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Practical guides on dental memberships, payment plans and modern practice payments — plus the latest from SmilePass.
Kids-Only Membership Plans: Building the Next Generation of Patients
Children are a practice most overlooked long-term asset. How a kids-only membership builds lifelong habits and the next generation of patients.
4 June 2026
Membership Plan Names and Branding That Resonate
A plan name shapes how patients feel before they read a word. How to name and brand a membership that creates belonging and lifts sign-ups.
2 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
Example Dental Membership Plans: Inclusions and Pricing You Can Copy
Six ready-to-copy ways to structure dental membership plans — by clinical risk, treatment pathway, value, household, loyalty and hygienist-led care — with example inclusions, ADA item numbers and pricing you can adapt to your practice.
Updated 2 June 2026
How to Build Risk-Based Membership Tiers in SmilePass
A step-by-step guide to building risk-based dental membership tiers in SmilePass — scaling cleans, exams and recalls to clinical risk, with example inclusions and pricing you can adapt.
Updated 2 June 2026
How to Build Treatment-Pathway Membership Plans in SmilePass
How to build treatment-pathway dental membership plans in SmilePass — preventive, perio, ortho retention, cosmetic and implant maintenance — with example inclusions you can adapt.
Updated 2 June 2026