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Digital Marketing Dentists Guide: Attract, Retain, and Maximize Patient Value Like a Pro
If You’re Not Using Digital Marketing to Expand Revenue Per Patient—You’re Losing Money Every Day Let’s cut to the chase & talk about digital marketing dentists If your “marketing” strategy is a $99 cleaning ad and an Instagram story with your hygienist doing a dance—you’re missing the big picture. If you’re...
Dental Marketing Tools That Actually Grow Your Practice (Without Adding More Hours or Discounts)
If You’re Still “Just Posting” on Facebook—You’re Not Using Real Marketing Tools Let's talk about dental marketing tools Let’s be honest: Most dental offices confuse activity with strategy. Posting once a week and hoping for new patients? That’s not marketing. Spending $1,000/month on an SEO agency that can’t show...
Dental KPI Cheat Sheet: Track These Metrics or Risk Leaving Money on the Table
If You’re Only Looking at Production Reports—You’re Measuring the Wrong Game Dentists love their production reports. Lets look at the most important dental kpi s But production isn’t profit. And new patients don’t equal growth. PPO write-offs make your “numbers” lie. If you want to grow a business—not just fill a...
What Is the Average Associate Dentist Production Per Day? (And How to Beat It Every Time)
Your Associate Dentist Might Be “Busy”—But Are They Actually Productive? Let’s talk numbers. What is the average associate dentist production per day? The average associate dentist production per day in the U.S. ranges from $2,500 to $4,000 depending on experience, specialty, and type of practice. But production...
General Dentistry Marketing Agency + Membership Programs = Your 6-Figure Recurring Revenue Formula
Want to Grow Without Adding More Chairs or More PPOs? Read This. You’re a general dentist—not a content creator, Let's talk about this secret general dentistry marketing agency + Membership program strategy!And yet, here you are: Posting awkward staff photos to Instagram Begging for Google reviews Hoping your $99...
Dental Practice Manager Course: Top 5 Responsibilities Every Manager Must Master to Scale and Succeed
Your Dental Practice Manager Isn’t Just Admin—They’re Your MVP (or Your Bottleneck) Let’s get honest for a second. If your office manager is just “managing the schedule” and “handling the phones,” you’re not running a business—you’re babysitting chaos. If they don’t know what MRR means or how to track membership...
Online Dental Advertising That Actually Works: Funnels, Memberships, and Predictable Growth
Your Online Ads Shouldn’t Just Get Clicks—They Should Get REVENUE Let's talk about a online dental advertising strategy! If your current ad strategy looks like this: Boosting a $99 cleaning offer on Facebook Driving clicks to your homepage Getting ghosted after consultations Then you're not doing online dental...
Dental Business Strategies That Actually Grow Your Practice (Without Burning You Out)
Want a Thriving Dental Practice? Stop Thinking Like a Dentist and Start Thinking Like a CEO Let’s be honest: If your dental business strategy is “see more patients,” you’re on the path to burnout. If your strategy is “accept all insurance,” you’re building a business for BlueCross—not for you. If you’re only looking...
Top Dental Trends for 2025: What Smart Practices Are Doing!
The Dental Industry Is Changing Fast—Are You Ahead of the Curve or Getting Left Behind? Let’s be honest. PPOs are outdated. Generic ads don’t work. Insurance billing isn’t sustainable. The real dental trends in 2025 aren’t just about clinical tech.They’re about practice growth, profitability, and loyalty. Here’s what...
Facebook Marketing for Dentists: Stop Posting. Start Profiting.
If You’re Just Posting Tooth Tips, You’re Not Marketing—You’re Wasting Time Let’s call it out: “Happy Tooth Fairy Day!” is not a marketing strategy. Posting team lunch pics won’t fill your schedule. Boosting random posts = setting cash on fire. If you're not running direct-response ads with a clear funnel and a...
Dental Practice Owner Strategies: How to Scale Without Losing Your Sanity
If You’re a Dental Practice Owner and You’re Still Playing the PPO Game—You’re Playing to Lose Listen up, dental warriors: Being a great clinician is NOT enough. Having a packed schedule doesn’t equal profit. Taking every PPO under the sun? That’s not a strategy—it’s survival mode. If you want to be a successful...
How to Improve Patient Retention and Build a Dental Practice Patients Brag About
If You’re Always Chasing New Patients, You’re Ignoring the Gold Sitting in Your Chairs Let’s play this out: You’re spending $200+ to get one new patientYou’re booking them… onceThen they vanish into the dental marketing abyss, never to be seen again Sound familiar?Your problem isn’t new patients. It’s patient...
How to Drop Dental PPOs and Replace Them With Recurring Revenue Patients Who Pay You What You’re Worth
Dental PPOs Are a Parasite—Here’s How to Cut Them Out for Good Let’s get something straight. PPOs aren’t partners—they’re profit parasites. They pay late, they pay less, and they control your treatment plan from across the country. If you’ve been searching for how to drop dental PPOs, this is your field guide.Not...
Drop the PPO: How to Break Free and Build a Profitable Dental Practice with Membership Revenue
If You’re Still Working for PPOs—You’re Not Working for Yourself Drop the PPO!!! Here’s a cold hard truth wrapped in a molar-shaped bow:If you’re still saying, “We’re in-network with X insurance,” you’re working harder and earning less. PPOs slash your fees Delay your payments Deny your claims Dictate your treatment...
Facebook Dental Advertising: The System That Turns Clicks into Loyal, High-Value Patients
If You’re Just Boosting Posts—You’re Doing Facebook Dental Advertising All Wrong Let’s cut through the fluff:Posting pretty tooth graphics and hitting “Boost” is NOT marketing.Running a generic “New Patient Special” ad and hoping for calls is NOT a strategy.Measuring success by likes instead of new revenue? Big...
Facebook Targeting for Dentists That Actually Fills Your Chairs (Not Just Your Feed)
If Your Facebook Ads Are Getting Likes But No Patients—It’s a Targeting Problem You’ve got the ads. Now let's talk about Facebook Targeting for DentistsYou’ve got the offer.You even boosted a post once ()… But your schedule is still full of no-shows, price shoppers, and “Let me check with my insurance” patients. The...
How to Get More Day Time Hygiene Patients (Without Begging for Walk-Ins or Discounts)
Your Hygiene Schedule Shouldn’t Be Full at 5PM and Crickets at 10AM Let’s get real & discuss How to get more day time hygiene patients You’ve got hygiene slots wide open at 10:00 AM on Tuesday… But you’re turning away every 5:00 PM patient who calls in last minute. Your team is “busy” but your revenue is...
Dental Office Manager Responsibilities That Actually Drive Revenue (Not Just Keep the Lights On)
Your Dental Office Manager Shouldn’t Just “Manage”—They Should ScaleLet’s be honest. If your dental office manager is just rescheduling no-shows and organizing supply cabinets…You’re not getting a return on that $60–$90K salary. They shouldn’t just run the schedule—they should run the SYSTEM. They shouldn’t just...
How to Hire a Dental Office Manager That Doesn’t Burn Out or Burn You
Your Dental Office Manager Is Either a Revenue Generator—or a Bottleneck Real talk?Your dental office manager is the backbone of your practice. They handle scheduling, insurance, billing, patient relationships, and putting out fires before they reach your op. But if they’re not: ❌ Aligned with your business goals❌...
The Truth About Your Dental Case Acceptance Average (and How to Fix It Fast)
If You’re Diagnosing Treatment But No One’s Saying Yes—You’ve Got a Revenue Problem Lets talk about dental case acceptance average You could be the Michelangelo of molars…You could design the most beautiful crown this side of the Mississippi…But if your patients aren’t saying “yes” to treatment, your talent is...
How to Reduce Dependence on PPOs and Finally Take Control of Your Practice
PPOs Are Eating Your Profit—Here’s How to Fire Them its 2025, time to reduce dependence on PPOs! If PPOs were an employee, you’d have fired them YEARS ago.✅ They slash your fees✅ Take weeks (or months) to pay✅ Deny claims like it’s their full-time job And yet, so many practices still rely on PPOs like they’re oxygen....