Should single patients with no spouse bring someone to a big case consultation? Yes, and most dentists skip this entirely. A patient with no spouse and no partner still has people in their life who can blow up a case the moment they hear the fee. A friend, a sibling, an adult child. If that person is not in the room when the value gets built, they only hear the number later, out of context, and the deal dies. So ask it plainly. Is there anyone who has veto power over you doing a good thing for yourself? No? Then is [...]