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Office Management: Page 130
3 practical ways to improve team performance
By
Dr. Roger P. Levin
Dr. Roger P. Levin explores practical ways you can improve your team's performance in his latest monthly column, based on the most thought-provoking topics from the Dental Business Study Clubs, an organization focused on the business of successful dentistry. This month, Dr. Levin discusses three strategies to improve your team's performance.
June 6, 2018
Sheri's Solutions: Practice transitions and patients
By
Dr. Sheri Doniger
When a small, private practice is sold to a group practice, adjustments are needed on all sides, writes Dr. Sheri Doniger in her latest Sheri's Solutions column. Dr. Doniger uses the example of time allotted to existing and new patients for appointments to illustrate the need for communication to ensure excellent patient care.
June 5, 2018
3 reasons why your patients don't show up
By
Sally McKenzie
You'll never completely eliminate broken appointments, but you can take certain steps to significantly reduce them in your practice, writes practice management consultant Sally McKenzie. But first you have to understand why broken appointments are a problem. She shares three reasons why your patients might not show up and offers practical steps you can take to make it more likely they will keep their appointments.
June 4, 2018
Using the (driving) force to unite your office
By
Jen Butler, MEd
One of the most memorable concepts introduced in the "Star Wars" movies is that of a force that connects everyone. Now, practice management consultant Jen Butler isn't writing using this force, or something like it, to fool stormtroopers but rather to bring together your front- and back-office staff to improve communications, production, and collections.
May 24, 2018
Can physician assistants help address oral health needs?
By
Tony Edwards
Seeking to address the lack of available oral healthcare for tens of millions of people in the U.S., the American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA) launched an initiative in 2010 to improve physician assistants' awareness of oral health issues. Researchers reported on the progress being made at this week's AAPA annual meeting.
May 23, 2018
Do's and don'ts to help guide your front desk team to success
By
Dr. Roger P. Levin
Your front desk team is the first and most consistent point of contact for all your patients. It is important that your front desk team project a positive, upbeat, and welcoming attitude in every patient interaction, notes Dr. Roger P. Levin. Whether making appointments, taking payments, or answering questions, your front desk team has the power to make patients feel good about your practice.
May 20, 2018
Ariz. governor signs dental therapist bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Arizona has become the seventh state to allow dental therapists to practice.
May 16, 2018
Countdown: 10 essential tips for growing your practice
By
Jen Butler, MEd
There's a difference between how you grow a practice and how you make it profitable, writes practice management consultant Jen Butler. In this column, she counts down the essential tips on how to grow your practice. Here's a hint: It doesn't have to cost a lot of money to see a sizable return.
May 10, 2018
5 practical ways to increase practice production
By
Dr. Roger P. Levin
In the debut of a new monthly column, Dr. Roger P. Levin brings you the most thought-provoking topics from the Dental Business Study Clubs, a new organization focused on the business of successful dentistry. This month, Dr. Levin explores practical ways you can increase your production.
May 9, 2018
Delta Dental to pay $65M to settle CDA lawsuit
By
Tony Edwards
Delta Dental of California will pay a total of $65Â million to more than 14,000 California dentists to settle a 2013 reimbursement lawsuit filed by the California Dental Association (CDA). The settlement was jointly announced on May 1.
May 2, 2018
Practice Rescue: Ways employees hijack your business culture
By
Corinne Jameson-Kuehl, RDH
Do you ever discuss treatment with a patient, then later find that the treatment plan was changed after reviewing the chart? This is an example of a "practice hijack." In her new Practice Rescue column, Corinne Jameson-Kuehl, RDH, of Custom Dental Solutions offers practical tips to make sure everyone on your team is pulling in the same direction.
April 30, 2018
Do's and don'ts for good teamwork: Guide your team toward success
By
Dr. Roger P. Levin
Your practice success is rooted in your team members. But they can't help you if you don't help them. Set the bar high for performance and offer training opportunities. Regularly provide encouragement and praise. By taking the time to take good care of your team, you'll help create a happy workplace and a healthy bottom line, notes Dr. Roger P. Levin.
April 29, 2018
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