About this episode

The episode discusses strategies to increase treatment acceptance in dental practices.

Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah on the most requested topic from Thriving Dentist listeners: how to increase treatment acceptance. Three benchmarks, four common mistakes, the family member technique, Dr. Frank Spear's six photos, the hygienist script, the consultation room argument, the 60/40 split for high-value dentistry, and the stat that stops every practice owner: less than 6% of insurance patients ever accepted non-urgent treatment.

People in this episode

Host: Gary Takacs

Guest: Naren Arulrajah

Topics covered

• treatment acceptance
• dental practice
• patient engagement
• hygienist role
• insurance challenges

Keywords

• treatment acceptance
• dental practice
• patient communication
• hygienist script
• insurance patients

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