July 19, 2018
Dental Coach Oregon Written by: Debbie Seidel-Bittke, RDH, BS, CEO One of the big controversies working with dental hygienists is “When do we begin screening for gum disease? It is a common question and each office we work with has a different answer. What is the correct answer to this question? In 2011, the Read More
July 12, 2018
Insurance reimbursement is not more but less, and insurance companies are getting very particular about what you submit as a narrative and what codes you can and can’t use. On a positive note, our clients this year, 2018, are seeing bigger production numbers than seen in the past five plus years. Why is this good Read More
July 5, 2018
Oregon Dental Coach No matter how effective you are at vision casting, dreams require hard work and strategic planning to become a reality. Highly successful business owners know the benefits of setting realistic and measurable goals. Rethink the way you are setting goals for your business. Your ambitious plans will be successful only if you Read More
June 28, 2018
Oregon Dental Consultant Recruiting employees can be a time-consuming, stressful, and sometimes costly endeavor. When you’re looking to build an optimal team, it can be tempting to hold onto old employees for too long and hesitate to hire new ones until you’re confident you’ve found the “perfect” fit. However, both of these common mistakes can Read More
June 21, 2018
Written by: Debbie Seidel-Bittke, RDH, BS A CRUCIAL ELEMENT of every successful dental practice is your culture. What type of patients do you want to serve? How do you want your patients to feel when they are in your office? One of the first tasks we have our clients complete is to write down the type Read More
June 14, 2018
How dentists can improve patient loyalty. Our Guest Blog Written By: Dr. Nabil Mockbil There have been many cases when patients who need certain expensive cosmetic or restorative dental procedures, cringe at the exorbitant cost and often forgo the expensive treatment completely. It would seem that dentists are quick to recommend costly dental treatments with Read More
June 7, 2018
Written by: Cindy Rogers, RDH, BS, OMT
May 31, 2018
Written by: Debbie Seidel-Bittke, RDH, BS, CEO of Dental Practice Solutions INCREASING FEES IN YOUR DENTAL PRACTICE can be a tricky subject. Patients don’t like to pay more, especially if they’ve been around for a long time and they’re used to the old rates, but it can’t always be avoided. So, what’s the best way to Read More
May 24, 2018
You and your team are personally involved in your business daily. This can make it difficult to evaluate the areas of opportunity that are available to you. Even the most well-trained team can have instances of inefficiency or miscommunication, leading to breakdowns in patient care and impacting your workplace environment. Just as you recommend your Read More
May 17, 2018
Patient Loyalty: Keep Your Dental Patients Returning ONE OF THE MOST important things a dental practice can do is earn and keep patients returning. When patients return to your practice again and again, it’s better for their dental health, but it’s also better for your practice! In today’s environment of consumerism, most dental patients in your dental practice Read More