Why charge a diagnostic fee for the Complete Dental Physical instead of including it in a free workup? Because the fee serves several purposes beyond covering the in-person hour. It qualifies the patient as serious. A patient who declines to pay a reasonable diagnostic fee is signaling that they are not yet committed to investing in a real solution, which saves both sides the time and embarrassment of going further. It functions as a second qualifying step beyond the information packet. It also positions the doctor's time and expertise as genuinely valuable rather than something given away. The fee does not [...]

Why charge a diagnostic fee for the Complete Dental Physical instead of including it in a free workup? Because the fee serves several purposes beyond covering the in-person hour. It qualifies the patient as serious. A patient who declines to pay a reasonable diagnostic fee is signaling that they are not yet committed to investing in a real solution, which saves both sides the time and embarrassment of going further. It functions as a second qualifying step beyond the information packet. It also positions the doctor's time and expertise as genuinely valuable rather than something given away. The fee does not [...]

Why charge a diagnostic fee for the Complete Dental Physical instead of including it in a free workup? Because the fee serves several purposes beyond covering the in-person hour. It qualifies the patient as serious. A patient who declines to pay a reasonable diagnostic fee is signaling that they are not yet committed to investing in a real solution, which saves both sides the time and embarrassment of going further. It functions as a second qualifying step beyond the information packet. It also positions the doctor's time and expertise as genuinely valuable rather than something given away. The fee does not [...]