What is the dentist "reporter mode" trap and why does it kill case acceptance? Reporter mode is what happens when the doctor examines a patient, gathers findings, and then delivers those findings back in a verbal flood of technical detail. The patient gets a forty-five minute lecture on periodontal pocket depths, bone loss patterns, occlusal interferences, and restorative options, in dental terminology. Their eyes glaze at minute three. By minute thirty they have mentally checked out. By minute forty-five they are pretending to follow along while waiting for the moment to escape the conversation. The doctor finishes feeling thorough and professional. [...]

What is the dentist "reporter mode" trap and why does it kill case acceptance? Reporter mode is what happens when the doctor examines a patient, gathers findings, and then delivers those findings back in a verbal flood of technical detail. The patient gets a forty-five minute lecture on periodontal pocket depths, bone loss patterns, occlusal interferences, and restorative options, in dental terminology. Their eyes glaze at minute three. By minute thirty they have mentally checked out. By minute forty-five they are pretending to follow along while waiting for the moment to escape the conversation. The doctor finishes feeling thorough and professional. [...]

What is the dentist "reporter mode" trap and why does it kill case acceptance? Reporter mode is what happens when the doctor examines a patient, gathers findings, and then delivers those findings back in a verbal flood of technical detail. The patient gets a forty-five minute lecture on periodontal pocket depths, bone loss patterns, occlusal interferences, and restorative options, in dental terminology. Their eyes glaze at minute three. By minute thirty they have mentally checked out. By minute forty-five they are pretending to follow along while waiting for the moment to escape the conversation. The doctor finishes feeling thorough and professional. [...]