{"id":8515,"date":"2019-11-06T18:39:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T01:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/blog\/what-is-patient-experience\/"},"modified":"2019-11-06T18:39:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T01:39:15","slug":"what-is-patient-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/blog\/what-is-patient-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Patient Experience?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Legwork, we believe patient experience is key in the dental industry, and vital for building a healthy, growing practice. But it\u2019s not a term that many spend time defining. So, honestly, what does patient experience even mean?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Patient Experience Relies on You<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the end of each dental appointment, a patient isn\u2019t going to remember how well the hygienist polished their central incisor, or how precisely their braces were adjusted. Instead, they\u2019ll walk away with a feeling\u2014positive or negative\u2014about their time at your practice.<\/p>\n<p>That feeling results from the patient experience. It\u2019s the impression your patient forms throughout their journey with your office, from the moment they first visit your website until long after they leave their last appointment. A patient\u2019s experience with you defines their satisfaction and overall sentiment towards your practice.<\/p>\n<p>The relationship you have with your patients is the most influential element in the growth and stability of your business. Building an exceptional patient experience will improve that relationship, by giving everyone who walks through your door a visit they can\u2019t help but talk about.<\/p>\n<p>By creating services and processes that improve the patient experience, you will delight, retain, and encourage them to promote your practice. Take the concerns and preferences of your patients into account, and you\u2019ll show them that going to the dentist doesn\u2019t have to be a dreaded ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>Legwork has tools to help you know what patients need before they step foot in your office, so you can ensure they have a great experience every time. Learn more here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Legwork, we believe patient experience is key in the dental industry, and vital for building a healthy, growing practice. But it\u2019s not a term that many spend time defining&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8733,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legwork"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}