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By Tom Cockerell Jr., DDS
Dr. Tom Cockerell Jr. of Dental Symphony writes about ways in which you and your staff can think about the software used in your practice. In this column, he focuses on patient registration options and which method may be the best for your practice.
October 6, 2015
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Sheri's Solutions: 'You should not take the patient'
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
What's the first call you received this week? In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger recounts her first call of a recent week: an irate father of a patient wondering why the insurance companies weren't covering his daughter's treatment.
October 4, 2015
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Kaiser expert touts MLPs during ADA webinar
By Donna Domino
Midlevel providers (MLPs) can help dentists expand their Medicaid practices without shrinking their private-pay practices, the associate director of a Kaiser commission on Medicaid said during a recent ADA webinar focusing on a new Health Policy Institute report on dental care utilization.
September 30, 2015
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Practice building starts with team building
By Rhonda Savage, DDS
Team building is the key to successful practice building, writes Dr. Rhonda Savage. Growing your business will happen organically if you consistently keep staff members in the know, continuously satisfy patients' needs, and show appreciation for your team's great work.
September 30, 2015
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Why are you micromanaging?
By Lisa Knowles, DDS
Dentists are often accused of micromanaging. Why is that? Because they do just that. However, as Dr. Lisa Knowles writes, micromanaging can sometimes take the form of microlearning, which has a very different purpose.
September 29, 2015
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ADA brief: More children in Medicaid seeing a dentist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The gap in dental care utilization in the U.S. narrowed between children enrolled in Medicaid and those with private dental benefits from 2005 to 2013, but a large gap remains between adults in those categories, according to a new research brief by the ADA Health Policy Institute.
September 28, 2015
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Can changing your morning routine change your practice?
By Jay Geier
Changing your morning routine has nothing to do with where you get coffee. As Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier writes, it has to do with taking care of business before you get to the office, so you can be fully present and engaged with your patients and staff.
September 28, 2015
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Considering a merger? Here's what you need to know
By Sally McKenzie
Practice mergers often make sense. Merging with an established practice offers plenty of benefits, from reducing competition to expanding your patient base to gaining more referral sources -- all which can lead to growth and increased profits. But as practice management consultant Sally McKenzie writes, a merger isn't a business transaction you should jump into lightly.
September 27, 2015
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uBiome makes donations for oral disease prevention
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotech start-up uBiome is donating to Oral Health America's Smiles Across America program and making other donations to support oral disease prevention.
September 24, 2015
Dominion buys DentaQuest Mid-Atlantic, Virginia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dominion Dental Services announced it will acquire DentaQuest Mid-Atlantic and DentaQuest Virginia.
September 24, 2015
Practice turnaround: Where have the new patients gone?
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
What do you do when national chains move into your practice's neighborhood? In this case study excerpt from his recent book, Practice Turnaround: Succeeding in the New Dental Economy, Dr. Roger P. Levin illustrates how a struggling dental practice can learn how to market successfully to patients and turn the financial situation around.
September 16, 2015
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4 steps to increase your practice income this year
By Richard H. Madow, DDS, and David M. Madow, DDS
With less than four months until the end of 2015, how is your practice income looking? If you are looking to meet your production goals, the Madow Brothers offer four practical suggestions you can implement today.
September 15, 2015
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