Referral Lab
Referral Lab is a dental referral management platform that tracks referrals, analyzes conversions, automates tasks, and boosts efficiency.
It enhances scheduling, insights, and communication for practices.
09/24/2026
We're back in Orlando! Catch Referral Lab at the Pikos Symposium 2026, September 24-26.
Pikos Institute
Whether you're looking to strengthen your referral network, streamline growth strategy, or just want to connect โ we'd love to see you there. Let us know if you'll be attending!
๐๏ธ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ #๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง
A large DSO spends $180K training a new dentist. Almost all of it goes to endo, aligners, and implants.
None of it goes to the skill that actually fills a schedule: getting someone to say yes to treatment.
Dr. Hunter Dawson joins Special List #26 to break down why the answer isn't more services โ it's comprehensive diagnosis and real communication.
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๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐๐ฌ, this episode with Dr. Hunter Dawson offers practical takeaways on why specialty cases are getting harder, how to diagnose comprehensively enough that patients say yes, and what it actually takes to build a referral network โ and a career โ that lasts.
๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and more.
๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก / ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง: https://www.speciallists.com/special-list-26-why-specialty-cases-keep-getting-harder-with-dr-hunter-dawson/
09/21/2026
๐๏ธ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ #๐๐: ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง
A large DSO spends $180K training a new dentist. Almost all of it goes to endo, aligners, and implants.
None of it goes to the skill that actually fills a schedule: getting someone to say yes to treatment.
Dr. Hunter Dawson joins Special List #26 to break down why the answer isn't more services โ it's comprehensive diagnosis and real communication.
Hosted by ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐
๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐๐ฌ, this episode with Dr. Hunter Dawson offers practical takeaways on why specialty cases are getting harder, how to diagnose comprehensively enough that patients say yes, and what it actually takes to build a referral network โ and a career โ that lasts.
๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and more.
๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก / ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง: https://www.speciallists.com/special-list-26-why-specialty-cases-keep-getting-harder-with-dr-hunter-dawson/
๐๏ธ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ #๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง
Sometimes the biggest thing standing between a patient and treatment isn't cost, insurance, or even fear โ it's the story they've already told themselves before they ever sit down in the chair.
On this week's ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, we're joined by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง to break down exactly how patients talk themselves out of care โ and what doctors and teams can do to flip that script.
Hosted by ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐
๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐๐ฌ, this episode offers practical takeaways on turning diagnosis into case acceptance, using technology to sell without feeling like selling, and building restorative treatment plans patients actually say yes to.
๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and more.
๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก / ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง: https://www.speciallists.com/special-list-25-how-we-talk-ourselves-out-of-treatment-with-dr-josh-austin/
You listen to podcasts already. Add this one to the list. ๐ง
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ โ hosted by Cameron Full, Dr. Michael Seda, & Dr. Jason Souyias. Every week, a new guest (private practice or managed) shares the insights it took them decades to learn.
Skip the hard lessons. Learn from theirs.
๐https://www.speciallists.com/
๐๏ธ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ #๐๐: ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง
Sometimes the biggest thing standing between a patient and treatment isn't cost, insurance, or even fear โ it's the story they've already told themselves before they ever sit down in the chair.
On ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ, we're joined by ๐๐ซ. ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง to break down exactly how patients talk themselves out of care โ and what doctors and teams can do to flip that script.
Hosted by ๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐
๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐๐ฌ, this episode offers practical takeaways on turning diagnosis into case acceptance, using technology to sell without feeling like selling, and building restorative treatment plans patients actually say yes to.
๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, and more.
๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ก / ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง: https://www.speciallists.com/special-list-25-how-we-talk-ourselves-out-of-treatment-with-dr-josh-austin/
09/15/2026
Big news coming your way! We are finalizing our 2027 In-Person Course Schedule โ get ready for hands-on training designed to help your team master referral management and drive real growth.
Stay tuned for dates, locations, and details. This is one you won't want to miss! ๐
09/10/2026
Find Referral Lab in the latest issue of Dental Economics: "Capturing the Leak: The Value in Non-Scheduled Referrals"
"You don't need more referrals. You need to stop losing the ones you already have."
Every unscheduled referral is a patient โ and revenue โ slipping through the cracks. Read our latest feature to learn where the leaks happen and how practices can start capturing that lost value.
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