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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – In 2020, more than 2.3 million women were diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide. About 1 in 8 women will develop invasive Breast Cancer over the course of their lifetime.
Your dental practice choosing to support Breast Cancer Awareness month is a great way to show your patients and the community that you care.
If you enjoy the complimentary ideas that I share each month, I would love and truly appreciate for you to please leave a review/recommendation for me here on GOOGLE and/or FACEBOOK
How can your dental office participate?
Work together as a team to decide how you will promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Raise Awareness, How? Here are a few areas to consider:
Collect Donations for a charity, which foundation/charity will the donations go to?
Office Decorations, What? Who? and from Where?
Photo Backdrop & Pink Props
Social Media Sites – Use tthese platforms to raise awareness, discuss dental health tips, share office happenings, and contest details, etc.
Production & Product Sales – (Portion of sales will be donated to… )
Contests for Prizes
Give-aways – (ex: pink imprinted lip balm, pink wrapped chocolates, pink nail polish, little pumpkins, etc.)
Special in office Event (ex: Pink Day)
Community – Get involved with a local BCA event(s)
Wear Pink (gloves, scrubs, masks, socks, etc)
Invite your patients to wear pink to their appts.
Involve your local news media with a press release
There are so many ways to show your support for Breast Cancer Awareness – if you have any questions about how your office can make October fantastic please contact me today at bhaydenconsulting@gmail.com
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Well, here we are at the start of your final quarter for the year. It is my goal to give you ideas and strategies that will help you end the year strong. Ideas that when implemented will keep things fresh and fun in your office. More importantly, they will exceed your current patients and potential patients’ expectations which will allow you to focus on doing what you do best, helping your patients achieve healthy and beautiful smiles.
Dental Leadership, Management, and MarketingTips and Ideas for October 2020
Leadership Tips & Ideas:
Employee Appreciation – National Massage Therapy Week: 25th – 31st – Treat your employees with gift cards for a massage. Or if possible, bring in a massage therapist to the office.
Customer Service Week: 5th – 9th – Discuss with your team strategies and goals to ensure that your customer service and patient care are in harmony with your core values and vision for your practice.
Boss’s Day: October 16th – Plan now to make this a special day for your boss(es).
Doctors, if you would like to grow and improve your dental practice and have wondered what it might be like to work with me and what coaching is all about… please feel free to reach out to me to schedule a complimentary, no-obligation coaching call at bhaydenconsulting@gmail.com.
Practice Management Tips & Ideas:
InsuranceUse it or Lose it Reminders – Did you get your end of year insurance dental benefit use it or lose it reminder letters/emails/texts/calls out?
Friends, how do your hygiene schedules look for October & November? Do you know how many of your active patients have a future appointment and how many do not? Do you know how many new patients you are welcoming into the practice AND how many patients you’re losing each month? To help you get that data quickly, like within minutes – if your PMS is either Dentrix, Eaglesoft, or Open Dental you can request a complimentary, no-obligation practice data snapshot here: Game-Changing Awareness from Dental Intelligence – Within minutes we’ll identify your practice’s strengths and uncover hidden opportunities. I am happy to assist you with this at no charge and with absolutely no obligation to do anything further with me.
Marketing Tips & Ideas:
Exceed Expectations for your current patients and the potential new patients that you engage with in your community.
October is National Dental Hygiene Month –
All month-long share posts and short videos on your social media platforms regarding the importance of regular preventive dental visits to the dentist.
National Orthodontic Health Month – See some ideas here: https://bettyhaydenconsulting.com/2020/09/15/tips-and-ideas-for-octobers-national-orthodontic-health-month/
Apple Month – See more ideas here: https://bettyhaydenconsulting.com/2020/09/15/tips-and-ideas-for-octobers-national-orthodontic-health-month/
Patient Appreciation Gift Idea: October is National Popcorn Poppin‘ Month – Give your patients a bag of microwave popcorn or little bags filled w/flavored popcorn with a tag attached that says: “You make us POP with Appreciation” or “Your Referrals are POPPIN’ – Thank you!“
Patient & Community Dental Health Education Idea:
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – See more ideas here: https://bettyhaydenconsulting.com/2020/09/24/dentist-office-ideas-for-octobers-breast-cancer-awareness-month/
Social Media Post Ideas to Improve Engagement during the Month of October ~
Spinach Lovers Month
World Smile Day: 2nd
National Taco Day: 4th
National Kick Butt Day: 12th
National Chocolate Day: 28th
There you have it some fun and effective tips and ideas to help you have the best October ever!
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Your dental practice choosing to support Breast Cancer Awareness month is a great way to show your patients and the community that you care.
The way we celebrate may look a little different this year due to the safety precautions we’re taking in our practices however, there are still many ways to show your support.
If you enjoy the complimentary ideas that I share each month, I would love and truly appreciate for you to please take a quick minute to leave a review/recommendation for me here on GOOGLE and/or FACEBOOK
Here are some tips and ideas for October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month
First, make a plan. Work together as a team to decide how you will promote Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Here are a few areas to consider:
Raise Awareness, How?
Collect Donations for a charity, which foundation/charity will the donations go to?
Office Decorations, What? Who? and from Where?
Social Media Sites – Use to raise awareness, discuss dental health tips, share office happenings, and contest details, etc.
Production & Product Sales – (Portion of sales will be donated to… )
Contests
Give-aways – (ex: pink imprinted lip balm, little pumpkins, see more gift ideas here)
Special in office Event (ex: Pink Day)
Community – Get involved with a local BCA event(s)
Wear Pink and encourage your patients to wear pink
Involve your local news media with a press release
Photo Courtesy of Dr. Scott Terry & Team
Check out my Pinterest Board for more ideas: https://www.pinterest.com/BettyJHayden/dental-office-ideas-for-breast-cancer-awareness-mo/
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