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How to get a bigger Social Security retirement benefit
By John G. McCarthy III
Many practice owners are deciding to delay retirement and continue working into their 60s and even 70s. Some, however, may be tempted to begin drawing from their Social Security benefits at age 62, the earliest possible time, to boost their monthly income. Waiting to begin drawing your benefits, however, may increase the monthly sum you receive. Financial planner John G. McCarthy III details the options in his latest column.
June 26, 2017
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Super Dental Care adds new dental plans, discount card
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Superior Dental Care has added four new low-cost dental plans for companies and a discount prescription card for plan members.
June 25, 2017
3 questions to help make success part of your plan
By Sally McKenzie
You can dream of success, or you can plan for it. Practice management consultant Sally McKenzie asks, which sounds better to you? If it's the latter, she offers three questions that can help you make your practice into more of a success, but it takes some action on your part.
June 25, 2017
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Do's and don'ts for leadership: Add new skills
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Dentistry is constantly changing. There's more competition, patients have different expectations than in the past, and new technologies continue to create opportunities and disruption. As the practice owner, you need to add new business and leadership skills to succeed in today's ever-changing dental economy, notes Dr. Roger P. Levin in his latest Practice Success tip.
June 25, 2017
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Aspen Dental to open 3 new clinics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aspen Dental will open three new dental clinics on June 29.
June 21, 2017
Wis. law allows hygienists to practice in more settings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental hygienists in Wisconsin will be able to practice without the supervision and presence of a dentist in more public health settings thanks to a state bill that was signed into law on June 22.
June 21, 2017
U.S. Senate Republicans unveil healthcare bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Senate Republicans have unveiled their version of the American Health Care Act (AHCA).
June 21, 2017
U.S. appeals court upholds decision for AAID over Texas board
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A U.S. appeals court has affirmed a lower court's decision in favor of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) that the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners' rule on dental specialist advertising is unconstitutional.
June 20, 2017
The importance of being all-in with new patients
By Jay Geier
As was shown during the NBA Finals, for a team to succeed, it has to be all-in. But what does this mean for your practice and your patients. Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier asks, are you really doing everything you can for your practice? Are you all-in?
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8 steps to consider before offering patient payment plans
By Corban Tenney
Having your staff try to wrangle payment from a patient can be a drain on everyone. But what if you offered your patients some alternatives to paying their balance at time of service? Corban Tenney of BillingTree looks at eight steps you should consider to make the payment plan process as easy, and secure, for everyone as possible.
June 19, 2017
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Do's and don'ts for hygiene growth: Contact overdue patients
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Too many practices lose patients because the office fails to reach out to them after missing an appointment. If you wait for patients to call you, you'll be waiting a long time. Instead, make it a priority to reschedule patients who missed an appointment. The sooner you can get them back on the schedule, the more likely they will remain a patient.
June 18, 2017
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DSO customer service lags behind insurance, retail industries
By Theresa Pablos
Patients appear dissatisfied with the dental service/support organization (DSO) experience, according to the results from a new survey. Those who received services from DSOs ranked their customer experience far below that of other industries, including insurance and retail.
June 15, 2017
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