How hiring the wrong people is damaging your dental practice
By: Sally McKenzie — The office manager who has kept your practice running smoothly for the last four years just gave you her two-week notice, and the news has sent you into a panic. You dread the hiring process, but know you’re going to have to find someone to replace her as quickly as possible. Otherwise, some of…
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4 strategies for attracting new dental patients and keeping the patients you’ve got
By: Christine Alfano — Most dental practice owners are on the lookout for ways to keep their waiting rooms busy, their treatment chairs full, and their office phones ringing from new patients, as well as continue top-notch treatment for their existing patients. While dentists want to build their patient populations, they need to beware of gimmicks and…
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5 Cost-saving tips when starting a medical practice
By: MedicalDirector.com — Starting your own medical practice can be exciting, but for a practice to have healthy cash flow, and to scale and grow, you need to identify and plan for all your start-up costs – so you can avoid as many surprises as possible. In MedicalDirector’s latest ebook, ‘The Smart Guide to Starting a Medical…
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Starting a Medical Practice? Get These 4 Insurance Policies
Article written by: IVAN WIDJAYA — After years of medical school and practicums spent under the tutelage of mentor physicians, young but certified medical professionals are ready to open their own practices. It’s the opportunity to spread your wings, be your own boss, and earn a substantial living. You shouldn’t launch a medical practice without certain protections,…
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Five Ways to Revamp Your Waiting Room This Year
Article written by: SMITHA GOPAL — You may not give your waiting room much thought, but your patients certainly do. Not only that, but they’re sharing their opinions with the world on social media. Really! A quick Twitter search for “doctors waiting room” reveals people complaining about long wait times, uncomfortable surroundings, and a lack of privacy,…
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Top five dental benefit concerns of new dentists
Article by: American Dental Association (ADA) — New dentists may have many concerns when it comes to their patients’ dental plans, benefits and thirdparty payers, often because little of their dental school education relates to learning how to navigate these issues. Among the concerns are preauthorization requirements, delays in processing claims, claim denials, refund requests and…
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Let’s Talk: Daydreaming about private practice ownership?
By: Treloar & Heisel — In this edition of Let’s Talk, Christian Pearson, national director of dental partnerships at Treloar & Heisel, Inc., continues the conversation with Stephen Trutter, director of consulting and partner at Ideal Practices, a national consulting firm focused on the needs of private practice dentistry. Christian: Students worry about practice ownership, even when…
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How to Start Your Own Medical Practice: Part Two
By: SMITHA GOPAL— In our last post, we took a look at some of what’s involved in starting your own medical practice from a business perspective. In this post, we’ll discuss other important elements to consider once you become your own boss, from staffing to marketing to patient care. Once you’ve secured funding, found a good location,…
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How to Start Your Own Medical Practice: Part One
By: SMITHA GOPAL— Decades ago, most doctors graduated medical school and opened their own practices. These days, however, it’s more common for young physicians to take jobs working for large health systems or hospitals. The number of physicians in solo practice was just over 17 percent in 2014, down from more than 40 percent in 1983,…
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Let’s Talk: Do you have what it takes to start your own practice?
By: Treloar & Heisel — “Let’s Talk” is a series of conversations with industry thought leaders on topics surrounding the business of dentistry. Designed as part of the “Business Brush-up” initiative by Treloar & Heisel, it provides education and ideas for soon-to-be dental grads, and recently graduated dentists or specialists, as well as anyone who feels…
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