Dental Consultants Best Staff Meeting Tips
An organized agenda and a leader to keep the meeting on track will lead to successful staff meetings. A poor way to run your dental office is to hold infrequent…
Dental Consultant Top Tips Relating to Patients
1. Patients’ needs are our top priority. You must leave your personal issues and opinions outside of the office. Patients visit our office to improve their health and eliminate pain.…
Dental Consultant: What Kills Production
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…
Dental Consultants Top AR Tips
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…
Dental Consultant Practice Purchase Tips
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…
Dental Consultant Tip: An Employee’s First Day
The first day on a new job for any employee can seem like trying to get on a moving train so have them “board” on a gradient. Get them apprenticed.…
Dental Consultant Advice: “Discount Dentistry”
Discounts can be destructive if not used with proper judgement. There is always the danger of having people focus on price instead of the value of your services. However, keep…
Dental Consultants Advice: Patients Per Day
In a general practice, a hygienist can see 8 to 10 patients per day, with operative also seeing 8 to 10 patients plus consultations, impressions, etc. Variables can include the…
Dental Consultant Staff Correction Protocol
At any given time one or more of your staff are likely doing something that you would not be too happy about if discovered. It’s the nature of the beast.…
Dental Consultants Back Pain Tips
A survey of several dental professionals offered the following suggestions for dealing with back pain: Dental loupes are the magnifying glasses that dentists wear to enlarge everything that they see…