How does Maslow’s hierarchy of needs apply to selling dental implant cases?
Stop thinking of it as a psych 101 trivia question and start using it at chairside. Once a patient has their basic physiologic needs handled, almost everything you sell them lives in the three middle floors of that pyramid: safety, love and belonging, and esteem. Self-actualization rarely shows up in a dental decision, so don’t aim there. What that means in plain terms is that a big case isn’t really about the titanium. The patient is buying the feeling of being safe in your hands, of fitting in again, of liking the person they see in the mirror. So when you build your sales process, put a deliberate step on it that names and addresses safety, belonging, and esteem. Skip those and you’ve left the real motivators on the table.
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