Should I try to close a big implant case in a single visit? No. Cramming the consult, the diagnostics, and the fee presentation into one day feels efficient, and most practices do it before they know better, but the science of human behavior says it backfires. When you rush a patient, you put artificial pressure on their decision. That triggers the part of the brain that quietly decides whether to trust you, and it decides against you. The patient leaves overthinking everything, and you wonder why a warm case went cold. Slow down on purpose. Let information settle between steps. You [...]