Don’t Forget HR Policies During the Holidays
As the holidays get closer, offices are lighter, happier places and sometimes the rules become relaxed. However, your staff will need a reminder that everyone at your practice is still bound by HR...
View ArticleKnow the Difference between Good and Bad Debt
By Erick Cutler You’ve probably heard the saying, “You’ve got to spend money to make money.” That’s definitely true for dentists. To thrive financially in your profession, you must spend money… lots of...
View ArticleEPA Ruling on Amalgam
American Dental Association (ADA) president Gary L. Roberts, DDS, has released a statement regarding a recent ruling by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The ruling specifies certain steps...
View ArticleScheduling: The Great Divide
Scheduling is the great divide, says Laura Hatch of Front Office Rocks. The schedule can dictate whether a day goes smoothly or if it’s hectic from start to finish. Are your time allotments realistic?...
View ArticleLegal Considerations for Your Membership Program
As in-house membership programs become common in practices all over the U.S., there have been some concerns about their legality. This will vary state by state, and legal counsel can advise you on your...
View ArticleShould Your Office Treat Sick Patients?
Working in a physician’s office, one would expect to deal regularly with sick patients. However, in a dental office, it’s much less common. Should practices reschedule sick patients, if they’re...
View ArticleBest Practices to Market Your Dental Practice Online
By Janis Peiser The best practices to market your dental practice online are the ones that make it easy for patients to find your business and interact with you. They don’t just want to know your...
View ArticleA New Tool to Aid Infection Control
Our recent blog post addressed the topic of infection control with regard to treating sick patients. If you didn’t get a chance to read it, be sure to check it out! As infection control is of vital...
View ArticleHow to Keep from Firing an Employee
Day-to-day operations run more smoothly with a cohesive team. No dentist or practice manager wants to have to fire a team member, nor deal with the headache of lost productivity, hiring, and training a...
View Article5 Common Bookkeeping Mistakes Made in Dental Practices
By: Angie Walters You made it through the long, grueling days of dental school and even opened your own practice. The hardest part is behind you, right? Well, not entirely. Opening your own dental...
View ArticleMotivational Interviewing and Your Patients
Are you familiar with motivational interviewing? Perhaps you are, and have been using this method to get patients comfortable with accepting treatment. If not, you might want to read Dr. Sonny Chokka’s...
View ArticleDental Practice Mergers
Is your practice at the point where you might consider a merger? There are many reasons a merger could be beneficial to both practices. Baby Boomer dentists are nearing retirement, and thinking about...
View ArticlePitfalls of Hiring Family at Your Practice
Do you own a family practice, or are you considering bringing family members onto your team? Sharing your passion for dentistry with your family can be very rewarding, but there can also be pitfalls to...
View ArticleOverhead and Your Dental Practice
In a new video for DentistryIQ, editor Chris Salierno, DDS, discusses the topic of overhead and dental practices. How much overhead is the ideal amount? The simplest definition of overhead is: the cost...
View ArticleDreaming of your retirement? Start your planning now!
In a new article from DentistryIQ, Wade Coleman, JD and John K. McGill, JD, MBA, CPA discuss the topic of boosting a practice’s value in order to prepare for sale. They emphasize the importance of...
View ArticleHR and Your Dental Practice: Are You Providing Enough Feedback?
In small medical practices, like a dental office, your employees feel part of the team and directly involved in helping you grow your practice. If you don’t provide sufficient feedback to your...
View ArticleTips on Increasing Patient Treatment Acceptance
You’ve probably experienced the following scenario: A new patient schedules a cleaning, exam and X-rays because this preventive care is covered 100 percent by his new dental insurance policy. You greet...
View ArticleProvide Additional Patient Care through Motivational Interviewing
Aside from always having to remind patients to floss when you know they won’t, what do you wish you could change about your patients’ habits? In his article for Dentistry IQ, “Guide Dental Patients to...
View ArticleThe Importance of Having an Estate Plan
By Amber Gutschlag If you’ve never put much thought into planning for your eventual death, you’re not alone. Surveys consistently show that less than half of Americans maintain a legal will, and even...
View ArticleUse of 3D Printers in the Dental Industry
A recent article published by medGadget discusses the numerous applications of 3D printer technology to the dental industry. This technology can be used to produce: Physical models for prosthodontics...
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