This group is dedicated to genuine peer-to-peer sharing, where insights from years of refining a specific full-arch implant protocol are shared, the one that led to a strong and proven formula branded under the name of “Blink n’ Smile”—alongside dental marketing strategies that truly impacted the practice. Sharing what worked and what didn’t, and looking forward to hear personal experiences too! This community is the ethical path to a more profitable practice
Dental problems are not real health problems in the patient’s eyes. They see anxiety, expense, and pain. They don’t dream about perfect bone contours or additional millimeters of keratinized tissue that only specialists notice.
For years, I was that dentist – the one obsessed with mastering the most sophisticated hard and soft tissue procedures. I became one of the few in my neighborhood performing complex bone augmentations and intricate grafts. I considered myself a hero when I successfully completed these surgeries, but there was one fundamental problem: these were procedures nobody was asking for, and frankly, nobody really needed.
I was a frustrated hero – solving problems I had invented for patients who didn’t share my passion for complexity. Patient after patient refused my meticulously planned treatments. I couldn’t understand why they would say NO to the “gold standard” of care. It took me years to break free from the dental bubble and understand the truth:
Our education teaches us to sophisticate solutions, but patients want simplicity. They’d rather save money, avoid multiple surgeries, and escape pain. Many would prefer to live without a tooth than endure the procedures I had mastered. The turning point came when I stopped asking “What’s the perfect solution?” and started asking “What will my patient actually accept?”