Recommendations to Effectively Schedule Patients with Uncompleted Treatment Plans
From The Thriving Dentist Show by Thriving Dentist Show – Takacs Learning Center
March 4, 2026 · 45 min
About this episode
The episode discusses strategies to improve patient scheduling and treatment acceptance in dental practices.
In this episode of The Thriving Dentist Show, Gary Takacs and Naren Arulrajah tackle one of the biggest hidden profit leaks in dentistry. Unscheduled treatment plans. They explain why many dental practices have thousands of patients in their database but only a small number who move forward with recommended care. You will learn why patients say no to treatment, how to create real interest instead of pushing solutions, and why showing clear photos can increase case acceptance. Gary shares simple text message scripts that work better than phone calls, how far back you should go when following up on incomplete treatment, and why every practice needs a weekly system to track and schedule pending dentistry. If you want to increase treatment acceptance, boost production without adding more new patients, improve patient follow up, and build a stress free dental practice with strong systems, this episode gives you clear, practical steps you can use right away. For a complimentary Marketing Strategy Meeting visit ekwa.com/td and for a Coaching Session with Gary visit thrivingdentist.com/csm
People in this episode
Host: Gary Takacs
Guest: Naren Arulrajah
Topics covered
- patient scheduling
- treatment acceptance
- dental practice management
- patient follow-up
- communication strategies
Keywords
- unscheduled treatment plans
- case acceptance
- text message scripts
- patient database
- dental practice systems
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ekwa, Thriving Dentist Show, Takacs Learning Center, thrivingdentist.com
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