May, 2021

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Keep Your Dental Practice on Track with SMART Goals and KPIs

YapiApp

What are you doing in your practice to measure and track goals? In the digital era, getting a comprehensive view of the health of your dental practice requires more than simply reviewing your monthly or quarterly financial reports. Weekly and even daily reports that show stats such as production and collection rates are vital to giving you a clear understanding of how your practice is performing.

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TikTok & Instagram Reels: The Future of Dental Video Marketing

My Social Practice

When we first discovered the TikTok app, we didn’t see it as something relevant or useful to dentists. TikTok has been around for a couple of years, and honestly, we haven’t been able to offer an effective strategy to the dental industry until quite recently. Now we have a pretty good sense that TikTok, Instagram Reels, and all kinds of short-form videos will become increasingly important to doctors and dentists seeking to grow their practices.

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How Increased Remote Life is Changing Aspects of Oral Health

Oral Health Group

The outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted almost every aspect of ordinary life, from work to education to entertainment. Among the most significant effects, however, may be on the practice of healthcare, including dentistry. The transition to telemedicine has required dental … The post How Increased Remote Life is Changing Aspects of Oral Health appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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How to Avoid Fluoride

Ask The Dentist

Oral health is about so much more than cavities. It is linked to our overall health, and there are ties between a lack of oral health and chronic health struggles later in life. Fluoride is a controversial topic, and in today’s episode, Dr. B talks about this prevalent neurotoxin. We begin by hearing about why it is crucial to ensure that those with developing brains aren’t exposed to it.

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Boosting Patient Volume at Your Practice

Carestack

Successful practice production depends on patient volume and your ability to convince patients to accept dental treatments. Everything that happens inside your practice, namely the quality of your clinical operations, is directly within your control. Once your clinical operations are humming like a well-oiled machine, it’s time to examine your approach to boost patient volume.

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Are Your Dental Blogs Optimized?

Identity Dental

When your website is in place — custom-made, branded, and easy to navigate — it is time to jumpstart your search engine optimization (SEO) with content creation. Blogging is a free or low-cost way to garner more website traffic, which translates into more foot traffic for your practice.

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Leaving the Land of Fluoride

Queen of Dental Hygiene

From the very start of dental hygiene school, I learned how “good fluoride was for teeth”, how “important a tool it was to use to help our patients have strong healthy teeth” and that is was the answer to all dental problem. Decay? Add more fluoride. New decay? Stronger prescription strength fluoride. And, the unspoken: want to boost production?

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Attracting New Patients to Your Dental Practice

Oral Health Group

Whether you just launched a new dental practice or are looking to grow your existing practice, you will need to spend time on attracting new patients to survive. You already know that it is important to have high-quality services at … The post Attracting New Patients to Your Dental Practice appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Cavitations

Ask The Dentist

Cavitations are not widely recognized in the field of dentistry, despite a growing body of evidence to support their effects on the body. In today’s episode, Dr. B explains what cavitation is, how this empty space in your body – where no bone exists – links to chronic disease, and walks us through steps to take if you think you may have one.

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Delta Dental launches nationwide effort to advance patient-centered care

Dental News and Technology

Delta Dental will administer the CAHPS Dental Plan Survey nationally to gather insights into patients' oral health experiences and improve oral healthcare OAK BROOK, Ill., May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Delta Dental Plans Association announced the nationwide deployment of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Dental Plan Survey by its member companies covering all 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico in 2021.

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New features coming in our Practice Overhead­® application!

Bookkeeping For Dentists

I have been working like crazy for many months to put together new features and improve the ones we have in our dashboard application. This round of new features is going to be a slow process, so while the engineers are making it come to life, I am going to give you a little preview of what they are currently working on. New Snapshot Page (coming soon): You'll notice I moved some things over from the Dashboard (now 'Trends' page), onto the Snapshot page.

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Holistic Dental Maintenance

Queen of Dental Hygiene

This week I had an awesome opportunity! I shared my biologically holistic dental care world with Bridgit Danner , a functional diagnostic health practitioner on her weekly live expert show. Most folks have never even heard of biological dentistry and to be honest, until five years ago I thought this was all “woo woo” nonsense. How wrong I was.

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3 things you can do to take care of your mental health

Dentistry Gone Digital

Whether we’re living in a pandemic, adjusting to life after COVID-19, or just trying to get through the day, there are times when we all need a “mental break” and need a few moments to change our thought patterns and deal with the pressure we may be feeling at the moment. Thanks to this Guide to Mental Health Assistance for Students , we’ve found three things you can do right now to help shift your mental state and find moments in your day to recalibrate and refocus.

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How Artificial Intelligence is Propelling Forward-Thinking Dentists Out of the Pandemic Slump

Oral Health Group

More than a year into the global spread of COVID-19, the pandemic continues to affect businesses across the globe.

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Gum Recession

Ask The Dentist

Gum recession is something that affects many people of all ages. Today, Dr. B explores this common issue, what the symptoms are, and gives insights into the most common causes of the condition. These include aggressive orthodontics, food trauma, and tongue and lip-ties, among others. We also hear about ways that you can prevent your gums from receding.

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INTELLISCAN 3D Named Dental Products Report's Editor's Choice

Dental News and Technology

Intelliscan 3D has been selected by the prestigious magazine as their Editor's Choice. TAMPA, Fla., May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelliscan 3D is revolutionizing the industry with a simplified intraoral scanning experience. Already recognized as one of the best all-around, most cost-effective intraoral scanner to hit the market, buzz continues to build about Intelliscan 3D as Dental Products Report named Intelliscan 3D as its Editor's Choice for Intraoral Scanners.

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New features coming in our Practice Overhead­® application!

Bookkeeping For Dentists

I have been working like crazy for many months to put together new features and improve the ones we have in our dashboard application. This round of new features is going to be a slow process, so while the engineers are making it come to life, I am going to give you a little preview of what they are currently working on. New Snapshot Page (coming soon): You'll notice I moved some things over from the Dashboard (now 'Trends' page), onto the Snapshot page.

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Oral Health in a Covid World

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Webinar Registration – Zoom. Hello My Friends, Please join me today as I speak with Bridgit Danner, Functional Health Coach and Detox Expert. We will talk about all things oral health. Tools, tips and techniques that will help you stay healthy in this crazy Covid world. Yes, there is a dental connection to the SARS CV2 virus. Let’s get and stay healthy, and no surprise, it all starts in the mouth.

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3 steps to stop cancellations in your dental practice

Dentistry Gone Digital

Is your dental practice having problems with cancellations in a post-COVID world? Dr. David Rice is here with some advice that can help your business. The post 3 steps to stop cancellations in your dental practice appeared first on igniteDDS.

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Social Media Success in the Age of COVID-19

Oral Health Group

Interested in contributing to Oral Health Group’s blog? Email marley@newcom.ca for more information! The post Social Media Success in the Age of COVID-19 appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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5 Sleep Apnea Questions

Ask The Dentist

Finding the right advice and navigating the system when it comes to treating sleep apnea can be frustrating. So, today, Dr. B is addressing five relevant questions related to sleep apnea. These are questions that he and his wife had and struggled to answer, even as medical professionals, when they found out about their sleep apnea diagnosis. In this episode, we hear about the factors to consider when deciding on a device to help with sleep apnea, the efficacy of surgery to treat a tongue tie, an

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eAssist Dental Solutions Awarded HIPAA Certification by Compliancy Group LLC

Dental News and Technology

SALT LAKE CITY, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- eAssist Dental Solutions has been awarded a HIPAA certification by Compliancy Group LLC. With dental insurance providers mandating adherence to HIPAA in patient narratives and communication, the need for third party compliance audits and risk assessment has become more important than ever before. By remaining on the cutting edge of new requirements, legal risks, and patient privacy laws, eAssist Dental Solutions has worked to further cement its status

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New E-Course coming! How to calculate dental practice overhead.

Bookkeeping For Dentists

If you're one of the many dentists I've talked to over the years who have no idea what your financial reports are telling you, don't feel bad about it. You're not meant to be an accountant. You are a dentist and being a dentist is how you make serious money. However, there is a very simple technique you can learn without any accounting background, to get valuable information from your Profit & Loss report that will help you grow your practice more profitably over time, so you can keep more o

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Taking time for the little things

ASDA Blog

If you have been on TikTok recently, you have probably come across a video featuring the following quote: “You have to start romanticizing your life. You have to start believing that your morning commute is cute and fun — that every cup of coffee is the best that you’ve ever had. That even the smallest and most mundane things are exciting and new. You have to because that’s when you start living.

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Lit leadership lessons: The power of creativity

Dentistry Gone Digital

By Amisha Singh, DDS. We are STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) people. We like numbers. Our problems have one solution. Right and wrong are our anthem. That doesn’t sound very accessible, does it? Well, that is because of how STEM has traditionally been taught. There are elements of these fields which are a little more structured. After all, 2+2 cannot really equal much besides 4.

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Practical Tips For Paying Off Your Dental School Debt

Oral Health Group

When you do a search online for the highest paid jobs in the healthcare industry, you’ll see that dentists almost always make it to the top five, even the top three. Even lower-tier dental jobs pay nicely. And if you’re … The post Practical Tips For Paying Off Your Dental School Debt appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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How to Clean Retainers [No Harsh Chemicals Required]

Ask The Dentist

Retainers often collect gunk like bacteria, plaque, and tartar. That’s why you must clean your retainer every day and store it properly when it’s not in your mouth. Rinsing your retainer with water isn’t going to cut it. However, you can soak your retainer in baking soda, vinegar, and castile soap to safely disinfect it. An orthodontic retainer holds your teeth in place after orthodontic treatment like braces or Invisalign.

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AI helps predict treatment outcomes for patients with diseased dental implants

Dental News and Technology

ANN ARBOR—Peri-implantitis, a condition where tissue and bone around dental implants becomes infected, besets roughly one-quarter of dental implant patients, and currently there's no reliable way to assess how patients will respond to treatment of this condition. To that end, a team led by the University of Michigan School of Dentistry developed a machine learning algorithm, a form of artificial intelligence, to assess an individual patient's risk of regenerative outcomes after surgical treatmen

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New E-Course coming! How to calculate dental practice overhead.

Bookkeeping For Dentists

If you're one of the many dentists I've talked to over the years who have no idea what your financial reports are telling you, don't feel bad about it. You're not meant to be an accountant. You are a dentist and being a dentist is how you make serious money. However, there is a very simple technique you can learn without any accounting background, to get valuable information from your Profit & Loss report that will help you grow your practice more profitably over time, so you can keep more o

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4 Tips for Building A Successful Hygiene Team

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. Today’s dental hygienists account for, on average, 30% of a practice’s revenue. They’re armed with the skills and competencies that can ultimately enhance a practice’s reputation when it comes to prevention and treatment. The combination of treatment skills and ongoing development in the field makes these team members an integral part of any practice.

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Compensation plus benefits: Real talk for someone starting out in a dental practice

Dentistry Gone Digital

By Bruce Bryen, CPA, CVA. For those dentists just out of dental school or in the process of changing jobs as an associate from one dental practice to another, think of the power that is possessed when interviewing for that position. Dental school is completed and the ability to earn and learn while on the job is on the horizon. Do not discount what the owner or interviewer sees when attempting to hire someone to fill a vacancy created when another associate just left the practice or when expansi

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Using Biophilia to Manage Patient Anxiety

ASDA Blog

Whether it be for a routine cleaning or a surgical extraction, many patients face fear and anxiety when visiting the dentist. According to a December 2013 Australian Dental Journal study , it has been estimated that one in seven people exhibit a high level of dental fear.

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How to Clean Retainers [No Harsh Chemicals Required]

Ask The Dentist

Retainers often collect gunk like bacteria, plaque, and tartar. That’s why you must clean your retainer every day and store it properly when it’s not in your mouth. . Rinsing your retainer with water isn’t going to cut it. However, you can soak your retainer in baking soda, vinegar, and castile soap to safely disinfect it. An orthodontic retainer holds your teeth in place after orthodontic treatment like braces or Invisalign.

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Innovation Strikes Again: New Modules Let Practices Experience Cloud Environment

Dental News and Technology

ATLANTA— Even as the storm clouds of 2020 roll away and things slowly return to normal, practices are realizing that “normal” has a new definition. Many of the strategies adopted during the global health crisis, such as working in a virtual environment, are here to stay. In response to this trend, Carestream Dental has launched Operation: Lightning Flash—a commitment to continually roll out the newest updates, enhancements and modules for its practice management software to help offices easily w

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New E-Course coming! How to calculate dental practice overhead.

Bookkeeping For Dentists

If you're one of the many dentists I've talked to over the years who have no idea what your financial reports are telling you, don't feel bad about it. You're not meant to be an accountant. You are a dentist and being a dentist is how you make serious money. However, there is a very simple technique you can learn without any accounting background, to get valuable information from your Profit & Loss report that will help you grow your practice more profitably over time, so you can keep more o

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25 Easy & Actionable Dental Marketing Ideas for Social Media

My Social Practice

The hardest part of dental marketing is the same as the hardest part of everything else — getting started. With everything that goes into running a successful dental practice, it’s a wonder that dental professionals even have time to breathe. Not to mention, coming up with effective dental marketing ideas. And with so much to do, it’s easy to delay things that you might see as secondary to patient care, such as blogging on your site and staying consistent on social medi a.

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How to avoid some of the biggest dental real estate mistakes

Dentistry Gone Digital

It’s all about location, location, location for your dental practice, right? Well, yes. But there’s a lot more that goes into having a successful lease or purchase than just where the property is located. With that in mind, Ken Jorgenson of CARR.us is here with some advice that can help from the very start of the process. What questions should you be asking?

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