This month, DentalCPAs is celebrating Women in Dentistry. Even though roughly half of dental school graduates are female, women still represent just 30 percent of dentists nationwide. In September, discussions on our blog and social media will focus on the contributions and unique challenges of women in dentistry. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn […]
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It’s Official: Dentists Have The Best Job Ever
As dentists, you already know how much you enjoy your job. You take pride in your work, knowing that you help your patients achieve better overall wellness through a healthy smile. Now, the rest of the U.S. knows it, too. In January, U.S. News and World Report released their annual ranking of the 2017 Best […]
QuickBooks Tips Reloaded- Part 1
One of our Dental CPAs, Deana Jordan, posted an article in the January issue of Dentaltown magazine discussing QuickBooks: 10 Tips to Stay Organized and Efficient. We received so much great feedback from clients and others in the dental community who found the article really helpful. So we decided to further discuss Deana’s QuickBooks tips […]
What a Dentist Should Do When a Patient is Fearful
Here is a guest blog post from our friend Jen Butler, M.Ed., CPC, BCC from Jen Butler Coaching. Fear and dentistry seem to go hand in hand. Whether the fear comes from childhood experiences or is solely psychological, fear is a real thing that patients often bring with them to their appointments. Here’s what most […]
The Value of a Second Opinion to a Dentist
Here is another thoughtful blog from our esteemed client Dr. Don Lurie. It seems to me that every health care professional sometimes needs to take the same advice that he gives to his patients. “I suggest that we get a second opinion on this…” I have written many articles regarding the beginning of our practices […]
Emotional Preparation for Retirement from Dentistry
This is another guest post from our dear friend and client, Dr. Don Lurie. It seems to me that many of the doctors that I talk to as they prepare for retirement, are terrified. Their anxiety is obvious after just a few minutes of conversation. I am asked (being recently retired for 2 years): what […]
In This Season of Thanks, This is How One Dentist Gives Back to His Community
Here is another guest blog from our client Dr. Don Lurie. It seems to me that in this season of the year, our thoughts should turn to the ideals and morals of our history, of our parents and grandparents and even of the faith that has united and nourished us. We all hear the expression […]
Several IRS Tax Court Rulings Dentists Should be Aware of… (if for no other reason than to dispel the myth that the IRS is humorless).
A Bike Sharing Program Isn’t Mass Transit Employee Benefits—Bike Sharing: Expenses an employee incurs by participating in a “bike share program” do not qualify for the favorable tax treatment provided for qualified transportation fringe benefits. According to IRC Sec. 132(a)(5), employers that provide their employees with transportation benefits can exclude those benefits from employees’ gross […]
Dental Mentoring Equals Dental Outreach
Here is another guest post from our client, Dr. Donald Lurie. It seems to me that part of the continuing attempt to refresh and recharge our enjoyment of practice is the chance to be a mentor. In these times, there is an obvious decrease in the ability to sit back and enjoy the practice of […]
Making a Dental Associate A 50/50 Equity Partner
Lately we have been hearing from dentists and associates about the feasibility of creating a 50/50 partnership. Before this is contemplated there are some questions to be answered and considerations to be weighed. Here are a few that we feel are important: Is your practice large enough patient base wise for two full-time doctors? […]