Emma Wilks explores ways to develop your practice’s brand and relationship within your local community and how this can boost your business… Most dental practices exist to serve their local community and generally attract patients from a catchment radius of about 0-15 miles. As such, the practice’s relationship with the local community will have a… Read More
Patient Experience
The biggest lesson I learned while in practice
Leanne Rose shares her approach to creating memorable experiences for patients… ‘The patient is king’ is a lesson I learned early on in my dental career, particularly during my time as a Treatment Coordinator (TCO). I also know that, in the midst of day-to-day practice life, it is a lesson that’s easy to lose sight… Read More
Turn enquiries into appointments with three simple tips
Jo Phillpot shares simple techniques to transform every enquiry into a patient… Having new enquiries is great, but unless they turn into new, and paying, patients, they won’t actually have much impact on the growth of your practice. A front desk team that is skilled in converting these enquiries into booked appointments is a must… Read More
How to reduce the number of FTAs in your practice
Patients failing to attend their appointments can be one of the most frustrating parts of running a dental practice, especially when you may have turned others away due to being fully booked. Not to mention, that unattended appointments can impact your bottom line. Therefore, finding a way to reduce the number of Failed to Attends… Read More
Thirty years of dentistry = decades of change
As she begins her 30th year working in dentistry, Jo Phillpot, Business Development Consultant at DPAS, reflects on the changes that have occurred and how the profession has adapted to meet them… In 1989 Margaret Thatcher was still the Prime Minister, the EastEnders character Dirty Den seemingly died, and the Berlin Wall fell after 28… Read More
Improve your practice’s first impression
Creating a good first impression with your practice’s front of house is hugely important to start your relationship with new patients off on the right foot. It is the first face-to-face contact (as opposed to contact via your website or social media pages, or the telephone) that they have with you, so you need to… Read More
