3 Easy Ways to Nurture Periodontist Referral Sources
A good referral source can be the best form of advertising (and the cheapest, too!). Periodontist referrals are the lifeblood of your practice, and they’re too important to leave to chance.
Here’s how you can nurture the connections you make with referring partners and grow your practice:
#1 - Treat Every Referral with Care
When a dentist refers their patient to you, they’re putting their reputation on the line. In their eyes, you’re effectively an extension of their practice, so make sure you treat their patients with the highest level of care and professionalism. The last thing you want is for patients to tell the referring doctor about their bad experience at your practice, which could quickly dry up the referral well.
#2 - Thank Them for Referrals
Thank you’s can be powerful tools in the referral business. It shows that you not only acknowledge that someone sent you business, but also that you appreciate it. Send them a card in the mail...
4 Things Periodontist's Must Do to Earn More Referrals
Referrals are the lifeblood of periodontal practices. We recently talked about practical ways to build relationships with general dentists to earn referral business, starting with the importance of establishing trust.
Making a referral isn’t a decision dentist's and doctor's take lightly. Their own reputation is on the line, and referrals often serve as an extension of their own practice.
Explore these four things periodontists can offer dentists and physicians to build trust and strengthen your referral business:
An Under-Promise and Over-Delivery Mentality
Even with good intentions, periodontists shouldn’t make claims they can’t fully guarantee. When speaking about your practice or how you handle referred patients, it’s always better to under promise and over deliver in order to build faith and maintain trust.
Faster Communication and Inclusion in the Treatment Process
Most periodontists spend a full workday drafting correspondence...
A Practical Guide to Building Relationships with Referring Dentists
Dental patients are dependent on the expertise of their general dentist. Whether dentists refer patients to a periodontal specialist or offer to provide periodontal treatment in-house, patients are likely to comply.
Because of this high level of trust between general dentists and patients, building relationships with dentists to earn referral power is non-negotiable.
So what can periodontists do to build a relationship with dentists as powerful as that between dentists and their patients to the point where dentists don’t have to think twice about sending patients to your practice?
It starts by creating trust and goodwill before discussing any business.
Trust Shouldn’t Be Sacrificed for Profits
Referrals make up a large portion of a periodontal practice’s revenue, but profits should never come before trust.
Periodontists should build their referral relationships on trust rather than business. By doing so, specialists create sustainable value...
