Advice for the Treatment Coordinator (TC) – Follow up with ortho candidates and parents. When a parent doesn’t agree to ortho treatment for a child during the consult, the TC can offer to call the …
Advice for the Endodontist – Give your staff clear expectations.
Advice for the Endodontist – Give your staff clear expectations. To perform well, team members need to know what they are supposed to accomplish. Providing staff accurate job descriptions helps them …
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Advice for the Surgical Specialist – Give your staff clear expectations.
Advice for the Surgical Specialist – Give your staff clear expectations. To perform well, team members need to know what they are supposed to accomplish. Providing staff accurate job descriptions …
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Advice for the Hygienist – Assume that patients don’t understand periodontal disease.
Advice for the Hygienist – Assume that patients don’t understand periodontal disease. Whether or not patients have gum disease, explain it in terms they can understand—why it happens, the symptoms and …
Be aware of the daily production target.
Be aware of the daily production target. One of the keys to growing endo production is to monitor actual performance against your goals. Start with an annual production goal and then break it down to …
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Track case acceptance rates.
Track case acceptance rates. Keep tabs on how many cases you present and what percentage of them are accepted. Also break these numbers down to show closing rates of single-tooth or need-based …
Advice for the Orthodontist – Thank referring doctors.
Advice for the Orthodontist – Thank referring doctors. They account for a significant portion of your production. They entrust their patients to your care. They play an important role in your …
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Advice for the Pediatric Dentist – Thank referring pediatricians.
Advice for the Pediatric Dentist – Thank referring pediatricians. They account for a significant portion of your production. They entrust their patients to your care. They play an important role in …
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Be aware of the daily production target.
Be aware of the daily production target. One of the keys to growing surgical production is to monitor actual performance against your goals. Start with an annual production goal and then break it down …
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Don’t wait until the last minute to get assignments done.
Don’t wait until the last minute to get assignments done. It’s always better to work ahead of schedule. Making steady, incremental progress on tasks is preferable to rushing around at the last minute …
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Go the extra mile.
Go the extra mile. Does your practice call patients following treatment to see how they are doing? Are patients offered convenient appointments within a scheduling protocol that works for them and the …
Don’t wait until the last minute to get assignments done.
Don’t wait until the last minute to get assignments done. It’s always better to work ahead of schedule. Making steady, incremental progress on tasks is preferable to rushing around at the last minute …
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