The Thriving Dentist Show

Welcome to The Thriving Dentist Podcast! We're diving into a crucial topic: Leadership in a Thriving Practice. As a practice owner, your leadership plays a huge role in your practice's success. We've all hit those times when things seem to stall, and that's when strong leadership really matters. Many dentists haven't had much training in leadership, so today, We’re sharing five practical tips to boost your leadership skills. Let’s dive in and make your leadership soar!

Welcome to The Thriving Dentist Podcast! Today we’re tackling a game-changer for your practice: 'How to Convert 70% or More New Patient Calls to Booked Appointments?' Is your practice only booking one out of three new patient calls, or are you aiming higher? We’re setting a goal to convert 70% or more of those calls into actual appointments. Tune in for tips on not just booking appointments, but making real connections with potential patients. Let’s turn those calls into lasting relationships and help your practice thrive!

Welcome to The Thriving Dentist Podcast! In this must-listen episode, we dive deep into the ultimate marketing question: "When Should I Add Additional Marketing Activities Along with Organic SEO?" Discover if organic SEO alone can sustain your practice, the perfect number of new patients for solo dentists, and how to master your ROI calculations. Plus, we’ll explore the power of live events, Google PPC, social media, radio ads, and direct mail. Tune in for valuable guidance to supercharge your marketing strategy and watch your practice thrive!

Explore practical strategies to drive dental practice success in the second half of 2024, including implementing smile warranties, focusing on high-value services, setting daily production goals, leveraging SEO for marketing, and introducing bonus programs for team motivation.

Exploring the pros and cons of owning a dental practice vs being a dentist. Discussing the economic challenges post-COVID, mastering business acumen for practice ownership, optimizing marketing strategies, and importance of patient relationships in dental practices.

Are you ready to transform your dental practice? In this episode, "Solutions for Creating a Hygiene Driven Profit Center in Your Practice," we'll share tips on how to make your hygiene department the backbone of your success, to keep your hygiene team motivated and engaged, the importance of effective team meetings, and training a dedicated hygiene scheduling coordinator. This episode also addresses managing resistant patients, balancing thorough care with patient volume, and handling the impact of rising wages. Additionally, we'll share strategies to enhance your marketing efforts to attract more hygiene patients and how to use technology for better patient reactivation and dual confirmation systems. Listen now for practical tips to boost your practice's profitability through a strong hygiene program!

Learn how to boost your confidence in handling patient objections effectively in dentistry. Discover strategies for enhancing case acceptance and bridging the gap between patient understanding and treatment solutions. Explore tips for introverted dentists to excel in patient-facing roles and building a positive culture in the workplace.

This podcast discusses the importance of increasing the value of a dental practice yearly, focusing on strategic investments, optimizing new patient tracking, transitioning from in-network to out-of-network for increased collections, utilizing coaching services, and determining the right time to add an associate dentist to a solo practice.

Discussion on setting daily goals, block scheduling for productivity, transitioning to fee-for-service model in dentistry, utilizing text messages for patient follow-ups, optimizing call conversions, strategies to reduce cancellations and increase new patient conversions in a dental practice.

Struggling to get patients to say yes to treatment? This episode flips the script on traditional dentistry. Ditch the one-size-fits-all approach and discover how to present options based on what truly matters to your patients. We'll break down why the typical problem-solution method falls flat and introduce a new framework with three key categories of treatment. Learn how to build trust and connection before diving into details, and discover a three-part strategy for guiding patients towards informed decisions. Stop feeling like a salesperson - listen in and unlock the secrets to case acceptance that puts your patients at the center of their dental journey.