What is front-end versus back-end selling in a dental practice?
Front end is what you give away to get people moving. Back end is where you actually close and get paid. Most dentists blur these two and then panic that free consults are bleeding them dry. They are not, if you understand the structure. The front end is the free time, the reciprocity you build, the liking, the small steps that nudge a patient toward a decision. The back end is the diagnostic visit and the case presentation that follows, where the real fees live. When you market for niche cases, you can afford to be generous on the front end precisely because the back end recoups it. Think of it like a restaurant handing out a free taste. The taste is not the business. The meal is.
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