If you’re bringing a new associate into your practice, then you’re thinking about ways to help him or her blend into the team quickly and easily. That’s a very sensible approach, and one that shouldn’t be limited to associates, but rather should encompass the whole staff. Some places see the mentoring their employees route…
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This is a common question asked by both hygienists and owner doctors. To their surprise, the answer is usually more involved than it might appear at first glance. The reality of a hygiene department is that it serves as a health education business. As a business within a business, two questions need to be at…
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The business of dentistry has changed. Thirty years ago, a dentist could operate profitably, accepting insurance or practicing on a fee for service basis. Emphasis on refining day-to-day methods was not an issue when overhead was lower, and income was higher. Today’s dentist faces increasing competition from a corporate business model. A narrowed profit margin…
Read MoreArticle originally posted on DrBicuspid.com. There is a difference between growing your dental practice and making it profitable. This distinction is important because when you’re creating a strategic plan, the stepping stones you use to generate profitability can vary from those used to stimulate growth. The following 10 tips are absolutely essential to growing dental…
Read MoreWe all know how important a normal blood pressure is to an individual’s overall health. Yet, even as dental health professionals, we forget the role we play in making sure that our patients are aware of their blood pressure numbers and are taking the necessary steps to maintain a normal reading. How do you handle…
Read MoreA mission statement is a written declaration of your organization’s core purpose and focuses that normally remains unchanged over time. Business studies, such as this 2001 study, show that those organizations with mission and vision statements, mantra, and guiding principles outperform those companies that forgo the exercises. Your practice’s mission statement should answer the following…
Read MoreA common strategy for building practice is to sign up for every Medicaid, health maintenance organization (HMO), and preferred provider organization (PPO) plan available. Cash flow is cash flow, and when you have to pay your bills, maintain payroll, and keep your lab coming to pick up your cases, you need to get those dollars…
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You can find this original article on DrBicuspid.com where I am a contributing writer. As a hygienist, it’s common to experience challenges working within a team. And when you want to be liked by and friendly with your teammates, it can be hard to know what to do when you run into certain situations. How…
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For your day-to-day operations and those times when you’re bringing in another doctor as an associate or temporary staff to cover vacations, your patients deserve to have minimum standards that are consistent within your organization. When there is a lack of minimum standards, chaos grows for patients as they are diagnosed by one doctor and…
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