Reducing Staff Costs

Not only is it challenging to recruit and retain a great dental team, but it is also challenging to keep staff costs under control.  Your greatest asset, your team, is also your… Continue On +

Estimated Tax Payments… What are they and why they are needed?

(Please note the below only applies if your business is formed as a S-corporation or LLC) Every so often our office will ask you to make estimated tax payments to the IRS… Continue On +

To Lease Or Not To Lease

To lease or not to lease…that is the question (when shopping for a new practice automobile). We are just about into summer which means that car dealers will be on the hunt… Continue On +

Know Your “Number” Before Buying a Dental Practice

If you are searching for a dental practice to purchase, how do you know when you’ve found a good fit?  It is common to initially answer that question by considering the location… Continue On +

How to Finance Your New Dental Practice

When the time comes for you to purchase a dental practice, congratulations!  This is a huge step and one that, hopefully, will provide you with years of success, fulfillment and pleasure providing… Continue On +

Factors That Influence Banks’ Decision to Lend To Dentists

Many banks are interested and eager to lend money to dental professionals.  Some of the reasons why they are interested are; the enormous size of the industry, it has been relatively resilient… Continue On +

Reviewing Your Company’s Trends in QuickBooks

One easy way to get a one-page review of your company’s income and expense trends is to pull up a Profit and Loss report and modify the report so that it gives… Continue On +

Billing for “Difficult” Dental Cleanings

One of the most common challenges with past-due dental patients is the expectation that everything can be accomplished with one visit.  Necessary x-rays, the exam, and the cleaning all in one hour… Continue On +

Do Not Start a Budget

Instead of starting a budget, you should start a money management system.  Seriously.  The word budget sounds like a bad word.  It makes people think of restriction, constraints, and rules.  A money… Continue On +

Your Cash World, Our Tax World

For some doctors it feels like they are on a different planet as their accountant and advisor.  One of the reasons for this feeling is because the business owner lives in the… Continue On +

One Way to Save on Staff’s Health Insurance Coverage

There has been much debate during the last few years about the recent healthcare reform known as The Affordable Care Act.  Politicians and pundits from both sides of the aisle have poked… Continue On +

Giving OHP a Second Look

It is common for dentists and their teams to not want to accept patients from the Oregon Health Plan (OHP).  But is that the best course of action, especially since there are… Continue On +