No plans to retire? Don’t allow the belief that you don’t care about retiring to dissuade you from saving money. We meet too many dentists who aren’t thinking about retirement and didn’t save …
If production goes up, the practice will be fine.
If production goes up, the practice will be fine. As long as production is outpacing overhead, profit will also increase every year. …
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Is the office manager building your team?
Is the office manager building your team? One of the major roles of an office manager is to build the team through motivation, education, and inspiration. Simply telling people how to do a job or …
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Will parents and patients pay your fees?
Will parents and patients pay your fees? In the new era of orthodontics, it will be more important to create a sense of value for your fees than ever before. Define three key factors that you can …
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If you have partners hold a partners meeting.
If you have partners hold a partners meeting. One of the most critical elements leading to partnership tension or failure is insufficient communication. Set up a regular meeting schedule, task one …
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Increase hygiene production by 20%.
Increase hygiene production by 20%. Most hygiene departments and dental practices underperform and don’t even realize it. The good news is that it is easy to increase production by 20% or more by …
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Your investments may not get you through retirement.
Your investments may not get you through retirement. You cannot always count on how investments will perform or what the economy may do. The one thing you can scientifically count on is increasing …
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Create more value in the mind of every parent and patient.
Create more value in the mind of every parent and patient. We are seeing significantly increased competition in orthodontics. Every orthodontic practice should have a proactive program that helps to …
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Know where referrals are coming from.
Know where referrals are coming from. We often find that orthodontic practices don’t really know the source of their referrals. When you understand your referral sources, you can create strategic …
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The new patient phone call.
The new patient phone call. The goal of every new patient phone call is to accomplish two things: Get the new patient scheduled and provide them with information that creates a sense of value for the …
Policies have a purpose.
Policies have a purpose. Practices need a set of policies that are followed. When the right policies are in place, the practice is more efficient, effective, and successful. …
Even office managers need leadership.
Even office managers need leadership. Your office manager is responsible for leading the team, but they need leadership as well. This is the role of one or more of the doctors in a practice who must …
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