Time to End Dental Visit-Patient No Shows

In this economy, getting patients to show up for their appointments is vital for their dental health and your practice survival. Start communication with a connective strategy. From external marketing preparation to internal retention communication, dentists need to be persistent and consistent.

Excerpt from latest dental marketing article from Dick Chwalek, dentist coach and dentistry consultant...

Avoid Dental Visit Dead-Air... Cancels & No Shows!

Dental treatment cancellations and hygiene visit no-shows are frustrating for your team, for you, and for your future. No-shows take the air out of the day, leaving everyone in a funk. Cancellations are deflating for everyone involved, the entire dental team and patients. Patients miss out on the timely care they need and you lose the revenues that are impossible to make up.

What Causes Dental Visit "Dead-Air"?
In the radio business, which I worked in for seven years, this "open space" is called dead air. Listeners miss out on programming (music, news, etc.) tuning out if it goes on too long. Advertisers start to squirm, wondering if their big sale today is headed for disaster. They will forgive you if things start up again within a few seconds or minutes or the reasons are unavoidable. But if it goes on too long (no matter why) or happens too often for no good reason, future ad sales would suffer.

Is it the storm that is passing through or is the disc jockey stuck in the restroom? Like the radio station listener or advertiser, it is hard for you to understand why "dead air" is occurring. Is the dental patient missing because of a family event, car trouble or a business conflict?

This type of event might be harmless, short, and infrequent for some dental practices. But when "dead air" occurs in your practice more than once in a blue moon, your ability to build the type of practice you want can be put in jeopardy. Dental technology and facility updates are postponed. Continuing education might be put on hold. Dental team salaries are constrained. Your retirement fund is reduced...

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New Practice in West Chester PA: Implant, Cosmetic - Sedation Dentist

Want More From Your Dentistry?

In Pennsylvania consider the dental office of Ronald Briglia, DMD.

Dr. Ronald Briglia opened his new dental office at 600 E. Marshall in West Chester this fall. It serves dental consumers in southeastern Pennsylvania who want and need a high level of comfort to achieve their oral health goals.

After many years developing the skills, services, and expertise to provide long-term health and esthetically pleasing results for his patients, he now has the environment to match. One where stress is greatly reduced, pain is absent, and informed decisions can be made.

His new facility is one mile from his original West Chester dental office. While the traveling distance is minimal, the new office goes noticeably farther up the ladder of value than both his former setting and that of other practices in the area. The change is crucial for many reasons including making it more likely people will feel comfortable about pursuing dental treatment.

According to statistics from various national health organizations, more than 50% of the population avoids seeing the dentist on even a yearly basis, and this problem is not limited to lower income households. Much avoidance can be attributed to fear, embarrassment, and phobia. With almost 24% of adults having lost all their teeth by age 65 in Pennsylvania alone (source CDC Oral Health), there is a serious need for changing how dentistry is presented and delivered.

The potential for helping people with various dental needs is significant because of Dr. Briglia's unique certification in both IV general anesthesia and oral conscious sedation, and expertise in comprehensive dentistry. Combined with an advanced, calming environment, the likelihood of encouraging those people to come forward is greatly improved.

While clinical results and treatment comfort are vital, Dr. Briglia knows the setting matters too. To remove stress and achieve a higher level of receptivity for complex and necessary treatment, patients are calmed with a rock waterfall, appropriately spacious restroom, various relaxation elements, and refreshments. For those who need distractions, he provides DVDs, Internet, soothing music, satellite radio, Cable TV, and wireless headphones. Visit TotalConfidenceDentistry.com to see and find out more.

His practice mission goes beyond comfort amenities to achieve the trust, respect, and value missing in too many situations. Dr. Briglia wants to make sure his patients get more from their dental care:
• Respect for the patient's condition not a rush to treatment
• Calm, pleasant, and thorough presentation of the possibilities
• Smile care for consumers who want a dentist focused health on first
• Proper sedation to cover all treatments from implants to oral surgery
• Sedation when acceptable to the patient and applicable to their situation
• No reason to travel from place to place: most specialty procedures performed onsite
• Responsible recommendations with options that make the treatment financially possible

"For years, I have been planning and dreaming of this type of setting. A place that truly complements all the advanced continuing education courses I have taken and the level of dental care my team and I can provide. The new practice spotlights the major changes in dentistry since I graduated from Temple Dental School in 1984."

"As one of the few dentists in Southeastern Pennsylvania certified in oral AND IV Sedation dental care for the fearful, phobic, and time challenged, I wanted to develop an advanced dental 'suite' design makes calm, clear, and informed decisions possible. Making optimum oral health decisions first; then determine a clinically sound, esthetically pleasing, and financially feasible way to get it done." Dr. Ron Briglia

Interview Dr. Briglia and discover how his dental practice makeover and expertise make it possible for consumers in West Chester and southeastern Pennsylvania to attain a much healthier lifestyle.

CONTACT
Ronald Briglia, DMD
(610) 692-4440
Chester County Medical Center
600 E. Marshall • St Ste 201
West Chester, PA 19380
www.TotalConfidenceDentistry.com

New Dental Practice Opens in West Chester PA

WELCOME TO OUR NEW DENTAL PRACTICE 

Dentistry is good for you. While true, this statement lacks enthusiasm. No enthusiasm, no enthusiasts.
We are dedicated to enthusiastic dentistry. Is it an unrealistic goal? Consider these three new items first…

1) NEW…  600 E. Marshall, West Chester PA (Pennsylvania)

2) Very NEW… Oral health supporting and encouraging environment from look to feel to space.

3) NEW for YOU… Everything enhanced to make enthusiasm almost unavoidable.

"For years, I have been planning and dreaming of this. A place that truly complements all the advanced continuing education courses I have taken and the level of dental care my team and I can provide because of it. It is a setting that will spotlight the major changes in dentistry since I graduated from Temple Dental School in 1984.

As one of the few dentists in Southeastern Pennsylvania certified in oral AND IV Sedation dental care for the fearful, phobic, and time challenged, I wanted a free flowing design and state-of-the-art technology to serve them in a comprehensive manner. This advanced dental ‘suite’ design makes calm, clear, and informed decisions possible. Where we can most successfully achieve your health and comfort goals. Making optimum oral health decisions first; then determine a clinically sound, esthetically pleasing, and financially feasible way to get it done."
EXPERIENCE YOUR NEW DENTAL SUITE
• Reception room wide screen TV and wireless headphones
• Internet connection and computer, plus a fax and printer
• Web enabled phone for no cost local, national, and international calls
• A nice and appropriately spacious powder room
• Refreshments and other amenities

Spa Elements• Relaxation room: for before and after treatment where you can enjoy…
o Soothing music, a rock waterfall, paraffin hand dips, refreshments, a heated massage chair and more.
• Photo Studio: for treatment records and to showcase oral health rejuvenation and smile enhancement
• In The Future: we want to add additional spa-related services from a certified esthetician

Treatment Suites
• SIRIUS Satellite radio and relaxing CDs on our sound system
• Dimmable lights, volume controlled speakers and overhead patient video monitor
• Headphones and will be able to play cable TV, DVD’s or play video games
• Monitors to show digital x-rays, intra-oral camera images, and enthusiastic educational information

Comprehensive, Convenience, and Comfortable Treatments…
• IV Sedation for painless reconstructive treatment including dental implants, often in one day.
• When you need a dental specialist, there will be no traveling to other offices.
• Complete, painless, vital, no-lectures periodontal treatment to save your smile.
• Smile makeovers for total health rejuvenation, and a beaming with obvious confidence look!
• Safe & Reliable: digital x-rays 80-90% safer than traditional, up to date sedation monitoring, and more.

Sincerely, Dr. Ron Briglia and Team - TotalConfidenceDentistry.com

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Whether you are in Pennsylvania, New York, California, Minnesota, Alabama, Texas, Colorado or anywhere else in the US, look for a dental practice that goes beyond your expectations. Your health is worth more.