FLSA New Overtime Rule – Effective December 1, 2016

On May 18, 2016 the Department of Labor released the final overtime rule that will take effect on December 1, 2016. These changes will affect all employees currently classified as exempt. Employees… Continue On +

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 +

Staying on Time

How often are you on-time with your dental patients? Whenever I ask this question to dentists and teams, I typically get three distinct answers. Dentists are usually consumed with the present moment… Continue On +

3 Common Bad Habits of Dental Practices

Someone once said, “Good habits are formed; bad habits we fall into.” Dental practices have formed many good habits, which lead to great patient experiences and well-run days. When dentists and teams… Continue On +

Getting Things Accomplished in a Dental Front Office

Block scheduling is not just an effective way to productively schedule dental patients, it is also a valuable tool for the front office team. Many dental front teams struggle to keep up… Continue On +

How to Collect What You Produce

Have you ever felt as if you were working really hard with a productive schedule yet cash was still tight?  There are several situations that can cause this, one of which is… Continue On +

Scheduling Your Ideal Day

Have you ever had one of those days where you sprint from operatory to operatory, barely having five minutes for lunch, running late the entire day, and when you finally finish you… Continue On +

Rest and Lunch Breaks for Your Dental Team

When your dental practice is busy and you are rushing from chair to chair, you are not typically paying attention to whether your team is taking their rest and lunch breaks.  Therefore,… Continue On +

Improving Hygiene Production

Long term patient relationships are built in the hygiene chair, which is why your hygiene team is so important for dental practice growth.  Your hygiene team also contributes significantly to practice production—really… Continue On +

Reducing Dental Appointment Cancellations

Imagine the nice vacations you could take if you could capture just a fraction of the cost of missed dental appointments.  The cost is also felt across the ocean.  The National Health… Continue On +

Feeling Stuck? Get a Good Night’s Sleep

The next time you are challenged and find yourself struggling for solutions, make sure you get a good night’s sleep.  When we dream, our brains are often in the best position to… Continue On +

Ideas for Block Scheduling

Henry Kissinger once said, “There cannot be a crisis today; my schedule is already full.”  How many times have dental practices felt the same way, and then the phone rings with a… Continue On +