Should the dental team know the financial size of each case before the treatment presentation? Yes. Transparency about case size produces better team performance, not worse. Some doctors instinctively keep fee information away from clinical staff, believing it might somehow distort care or create awkwardness. The opposite tends to be true. A team that knows the financial size of a case understands the stakes, recognizes why the doctor's preparation took the hours it did, and treats the patient and the visit with the level of attention the case deserves. The most successful niche service-oriented practices go further and tie team bonuses [...]

Should the dental team know the financial size of each case before the treatment presentation? Yes. Transparency about case size produces better team performance, not worse. Some doctors instinctively keep fee information away from clinical staff, believing it might somehow distort care or create awkwardness. The opposite tends to be true. A team that knows the financial size of a case understands the stakes, recognizes why the doctor's preparation took the hours it did, and treats the patient and the visit with the level of attention the case deserves. The most successful niche service-oriented practices go further and tie team bonuses [...]

Should the dental team know the financial size of each case before the treatment presentation? Yes. Transparency about case size produces better team performance, not worse. Some doctors instinctively keep fee information away from clinical staff, believing it might somehow distort care or create awkwardness. The opposite tends to be true. A team that knows the financial size of a case understands the stakes, recognizes why the doctor's preparation took the hours it did, and treats the patient and the visit with the level of attention the case deserves. The most successful niche service-oriented practices go further and tie team bonuses [...]