Office Management: Page 144

7 strategies to attract new patients to your practice
By Jay Geier
Rather than waiting and hoping for new patients, Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier advocates taking action to help attract these patients. He offers seven strategies ranging from improving how your practice looks to creating an office culture to help your practice grow.
April 25, 2017
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Philips asked to drop some ad claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus is recommending that Philips Oral Healthcare drop some advertising claims about one of its Sonicare electric toothbrushes.
April 24, 2017
Second Opinion: Georgia bill addresses preventive care needs
By Suzanne Newkirk, RDH
During the last hours of the 2017 Georgia General Assembly session in March, legislators passed a bill allowing dental hygienists to work under the general supervision of a dentist. In this Second Opinion, Suzanne Newkirk, RDH, details the intent of the legislation and how it will aid low-income children in Georgia.
April 24, 2017
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Why don't female dentists earn as much money as men?
By Lori Roniger
Why is there a persistent gap in earnings between male and female dentists? Researchers examined this issue in dentists, compared with physicians and lawyers, and found that the difference has decreased among them all but remains. However, a greater proportion of the gap is still unexplained among dentists, an amount that has held steady over time.
April 19, 2017
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6 tips to help your practice meet its full potential
By Sally McKenzie
You're ready for a change. Your practice is nowhere near where you want it to be, and most days you find yourself dealing with broken appointments, staff conflict, patient complaints, and a host of other issues that take you away from what you do best: treating patients. Yes, you know you can do better. Sally McKenzie offers six tips to help your practice reach its potential.
April 18, 2017
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Optimizing workflow with proper office design
By Bruce Johnstone
Designing your dental clinic involves more than cost and aesthetics -- it needs to have the right accommodations, flow, and layout to ensure patient comfort, while also helping staff members go about their day-to-day activities. Bruce Johnstone from Apex Design Build discusses how good design can boost your practice's bottom line.
April 17, 2017
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Dental office manager sentenced for stealing $500K
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A former Iowa dental office manager was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for stealing almost $500,000 from her former employer.
April 16, 2017
6 tips for building a dynamic team
By Shen Chao
It is no secret that the real strength of a dental practice is the team, but it can be difficult to build a team that creates a great experience for your patients. Dental marketing manager Shen Chao has observed how dental teams are built and offers six practical tips to help you build your team.
April 10, 2017
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Do's and don'ts for leadership: Bring your 'A' game to the practice every day
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
If your practice were a basketball team, you would be both the head coach and the star player. As such, you've got to motivate your staff members with your words and also your actions, advises Dr. Roger P. Levin. Your team, consciously and unconsciously, will model their attitude and behavior based on your example.
April 9, 2017
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4 trends for dental care in the emergency department
By Theresa Pablos
Some people take an ambulance to the hospital for tooth pain, emergency department (ED) visits seem to be increasing, and ED problems are not limited to the U.S. At least, that's according to research presented at the recent 2017 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting.
April 5, 2017
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Delta Dental of Calif. names new senior VP of strategy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of California has appointed Kevin Jackson as senior vice president of strategy.
April 4, 2017
Study finds Medicaid expansion produces mixed results
By Tony Edwards
When a U.S. state expands Medicaid eligibility to include dental benefits, does this actually increase the number of low-income adults who see a dentist in that state? What does this expanded eligibility mean for low-income parents of children in these states? These questions were the focus of a new study in Health Affairs.
April 3, 2017
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