Hello Friends, Here are a few dental tips and ideas to help you, your team, your patients and potential patients smile during the month of May... Theme: National Smile Month “We Always Go The Extra Smile” Focus: Healthy & Beautiful Smiles (Preventive & Cosmetic Services) Goal: Bring in New Patients, Increase Production & Exceed Patients Expectations Contest/Raffle – Family Fun & Wellness Gift Basket(Tote/Cooler) – Fill with Lawn games, BBQ supplies, Sunscreen, Citronella candles, Toothbrushes, Paper products, Chalk, etc. Patients earn entries for Facebook likes, check-in's, reviews, Google reviews and for referring new patients. Extra Fun: Smile Photo Props – Take pictures of your patients holding smile props to share on your social media sites. Take pictures during the month of the team smiling and having fun and share on social media pages. Educational Opportunities: National High Blood Pressure Education Month Consistently take your patient's blood pressure. Many people see their dentist more regularly than a physician and could get an early warning about high blood pressure when getting their teeth cleaned or having other dental treatment done. Root Canal Awareness Week: 6-12 / Root Canal Appreciation Day: 11 How to prevent needing a root canal, what happens during root canal treatment and why. Social Media Post Ideas to Improve Engagement: Batman Day: 1st Receptionists Day: 9th National Piercing Day: 16th Eat More Fruits & Vegetables Day: 24th World No-Tobacco Day: 31st Practice Management Tips & Ideas: Incomplete Treatment Reports – Review reports for any patients with teeth whitening or Ortho treatment planned but not scheduled. Consider a special incentive for them to schedule during the month of May. Insurance Renewal - Many insurance companies renew their maximum on June 1st. Pull a report of any patients due in hygiene or with incomplete treatment that have benefits remaining and renew in June. Starting now, make Use it or Lose It calls, mail reminders and share on social media. Are you receiving my free dental marketing and practice management ideas every month to your email? If not, PLEASE take a second and follow today or send me your email address and I will send you an invitation to follow. This way, you won’t miss a single idea. Feel free to share my blog with your dental friends. ~ Thank you! Yours for Greater Success! ~Betty P.S. Please stop by and say hello to me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest