by Riesner Consulting | Aug 13, 2024 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Good Patient Relations, Staff Management
When a patient is upset about anything, the team members and the doctor need to be empathetic. They need to stop what they are doing, make eye contact with the patient, and listen for a few moments about what is happening for them. It may not seem...
by Riesner Consulting | Mar 23, 2024 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Dental Practice Systems, Good Patient Relations, new year checklist, preventative dental treatments, Treatment Planning
A funny thing happened to me yesterday. I was on my way to a card game with my friend, Sue, who I have known since elementary school. She told me how mad she was at her dental office. She had a problem with a tooth so she made an appointment with...
by Riesner Consulting | Nov 9, 2023 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Dental Practice Systems, Good Patient Relations, Leadership, preventative dental treatments, Staff Management, Treatment Planning
So many of my clients desperately want to have more production from their dental practices, but what they do not realize is that the answer is right in the office. You already have a flow of patients every day, every hour in your office. I call the answer “Same...
by Riesner Consulting | Apr 13, 2023 | Communication, Dental Practice Systems, Good Patient Relations, Practice Management, Staff Management
In one of my recent consultations with dental clients, I was shocked to hear a staff member say to a patient on the telephone who asked about scaling and root planing, “I am new here and I do not know what that means.” That reflects so badly on the dentist who...
by Riesner Consulting | Sep 18, 2022 | Communication, Dental Practice Management Consulting, Dental Practice Systems, Good Patient Relations, Practice Management, Treatment Planning
This is the time that your staff members need to start using the “Magic Words” again with your patients. That is to remind your patients that, if they have dentistry that needs to be done and if they have dental insurance benefits left to use for 2022, this is...
