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Don't Commit Assume-icide.

Cindy Ishimoto

    Hawaii Dental Association Journal
    |February 27, 2016
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    Dental practices face challenges with patient adherence to recommended treatments, impacting productivity and collections. Proactive patient communication and follow-up strategies are crucial for improving treatment acceptance and practice success.

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    Area of Science:

    • Dental Practice Management
    • Healthcare Marketing
    • Patient Communication

    Background:

    • Dental practices often struggle to achieve productivity and financial goals by year-end.
    • Patients frequently delay or decline necessary dental treatments despite being informed of their needs.
    • Existing patient outreach methods, such as business team calls, show limited success in driving treatment acceptance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To identify effective strategies for improving patient acceptance of recommended dental treatments.
    • To enhance practice productivity and financial collections before the end of the year.
    • To overcome barriers in patient decision-making regarding necessary dental care.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of patient records to identify individuals with outstanding treatment plans.

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  • Review of current patient communication and follow-up protocols.
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of business team outreach efforts.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant gap exists between recommended dental care and patient-initiated treatment.
    • Standardized patient communication methods yield suboptimal results in treatment acceptance.
    • Patient-specific barriers to care require further investigation and tailored solutions.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective patient engagement strategies are essential for improving dental treatment acceptance.
    • Innovative approaches beyond traditional outreach are needed to address patient needs and practice goals.
    • Optimizing patient communication can lead to increased practice productivity and financial health.