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Referral Tracking

Know exactly where every new patient comes from and who drives the most revenue.
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Why dental marketing spend goes unmeasured

A dental practice spending on Google Ads, social media, and a patient referral programme needs to know which channel is working. Without systematic referral tracking, marketing budgets are renewed based on assumption — and the highest-value referral sources (often word of mouth from top patients) go unrecognised and unrewarded.

Marketing spend without attribution
When you don't track which channel each new patient came from, you can't calculate cost per acquisition — making it impossible to allocate marketing budget rationally.
Top referrers go unrecognised
Your best patient referrers may be sending 5–10 new patients per year. Without tracking, you don't know who they are — and can't prioritise the relationship.
Word-of-mouth referrals are invisible
The most valuable referral source in most dental practices is patient-to-patient referral. Without tagging at registration, this channel is completely unmeasured.
Patient source tracking and referral analytics
Patient Source Tagging
At registration, staff tag how the patient was referred: web search, social media, existing patient referral, walk-in, corporate contract, or any custom source. Source tags are searchable and reportable.
Patient Tags and Custom Categories
Beyond referral source, apply custom tags to segment your patient base — VIP, NHS, private, referral programme member, corporate account. Tags are colour-coded and filter the patient list.
New Patient Origin Reporting
Dashboard reporting shows new patient volume by referral source over any time period. Identify which channels are growing, which are declining, and which produce the highest-value patients.
Satisfaction Survey-Driven Referral Detection
Post-visit satisfaction surveys include an optional source question. Patient-reported referral source supplements staff-tagged data — capturing referrals that slipped through at registration.
Patient Satisfaction per Referral Source
Cross-reference satisfaction scores with referral source — identify if patients from specific channels have systematically higher or lower satisfaction, informing both marketing and service decisions.
Revenue Attribution per Source
Combine referral source tags with financial data to calculate revenue per channel. A corporate account bringing 20 patients per year at £500 average spend is worth knowing about explicitly.
Communication templates for referral programme management
Use WIO CLINIC's SMS and email template system to run a referral programme — automated thank-you messages to patients who send a referral, referral programme invitations to high-satisfaction patients, and follow-up communications to referred patients who haven't yet booked.
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