Get the most out of Pet Dental Health Month with Vetstoria!

February is Pet Dental Health Month, and it’s an excellent time to remind pet owners about the importance of maintaining their pets’ dental hygiene. More than education, however, this is also a great opportunity to promote your veterinary clinic’s online booking option! You can use Pet Dental Health Month as a chance to show existing and potential customers not only how important it is to book dental check-ups for their pets, but also how easy it is to schedule appointments anytime, anywhere, and on any device through Vetstoria.

By simplifying processes and automating routine tasks, our 24/7 direct online booking solution makes appointment and communication management a breeze before, during, and after Pet Dental Health Month. We’re here to make things easier by saving time for staff and providing a convenient veterinary booking experience for customers, creating an effective clinic environment that promotes the best possible patient care.

The importance of maintaining pet dental health

Oral care can often be overlooked when it comes to pets, but it’s a vital component of maintaining their overall health and well-being. Dental disease is one of the most common health problems for dogs and cats. In fact, according to one veterinary study, over 80% of dogs who are three years or older have signs of active dental disease.¹ If left untreated, dental disease can cause a domino effect of health problems, including mild to severe pain, infections, and illnesses.

You can further establish your clinic as a trusted source in veterinary care by increasing awareness about the importance of pet dental hygiene to pet owners throughout Pet Dental Health Month, reminding them about the need for regular dental check-ups and cleanings. Start by considering:

• Educating pet owners about the dangers of periodontal disease.
• Offering discounts or packages on dental cleanings.
• Increasing awareness of the long-term benefits of preventive dental care.

How Vetstoria simplifies veterinary appointment booking

While providing proactive veterinary education shows pet owners that you’re genuinely invested in their pets’ dental and overall health, not having a convenient way for pet owners to book your services at that moment will lessen the impact of your Pet Dental Health Month efforts. Vetstoria is designed to make it quick and easy for pet owners to schedule non-urgent appointments (like dental cleanings and check-ups) 24/7, giving you the chance to capture nearly 50% more appointments by empowering pet owners with round-the-clock booking.²

Our direct online booking platform has everything you need to maximise your appointment management process during Pet Dental Health Month, helping you secure revenue, stay in control of your schedule, reduce no-shows, and more.

24/7 direct online booking: Vetstoria lets pet owners book appointments any time of the day while using any device they wish, without having to call your clinic. This helps to prevent high call volume during clinic hours, and gives busy pet owners a quick and convenient way to manage their pets’ dental health needs.

Custom booking links: This veterinary digital marketing tool makes it easy to track the success of your Pet Dental Health Month efforts by creating links specific to your campaign. You can use this feature to add rules such as:

• Dates and duration of the campaign.
• Maximum number of appointments you want to offer.
• The pet species the campaign applies to.
• Specific veterinarians, technicians, or nurses who service the appointments.
• Any time or date exclusions you wish to put in place.

Once you’ve set your rules, our tool generates a link that can be added to your Pet Dental Health Month promotions! You can then easily track and monitor all related appointments directly within your Vetstoria dashboard.

Customisable booking rules: 24/7 booking for pet owners can sound like 24/7 chaos for clinic staff, but Vetstoria’s advanced rules and customisations allow practices to tailor booking rules to fit their specific needs and preferences. Throughout Pet Dental Health Month, you can use Vetstoria to:

• Set aside specific slots for dental appointments.
• Offer exclusive promotions visible only during February.
• Automatically block times when the practice is fully booked.

Simple integration with practice management systems (PMS): Vetstoria’s direct booking software is compatible with many popular PMS. This efficiency helps to ensure that all appointments booked online are automatically added to the clinic’s calendar, helping to reduce the risk of double-booked customers and other scheduling-related errors.

Real-time availability: Thanks to Vetstoria’s PMS integration and real-time scheduling accuracy, customers see in-the-moment appointment availability. This makes it simple for pet owners to select a convenient time, and provides a level of customer transparency that builds trust and encourages immediate action.

Automated veterinary appointment reminders: When pet owners miss or forget about their appointments, it can cause veterinary clinics to have to restructure their busy schedules—especially during promotional periods like Pet Dental Health Month. Our veterinary email appointment reminders are automatically sent to customers well before they’re scheduled to arrive for their dental appointments, giving them the right amount of time to confirm, reschedule, or cancel their appointments in advance. These automatic email alerts help to prevent the surprises of no-shows and last-minute cancellations, while keeping both your schedule and patient care on track.

Appointment veterinary appointment deposits: Another way to further reduce the rate of missed appointments and secure clinic revenue during Pet Dental Health Month is with Vetstoria’s online veterinary payment software. Our online booking platform allows you to request partial or full payments from pet owners during the booking process, which mitigates the risk of no-shows by holding customers financially accountable for the dental services they’ve booked with you.

Maximising veterinary customer engagement during Pet Dental Health Month

You can get the most out of Vetstoria and optimise your marketing efforts throughout February by considering a few key strategies, like:

1. Promoting online booking early: Start spreading the word about Pet Dental Health Month at least a month in advance to begin generating interest and securing dental bookings. Use your clinic’s website, social media channels, and email campaigns to inform customers about dental health specials. Most importantly, be sure to direct them to your online booking page!

2. Educating pet owners: Share educational content about pet dental health throughout your digital platforms. Creative blogs, videos, and infographics are all great ways to communicate the importance of regular check-ups and cleanings to pet owners. Remember to include links to your online booking page in all of your educational materials to maximise your appointment bookings.

3. Highlighting special offers: You can use Vetstoria to offer service-specific promotions such as discounted dental cleanings, free oral exams, or bundled dental care packages. These offers can serve as strong incentives for pet owners, and ultimately encourage them to book appointments.

4. Simplifying workflow for your veterinary team: Our booking software is made to take care of the more routine and repetitive appointment-related tasks throughout Pet Dental Health Month, freeing your staff to focus on more important responsibilities and provide undivided attention to customers and their pets. With a reduced workload and simplified processes, Vetstoria can help alleviate your team’s stress and risk of occupational burnout throughout February and beyond.

5. Leveraging data for better planning: It can be hard to improve your appointment management process without knowing how your online booking is performing. Vetstoria’s 24/7 direct booking platform has powerful reporting and analytics that give you valuable insights into customer booking trends. This data allows you to identify peak appointment volume times and adjust staffing resources and promotions as necessary.

Why choose Vetstoria for your veterinary practice?

Our user-friendly direct booking platform simplifies appointment scheduling and enhances the customer experience, helping you increase clinic efficiency and grow your business. 

There’s a lot that Vetstoria can do for your own clinic, including how we can help you:

• Boost customer satisfaction through a convenient booking option.
• Increase customer compliance with recommended dental care and reminders.
• Save valuable time for your staff to focus on extraordinary pet care.

Many veterinary practices have successfully used Vetstoria to enhance their booking processes during promotional events like Pet Dental Health Month! Don’t just hear it from us—check out these real customer success stories from real Vetstoria customers to see how we simplify appointment and communication management throughout the entire year.

“It offers us a lot of flexibility, which is why we came back to Vetstoria. It allows us to create more appointment types, whereas the other system didn’t. For example, if we have an offer, we can easily add it, which we’ve recently done. We can also get new clients to book and come in within a couple of hours, giving us time to gather their history and other necessary information. This really helps enormously.”

—Sian Dear, Practice Manager, Hilltop Vets³

Start planning for Pet Dental Health Month today!

You can trust Vetstoria as your dedicated partner in efficient appointment and communication management for Pet Dental Health Month—along with any other month, too! Our 24/7 direct online booking solution makes it easy for your team to handle the influx of dental appointments during February, and provides your customers with a simple way to book dental visits and maintain their pets’ oral care. Now is the time to make a lasting impression on more pet owners, so add Vetstoria to your clinic today and start enjoying a better, more efficient scheduling experience for everyone!

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Sources

¹ VCA Animal Hospitals: Dental Disease in Dogs

² Data pulled from Vetstoria customer case study with Pennard Vet Group

³ Why Hilltop Vets Chose Vetstoria: Unmatched Customisations and Flexibility

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