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October 18, 2008

Athena's Rescue Plan

During these trying economic times, it seems we are all experiencing some measure of fear of the unknown. Fear can be totally disabling for many people and they can no longer make decisions because the future is so unclear.

You must ask yourself these 7 important questions:

1. Am I running an efficient dental practice?

2. Is my staff completely trained to provide the best care and customer service to our clients?

3. Are practice expenses under control?

4. Am I marketing for new patients?

5. Am I retaining patients?

6. Am I able to take home a good income for my family?

7. Am I maintaining my production and collection goals?

If your answer to any of the above questions is “no” then you need to take steps to get your practice in order for the next couple of years. The best thing you can do for yourself, your staff and your patients is to get rid of your economic fears and take the action you need to insure your business will be healthy and profitable while this country rides the economic storm of uncertainty.

Athena Dental Consulting has developed an intensive 2-prong new program designed to help dentists get more profitable and remain profitable. “How does it work,” you ask?

FIVE DAY HANDS ON CONSULTING IN YOUR OFFICE – with Athena

•Pre-visit preparation (gather practice information)

•Analyze every aspect of your practice (comprehensive exam)

•Make recommendations for any change necessary to achieve practice goals (diagnosis and treatment plan)

•Implement necessary changes through one-on-one training with staff and doctor

•Provide telephone scripting, verbal skills and training for all front office personnel interacting with patients on an administrative level

•You will continue to see patients 4 of the 5 days

•Fifth day to be spent with entire staff and doctor for meeting, goal setting, team building & additional training.

•Follow-up consulting via telephone and/or email for one year

*General, pediatric, periodontal, orthodontic, and endo practices

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CUSTOMIZED 2 DAY MARKETING CONSULTING – with Matt

•Full demographic, socioeconomic, competitive and patient analysis of your geographic region

•Analytical analysis of the dental practice, the 65 patient profiles and selection of the best profiles for the practice

•Customized patient survey design

•Work together with you to develop a 4-prong, two-step marketing strategy

•Implementation of the marketing strategy including drafting an Action Plan

•Mailing list with names for 10,000 households which are most likely to choose your practice for their dental needs.

•2-day marketing strategy meeting and hands-on dental marketing training

•1-year over-the-phone marketing support and assistance

•Over the phone- four 3-month checkpoint meetings to ensure the initiatives are on track

*General, pediatric, periodontal, orthodontic, and endo practices

To schedule your week, call Athena direct on her cell phone at 720-261-7225, days, evenings and weekends.

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