets the tone for the call and will help make your company look...
Dentists need to have excellent inter-personal skills in order to work effectively with their patients. These skills form the foundation of rapport, a positive patient-dentist relationship, that leads to greater patient satisfaction. Rapport is critical. For the...
When I evaluate front office teams on their new patient calls, one issue really stands out: phone silences. The amount of awkward, dead-silence moments between the team member and the potential patient caller is surprising and concerning. If this happens in your...
There are good employees and then there are great employees. There are team members that go through the day barely noticed, and there are others who will always be the frontrunners for important projects and tasks - the ones who will always be asked for suggestions on...
Do you ever get push-back from your team about doing the things you ask them of them? The idea that you would get resistance from your team seems crazy since you are the boss, right? Does your team outright ignore your directions, or stare back blankly as if they will...
A dentist in our training program asked a very common question recently about new patient phone calls. I wanted to answer it publicly so everyone can benefit from the response. The Question about New Patient Phone Calls: Question:...
Day in and day out, I speak with dentists, dental front desk, dental practice managers, consultants, supply reps, and others who are either on our program or are considering enrollment for their offices or clients or colleagues. Many of these people face the same...
"The five-star reviews are rolling in and the phones are ringing off the hook!" - Dr. Jennifer Wayer
1. Get QUALITY patients without selling
2. Banish broken appointments
3. Reduce turnover by 25%
