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Practical guides on dental memberships, payment plans and modern practice payments — plus the latest from SmilePass.
Secure Pay Links: Fix a Failed Payment in 30 Seconds
The gap between a failed payment and the fix is where revenue is lost. How a secure pay link closes it to 30 seconds, with no login and no phone call.
4 June 2026
Taking Deposits Before Treatment: Why and How
An empty chair is expensive. Why pre-treatment deposits cut no-shows, when to take one, how to ask without awkwardness, and holding versus charging.
4 June 2026
Informed Financial Consent: Getting Patient Sign-Off Right
Clinical consent is second nature; financial consent often is not, and that is where disputes start. What informed financial consent covers, and how to record it.
4 June 2026
Coaching Reception Through "Why Is It So Expensive?"
How to coach your dental reception team to handle "why is it so expensive?" with calm, a clear value explanation, and a concrete, affordable way forward.
Updated 2 June 2026
Getting Started
The practices that launch memberships and payment plans most smoothly all do the same thing first: they learn the platform before going live.
Updated 2 June 2026
Team Training: Getting Your Whole Practice Confident With SmilePass
Your membership and payment system is only as good as the team using it. A practical way to get your whole practice confident with SmilePass, not just one person.
Updated 2 June 2026