Australia's $12.5bn dental market is growing, but patient loyalty hasn't kept pace, leaving most practices dependent on a constant flow of new patients rather than a base that returns. Without a shift toward retention, practices risk unpredictable revenue, rising acquisition costs, and losing episodic patients who drift between providers rather than coming back. Understanding patient behaviour could offer part of the solution. Three distinct archetypes - episodic, routine and

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