12 Ways to Keep Your Private Practice Private
An innovative solution for success in today’s dental practice
Would you play a game…
• With rules you didn’t make?
• That you have no control over?
• When the outcome is based on the
whim of others?
Would you play a game…
• With rules you didn’t make?
• That you have no control over?
• When the outcome is based on the
whim of others?
NO!
And yet you may play this game each day you come into practice.
The game is accepting dental insurance.
What if there was an alternative to traditional dental insurance?
• Benefits Patients
• Eliminates third party influence
• Patients can accept treatment & pay up front
What if there was an alternative to traditional dental insurance?
• Benefits Patients
• Eliminates third party influence
• Patients can accept treatment & pay up front
• Set your own fees
• Keep 100% of the profits
Membership fees unlock consumer spending because customers perceive added value
in “members only” stores, so they actually buy more.
Source: Norton, Michael I., and Leonard Lee (2007), “The Fees – Savings Link,” Harvard & Columbia Business Schools.
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What are the benefits of an in-house dental membership program?
• Additional revenue
• Increased case acceptance
• Increased collections
• Reduced overhead
Consider the potential!
The Top 12 ways in-house
dental savings programs
are revolutionizing the dental practice
1. An In-House Dental Plan
Attracts New Patients
Reach new patients by redefining VALUE
2. An In-House Dental Plan Builds Your
Fee for Service Patient Base
Offer your fee-for-service patients affordability they can’t get anywhere else
3. An In-House Dental Plan Taps into
Proven Buyer Behavior
Unique patient membership programs can increase practice revenue by 30%
4. An In-House Dental Plan Inspires
Patients to Want to Keep Coming Back
1 in 3 Americans haven’t been to the dentist in the past year
5. An In-House Dental Plan Generates Excitement for More Word of Mouth Referrals
Patients who are part of a membership/loyalty plan are 70% more likely to refer others to the practice
6. An In-House Dental Plan Increases Case Acceptance
Case acceptance rates can rise over 20% with an in-house dental plan as
patients are more likely to proceed with treatment knowing their membership means they’re getting “a good deal”
7. An In-House Dental Plan Provides
Solutions for Local Businesses
Help local business owners provide a rich dental benefit plan that still makes sense for the bottom line – and helps you attract new patients
8. An In-House Dental Plan Modernizes
Your Dental Marketing
Make your marketing stand out and achieve double-digit growth
by marketing a message that resonates with patients…
8. An In-House Dental Plan Modernizes
Your Dental Marketing
Make your marketing stand out and achieve double-digit growth
by marketing a message that resonates with patients…
We have a dental plan for those without dental insurance!
9. An In-House Dental Plan Teaches Patients Dentistry is Affordable
The #1 reason Americans put off dentistry is a lack of insurance benefits
9. An In-House Dental Plan Teaches Patients Dentistry is Affordable
127 million Americans don’t have dental insurance*
!* Source – National Association of Dental Plans
10. An In-House Dental Plan Helps Patients
See You as More than Just Their Dentist
10. An In-House Dental Plan Helps Patients
See You as More than Just Their Dentist
• Become their Dental Hero • Build long-term relationships with patients • Patients will perceive added value in your practice
11. An In-House Dental Plan Changes
the Patient Mindset
When patients have a trust in their dentist and are presented with a viable option for paying
for quality dental care…
11. An In-House Dental Plan Changes
the Patient Mindset
When patients have a trust in their dentist and are presented with a viable option for paying
for quality dental care…
Their focus shifts to the VALUE of your dentistry
11. An In-House Dental Plan Changes
the Patient Mindset
When patients have a trust in their dentist and are presented with a viable option for paying
for quality dental care…
Their focus shifts to the VALUE of your dentistry instead of the affordability.
12. An In-House Dental Plan Enables You to Start Making Your Own Rules
• Set the fees and savings that make sense for your practice
• Give patients the opportunity to get the dental care they need
12. An In-House Dental Plan Enables You to Start Making Your Own Rules
• Set the fees and savings that make sense for your practice
• Give patients the opportunity to get the dental care they need
• You control the plan, not a third party!
Increasing numbers of dentists are joining the Quality Dental Plan (QDP) movement
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Implement a Membership Program
with Proven Results ������
• An in-house dental membership program
• Developed by a dentist, for dentists • Decreases reliance on managed care
• Puts the Private back into Private Practice
• An in-house dental membership program
• Developed by a dentist, for dentists • Decreases reliance on managed care
• Puts the Private back into Private Practice
• An in-house dental membership program • Developed by a dentist, for dentists • Decreases reliance on managed care
• Puts the Private back into Private Practice
• An in-house dental membership program • Developed by a dentist, for dentists • Decreases reliance on managed care
• Puts the Private back into Private Practice
Going in network doesn’t have to be the only path to success.
Contact Plan today. QDP is a win - win solution
for dental offices AND patients.
Dan Marut, DMD
Connect with Quality Dental Plan
1.888.960.1221
