Episode 187 - Requested Replay: Patients & Risk Responsibility

12/18/23 • 16 min

“I won’t replace dentistry that’s not my fault,” says Dr. Bruce B. Baird. You can be the best dentist in the world, but if your patients aren’t taking care of the good work you do, then it won’t last. Join Dr. Baird today as he shares communication strategies that help patients understand the responsibility they have in making their dental work last.

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Episode 186 - Requested Replay: Perio Risk Factors

How I think about risk factors changed my attitude towards dentistry. Knowing patient risks are not my fault lowered my stress and improved my love of what I do. Now, when I go through a patient’s mouth, I look for periodontal risk, decay risk, functional risk, aesthetic risk, physiological risk, etc. We’ve covered all these risk factors in our podcasts, but let’s look at periodontal risk today.

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Episode 188 - Requested Replay: Putting An End to Patient Frustration

You’re a good dentist. And you do your absolute best for your patients. But your patients don’t know that. All they know is that they think it should take one visit to fix their problems, and when it takes longer they get frustrated and angry and blame you. Dr. Bruce B. Baird shares the only thing you need to say to your patients to kill their frustration before it even starts.