Planet DDS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Dental schools do a far better job preparing dentists for the clinical aspect of running a private practice than they do the business side. In running a small private practice, you’re not only a dentist, but you’re also leading a team. Here are five keys to unlocking your full leadership potential for your private practice. We’ve all seen great leaders.
Oral Health Group
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
TikTok is one of the most popular social media platforms of our time, with over half a billion active monthly users worldwide. Many people turn to this social network to stay up to date on the latest trends, tips, and, … The post Dangerous Oral Health TikTok Trends appeared first on Oral Health Group.
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Oral Health Group
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
“Authenticity,” as defined by Merriam-Webster, is about being “true to one’s personality, spirit, and character.” The daily onslaught of information has naturally led to consumers craving authenticity now more than ever before. Yet, by its very nature, marketing is not … The post Let’s Get Real: 5-Plus Ways to Inject Authenticity Into Your Practice and Attract Loyal Patients appeared first on Oral Health Group.
Delivering Wow
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
In addition to your daily morning huddles, scheduling a time to meet once a week will greatly benefit your practice and promote growth. But many practice owners skip this valuable time, thinking it’s just one more meeting or just wanting to take a break after a long week. Holding a weekly dental staff meeting can benefit your practice in many ways—and they don’t need to be very long either.
Ask The Dentist
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Fillings are very common procedures and while they are preventable, they still happen. So, if you are getting a filling done, should you go with metal or plastic as your material of choice? Today, Dr. B outlines these two materials and weighs up the pros and cons of each. Even though plastic is not good for us, the metal in our mouths is far worse. There are numerous side effects of metal fillings that Dr.
Dental Peers
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
After an early summer that seemed so promising, signs of a 4th wave are leaving all of us wondering what is next. How will we end 2021 and how will we begin 2022? Let’s face it…business planning has likely never been more challenging than it is right now! The impact on dentistry has been a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, we fared better than many businesses which had to remain in complete lockdown well beyond the first wave of Covid.
Dentistry Gone Digital
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
By Kevin Henry. Some new numbers from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute (HPI) are shining a light on just how much the hiring crisis in dentistry has grown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to HPI data , the percentage of owner dentists who are looking for a dental hygienist for their practice has grown from 24 percent in October of 2020 to 32 percent of August of 2021.
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Oral Health Group
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
In this ever-changing world, keeping abreast of the latest technological trends is no small feat. As dentists, we have to find innovative ways to improve patient flow and revenue while juggling our time between patient care, practice management, and continued … The post 180° Shift: How To Check If You Are Up To Date With Dental Trends?
Delivering Wow
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
How much money are you spending on marketing for your practice? You don’t have to spend as much as you might think to grow your practice. You can connect with your community and it doesn’t have to be a hefty cost. The goal is to have your patients rave about what you’re known for. This allows your ideal patients to learn about you. You also want to get to a place where other local businesses in your community are referring patients to you.
Ask The Dentist
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
This week’s listener question concerns the relationship between sinus infections and tooth pain. Our skulls can often be compared to a laptop, not just because of its processing power, but also because it has so many intricate parts compressed inside a small space. For this reason, it can often be difficult to differentiate between sinus pain and tooth pain.
Carestack
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The Bigger Picture. Challenges in insurance payments largely occur between insurance carriers and dental practices. While a practice seeks to collect payments from carriers, insurance companies reject claims that don’t fall within their parameters of acceptance and this happens often. . Add the complexity of claims processing to that, and we can see an average practice forfeiting around 9% of its yearly production to uncollected insurance revenue.
Dentistry Gone Digital
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021
COVID-19 forced meetings of all kinds, including those in the dental industry, to go virtual. However, in recent weeks, the door to in-person dental trade meetings has swung back open. I attended my first in-person dental meeting back in May as a speaker at the Montana Dental Association meeting. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of speaking in Minnesota, Florida, and Nevada, all to audiences sitting in the room with me rather than on the other side of the Zoom.
Dental News and Technology
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
Toppen Dental Launches UltrasafeTM, a Proprietary Platform for Cost Efficient, Chemical Free Dental Unit Waterline Treatment Sanford, FL; September 30, 2021 – Toppen Dental, an innovator in dental office disinfection and water treatment solutions, announces the launch of its UltraSafeTM ultrafiltration platform. UltraSafe provides a chemical free answer to keeping dental unit water lines in compliance with CDC and ADA recommendations that protect patients and staff from waterborne microorganisms
Oral Health Group
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
Interested in contributing to Oral Health Group’s blog? Email marley@newcom.ca for more information! The post The ABC’s of Marketing to Gen Z appeared first on Oral Health Group.
Delivering Wow
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
As practices open back up from pandemic shutdowns, scheduling patients is becoming more of a challenge. We have to consider that we want to practice social distancing inside of our practices. We have production targets and financial obligations. And, of course, we need to safely care for patients. As you begin to have more demand on your schedule, these challenges will become tougher to overcome.
Ask The Dentist
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
One of the most flattering things is knowing that there are fellow functional dentists who listen to the show. Today’s question is from an aspiring functional dentist, and Dr. B dives into the oral microbiome. We hear about an article published in the Journal of Dentistry that looked at the plaque pH of caries-free versus caries-active individuals.
David Schwab & Associates, Inc.
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The Consumer Price Index went up 5.4% in July, the largest jump in 13 years. In addition, according to Moody’s Analytics, the U.S. is experiencing “the strongest wage growth in a quarter century.” Inflation is overhead on steroids. Dental staff salaries and benefits are the largest overhead line items in dental practices. It’s time to analyze the numbers in your dental practice and raise fees.
Dentistry Gone Digital
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
By Bruce Bryen, CPA, CVA. After the search is over and the new job has begun, it is time to make sure that learning is occurring with a timeline that is acceptable to both the dentist who was hired and to the owner who is hopefully mentoring the new associate. The skill sets that were learned in dental school will, of course, be very important to the new associate and are necessary for the task at hand.
Dental News and Technology
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gone are the days of booking a dentist appointment months in advance and dreading the impersonal and often painful experience that comes with laying in a dental chair as someone pokes and prods your mouth. dntl bar —New York City's most enjoyable and convenient dental practice from the team behind CityMD, the Northeast's largest urgent care provider—puts patients at the center of its service at its three Manhattan locations, offering quality care and same
Oral Health Group
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Dentistry is a very rewarding profession, but it does have challenges. A lot of the challenges you will face in your career will be unique to your practice and patients – but there are some common themes. The more aware … The post 5 Challenges Dentists May Face During Their Career appeared first on Oral Health Group.
Delivering Wow
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
It can be way too easy to get stuck in your ways of doing things around the office, even if it isn’t necessarily the best, most effective, and productive way. But when things in your practice become stagnant, so does growth.
Carestack
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The core philosophy behind tracking KPIs at a dental practice is simple and straightforward. You get to improve only what you measure. As you continue to grow, you will begin to appreciate the importance of data and metrics that aid you to monitor, track and improve practice performance. Data insights help narrow down and prioritize the areas that require immediate attention. .
ASDA Blog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Eaten up with guilt, shame and fear, I’ll never forget the young teenaged patient who nervously answered “yes” when, while filling out her medical history, I asked if she had any eating disorders. I had been nervously anticipating the day I’d encounter a patient who would respond affirmatively to this question because I’d been in her situation before. .
Dentistry Gone Digital
SEPTEMBER 12, 2021
For so many dental practices across the country, trying to find, hire, and keep team members and associate dentists has been a challenge. However, could we finally be turning the corner in the quest to fill those open positions?
Dental News and Technology
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
PlastCare Offers FDA Approved Dental Supplies on bttn. Platform SEATTLE, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- bttn., a HealthTech startup providing a B2B e-commerce platform for purchasing medical supplies, today announced a massive expansion to its product catalog with the addition of 93 PlastCare USA products for dental practitioners. bttn. has seen a dramatic increase in the number of dental practices utilizing its medical supply platform in recent months.
Oral Health Group
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Today, businesses that invest in marketing are thirteen times more likely to see a positive return on investment. Internet marketing is no less important for business growth because almost everyone now searches for and purchases services and products on their … The post Everything About Email Marketing for Dentists appeared first on Oral Health Group.
Delivering Wow
SEPTEMBER 16, 2021
Working at a dental practice entails a lot, so we often stray from focusing on ensuring our patients keep coming back. This can be the mistake that prevents your practice from growing and reaching its full potential. When patients are not making their recall visits, setting treatment plans, or scheduling their next appointments, there’s a serious issue within your practice.
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
While the American Dental Association stopped short of supporting a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for oral health professionals, a coalition from 57 organizations, including the American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA), signed a joint statement in support of such a requirement. The statement includes this call to action, “We call for all governmental executive, regulatory, and legislative entities to mandate that all oral health care workers, including oral health care students and residents, b
ASDA Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021
With grant funding from Crest + Oral-B, the ADA has spent the last year developing a suite of wellness programs for dentists and their teams. Explore these programs and more that support your financial wellness, your day-to-day clinic work and your overall self-care. Financial wellness. A special issue of Dental Practice Success offers Financial Foundations for the New Dentist to support navigating the financial journey from dental school to career.
My Social Practice
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
In the next 3-4 minutes, we’ll unravel the mystery of dental website hosting. You’ll feel super cool at the next cocktail party when you bring up the fact that you just pointed your DNS records to your new dental website server hosted with My Social Practice. That’s right I just plugged our amazing free dental website offer in the first paragraph. Table of Contents: Hosting Demystified.
Dental News and Technology
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
ChairsideCAD receives a Cellerant Technology Award for third consecutive year DARMSTADT, Germany, Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- exocad GmbH (exocad), an Align Technology, Inc. company and a leading dental CAD software provider, announced today that ChairsideCAD , its open-architecture CAD software for single-visit dentistry, received a 2021 Best of Class Technology Award from Cellerant Consulting Group.
Oral Health Group
SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
After an early summer that seemed so promising, signs of a 4th wave are leaving all of us wondering what is next. How will we end 2021 and how will we begin 2022? Let’s face it…business planning has likely never … The post Your Leadership Mettle is Being Tested! appeared first on Oral Health Group.
YapiApp
SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Provide Exceptional Patient Service with the Right Phone System in Place. Don’t let important things go unnoticed. Add more automation to your phone system. Did you know that 48% of patients still prefer to book their appointments over the phone? Even as patient demand for digital and online interactions continue to accelerate, the phone still holds a prominent place amid day-to-day interactions at the dental office.
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Popular app TikTok has become a favorite vehicle for trendsetters, whose short, homemade videos on pretty much anything—including challenges, pop culture, and life hacks—are downloaded by billions across the globe. Unfortunately, not all of the information shared on TikTok is correct, beneficial, or even safe. . TikTok, launched in the United States in 2017, has picked up steam ever since.
ASDA Blog
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Ever since my undergraduate years at NYU, writing has always been a passion of mine. I wrote for news site Odyssey Online and had the opportunity to interview NYU students, singer Luke Wade and even ask a question to Sarah Jessica Parker. I loved the concept of journalism and writing because of how often I got to meet new people and write about their stories.
Planet DDS
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
Recently, we published our first-ever Dental Software Ecosystem Infographic containing nearly 80 of the biggest names in the dental software industry. This infographic showcases all the different software companies in the dental software ecosystem. A New Way to Practice Dentistry. Back when Planet DDS was founded in 2003, many dental offices were still using color-coded paper files, and the idea of streamlining practice management through software was still in its infancy.
Dental News and Technology
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Across its SLS and SLA platforms Formlabs is prioritizing print speed and affordability, enabling dental labs and clear aligner manufacturers to more efficiently produce models. Cologne, Germany - September 22, 2021 – Formlabs, the leading 3D printing company, today announced three solutions for high-throughput production of dental models: ? The Fuse 1, the world’s first benchtop industrial selective laser sintering (SLS) printer, has been validated for orthodontic model production and will be s
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