The Elephant in the Operatory
by There is an elephant in the operatory, and it’s presenting all kinds of challenges for dentists, says Charles Blair, DDS, of the consulting firm Dr. …
Category: Practice Growth
From Oral to Overall Health
Dentists can play a crucial role in a patient’s health Most dentists feel that screening their patients for risk of certain medical conditions – e.g., …
Case Acceptance
By Rhonda Mullins Vital steps to successfully improve case acceptance in group practices Today’s dental patients are more knowledgeable about the availability and importance of …
Hygiene Infrastructure
By Heidi Arndt Creating a structure for success for your hygiene team There are a number of factors that differentiate a successful hygiene team from …
Moving the Needle
by Why small bits of progress matter more than you think We all want to solve the big problem. We want to be the one who …
Instrument Management: An Excellent Safety and Efficiency Strategy
Sponsored by Hu-Friedy : The Efficient Clinician : By Mary Govoni Managing instruments in a dental practice or facility is often taken for granted. Analyzing …
Chairside Efficiency Begins with the Chair
Sponsored by DentalEZ : The Efficient Clinician : By Mary Govoni, CDA, RDH, MBA In the current economy, dental practices are much more in-tuned to …
Here to Stay
How group practices can successfully operate in a managed care environment A majority of my coaching involves offices that are heavily involved in preferred provider …
Leadership and Management
Achieving Practice Efficiency with Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams In today’s dental practices, it is becoming more difficult to manage the challenges of closing the gap between …
First medicine, now dentistry
It’s time for a culture of patient safety in the dental setting Sometimes, out of bad news, good things come. That might be the case …