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New patient acquisition is the top growth driver for dental practices: Report
SourceBecker's Dental + DSO ReviewTier 1Hard News
By Cameron Cortigiano
Originally at beckersdental.com
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Dental practice owners and DSOs should prioritize new-patient acquisition strategies over treatment-acceptance or chair-utilization initiatives, because the analysis of 8,500 practices identifies consistent new-patient inflow as the single strongest driver of sustained revenue growth.
Key points
- Analysis of more than 8,500 dental practices shows new-patient acquisition outperforming case-acceptance, treatment-completion, and chair-utilization metrics in predicting long-term growth.
- The report, released July 31 by The Scheduling Institute via Becker’s Dental Review, identifies acquisition consistency—not one-time marketing spikes—as the key predictor.
- Practices and DSOs can use this benchmark to reallocate marketing budgets toward repeatable acquisition systems rather than downstream efficiency tweaks.
Who should care
OwnerDSO
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