Dental Practice Management

Dental Hygienist - Part Time. Very complete Soft Tissue management program with close follow up and education of patients. If you like a friendly/productive office and can contribute to our practice, we would like to talk to you. Call (201) 555-1212. Dental Hygienist - New York wages in E. Memphis! Full time for the right hygienist. If you love helping patients achieve excellent perio health and want to create an awesome perio program in our general dentistry practice, call us at . Call (901) 555-1212. Dental Assistant - No Experience necessary. We train. We pay well and provide bonuses. You learn your...

I recently had a discussion with several dental consultants and dentists about what they would recommend or do to send condolences when a patient passes away. One recommended flowers because so many of the attendees would read the note that comes with the flowers so it was a good way "to get your name out there".  I personally was offended by that idea and found it self-serving. One of the dentists mentioned a handwritten card because it's more personal and takes more effort. I thought that was very good advice.

The two purposes of a dental office morning huddle are Problem solve anticipated problems in advance of the current day.  The team knowing where the practice stands in relationship to monthly goals and working together to come up with solutions to get on goal when needed. Not all practice owners want to set daily and monthly goals. I recommend doing so but, the practice owner decides.  The huddle also acts as a bridge for staff transitioning from their day to day lives to the business day.  Huddle Report Form: A customizable huddle form will be supplied to you. The form is gone...

The organization of a practice is, in essence, composed of ensuring you and your staff members know how to efficiently and effectively process: a. New Patientsb. Returning Patientsc. Emergency Patients When we begin with a new client he evaluates where the weak links are in handling new, returning and emergency patients. He then systematically strengthens each of the weak links through training. The following functions are a few examples of where weak links are often discovered:    a. New Patient phone callsb. Processing new patientsc. Financial arrangementsd. Patient retentione. Scheduling (low production days, no shows, cancels, etc.)f. Little or no effective...