Patient Arrival Presentation Questions to Ask First
james2026-05-14T00:00:00-04:00What three questions should the assistant ask the dental patient on arrival at the treatment presentation? Has anything happened since the last visit that might affect today's discussion. Are there any changes to when treatment needs to start or be finished. And for cosmetic cases, addressed to the support person, is there anything they would like to see different about the patient. The first question surfaces any new clinical or personal developments the patient has not communicated yet. The second confirms the timing parameters that anchor any urgency framing in the case presentation. The third is the most important for cosmetic [...]