Next Step Scheduled Patient Always Leaves With One
james2026-05-14T00:00:00-04:00Why should no dental patient ever leave the case presentation without a next step scheduled on the calendar? Because momentum dies when there is no commitment to anything, and the case quietly drifts away over the following weeks. A patient who walks out without a specific next-step appointment carries the impression that the practice will reach out if anything else needs to happen. Practice life intervenes, weeks pass, and the case fades from active attention on both sides. The fix is structural. The financial coordinator never lets the patient leave without something on the calendar. For most patients, the next step [...]