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Exams are a critical component of a dentist's livelihood. After all, no exams means no treatment. But, let's face it, exams aren't very profitable in and of themselves. So how does your office handle exams?
I'm particularly interested in knowing how the solo practitioner handles exams.
Recall exams are pretty straight forward. Just send them a postcard or give a reminder phone call. They're done by appointment.
The question is how to best handle New Patient and Emergency Exams. The assumption is that if they walk into or call your office, they usually want to be seen. The problem is that you're already seeing scheduled patients. If you make them wait and "fit them in", it can make you "rush" your work which doesn't seem professional. But if you give them an appointment and tell them to come back another day, there's not much to stop them from going down the street where the other dentist can see them.
So, how does your office handle New patient and Emergency exams?
I'm particularly interested in knowing how the solo practitioner handles exams.
Recall exams are pretty straight forward. Just send them a postcard or give a reminder phone call. They're done by appointment.
The question is how to best handle New Patient and Emergency Exams. The assumption is that if they walk into or call your office, they usually want to be seen. The problem is that you're already seeing scheduled patients. If you make them wait and "fit them in", it can make you "rush" your work which doesn't seem professional. But if you give them an appointment and tell them to come back another day, there's not much to stop them from going down the street where the other dentist can see them.
So, how does your office handle New patient and Emergency exams?