# 7 Practical Changes for Real Growth | Dr. Christopher Phelps Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bite-sized-dental-marketing-6377391/7-practical-changes-for-real-growth-dr-christopher-phelps Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/bite-sized-dental-marketing-6377391/7-practical-changes-for-real-growth-dr-christopher-phelps.md Podcast: [Bite-Sized Dental Marketing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bite-sized-dental-marketing-6377391) Published: 2025-09-05T20:00:48+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/bsdm/2201579 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/208855/2201579/bsdm/2025_09_05_20_00_37_9ff5814b-ec7a-420c-85bc-26476f6da137.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bite-sized-dental-marketing-6377391/episodes/7-practical-changes-for-real-growth-dr-christopher-phelps Duration seconds: 2854 ## Resource Dr. Christopher Phelps isn’t just a dentist—he’s a practice-growth expert who turned behavioral science into chairside results. A CMCT (Cialdini Method Certified Trainer), serial entrepreneur, Amazon best-selling author, and founder of The Phelps Institute, he grew from one to four locations and 10X revenue early in his career. He now teaches dentists the hard lessons he had to learn early in his career to become a successful dentist. In this episode, we get ultra-practical—and the core theme is Cialdini’s 7 principles applied to dentistry. We share a step-by-step guide to reducing cancellations, increasing new patients, getting more reviews, and more! What You Will Learn 💡 7 influence principles dentists can use today—ethically and effectively. The exact commitment line that cuts no-shows and cancellations. Turning compliments into reviews without feeling pushy. How to build social proof with new patients. Simple scripts that move patients from “maybe” to “yes” for treatment. Get in Touch with Dr. Christopher Phelps 📲 Website: thephelpsinstitute.com Instagram: @dr.christopherphelps ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bite-sized-dental-marketing-6377391/episodes/7-practical-changes-for-real-growth-dr-christopher-phelps/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/bite-sized-dental-marketing-6377391/7-practical-changes-for-real-growth-dr-christopher-phelps.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.