Reevaluate your scheduling system. Scheduling is a system that can either allow the practice production to increase, stagnate, or decrease. Many practices do not realize that their current schedule is …
If you want to increase the number of new patients, just ask.
If you want to increase the number of new patients, just ask. Data indicates that the practices that ask patients to refer friends and family will increase their number of new patients within 90 days. …
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Check your customer service.
Check your customer service. The first question you ask every patient after treatment at the front desk is “How was your visit today?“ If the answer is anything other than stellar you need to make a …
Always give a deadline.
Always give a deadline. When you give a team member a task, always provide them with a deadline. Deadlines explain the importance of the activity and create accountability. …
Know your numbers tip #5: Be sure to measure production per new patient.
Know your numbers tip #5: Be sure to measure production per new patient. New patients have a 200% – 300% higher financial value to the practice in the first 12 months versus current active patients. …
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Know your numbers tip #4: Be sure to measure production per provider.
Know your numbers tip #4: Be sure to measure production per provider. This helps to understand the production level of dental hygienists and where you can improve. …
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Know your numbers tip #3: Know the practice production per hour.
Know your numbers tip #3: Know the practice production per hour. By understanding the production per hour, you can take steps and set strategies to improve it. …
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Know your numbers tip #2: Be aware of your daily production goal.
Know your numbers tip #2: Be aware of your daily production goal. Design your scheduling and train the front desk team to work toward achieving the goal every day and monitoring the goal several days …
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Know your numbers tip # 1: Set an annual production goal.
Know your numbers tip # 1: Set an annual production goal. Sent an annual production goal and track it daily and weekly throughout the year. Make modifications as needed to achieve the goal. …
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Is your hygiene as productive as it could be?
Is your hygiene as productive as it could be? We routinely find that the dental hygiene productivity is approximately 20% below where it can be. The key is to review all systems and take advantage of …
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If you think you should add a new service, add it now.
If you think you should add a new service, add it now. Waiting to add a new service that can increase production and profit is not a good strategy. If you think adding a new service can help practice …
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Get your team on the same page.
Get your team on the same page. One of the most important factors in management consulting is getting the entire team to operate the same way, saying the same things, and handling tasks similarly at …
