Monday Huddle: Make it easy for your patients to do what you want them to do

Feb. 4, 2022
Dr. David Rice says dental patients will comply with our recommendations when we make it easy for them to do so. He talks about when to limit their options and when to increase them.
David R. Rice, DDS, Chief editor

In dentistry, when we make it easy for our patients to do what we want them to do, they do it. When we make it difficult, it doesn’t work out so well.

In this episode of Monday Huddle, we’ll talk about two areas—scheduling and billing—and break down when it’s best to limit options for patients and when it’s best to increase them. 

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Editor’s note: This video first appeared in Through the Loupes newsletter, a publication of the Endeavor Business Media Dental Group. Read more articles and subscribe to Through the Loupes.

About the Author

David R. Rice, DDS | Chief editor

Founder of the nation’s largest student and new-dentist community, igniteDDS, David R. Rice, DDS, travels the world speaking, writing, and connecting today’s top young dentists with tomorrow’s most successful dental practices. He is the editorial director of DentistryIQ and leads a team-centered restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, New York. With 27 years of practice in the books, Dr. Rice is trained at the Pankey Institute, the Dawson Academy, Spear Education, and most prolifically at the school of hard knocks. Contact him at [email protected].