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In DentalTown this month, Dr. Howard Farran wrote about saving time and increasing productivity in his column, “Howard Speaks.” The facts he related are quite interesting. For instance, did you know that America’s productivity has shown a 2.2 to 3.6 increase every single year for the past century? That’s amazing in and of itself, [...]

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Dr. Richard Rosenblatt didn’t like being made out to be the bad guy when it came to financial policies for his business dealings with patients. In Dentaltown (February 2008), his article “My Financial Policy Helped Me Become the Good Guy” shares how his internal and external financial policies take the bad guy problem out of [...]

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Why do you have a website? To attract new patients, of course. Since many people shop for services online these days, a top-notch website is like having a full spread in the Yellow Pages. With proper search engine optimization, your site will be found by potential patients. But a dental practice website offers much more [...]

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Notes from the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Dental Trade Alliance offer many statistics that may interest you, as a dentist. The DTA is an organization of companies that provide products, services, supplies, materials, and equipment for the dental industry.
In the notes, and with data attributed to DENTSPLY, the global dental market was valued at [...]

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According to financial consultant Bruce Bryen of The Snyder Group, LLC in New Jersey, dentists have five primary financial concerns: debt, income taxes, retirement, healthcare expenses, and their children’s education. Do any of these weigh on your mind?
At DPR World, you can read the full article entitled, "Dentists’ top financial worries – tackled & solved." [...]

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By now all dental offices should have and see the value of a web site. A really nice, flashy web site is terrific BUT if no one ever finds it what good is it to the bottom dollar of your practice. You have to know how to drive the general public to your site so [...]

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A New Approach….Way Out Of The Box Thinking
Hey you guys here is a new twist. I was reading in HEALTH magazine that there is a dentist in Boston who makes “tooth whitening house calls”. Right in your own home he will take impressions of your teeth, make whitening trays and leave you with all you [...]

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I’m sure you’ve seen the Apple TV ad’s with the two guys, “I’m a PC. I’m a Mac”.  I am a closet Mac user.  I have PC’s at my office and suffer all of the inherant problem’s with them there.  Crashes, network problems, viruses, etc.  My home Mac network… just works.  Apple is constantly coming [...]

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Here area few vital items that should be included in that Initial New Patient Telephone Contact:
 

Name
Referral Source
Practice Descriptive Statement
Reason For Appointment
Home Address
All Contact #’s for verification
Credit Card Number to Reserve Appointment Non Refundable if no show
Packet if Time
Web site Address to Fill Out Forms On Line
Info Must be at Office 48 Hrs in advance
Initial Feeling Regarding [...]

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No, I haven’t taken up speaking in full acronyms completely. I just want you to be reminded of the awesome opportunity for dental leaders!
Jameson Management practice-changing methods and experienced instructors. New York University College of Dentistry’s beautiful facility and enhancing support.and YOU – any dental professional ready to sink your teeth into the heartiest serving [...]

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