Episode 525

The One Mistake That Nearly Every Dental Practice is Making

Host: Gary Takacs | Published Date: February 2, 2022 | Listening Time: 00:42:19

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In this episode, Gary shares a mistake that most dental practices must correct if they want to transform their practice into a thriving one. Unfortunately, this is a mistake that even Gary takes culpability for. Please tune in to the episode to find out what it is.

In this episode, Dr. Benjamin Seaton provides a business tip on the importance of taking a team vacation.

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Time Stamps

  • 00:00:26 – Introduction to the Episode.
  • 00:00:54 – Announcement on the Upcoming Masterclass.

Today’s Business Tip

  • 00:02:49 – Taking a team vacation by Benjamin Seaton

Coaching In Action Segment

  • 00:08:14 – Why does Gary take some culpability in this mistake?
  • 00:14:18 – How does Gary suggest you make appointments?
  • 00:18:41 – Why shouldn’t you make tentative appointments?
  • 00:19:49 – How do you re-appoint new patients?

Q&A Segment

  • 00:25:17 – Question 1 – Your Insights on this topic makes a lot of sense. For our new patients how do we know if they are reliable enough to reappoint for the next hygiene appointment or not?
  • 00:28:18 – Question 2 – For the Hygiene patients we do not reappoint what is the best system to use to schedule their next hygiene appointment?
  • 00:29:32 – Question 3 – I have had the same number of hygiene days in my practice for a number of years now and feel like I can add hygiene days. How do I know when to add more hygiene days in my practice?
  • 00:33:04 – Question 4 – If I am going to reappoint the hygiene patient, do you prefer the hygienist do that in the treatment room or the admin team reappoint at the front desk?
  • 00:35:45 – Question 5 – I have heard you use the term hygiene driven practice. Can you share with me more about a hygiene driven practice means?

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Gary Takacs

Gary Takacs Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe.

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!
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