Increasing Practice Production Every Year
Be compassionate with parents and patients about the economy. If a parent or patient expresses concern about accepting treatment because they are worried about the economy, your response should be one …
Continue Reading about Be compassionate with parents and patients about the economy. →
Put air in your tires. Some days (or weeks) just feel flat. If there was a digital gauge, like the kind we have in our cars for tire pressure, it would show that the tires are losing air. In this case …
Make three improvements per month. Add an agenda item to your monthly staff meeting to identify three improvements that the practice will make in the next 30 days. By addressing improvements, the …
Time for retraining. All businesses know that training and retraining are essential to remain competitive. Orthodontic practices are no different. The treatment coordinator (TC) process now needs to …
If you have enough referrals…If you have enough referrals, you will always be fine. We are seeing a wider bell curve in terms of the success of orthodontic practices today due to new styles of …
If you don’t fix the small problem…It is easy to put off fixing small problems. However, it's often the case that when you put off fixing small problems, you gradually begin to put off fixing medium …
Continue Reading about If you don’t fix the small problem… →
Cut that cost! See if you can find one expense that the practice really doesn’t need. Make it a game for the entire team. Whoever can reduce the cost of over $1,000 to the practice should win some …
Find a podcast. When you find a basic business and entrepreneurship podcast and listen to it regularly, you will get some good ideas for your practice. …
Talk to parents or patients that aren’t complying with the rules for orthodontic case success. For example, a patient who keeps missing appointments at some point needs to be confronted with excellent …
When tracking where referrals come from, try to be accurate. We’re seeing a trend where practices are overestimating the number of patients that come via the internet. You may need to dig deeper …
Continue Reading about When tracking where referrals come from, try to be accurate. →
Get excited. Every year we meet thousands of doctors and staff members who have excellent skills and are committed to excellent care. However, there are a few that we meet who just seem to have lost …
Wow one patient. Tomorrow morning take a look at the schedule. Everyone in the office from team members to doctors should select one patient that they are going to “wow” that day. It could be with a …
Get Free Advice to Grow Your Practice - Join over 25,000 dental professionals and receive Levin Group's Production Tip of the Day.
Sign up and select your specialty today to receive brief, actionable advice in your inbox every morning.