Dental Practice Management Blog

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Kevin Tighe

November 26, 2023

Dental Consultant: What Kills Production

Dental practice management articles

Staff non compliance and double work are production killers. Only surround yourself with “A”and “B” type staff and ensure there is accountability. Examples of double work: Lab case not in…

Kevin Tighe

October 8, 2023

Dental Consultants Top Confirmation System

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Your confirmation system should be tailored to each type of patient and have a personal touch. Auto-Pilot: Do not put confirmation on auto-pilot. Services such as Lighthouse are useful when…

Kevin Tighe

November 16, 2017

Dental Consultant DA Interview Questions

Dental office hiring and dismissals

Interview questions: 1. What expanded duties did you do at Dr. ______’s office? 2. What brands/kinds of cements/bonding materials are you familiar with? 3. Per OSHA regulations how do you…

Kevin Tighe

October 31, 2017

Dental Consultant Top Hiring Tips

Dental office hiring and dismissals

Some people interview well but are disasters as employees. Here are five secrets to interviewing a prospective dental office employees: 1. Engage in social conversation to make the job applicant…

Kevin Tighe

October 31, 2017

Dental Consultant NP Exam Questions

Dental new patient articles

Dental Goals • What are your goals for your dental health? • How important is your smile to your home or work life? • What do you think your dental…

Kevin Tighe

October 30, 2017

Dental Consultants Top AR Tips

Dental practice management articles

1. Acceptable total A/R: One month of collections or less (12%) 2. A/R & pending claims. 20% over 30 days acceptable and dwindling. >50% of AR in 0-30 days <30% of…

Kevin Tighe

October 20, 2017

Dental Consultant Practice Purchase Tips

Dental practice management articles

Tip 1: Verify you have an accurate active patient count. Often the count is greatly inflated. This is less of an issue then in the past due to practice management…

Kevin Tighe

October 19, 2017

Dental Consultants Tip: Facebook Friends and Staff

Dental Practice Management Quick Tips

You want to keep relations with staff friendly but professional, kind of like the idea that “high fences make good neighbors.” Consider using Facebook’s privacy settings as your “fences” to…

Kevin Tighe

October 6, 2017

Dental Consultants Facebook Marketing Tips

Dental marketing articles

1) “Geo targeted” specific locations like a mall. 2) Have your business Facebook page “like” the Facebook pages of local companies. Interact socially on those pages even if it’s just…

Kevin Tighe

September 28, 2017