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The Truth About Managing a Dental Practice

Do you often find yourself struggling to keep your dental practice going? Spending too much time as “manager” and not enough time as “dentist”?

Backlogged paperwork, missing patient charts, untrained staff, high staff turnover, grumpy patients, too many bills and not enough income? These are just some of the problems you might be experiencing in managing your dental practice.

Dental practice management is one aspect of your profession that your dental school did not prepare you for.

Imagine what it would be like to have a strong, loyal team of trained and competent staff, a well-organized and efficient office, and happy patients that not only return for regular care, but also bring their friends and family for treatment as well. Imagine what it would be like managing a dental practice with a strong, stable income greater than expenses. Imagine what it would be like to have the time to actually do what you have the purpose of doing, and be a dentist.

Think it can’t be done? Not sure how it can be done?

I will teach you the fundamental tools of dental practice management that will transform your practice into a stable, efficient, and smooth-running machine. You will learn the vital data of how to organize duties, develop and implement policy, and train your staff to handle the day-to-day functions of managing your dental practice with ease, thereby freeing you to be the dentist.

 

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Start With This:

Your Dental Practice Management Consultation consists of 25 questions and will be used in conjunction with a FREE phone consultation. Answer as follows:

+ (Plus) YES
M (Middle) NOT SURE
- (Minus) NO

Available to practice owner only.

1. Is your schedule unpredictable?
+ M -

2. Are patients with incomplete treatment contacted regularly?
+ M

-

3. Is collections at least 98%?
+ M -

4. Do your staff know exactly how to do their jobs?
+ M -
5. Do confirmed patients still break their appointments?
+ M -
6. Are you on track to meet your personal financial goals?
+ M -
7. Has production plateaued or declined?
+ M -
8. Are there staff conflicts?
+ M -
9. Have you lost several staff recently?
+ M -
10. Do you have time to train your staff?
+ M -
11. Do you have an effective internal marketing program?
+ M -
12. Do you have written training manuals for your staff?
+ M -
13. Is your percent of payroll over 27%?
+ M -
14. Is staff morale high?
+ M -
15. Does the relationship with your staff need improvement?
+ M -
16. Are you an effective leader?
+ M -
17. Are you too "nice a guy or gal" with your staff?
+ M -
18. Have you had difficulty with an associate?
+ M -
19. Do you feel you need more new patients?
+ M -
20. Do you and your staff feel “awkward” asking for referrals?
+ M -
21. Is your retirement secure?
+ M -
22. Is it rare for you to get a complaint about a patient's account?
+ M -
23. Do you have slumps in income?
+ M -

24. Are you in control of your practice?
+ M -

25. Do you enjoy going to work?
+ M -

 

This questionnaire will be used in conjunction with your free consultation. Your personal information will only be used for your consultation and will be kept strictly confidential.

First Name:
Last Name:
Are you the owner or spouse?
State (US):
Email
Phone:
Alternate Phone:
Best day and time to contact you to schedule your free consultation:
 
 

 

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