Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for practice management: Make customer service a priority
When patients visit your practice, they remember the care they received, the friendliness of the staff, and the convenience of their appointment. In short, they are remembering your customer service! Without strong customer service, a practice puts itself at great risk for declining production.
December 18, 2011
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for leadership: Formulating a disaster plan
Many dentists are often unprepared to protect their practices when disaster strikes. It is indeed ironic that dentists dedicate their lives to the health and well-being of others, yet many leave themselves vulnerable to a significant financial or emotional setback due to a lack of planning for unexpected events.
December 11, 2011
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for leadership: Learning from failure
Many dentists tend to be micromanagers and dread any mistakes that the team makes, no matter how small. This is the wrong approach.
December 4, 2011
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Dos and don'ts for team building: Why staff meetings matter
Staff meetings serve a critical function in general and specialty practices. These gatherings improve communication, inspire cooperation, and help build a stronger team. The ultimate goal: to bring the entire staff together for the purpose of practice and staff building.
November 27, 2011
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for practice management: Mastering the referral process
You probably have a smooth process for referring patients to specialists. However, is it as effective and efficient as it should be?
November 20, 2011
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for leadership: Seeking expert advice
Dentists need to surround themselves with experts. Highly successful people recognize that they cannot do it all, should not try to do it all, and if they do, they will reach an absolute plateau and never move past it.
November 13, 2011
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Team Management
Dos and don'ts for team building: Morning meetings matter
Through effective daily meetings, practices can enjoy a significantly productive day. When practices fail to hold consistent morning meetings, chaotic, stressful days are often the result. Morning meetings keep doctors and teams focused -- if handled correctly.
November 6, 2011
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for practice marketing: The importance of branding
Branding brings new patients to your door by clearly positioning your practice as a specific type of service provider. If branding efforts are successful, your practice will see many more new patients, allowing you and the dental team to educate and motivate them to become long-term patients.
October 30, 2011
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for practice marketing
Knowing the sources of new patients can not only increase the number of new patients, but also help you better target your marketing efforts, saving you time and money in the process.
October 23, 2011
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Dental Education
Dos and don'ts for updating your systems
Updated systems are documented, step-by-step protocols that lower stress, enhance communication, and improve productivity, all of which ultimately lead to an increase in production. Just like other types of businesses, dental practices have to upgrade the services and systems that became stagnant in the recession.
October 16, 2011
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