We hate to admit it, but the dentist is sometimes the last place a person wants to be during the summertime. With nice weather, vacations, and time with friends and family, scheduling the dental care they need may be last on a patient’s priority list. But the summertime can also be prime time for dental practices and professionals to engage with your community, acquire new patients, and get existing patients into your practice for the care they need.

Use Social Media

Social media is a powerful tool to engage with your community. Use various platforms to post helpful resources or let people know you’re accepting new patients

Schedule Outstanding Treatment

Work through appointment lists, like Recall and Unscheduled to get those patients in who are behind on their treatment. Review treatment planned procedures as well to make sure patients who need additional treatment get it scheduled.

In Open Dental use Appointment Lists and the Treatment Finder report to find patients who need to be scheduled.

Use features like Integrated Texting and Automated Messaging to make it even easier to reach out to your patients.

Make it Easy for Patients to Schedule

Some people just don’t like making phone calls, so online scheduling can be a game changer for some patients. Make it easy for your patients to schedule their own appointments online and fill out necessary paperwork by using features like Open Dental’s Web Sched and Web Forms.

Host a Local Event

Bring friends and neighbors together by hosting or sponsoring an event. Doing so can be a great way to show that your business is active in the community.

If you’re interested in learning more about how the tools in Open Dental can help you keep your schedule full, reach out to our friendly and helpful Support Team.