When should I take a smile preview photo for a cosmetic patient?
At the very first visit, even if it is a free or low-cost consultation. Do not wait. The moment you identify an aesthetic patient, get a digital full-face photo so you can build a smile preview for them. Here is why timing matters so much. Patients do not lie awake thinking about bone grafts and abutments. They care about one thing: how it is going to look. The preview gives them that, and it becomes the hook that pulls them back for diagnostics. Tell them, at your next visit I am going to show you exactly what is possible with your appearance. Now they have a reason to return that has nothing to do with begging. The picture sells the outcome they actually want, and the clinical steps stay where they belong, in the background.
If the answers you are finding here resonate with you, my team and I work with a small group of clients each year. The next step is a complimentary Discovery Consultation and Practice Review with Dr. McAnally.