Patients

Dr. Larry Benz on Why Caring Without Connection Causes Burnout in Dentistry
What if empathy, connection, and communication were treated as clinical skills—not soft extras? In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host CRO Mike Huffaker of Planet DDS speaks with...
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Top 10 Ways DSOs and Dental Groups Can Reduce No-Shows and Last-Minute Cancellations
Most dental support organizations (DSOs) and dental groups can tell you what a missed appointment costs. Yet fewer have a dependable way to prevent one, because confirming, rescheduling, and follow-up...

Rahma Samow on Simplifying Dental Care Delivery
What does it take to make complex dental care more accessible, efficient, and patient-centered? In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host CRO Mike Huffaker of Planet DDS speaks...
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Stephen Thorne on Moving Dentistry from Reactive to Preventive Healthcare
How do you transform dentistry from treating teeth to improving whole-body health? In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host CRO Mike Huffaker of Planet DDS sits down with...
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Why Dental Practices Fall Behind (And Four Strategies to Get Ahead)
This article was written by CRO Mike Huffaker of Planet DDS and originally published on DrBicuspid.com.There is a metric that tells you a lot about a dental practice’s future: average production...
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7 Top Patient Trends Reshaping Dentistry in 2026
This article was written by CEO Eric Giesecke of Planet DDS and originally published in Inside Industry. Patient expectations are growing faster than most dental practices realize. Seven distinct trends...
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Dr. Scott Asnis on Patient Advocacy and the Future of DSOs
Dental365 has grown from a two-practice operation to more than 170 locations across the Northeast not by following the traditional dental support organization (DSO) playbook, but by deliberately rewriting it....
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MyTooth: The Mobile-First Patient Experience Solution for Dental Groups
Dental support organizations (DSOs) and dental groups face a familiar challenge: delivering a modern, intuitive patient experience without introducing new systems or operational disruption. As organizations scale, intake, scheduling, and communication become harder to...
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Fred Joyal on Why Dentistry Needs to Push Itself Outside the Comfort Zone
What if building genuine trust and boldness in how you connect with your patients is the main key to growing your dental practice? In this episode of The Dental Economist...
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Spend more time with patients, less time on paperwork.
