ORDINARY & NECESSARY This blog is LONG overdue. Over the years and moreso the past two to three years a client asks us about employing their children as models because they heard it from a colleague or at a study club meeting or at a seminar. Many times it’s the seminar speaker, who may even […]
Tag: Dental Management Tips
How to Tell If the Dental Practice Is a Good Fit: Tips for New Dentists
Luckily for new dentists, there are many options when it comes to joining a practice. There are small, two- or three-operatory chair practices. There are multi-location dental partnership groups, corporate dental practices; practices in cities and rural communities, and everything in between. How do new dentists know which one will be a good fit? Observe […]
Navigating Associate Contracts for New Dentists
When new dentists join a practice as an associate, they should get used to signing their name. Associate contracts require careful review and often involve several provisions, like employment, compensation, time off, non-competes, and more. When you’re just starting your career, how do you know whether these items are in your favor? Read on for […]
Career Advice for New Dentists
What is the best advice you could give yourself, if you had to start your dental career over? What mistakes have you made (or seen), and how can a younger dentist avoid the same pitfalls? There is a litany of career advice out there for new dentists. Here, we compile some of the most popular […]
Improving Performance Reviews In Your Dental Practice
Many dentists conduct staff performance reviews during the summer or fall – although many dentists don’t conduct formal reviews at all. A regular employee evaluation program is critical to ongoing practice management and performance and can avoid potential liability issues if you must terminate an employee. Keep these best practices in mind for your own […]
Making the Most of A Busy Summer
For many dentists, summer is often the busiest time. Students are off school, which means families are trying to schedule appointments when everyone is home. Adult patients tend to have more flexibility in their schedules. Regardless of whether you’re a general practitioner or a specialist, when your office gets hectic, what are you doing to […]
Future of Dentistry: Telemedicine?
The concept of telemedicine is catching on quickly, as healthcare professionals realize the positive results and powerful implications of reaching underserved populations, seeing more patients, and improving healthcare. Could dentistry follow suit? Would you want it to? Benefits of Teledentistry Just like medical practitioners, dentists could use live video, remote patient monitoring and patient self-reporting, […]
Why You Should Market to New Patients Now
Now that the typically busy season of the new year is over, many dental practices may be content with maintaining hygiene appointments and dental check-ups. However, while your patients are filing their tax returns, you should be actively marketing your dental services to them. Let us explain why. According to a study by JP Morgan […]
Making Your Dental Practice Stand Out
What is your plan for attracting new patients and standing out from competing dental practices? Marketing should be an important element of your dental practice’s growth, but more than 60 percent of dentists don’t have a specific marketing strategy, according to Dentaltown. This represents a huge opportunity for innovative dentists to separate themselves from the […]
Best Practices for Dental Websites
The website for your dental practice is like a virtual waiting room. It’s the online version of your practice. Just like your physical office, you want patients to find your website easily, navigate to what they need quickly, and close their browser window with the feeling that they had (or will have) the same positive […]