{"id":3307,"date":"2014-06-10T12:00:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T16:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigcasemarketing.com\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2019-10-23T16:28:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T20:28:35","slug":"dental-practice-advice-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themcanallysellingsystem.com\/dental-practice-advice-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Practice Advice and the Truth about Dental Alphabet Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dental Practice Advice and the Truth about Dental Alphabet Soup<\/h1><\/div>
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One of my favorite activities when the niche journals arrive (implants, cosmetics, sedation, etc.) is to thumb through the section showing colleagues that have recently been granted a fellowship or diplomate status based on completion of requirements related to the discipline and to share my dental practice advice with my program members.<\/p>\n

Having a few designations myself, I can personally appreciate the time, dedication, and effort that go into making those titles possible.\u00a0 I\u2019m all for having extra letters after one’s name since they can add to credibility.\u00a0 One fact that routinely gets overlooked and which I share with my member dentists in the arena of dental practice advice is that while most peers understand what these letters mean if they aren\u2019t presented to prospective patients in ways that matter, their impact is greatly reduced.\u00a0 That\u2019s sad considering the sweat, time, and money that goes into completing advanced CE.\u00a0 For many colleagues, they ultimately mean no change in types of patients calling the practice needing advanced services, minimal impact on selling, and no change in income.\u00a0 I\u2019ve seen docs, where more letters were actually counterproductive because of the \u201cdeserving\u201d attitude doctors developed as the alphabet grew behind their names.<\/p>\n

Another casual observation that I make and share as part of dental practice advice is that outside of AACD, a large part of the docs posing for these photos are not smiling nor showing a great functional, esthetic dentition.\u00a0 Are they unhappy or are is the walk simply not matching the talk?\u00a0 Either way, that one thing can sink many cases.\u00a0 Would you buy a new smile from someone without what\u2019s being championed?<\/p>\n

My dental practice advice to you is if you have advanced credentials, think about how they fit into your selling process. Make it understandable and keep repeating what they mean and why they are important for the patient. Check out my book on Amazon <\/a>to get you started.<\/p>\n

FYI:\u00a0 If you don\u2019t have a selling process, perhaps it\u2019s time to get one since credentials and how they fit inside the check-list you use to sell from is important\u2014well important if you want to use those skills. You can find out more on my website.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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