Jen Butler, MEd[email protected]Dental Practice3 components to your practice's mission statementWhat is your practice's mission? You likely studied and practice dentistry because you want to help people live healthier lives and provide care to the ailing, but have you articulated that to your team and your patients? Practice management consultant Jen Butler suggests one way to get everyone in your practice pulling in the same direction is to create a mission statement that reflects your values.March 28, 2018Dental Practice7 ideas to move to higher-reimbursement patientsIs your practice meeting your production and collection goals? Is your schedule full, but your per-hour reimbursement lower than you would like? Practice management consultant Jen Butler has seen clients in this situation and offers seven practical tips to shift your practice to higher-reimbursement patients.March 15, 2018Dental PracticeWhat are your clinical commandments?Clinical commandments are a means of providing consistent, repeatable standards for your team and your patients. They help ensure everyone in your practice is on the same page and that your patients don't receive mixed messages. Practice management consultant Jen Butler offers practical tips to put these commandments into place.March 1, 2018Dental Practice4 team challenges of being a hygienistAs a hygienist, it's common to experience difficulties working within a team. And when you want to be liked by and friendly with your teammates, it can be hard to know what to do in certain situations. Practice management consultant Jen Butler looks at four of these challenges and how to respond.February 8, 2018Dental PracticeHow to improve your confirmation processThe confirmation process is at the heart of any successful dental practice, writes practice management consultant Jen Butler. Without solid plans, patients can fall through cracks, which can send teams into tailspins of stress as your practice's revenue plummets.January 17, 2018Dental PracticeHygienists' top 3 communication frustrationsHygienists think they communicate every day, and yet when asked what is the most challenging thing about dentistry, many of them say, "Team communication!" Practice management consultant Jen Butler details the top three communication frustrations she hears from hygienists and how both dentists and hygienists can handle them.January 2, 2018Dental PracticeDentists still stressed and depressed: Is there good news?Are private practice owners or group practice dentists more stressed? Practice management consultant Jen Butler looked at the responses from two surveys more than a decade apart, and she comes to some interesting conclusions.November 30, 2017Dental PracticeThe 5 worst actions your treatment coordinator can takeTreatment presentation is difficult at the best of times. Talking to a patient about money for a treatment that person isn't excited about requires a set of unique skills. Practice management consultant Jen Butler outlines the five worst actions your treatment coordinator can do in this situation. She also shares the best thing to say to your patient.September 14, 2017Dental PracticeTo treat or to send a patient home?Are your patients balking at treatment presentation? If so, practice management consultant Jen Butler suggests giving patient options. It may seem intuitive, but giving the patient the power to choose between treatment options may help your practice over time.August 31, 2017Dental PracticeThe answer to higher case acceptanceWhat's the biggest obstacle to patient case acceptance? Is it money or insurance? Is it scheduling issues? Maybe patients' lack of understanding about how important oral healthcare is for their overall health? Or maybe it is none of those things. Practice management consultant Jen Butler has the answer.August 13, 2017Previous PagePage 3 of 6Next PageTop StoriesLegal IssuesEx-dental student agrees to cop to shooting 2 in hate crimeA former dental school student who reportedly shot and injured two Jewish men has agreed to plead guilty.Sleep ApneaIs dentistry rushing to manage kids' apnea with unproven cures?InsuranceIs dental insurance hurting your profits?Organized DentistryLawmaker asks for dentist to lose license over death of Jews callSponsor ContentDisaster-Proof Dentistry: Defend your practice against economic collapse