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Dental practices: problems we solve

28 problems dental practices bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.

Dental practices problems

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How Do We Charge Failed-to-Attend Fees Consistently Without Reception Arguing With Every Patient?

Dental practices

Dental practice failed-to-attend fees get waived, forgotten or disputed. We build FTA tracking, fair rules and card-on-file charging tied to your diary.

How Can Our Dental Practice Know Lab Work Is Back Before the Patient Sits Down for the Fit?

Dental practices

Dental lab work tracking by paper book means crowns miss the fit date. We build a case tracker linked to your diary that flags late lab work days ahead.

How Do We Match Monthly Lab Bills to Patients and Associates Without a Day of Spreadsheet Work?

Dental practices

Dental lab invoices arrive as one monthly statement nobody can match to cases. We build lab invoice reconciliation that splits costs by case and associate.

Why Do So Many Private Treatment Plans Sit Unaccepted, and How Do We Follow Them Up Properly?

Dental practices

Dental treatment plans left unaccepted after the exam are rarely followed up. We build plan follow-up with patient-friendly summaries and gentle reminders.

How Do We Catch Failed Monthly Payments on Our Practice Membership Plan Before the Patient Books In?

Dental practices

Dental plan membership payments fail and nobody notices until the patient books. We build failed payment alerts, retries and reception prompts for your plan.

How Can Our Dental Practice See UDA Delivery Against Contract Each Week Instead of Guessing?

Dental practices

Dental UDA tracking by spreadsheet leaves practices guessing until year end. We build a weekly view of UDA delivery per performer against your NHS contract.

How Do We Stop Queried and Rejected FP17 Claims Sitting Unresolved for Months?

Dental practices

Dental FP17 claims get queried or rejected and sit unresolved in a report nobody reads. We build a claims queue that shows each problem, owner and deadline.

How Do We Produce Associate Pay Statements Without a Spreadsheet Nobody Else Understands?

Dental practices

Dental associate pay statements take days in a fragile spreadsheet. We build a pay calculation from your system with lab fees, splits and a clear audit trail.

Why Does Our Hygienist Have Empty Slots When Hundreds of Patients Are Due a Hygiene Visit?

Dental practices

Dental hygienist diary gaps sit empty while due patients are never offered them. We build a list that matches open hygiene slots to patients who are due.

How Do We Stop Every Emergency Slot Going to Whoever Gets Through at 8am?

Dental practices

Dental emergency slots cause an 8am phone rush that swamps reception. We build an online emergency request form with your triage questions and a callback list.

How Do We Get Patients' Medical History Updates Done Before They Reach the Chair?

Dental practices

Dental medical history updates done on a clipboard in the waiting room delay surgery. We build pre-visit update links that flag changes for the clinician.

How Do We Stop Autoclave and Washer Logs Living on Clipboards in the Decontamination Room?

Dental practices

Dental decontamination logs on paper get missed and are hard to show at inspection. We build tablet logging for daily tests and cycles with gaps highlighted.

How Do We Keep Track of GDC Registrations, CPD, Indemnity and Immunisation Records for the Whole Team?

Dental practices

Dental staff GDC registration, CPD and indemnity records sit in folders and spreadsheets. We build one staff records tracker with expiry reminders and uploads.

How Do We Know Whether Our Referrals to Oral Surgery and Other Specialists Were Received and Seen?

Dental practices

Dental referrals to specialists vanish after sending and patients ring asking why. We build referral tracking with status, chasing and replies logged.

How Do We Manage a Long NHS New Patient Waiting List Without Endless Phone Calls?

Dental practices

Dental practice NHS waiting lists in spreadsheets go stale and patients keep ringing. We build a waiting list with self-updating contact and fair slot offers.

How Do We Get Written Estimates and Treatment Paperwork Signed Before the Patient Arrives?

Dental practices

Dental treatment estimates and plan paperwork go unsigned until the patient is in the chair. We build e-signing with reminders and a pre-treatment check list.

How Do We Track Patient Finance Applications for Implants and Aligners From Quote to Approval?

Dental practices

Dental patient finance applications stall between quote, application and approval. We build a tracker linked to your plans that prompts the next step for each.

Why Do Implant Enquiries From Our Website and Ads Go Cold Before the Consultation?

Dental practices

Dental implant enquiries from ads and the website go cold before consultation. We build an enquiry pipeline with quick replies, booking and consultation prep.

How Do We Stop Running Out of Materials Mid-Session and Double Ordering Others?

Dental practices

Dental surgery stock ordering by whoever notices leads to shortages and double orders. We build simple stock tracking with par levels and a single order list.

How Can We See the Same Numbers for Every Practice in Our Dental Group Without Asking Each Manager?

Dental practices

Dental group weekly reporting means each practice manager emailing figures. We build one report across practices from your systems with shared definitions.

How Do We Track Patient Complaints From First Contact to Closure Without Missing a Deadline?

Dental practices

Dental patient complaints logged in notebooks and inboxes miss response dates. We build a complaints log with stages, deadlines, documents and learning notes.

How Do We Stop Reception Filling in Patients' Dental Insurance and Cash Plan Claim Forms by Hand?

Dental practices

Dental cash plan and insurance claim forms eat reception time and bounce with errors. We build itemised receipts and claim forms straight from your system.

How Do We Find Cover When a Dental Nurse Rings in Sick Without the Manager Phoning Round Before Dawn?

Dental practices

Dental nurse absence at short notice leaves a surgery without cover. We build an absence and cover system that alerts available nurses and updates the diary.

How Do We Make Sure Patients Get Our Written Aftercare Instructions and a Follow-Up Check After Treatment?

Dental practices

Dental aftercare leaflets get lost and next-day calls are forgotten. We build aftercare messages with your instructions and a check-in that flags replies.

Why Does Our End-of-Day Cash-Up Take So Long and Still Not Match the Card Terminal?

Dental practices

Dental end-of-day cash-up rarely balances between the card terminal and the practice system. We build automatic reconciliation that shows each mismatch.

How Do We Stop Patients Leaving Halfway Through a Course of Treatment Without the Next Appointment Booked?

Dental practices

Dental patients leave mid-course without the next visit booked and drift away. We build an open-course check that flags them at the desk and follows up after.

How Do We Make Sure Exemption Claims and the Evidence Seen Are Recorded Every Time?

Dental practices

Dental NHS exemption evidence goes unrecorded at a busy desk, causing claim queries later. We build a desk check with prompts and a record of what was seen.

When an Associate Leaves Our Practice, How Do We Hand Over Their Patients, Plans and Recalls Without Losing Anyone?

Dental practices

When a dental associate leaves, their patients, open plans and recalls get lost. We build a handover list and reassignment workflow from your system.