Patients who don’t show up—no-shows—are as old as dentistry, and it’s a frustration all dental offices share.

And it’s more than a simple frustration. Broken appointments lead to stress and cost a practice money—up to thousands of dollars in lost revenues every year.

Curated from some of our most popular content on an always-popular topic, this gallery walks you through how to overcome the aggravating and expensive issue of no-shows.

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