Made for Dental Assistants
Follow Up on Unscheduled Treatment Without Chasing
Also useful for: Dentists, people in Healthcare
50 min
Advanced
Communication
Communicate Better
Client Hasn't Rebooked
Run a calm, clinically appropriate follow-up workflow for diagnosed treatment that remains unscheduled, without pressuring the patient or letting the case disappear.
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Use this when
You have diagnosed treatment that a patient hasn't scheduled, and the office needs a consistent way to decide who follows up, when to reach out, what to say, and when to stop.
You'll need
- Treatment summary
- Documented clinical priority
- Patient concerns
- Approved contact channels
- Contact history
- Follow-up policy
- Follow-up owner
- Special circumstances
You'll get
- Every case assigned to a defined follow-up path
- Every planned contact tied to documented clinical direction and office policy
- Every message matched to an approved communication channel
- Every next action assigned to a named team member or role
- Every contact attempt and patient response documented factually
- Every escalation trigger and stopping point recorded.
By the end of this playbook
You will have:
- Every case assigned to a defined follow-up path
- Every planned contact tied to documented clinical direction and office policy
- Every message matched to an approved communication channel
- Every next action assigned to a named team member or role
- Every contact attempt and patient response documented factually
- Every escalation trigger and stopping point recorded.
Sample
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Sample input
Treatment summary: I recommended a crown for tooth 30 after identifying a fracture. The patient hasn't scheduled. Documented clinical priority: I documented completion within four to six weeks, with new pain, swelling, or changing symptoms routed back to me. Patient concerns: The patient wants to check work dates and understand the estimated out-of-pocket amount. Approved channels: Phone and text are approved. Voicemail may request a callback without treatment details. Contact history: One privacy-safe voicemail on September 10 and one text on September 17, with no response. Follow-up policy: Two calls and one text within 30 days, followed by dentist review before closure or any final communication. Follow-up owner: Scheduling coordinator for routine contact; treating dentist for clinical review. Special circumstances: No decline, request to stop, or new symptoms documented.
Sample assembled prompt
STATUS Ready for one remaining routine... NEXT ACTION Owner: Scheduling coordinator Channel:... Before we continue, may I confirm... I'm following up after the recent... They can explain the information available... Lee rather than guessing. I'll document it and ask the... Please call us at 555-0100 when... Again, this is Maya at Oak... [Reached patient / privacy-safe voicemail left... Patient stated: [exact concern or response]. Next action: [action], assigned to [owner],... Don't add another routine contact...