Progressive Dental Marketing Review

This is a genuine review. I have been practicing for almost 30 years in dentistry and wanted to update my current website . I met progressive dental at a meeting last year and started working with the company back in May 2016 to do website development and consulted regarding the marketing portion of it and the representative I worked with said that this was his partner company and after we signed on for development portion they didn't develop it for the right office and then it took them couple months to make it working for the right office.
I get a call from them in Jan/Feb this year that i committed to one year of marketing with them for $3200 a month which I was unaware of but said am willing to give them a try for couple months and after 5 months of trial and error on their part and $16,000 later I cancelled my marketing with them and wanted them to give me my rights and back end password to host the website myself but they refuse to do it and want another #20,000 some dollars to bring my account current .

I have paid them about $20,000 for development of site which i own legally and account is current for it and after have to get an attorney involved to get what I own from them which is very disappointing . I feel they are very pushy and after your money so stay away from them or if you do work with them then make sure you carefully read the contract before signing anything . Dr. Manju Kejriwal Ohio

Progressive dental really knows the Dental marketing space. Not many marketing companies can really help you target specialty cases successfully but progressive can and has every angle covered including team training that s so important.

Our staff is attending the Catalyst Weekend in Chicago with Progressive Dental and we are gaining more information then I could have ever imagined! Bart, Gerritt and the entire team have been amazing. Thank you for helping our team build our practice.

Wonderful experience. Wealth of knowledge that helps you grow.

I went to an awesome seminar last night with Progressive Dental. It was soo informative and I was not pressured into buying anything!! It was great and I received tangible information, I can take to the office and USE on Monday morning. Thanks Progressive Dental.

Attending a course this weekend.
I always enjoy getting educated. It was so informative . I learned new ideas that I can bring back to our practice Pinnacle Implants & Periodontics
High energy!!!!

This was my first time to attend Catalyst and I have throughly enjoyed it. I have learned several new things that I can't wait to take back to the office and share with the rest of the team. The team at Catalyst have been very informative and have taken the time to personally interact with me.

The changes in the dental industry can be overwhelming. Trying to keep up with the clinical technology is a must. But focusing on that just isn't enough. The way we market to our patients is changing even faster. Progressive is in the leader in our industry and has the resources to stay ahead of the rest. I was so impressed with the way they not only advise market strategies but include the internal marketing training to increase results. It's that next step attention that makes the difference. I was sceptical about the initial investment but now I am so impressed with what they have to offer and I would encourage anyone that wants to grow their business to make the leap. They are wort it!

This is not your average CE course. This is the most exciting course I have ever been to and learning a lot of useful information.

We have been working with Progressive and it is making a difference with how well I communicate with our patients!

Looking forward to practicing everything I ve learned today!

The team at progressive dental Marketting is the best consulting group I've ever worked with in my 18 year dental career. Patients and referring doctors have all commented positively on my new website and my overall internet presence. My new patients are up and my overall production and collections have also improved significantly. Gerritt Cora is my personal dental/Marketting consultant. I would actually describe him more as a life coach. Since I've worked with him, my practice and my personal life have thrived. My family and my friends have all seen the change. I'm working less and doing more of what I enjoy If you want to improve your professional and personal life, I highly recommend working the progressive dental team.

Had a great time learning about new ways to help our patients obtain the dentistry they want... Highly recommend Progressive

Bart and his team members really keep you interested in the seminar! All great speakers and a lot of helpful information.

Progressive s social media team is great, working with them at MG Dentistry has been fun!!

Super pumped about partnering with Progressive! So much energy and love love love the website designs! Use these guys!

I enjoyed my experience at the catalyst in Chicago and I'm really excited to see our practice and team grow from this experience. Bart and his staff are amazing and make each and every person feel confident in this endeavour.

I never write reviews, but I believe in this case it is my obligation to inform our Dental colleagues about the scam of the so called Dental Practice Marketing Companies. So, after doing some research on various dental marketers, we decided on Progressive Dental. My first encounter was with the CEO of the company, Bart Knellinger. Very well spoken, and if you are a dental specialist, you would think he is a match made in heaven. After my first conversation with him, I eagerly looked forward to get the ball rolling! A lot of shady things happened and I won t bore our readers with details. I closed my eyes and just went with it, I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt. So we finally signed up. We were advised that our current website was not to today s standards, so they need to build us another website with personalized videos. Apparently, cheap looking website with few videos are big revenue generators for them. The first thing was videography. That went OK! Then, they started with the website. My problem with this company started over the website, too many mistakes! There were too many pitfalls and empty promises. Finally they delivered a very basic website with many grammatical and spelling errors. The website looked exactly like any other website they had done and they called it "customized". Ok, I closed my eyes again; we then attempted to move to the next phase, advertisement. I agreed with whatever marketing tactics and budgets they suggested for our practice, I really wanted it to work! But then Garrett Cora (the Vice-president of this company) sent me an addendum to their contract, stripping my rights to express any potential negative reviews or negative comments to anyone or any review site. If we are not satisfied, we are not allowed to discuss anything with anyone or any social media and if we did, there will be a big lawsuit. I looked the other way on many of their shady behavior, but this one took the cake. So we end up not signing up, and I am so glad this incident happened because I know marketing my practice with Progressive Dental would have been a huge disappointment. I hope this review can help many of the dental practices and prevent some of you out there getting caught into the scam of the so called experts in dental marketing. They are not experts, they are scammers. The business of Dentistry has become competitive, and these wolves know exactly how to take advantage of the vulnerable practitioners. Please don t fall for it.

Definitely a motivational course! Garritt is enthusiastic and fun to listen to. Super stoked to bring new ideas and strategies to my team!

I already have more valuable information in just the first hour at a symposium than years and thousands, upon thousands, spent with a dental specialty marketing company. These guys are really great!

Excellent and knowledgeable information from Gerritt and Bart. Their courses are fun and upbeat and they offer smart advice that you can take back to your office and use immediately. There is no doubt they are leaders in the dental marketing field!

A very educational and informative course from Progressive Dental! Their marketing strategies are helpful and the sessions are fun as well!

I was invited to catalyst and they are doing some awesome things for doctors inciting great growth. I m looking forward to working with them.

Cool course. This is my second catalyst course with progressive dental. I am here I Dever with my amazing dental team at Dr. Claire Cho, DDS. As an assist/front office, I am learning a lot about how to present treatment plans. Also, how to relate to my patients. Love this company.

Nice job today Bart and Gerrit and thanks for a great 2 days. You selected a good combination of case presentation/ conversion information and a clinical overview of the full arch immediate load cases. This was valuable for me, but even ore more so my team. We gained a lot of information to apply Monday when we return.
Thanks, Bruce Trimble

Thank you Progressive Dental for taking our practice to the next level. Gerrit and Bart are amazing. Make an appointment for a consult, it s life changing

Progressive Dental Marketing has been extremely fun to work with and I have enjoyed the Dallas Catalyst meeting. They are very high energy and it's contagious!
Tammy Pitts
Creekwood Dental Arts
Waco, Tx

Progressive really know Sales and marketing for large cases. They information Bart and Gerrit shared are priceless and very much to the point.
The meeting was very well organized and to the point. I highly recommend this meeting/course and wish I had brought all my team members here.
Thank you Progressive dental marketing.

Progressive has an amazing team that had brought so many in depth ideas to MG Dentistry

Working with PDM has been a great experience and our practice has drastically improved. Our patients remind us every day what a great website company we have.

The patient stated they found us over the internet and drove 3 hours to come to our practice. After asking how the wife told me that they felt like they were being pressured by the other office to just buy buy buy so she started on google and looked at several websites. But after seeing our Center for Dental Anesthesia website she was impressed and it made their decision before ever coming to the office..
Said it was warm, inviting, informative and showed all the key points...technique/training/credentials etc. patient wanted to know who did it and I told them Progressive Dental Marketing

The patient stated that because of our major concerns for their best result and explanations of procedures at the consult complemented the website perfectly. They stated that the website was great and that I should thank everyone at PDM because that is what motivated them to come to our practice!

Great seminar for practice development. The energy they provide keep you interested and entertained!

Attending CATALYST 2020 Implant Symposium. Focus on strategy is impressive! Enjoying the content.

Our partnership with Progressive Dental has been wonderful for our practice. They have provided us with an amazing custom website and videos, and invaluable training!

My team from Parkway Prosthodontics had an awesome time at the Catalyst course with Progressive Dental Marketing. They hit so many marketing key points that are untouched in the dental field. They are to thank for our increased production!

I enjoyed the fresh perspective on how to meet the patient where they are and close the deal. A lot of great keys and very refreshing. Our team is excited to work these into our practice!

This course has been everything I was hoping it would be. It truly is a catalyst to help take me to the next level.

Great company with amazing ideas to help us improve our practice!! Fun and interactive conference.

The catalyst program was so amazing and well put together! Thank you so much for this opportunity to learn and grow, both personally and professionally. They also provided our dental practice Dental Care Solutions with an amazing website!! So grateful to be partnered with them!

Awesome, awesome, awesome! #progressivedental #practicegrowth #LifestyleDentistryAtl

Bart and Gerritt are amazing! They give you all the tools needed to maximize your practice potential. From the proper language to help get patient in the schedule. To video testimonials and editing. I would definately recommend Progressive Dental to any dental office that would like to grow.

Progressive Dental provides great ideas for implementation of practice growth! Thank you!

It was a wonderful experience learning how to better not only myself as a dental assistant but my office as well. Loved being here! Thanks so much for a great learning experience

Awesome course! Lots of practical and realistic ideas! I like the relaxed informal setting, and how the speaker Bart Knellinger guides you through the implementig those ideas in your practice. It seems that the course is good for any type of practice, large or small, younger dentist or older, because it teaches you the main principles of marketing, instead of giving you just "quick fixes".

Loved the course. Super informative. BEST TEAM EVER!

Best dental workshop I have been to in years. They are so organized and informative yet laid back and fun.

I was able to attend the Catalys seminar in Las Vegas this past weekend and overall the seminar has been very informational. Our POLARIS team is looking forward to going back home to Oregon to implement the tools we've been given. I want to also explain that this business type seminar is not like others I've attended, it's not only informative but extremely interactive. Great job Progressive!

Progressive has given me more confidence when speaking with patients or answering phones! Their training helps in every aspect of my job... the Catalyst training in Baltimore was great! Thank you guys!

Thank you for such great ideas for our practice. BART was so informative and wonderful at sharing effective methods for increasing patient acceptance.
Great class!!!

The course provided at the full arch seminar was incredibly informative and I took away a ton of pearls to take back to my office and increase case acceptance! Thanks Bart and Garret!

Amazing seminar in NYC. My practice attended the catalyst class and we are all floored. It was fun, we got to participate and be involved without hours of boring lecturing. So many new ideas to implement in our office and we cant wait to try them out. We know progressive will help us grow! Thanks to the speakers and everyone who set this up! It was a great weekend of team bonding with the staff!

What a qualified dental marketing company. I first discovered them at a full arch conference. The detail and knowledge they have is impeccable! Would definitely recommend this marketing company to anyone in need of actual results!

Fantastic marketing company for the dentist interested in a comprehensive, full circle marketing strategy!

Great public speakers explain the matters in a very easy terminology, not frustring seminars, for sure the right hands to fall into.

Tons of fun, and a lot of useful information. Totally recommend to everyone!!

Wonderful company to fill in marketing gaps! If you want to grow your practice, leave it to the marketing professionals ... you cant do it all! Progressive Dental has you covered!!!

Progressive has shown us how to change our strategies to help more patients and deliver more quality care in a more professional manner.
We love Progressive Dental!

Very informative seminar and I cannot wait for my staff to implement all that was learned.. Very reliable and hardworking team..

Great quality. They know what they are doing. From MG Dentistry

Bart is such a good speaker. Definitely specific content regarding full arch treatment planning. Covering all aspect to become successful. Love the course and so many great concepts to implement

Super organized CE and all the speakers are extremely engaging and fun to listen to.
I learned a lot about marketing and things they don t teach you in dental school.
PS lunch was REALLY delicious. Highly recommend!

Their seminar is outstanding!! Useful tools that I can incorporate into my office on Monday morning.

Amazing meeting and learning with progressive dental... their staff is so knowledgeable and inspirational... excited to work with them to learn how to reach more patients in need to be able to help change lives!!!!!

Progressive Dental really knows their stuff! They are helping us create a wonderful new website. They have helped us tweek our video blogs and our testimonials. If your looking for digital presence on the internet, Progressive Dental can help.

Love the presentation today! So many ideas to bring back to our practice! Thank you!

We attended a catalyst meeting this weekends in Jacksonville FL, hosted by Progressive Dental. Our whole team came along and we couldn't be happier with the tactics we learned ! It was well organized and really kept our attention ! Can't wait to bring these ideas back to home to our practice .

PD is very knowledgable, personable and energetic! Great presentation of how to better yourself and your practice.

I always enjoy the Catalyst course and take something back to my practice each time.

The staff a extremely knowledgeable and professional. In this market you have to really keep up on things and they do just that.

Seminar was very informative. We hope to implement what we have learned and have great success. We learned about how to educate patients as well as helping them be comfortable with their decision.

These folks are great. We use them and are very pleased with the results!

Very informative seminar, great energy, I love Bart!!

Catalyst course has been fun and informing! Having a blast!!

This is a great!! Learn a lot speakers were amazing.. We have to put it all what we have learn in this 2days in action...

I've worked with several marketing companies and Progressive is by far the best. They provide more than just leads, they provide team training, which maximizes your ROI.

We are having a wonderful time learning here in Clearwater with Progressive Dental! The staff is wonderful and great at what they do. I would highly recommend this course to any dental team that wants to enhance their practice.

Such fun people!!! Their ideas for practice growth has given MG Dentistry a new perspective

Bart and the Progressive Dental team were awesome!!! I learned a ton and can actually implement it.

Fun and professional! Learned some great information for helping our office grow! Highly recommend!

day one is over and wow i have had an amazing expering so far, this course will help me dealing with patients and help the place a work for grow so much more, can't wait for tomorrow

If you ve tried everything..This is your breakthrough. MGD

This group has a vast amount of experience with dental markets and is clearly focused on also training teams to learn to successfully grow their practices through targeted conversion of the new patient calls to patients who accept the treatment they need and want.

Outstanding company to work with! Great people with innovative ideas.

They help a lot, great with seo and internet marketing.

Finishing up our first day and WOW. We have learned so much and I feel like this has been so beneficial. This info is going to help us grow our practice and we are so excited to go back to Parkway Prosthodontics and implement all of this.