Dr. Sheri Doniger[email protected]DSOSheri's Solutions: Practice transitions and patientsWhen a small, private practice is sold to a group practice, adjustments are needed on all sides, writes Dr. Sheri Doniger in her latest Sheri's Solutions column. Dr. Doniger uses the example of time allotted to existing and new patients for appointments to illustrate the need for communication to ensure excellent patient care.June 5, 2018Dental PracticeSheri's Solutions: How we gather benefits informationPrecisely determining a patient's dental insurance coverage should not be complicated, but it is for many offices, writes Dr. Sheri B. Doniger in her latest Sheri's Solutions column. She outlines the process her office uses and the variables she and her team must deal with.January 8, 2018Dental PracticeSheri's Solutions: The Facebook dental searchYou've probably received emails similar to the one Dr. Sheri Doniger received recently: "I'm so sorry, but I have to cancel my appointment. I spoke with the insurance company, and it would be much more affordable for me to go in-network." Dr. Doniger relates how her practice handles these situations and how the dental benefit situation has not changed.July 6, 2017PeriodonticsSheri's Solutions: Flossing debateMost of the mainstream media may have moved on when it comes to the debate over the effectiveness of flossing, but the importance of flossing remains a constant, writes Dr. Sheri Doniger. In her latest Sheri's Solutions, she describes recent patient conversations around the benefits of flossing and a recent study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.April 6, 2017Dental PracticeSheri's Solutions: 5 resolutions for 2017What are you looking forward to for 2017? With the holidays past us, we're now into a new year, and we reflect on resolutions for the upcoming year. In her latest Sheri's Solutions column, Dr. Sheri Doniger shares her practice goals and resolutions for the new year.January 5, 2017X-RaySheri's Solutions: Come on over and check them outWhat do you do when your practice asks a new patient's previous dentist for the patient's last full-mouth series only to be told that, while the other office has the x-rays, the images have not been converted to digital yet? Dr. Sheri Doniger has an idea on how to solve this issue.December 19, 2016Dental PracticeSheri's Solutions: Records checkMany dental practices wait until around now to send out patient reminders about taking advantage of available benefits money. But as Dr. Sheri Doniger has learned, there are benefits to starting the process sooner.November 17, 2016Dental PracticeSheri's Solutions: The elephant in the treatment roomWhat do you do when a patient brings up the current U.S. election? Dr. Sheri Doniger understands some patients want to be distracted, but it's a fine line when it comes to politics. As she writes, focusing on oral care, or perhaps how the Cubs are doing, is probably the wisest solution.October 17, 2016Dental PracticeSheri's Solutions: Do you get a health history update?When a 20-something patient walked into Dr. Sheri Doniger's office with an obvious lip augmentation but didn't mention it when asked about any health updates, she again realized that it's crucial to help patients understand that seemingly unrelated situations may impact their oral healthcare. In her latest Sheri's Solution, she offers some ideas to aid your patient communication.September 22, 2016Hygiene ToolsSheri's Solutions: 'So, I don't have to floss?'Last week dentistry was given a gift, as Dr. Sheri Doniger writes. The news about a lack of evidence behind the practice of flossing spurred discussion about oral healthcare far beyond the dental office. Rather than treating it as bad news about dentistry, Dr. Doniger looks at it as an opportunity to talk about dentistry and proper hygiene techniques.August 9, 2016Previous PagePage 2 of 15Next PageTop StoriesOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryIt may be time to have tough conversations with dental patientsClinicians need to keep it real when they are discussing the potential success and failure of dental procedures with patients.Team ManagementA Colo. GOP chair boycotts dental practice for employing trans workerPeriodonticsGender, age may affect nonsurgical periodontal therapy outcomesPodcastsPodcast: Simple tips for recruiting new dental team membersSponsor ContentWhat dental technologies deliver the greatest practice revenue opportunities?
