Stop Cancellations!: Building and Maintaining a Predictable, Productive Schedule
Thursday, January 28, 2027
2:00 – 5:00 pm
Course Code:
428TL
Cost:
$130
Credits:
3
CE Hours
It’s the perfectly scheduled day and then it all falls apart! Learn the secrets and strategies for helping more of your patients make and keep their commitments. Take a new approach to scheduling in today’s changing consumer environment.
Speakers
After this course attendees will be able to:
- Explain how to overcome the biggest objections to treatment
- Identify scheduling mistakes that invite patients to cancel
- Assess the advantages and limitations of email, text, and phone reminders to identify the most effective communication strategies for dental practices
- Discover what the doctor may be saying that is creating a cancellation problem
- Understand why hygiene patients cancel more often and what you can do to stop it
- Discuss email, text, and phone reminders and determine which is more effective
- Review each team member’s role in helping patients keep their commitments

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