Effective Recruitment, An Investment In Your Dental Practice
Whether or not you’re recruiting new employees at this exact moment, there will soon come a time when you’ll need to hire new staff. Many dental practice managers struggle with hiring, seeing it as a time-consuming task that drags you away from your normal daily responsibilities and puts pressure on the rest of your team as you try to manage short-handed. However, there is a...Read More
Rebuild Your Culture Focusing On The Future
After The Storm, Its Time To Rebuild Your Culture As a dental manager, you will have dealt with a lot recently to make significant changes to your practice to provide quality care and top-class patient experiences within the new requirements and guidelines laid out by the various health- dental organizations and your state and city. It’s not been easy, but hopefully, you have managed to...Read More
Strategies for Reducing Staff Turnover
While helping dental businesses to thrive and grow over the past decade, I’ve found that there’s one challenge that plagues nearly all of my clients—staff turnover. Below are some actions you can take to recruit and retain top talent. First, let’s look at the typical staffing scenario in a dental practice. The front office staff person gives two weeks’ notice. The practice scrambles to hire a...Read More
Maximize Cash Flow and Revenue: Dental Office Best Practices
In my consulting practice, I always begin work with new clients by doing a comprehensive practice analysis. An important component of this analysis is reviewing key financial metrics. One of those is the “age” of pending insurance claim payments. Recently, I was astonished to discover that one of my new clients had over $300,000 in unpaid insurance claims—some of which were more than 15 months...Read More
Customer Service Commitment: A Crucial Element
Many health care providers wince when they hear their patients described as customers. But, the bald truth is that dental patients are precisely that–consumers. And they have high expectations. Are you and all of your employees doing everything possible to provide stellar customer service to your patients? If not, a lack of emphasis in this area may be impacting your bottom line....Read More
Bring Your “A” Game to HIPAA Compliance
Are you and your dental clinic staff thoroughly steeped in HIPAA compliance? If so, that’s terrific. You can rest easy knowing you’re not at risk for HIPAA violations—the fines for which can be frighteningly high. If you’re unsure whether you’re totally on top of HIPAA compliance, see if you can answer the following questions correctly. Your success, or lack of success, will be a good...Read More
Creating a Strong Culture in Your Dental Practice
Mention “culture” to many dentists and it brings back dental school memories. Dental office culture s a personality that defines what it’s like to work there, how the staff treats their patients, and what the staff’s fundamental beliefs and work ethics are. One of the challenges of growth in dental businesses, whether in one or multiple locations, is maintaining the...Read More
Improved Patient Experience Starts With The Dental Office Receptionist
Your Dental Office Receptionist Make a Lasting First Impression First impressions are important. When patients are walking into the waiting room, have that area reflect the practice’s attitude toward overall patient comfort. It should be clean, calm, and relaxing. This also reflects on the receptionist’s appearance. To establish a lasting and professional impression, receptionists...Read More