Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for practice management: Implement data-driven systems
All practices have systems. But are they the right systems for increasing production and creating a low-stress practice? Remember that habits are not the same thing as systems. True systems are documented and have repeatability. Habits will change with every staff turnover.
January 20, 2013
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for practice finance
According to the Levin Group Data Center, elective treatment constitutes just 20% of most practice schedules. This is an enormous missed opportunity. The right service mix increases your practice production and makes your time chairside more varied and enjoyable.
January 13, 2013
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for increasing production fast
Every business needs to do more with what it already has. If there are fewer patients coming to a dental practice, then it will be incumbent upon that practice to identify and close more cases than in the past.
January 6, 2013
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Insurance
Dos and don'ts for practice growth in today's economy
Eight game changers have resulted in production declines for the majority of dental practices during the last three years. This negative trend will continue unless dentists begin to manage their practices more effectively.
December 30, 2012
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for implant treatment
Dental implants are an enormous growth opportunity for practices. Yet many general dentists perform fewer than 10 implant cases in a given year.
December 23, 2012
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Periodontics
Dos and don'ts for periodontal disease
Educating patients about gum disease
December 16, 2012
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for practice leadership: Strive for sustainability
A practice that can continue functioning indefinitely -- even with a new dentist replacing the current one -- is a "sustainable" business. Whatever a practice owner's plans for the future, it's smart to make the practice sustainable as soon as possible.
December 9, 2012
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for practice leadership: Dare to innovate
Most dentists understand the value of innovation but fail to realize that it can be risky. By definition, a new idea is one that has not yet proved itself to be effective. For that reason, it may not work as expected. For dentists -- who like being in control -- venturing into new territory requires a willingness to risk failure.
November 25, 2012
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Dental Education
Dos and don’ts for practice leadership: Understand how to work with overhead
As practice CEO, the dentist has primary responsibility for setting the operating budget. An essential element in budgeting is overhead. This “cost of doing business” can drive practice growth or drive the office into the red, depending on how skillfully the dentist controls it.
November 18, 2012
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Insurance
Dos and don'ts for practice finance: Finding the right dental lab
Most dentists have a good relationship with their dental laboratory. However, that relationship is sometimes more the result of a habit than a carefully considered decision.
November 11, 2012
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