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Legal Cases: Orthodontics, severe root resorption, and tooth loss
By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS
In their latest column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler present a case on a female patient who came to an orthodontist seeking to close some spacing. How this treatment plan changed over time and what kind of follow-up and monitoring are required make for interesting reading.
November 1, 2015
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Dos and don'ts for team leadership: Express your appreciation
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
As the leader of your practice, you can improve team performance measurably by expressing your appreciation. With a steady stream of "thank yous" and compliments for staff efforts, you'll reinforce their good habits and inspire them to do even better, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
November 1, 2015
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Texas officials giving up on most Medicaid fraud cases
By Donna Domino
Texas officials are giving up on recovering most of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on questionable Medicaid dental and orthodontic procedures. After years of an ongoing scandal over fraudulent billing and courtroom losses, the commission that oversees Medicaid has offered settlements for a fraction of the claimed damages.
October 29, 2015
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Why the Cubs matter to your practice
By Bill Blatchford, DDS, and Christina Blatchford, DMD
In their first column for DrBicuspid.com, Drs. Bill and Christina Blatchford ask: How did the Chicago Cubs move from the eye-rolling bottom of the barrel to contention in 2015? The blueprint the Cubs organization followed can be applied to your practice, they write.
October 28, 2015
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ADA survey: Debt, gender influence career choices
By Tony Edwards
Dentists who graduated with higher debt were less likely to specialize and more likely to enter private practice than other primary occupations, according to the findings of a new survey in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
October 27, 2015
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4 things that prevent your patients from referring
By Jay Geier
A referral is the greatest compliment one of your patients can give your practice and a great way to grow your practice. So, Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier asks, if your referral numbers are not where you want them to be, what are you doing to improve them?
October 26, 2015
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Dos and don'ts for marketing: Implement 15 ongoing strategies
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Internal marketing, which focuses on generating new patient referrals from your current patients, is far more cost-effective than external marketing. Encouraging patients to make referrals requires no expensive outreach. With the right strategies, you should be able to get at least one referral every year from 40% to 60% of your current patients, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin.
October 25, 2015
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Practice turnaround: Will success occur automatically?
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
What do you do when your practice income doesn't keep pace with your expenses? 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 turn the financial situation around.
October 22, 2015
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Farmworkers survey highlights lack of oral healthcare
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The first-ever survey of farmworkers in Sonoma County in California found that more than a third of those surveyed reported needing dental care in the past year.
October 21, 2015
SRS Web Solutions launches customizable dental app
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
SRS Web Solutions has launched a new, customizable mobile app for dentists that focuses on patient management solutions.
October 20, 2015
3 marketing tactics for practice growth
By Michael Contardo, DDS
Like many dentists, Dr. Michael Contardo didn't consider himself a savvy entrepreneur. But in this column, Dr. Contardo talks about how he changed the trajectory of his practice.
October 20, 2015
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Infographic: Professionally active dentists in 2015
By Theresa Pablos
If you are a dentist reading this, chances are you are a general dentist practicing in the state of California. How can we guess this? Because new data from the Kaiser Family Foundation breaks down information about professionally active U.S. dentists in 2015 by specialty and state.
October 18, 2015
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