Comprehensive Treatment Planning: Working with The GP to ProvideExcellent Patient Care (with Dr. Vic Martel)

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Nov 24, 2025

Dr. Vic Martel, a Florida-based general dentist and founder of Martel Academy, shares his expertise on comprehensive treatment planning. He emphasizes the importance of seeing the big picture in dentistry and how this approach can enhance patient trust and improve outcomes. Dr. Martel discusses common barriers like time and training that hinder effective planning and stresses the need for better communication between general dentists and specialists. He also touches on his concerns about All-on-X cases and the importance of preserving natural teeth.

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INSIGHT

Big-Picture Dentistry Changes Outcomes

Comprehensive treatment planning is a detailed roadmap focused on long-term oral health rather than immediate fixes.
Vic Martel says big-picture dentistry reduces new patient volume but greatly improves outcomes and continuity of care.

ADVICE

Handle Pain Now, Plan The Whole Mouth

Do address the patient's immediate problem but explicitly schedule a comprehensive exam to assess the whole mouth.
Tell the patient you'll meet today's need and then plan a full evaluation for long-term care.

ADVICE

Give Patients A 'Tour Of The Mouth'

Do give patients a clear, photographed 'tour of the mouth' presentation to build trust and boost case acceptance.
Use photos and phased sequencing to explain everything they need and why.

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Dr. Victor Martel, a general dentist practicing in Florida, is back on the Everyday Oral Surgery podcast with Dr. Stucki for another round of expert insight. This time, he’s here to talk about comprehensive treatment planning and how surgeons can work with the GP to provide excellent patient care. Tune in as Dr. Martel defines comprehensive treatment planning and big-picture dentistry, explores how it can grow your practice, and unpacks the key barriers that hold clinicians back from putting it into action. Dr. Martel deep dives into grand rounds and how they fit into this conversation, shares a key frustration he sees with All-on-X cases, and breaks down his initial comprehensive patient exam, including what he calls the ‘tour of the mouth’ at the second visit. He emphasizes the critical role of communication between GPs and specialists, and underscores the need for clinicians to invest in educating themselves and their teams on comprehensive treatment planning. Don’t miss this insightful episode and a powerful reminder that when we work together and keep the big picture in mind, that’s where the magic happens!

Key Points From This Episode:

Welcoming back Dr. Vic Martel, a general dentist practicing in FL.
How Dr. Martel defines comprehensive treatment planning: big-picture dentistry.
Where generalists fail (even at the very first visit).
How comprehensive treatment planning can grow your practice.
We look at the barriers holding clinicians back from doing comprehensive planning.
Looking at patients from a comprehensive standpoint, and his definition of holistic dentistry.
Why he believes first-time patients should not be brought to the practice for a cleaning first.
His thoughts on how a specialist could help a general dentist comprehensively plan.
We deep dive into grand rounds and how they fit into this conversation.
Dr. Martel shares a pet peeve: all-on-X cases.
A tour of their mouth: a breakdown of how he structures a comprehensive dental exam and what makes it effective.
He explains the permission statement.
Why it’s essential to include specialists in the communication of the comprehensive plan.
The main summary take-home point Dr. Martel wants listeners to walk away with: learn to comprehensively plan treatment.
Where to learn more about Dr. Martel and his courses.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Victor Martel on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-martel-dmd-91431922

Dr. Victor Martel on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/drvicmartel/

Dr. Victor Martel Email — martelacademy@gmail.com

Martel Academy — https://www.martelacademy.com/

The Dawson Academy — https://thedawsonacademy.com/

Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/

Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/

Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/

Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.com

Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059