EP 72: Life Is Too Short To Deal With Terrible Patients

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 8:01 a.m.

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Why do we put up with them? I recently talked with a friend who routinely purges \\u2018bad\\u2019 patients from his practice. We both thought that more offices should do this. I wanted to share my thoughts on rogue patient management with you. Hope it helps.\\xa0 Schedules full of awesome patients sound pretty good to me!\\xa0

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  • \\u201cImagine if you actually liked all your patients.\\u201d\\xa0
  • \\u201cThink about it, how many patients do you have that bring out this high anxiety.\\u201d\\xa0
  • \\u201cThey have a philosophy where they only see patients they really really like.\\u201d\\xa0
  • \\u201cMost of the time when someone has been a wack-a-doo on the phone, they have been a wack-a-doo in real life.\\u201d\\xa0
  • \\u201cI understand they need a dental home, but it doesn\\u2019t have to be your dental home.\\u201d
  • \\u201cI\\u2019ve learned over the years to trust my gut.\\u201d\\xa0
  • \\u201cI\\u2019m not saying dump all your patients, I am saying dump the ones you don\\u2019t like.\\u201d\\xa0
  • \\u201cIf you are letting reviews hold you hostage then you are always going to be practicing defensively.\\u201d\\xa0

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