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4 reasons to improve your patient communication
By Lisa Knowles, DDS
Are you able to communicate with your patients? It's a simple question, but there's rarely an easy answer. Dr. Lisa Knowles has thought about the role clear communication plays in a dental practice, and she offers four reasons why better patient communication is good for your practice.
September 20, 2016
2016 08 05 13 04 56 163 Knowles Lisa 400
Are you asking your patients this critical question?
By Dr. Alvin Danenberg
Periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg was attending a continuing education conference earlier this year when he learned something that changed the way he talks with his patients. Was it an innovative product or a new technique? No, it was a simple question.
September 20, 2016
2016 08 22 14 15 49 958 Danenberg Alvin 400
Carestream features CS 3600, new products at AAOMS 2016
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carestream Dental is highlighting the CS 3600 intraoral scanner, which is designed for oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and other new products at this week's American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) conference in Las Vegas.
September 18, 2016
Dos and don'ts for the hygiene department: Raise patient awareness of periodontal problems
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
It's estimated that half of American adults have periodontal disease. As part of your commitment to patients' optimal oral health, your hygiene department should monitor disease symptoms, educate patients about caring for their gums, and alert you when treatment may be necessary, Dr. Roger P. Levin notes in his latest Practice Success tip.
September 18, 2016
2016 08 12 10 54 04 370 Practice Success 400
Avoiding 'Amphetamine Annie' and other personnel problems
By Donna Domino
Your office may be prepared for malpractice claims, but what if a fired employee sues you for wrongful termination? Attorney Arthur Curley asked dentists that and other questions about their preparedness to handle employment situations in a presentation at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2016 conference.
September 15, 2016
2016 09 15 14 21 56 951 Dental Team 400
Key-person insurance can be a small business' lifeline
By John G. McCarthy III
Have you insured what could be your most valuable asset -- your partner or associate? If not, you should consider "key-person" insurance. Financial planner John G. McCarthy III explains how practice owners can benefit from key-person policies.
September 14, 2016
2016 08 30 16 00 52 53 Mc Carthy John 400
Tab32 launches new version of VoIP system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Software developer Tab32 has launched a new version of its Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone system.
September 13, 2016
The trouble with jumping on the online marketing train
By Jay Geier
You hear a lot about how your practice should be marketing itself online. And you should. But as the Scheduling Institute's Jay Geier writes, you can have the greatest website in the world and it will mean little if your practice isn't ready when the phone rings.
September 13, 2016
2016 08 02 13 43 19 561 Geier Jay 400
Santech debuts automated dental provider directory
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Web services company Santech has debuted an automated dental provider directory at the National Association of Dental Plans conference.
September 12, 2016
3 ways patient complaints benefit your practice
By Sally McKenzie
You strive to provide high-quality care to everyone, but sometimes a patient has a complaint. You can shrug off these complaints and watch patients leave your practice, or you can look at them as a way to build your practice and increase patient loyalty, writes practice management consultant Sally McKenzie.
September 12, 2016
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CDA peer-review chair highlights process benefits
By Tony Edwards
Dr. Teresa Yang tries to help dentists and patients resolve issues in a timely and nonthreatening manner, focusing on evidence, in her role as chair of the California Dental Association (CDA) Council on Peer Review.
September 12, 2016
2016 09 12 13 35 19 12 Yang Teresa 200
Hawaii dentist indicted on 37 counts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Kailua, HI, dentist has been indicted by an Oahu grand jury on 37 counts, including manslaughter, based on patient incidents from 2013 and 2016.
September 11, 2016
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