tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549259773779062586.post7076351846890268189..comments2023-10-25T08:11:05.087-05:00Comments on Like pulling teeth: RudeErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05602707566166046783noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549259773779062586.post-62960595910772001392008-03-04T05:12:00.000-06:002008-03-04T05:12:00.000-06:00The point is not to try to make money from them no...The point is not to try to make money from them not showing up. We don't send people to collections for their no-show fee.<BR/><BR/>Charging a no-show fee is an effective way of eliminating the problem from your practice. People will either return and pay the fee if they value your service, or they'll go elsewhere. Either way is a win-win for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13238321967932493497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549259773779062586.post-87102981182258392572008-03-03T22:29:00.000-06:002008-03-03T22:29:00.000-06:00That's a good idea. I wonder if we could get that...That's a good idea. I wonder if we could get that to work...it would probably cost more though to send all of those people to collections for their unpaid no-show bills! Somehow I bet the failure to pay people would be one and the same as the failure to show up people.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05602707566166046783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549259773779062586.post-32872776931908584262008-03-03T09:33:00.000-06:002008-03-03T09:33:00.000-06:00Most medical and dental offices now charge you for...Most medical and dental offices now charge you for the appointment even if you do not make it and do not cancel with at least a 24 hour notice. I think that with the valuable service the school provides...affordable dentistry to those that could not otherwise afford it, the school should at the least, be able to say that they charge for no-shows. These inconsiderate no-shows should not be allowed to make a follow-up appt until their no-show charge is paid. This could weed out those ungrateful patients that probably can afford normal dental work anyway, leaving more space and opportunity for those that really need the services that you and your fellow students provide. I don't think that your services compare to beauty school. Dental health is a "quality of life" issue. Maybe people in dental schools locations take the services for granted. Being in an area that does not afford that type of service and savings on this type of "qualitly of life" opportunity, this all sounds pretty "spoiled american" to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3549259773779062586.post-60284314503679571172008-03-01T07:45:00.000-06:002008-03-01T07:45:00.000-06:00Unfortunately patients like that exist when you're...Unfortunately patients like that exist when you're out in private practice too.<BR/><BR/>Fortunately, then you'll have more tools at your disposal to deal with them effectively.<BR/><BR/>I remember how stressful it was for me in school to get all of my requirements completed on time...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13238321967932493497noreply@blogger.com