As dental professionals, we all want better treatment plan acceptance. We know that an informed patient is more likely to accept the treatment we recommend and feel satisfied with the procedure. We also know the challenges: it's difficult to describe complex dental procedures to a patient with only words; we fear of talking about high value procedures; not to mention the awkwardness of being looked like a sales person instead of dental professional. 

Always doing what’s right for the patient was likely one of the main drivers that got you through medical school. However, often when presenting the facts and advice with patients’ best interests in mind, the advice somehow doesn’t seem to stick.

The work of a private dentist is a mixture of operative tasks and communication with patients and the dental team. Often the challenge is, how to encourage treatment plan acceptance. There may be resistance simply because the patient lacks concrete information.