Every dental practice has the experience of patients that are overdue for their hygiene appointment. This is one of the most pressing practice management problems that Dentists face today.
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Running time: 58:51To present some practical solutions to this challenge, Gary invited his friend Cory Pinegar to discuss a great system to reactivate past due hygiene patients. Gary and Cory discuss; the true economic value of overdue hygiene patients, the staggering statistics of overdue hygiene patients in practices throughout the country, excellent verbal skills to use to successfully reactivate past due hygiene patients, the best time of the day to contact these patients, why effective communication is more than just the words you use, studies on the most effective method of reaching past due hygiene patients and throughout the interview Cory presents a proven system for reactivating past due hygiene patients.
Links from ‘Top Clinical Tips’ with Dr. Lee Ann Brady:
Lee’s website:
http://www.leeannbrady.com
Restorative Nation website:
http://www.restorativenation.com
Links for Cervitec Plus:
https://leeannbrady.com/dental-materials/perfect-ginigival-tissue-for-the-seat-appointment
https://leeannbrady.com/restorative-dentistry/decreasing-caries-risk
https://restorativenation.com/chlorhexidine-varnish/
Website for Cory Pinegar:
http://www.getcallforce.com
Information about Gary’s digital Course ‘Busting Loose from Insurance Dependence’ http://ThrivingDentist.com/free
Gary Takacs
As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.
More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!