When you write a book that becomes a #1 best seller on Amazon, your first reaction might be to pop the champagne corks and start celebrating. That’s not quite what’s happening here at the My Dental Agency offices. While our book, Dental Disruption: The Decade That Changed Dentistry, is now a #1 best seller on Amazon, we are feeling grateful and humbled more than anything.
This article originally appeared in the July/2019 issue of the Academy of General Dentistry’s AGD Impact magazine.
You take great pride in offering the highest quality dentistry available. You invest in the best equipment, attend training sessions to grow professionally and hold memberships in the most renowned organizations. Therefore, you don’t feel obligated to offer discounted treatments. Aren’t patients willing to pay for quality treatment?
The short answer is yes, but competing in a market that is saturated with businesses offering specials and discounts can be tricky. To resonate with the right patients, you have to appeal to their appreciation of excellence.
How to Compete With Discount Dental Practices
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Spring Cleaning for Marketing
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Why Vulnerability is the Key to Patient Retention
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Offering Sleep Apnea Treatment is Nothing to Snooze on
This article originally appeared in the July/2018 issue of the Academy of General Dentistry’s AGD Impact magazine. Email marketing is still a useful strategy — especially when it comes to staying in front of current patients. But in a time when people receive more and more spam every day, it’s important to know how to…
Email Marketing 201: Automation
This article originally appeared in the April/2018 issue of the Academy of General Dentistry’s AGD Impact magazine. Marketing your practice can be an overwhelming task. Between reputation management, your website, posting to social media sites, email campaigns and soliciting new reviews, the list seems never-ending. You spend a lot of time ensuring that your practice…
Differentiate Your Marketing: New vs. Existing Patients
This article originally appeared in the January/2018 issue of the Academy of General Dentistry’s AGD Impact magazine. The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reflect on the past year and consider what changes might be made to make 2018 even better. While most people will use the occasion to make personal…
How to Choose a Marketing Company: What to Look For and What’s Important
This article originally appeared in the December/2017 issue of the Academy of General Dentistry’s AGD Impact magazine. As a business owner, it is imperative for you to market your practice – unless you really crave alone time. Not only do you need to attract and retain patients, but you have to stay competitive and set…
Your Practice On Facebook
The homepage for your practice website is akin to a first impression, so your instinct may be to put all of your experience, services, and equipment on that single page for the world to see. It’s a great way to let potential patients know, in one fell swoop, what you have to offer, right? Wrong.…











