Dental Practice Growth Often Hinges on Hygiene
If you consistently attract strong numbers of new patients yet your hygiene schedule is not as busy as you would like, it’s time to look closely at the potential reasons. Dental practice… Continue On +
Medical Coding on Dental Claims
As of October 1, 2015, medical diagnostic codes are now needed on certain dental claims. Why? The decision dates back to 2009 when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pushed for… Continue On +
Profitable Hygiene Teams
How do you make your hygiene team more productive and profitable? Focus on the best care for your dental patients. For example, underperforming hygiene teams often miss opportunities to provide full or… Continue On +
Are You Accidentally Turning New Dental Patients Away?
How many new dental patients do you turn away each month? Almost every dental team would say that new patients are never turned away, especially given how hard most practices work at… Continue On +
Setting Your ODS Fees
If you want to maximize the increase of your ODS fees to keep your dental practice healthy, make sure you have the right strategy from the start. Your first fee submission to… Continue On +
The Importance of Process
In many ways a process is much like a roadmap. It gives you step by step directions on how to get from point “A” to point “B”. Whenever driving long distances or… Continue On +
Resolving Unfilled Openings in Hygiene
Do you know how many appointments go unfilled in your hygiene schedule each month? While it’s normal to have some openings due to sicknesses, it is more troubling when the openings were… Continue On +
Doctor: The Small Business Owner
Generally speaking, you are a doctor because you enjoy science, medicine, helping people and even the artistic component in sculpting teeth and creating a beautiful smile. You did not become a doctor… Continue On +
Waiving Dental Deductibles and Co-payments
It is common for dentists, who want to help certain patients, to provide dental treatment for just what the insurance pays. No co-payment or deductible is collected. It is also common for… Continue On +
Placing Value on Pain Relief
Do you think a dental patient is happy when you relieve that person’s pain or alleviate some type of discomfort? Of course your patient is happy. Why then do so many dentists… Continue On +
Making the Most of CAD/CAM Technology
If Santa brought your dental practice a CEREC or an ED4, it’s important to keep several things in mind. Your front office team will most likely have questions about how to bill… Continue On +
What If Insurance Doesn’t Cover It
You finish with your exam and set the patient up to review your findings. You make your recommendations for dental treatment and the patient seems to understand; however as soon as you… Continue On +