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Dental Practice Heroes

When It Didn’t Hurt Until You Touched It. What to Say and How to Handle.

30 October 2025 · 26:52 · Episode 615

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It’s the classic lose-lose situation: a patient walks in with no pain, goes home, and calls you back and says, “I’m having pain and it didn’t hurt until you touched it.” Even when you do everything right, you still get the blame. In this episode, you’ll learn exactly what you can say in appointments to avoid conflict, the treatment planning mistakes that can come back to bite you, and how to handle to patients who…

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