Dental Pain Management and Opioids: How Dentists Can Provide Compassionate Care and Smarter Prescribing Each year, nearly 60,000 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed in the U.S., and sadly, too many patients may not survive past five years due to delays in diagnosis. As dental professionals, we are on the front lines of prevention and …
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Dental Pain Management and Opioids: How Dentists Can Provide Compassionate Care and Smarter Prescribing The opioid epidemic has touched nearly every corner of healthcare, and dentistry is no exception. For years, dentists prescribed opioids for post-operative pain, sometimes in larger quantities than patients truly needed. Decades ago, it was not unusual to see prescriptions written …
Practice Ownership: Financing for New Dentists For many new dentists, owning a practice (or becoming a partner) is an exciting and achievable goal. Whether you’re buying an existing practice, starting one from scratch, or joining a partnership, it’s important to understand the financial, operational, and personal factors that lead to practice ownership. 1. Startup vs. …
How to Manage Building Expenses as a Part of Revenue in a Clinic How to Manage Building Expenses as a Part of Revenue in a Clinic Establishing top-notch patient care is not the only aspect of running a successful dental clinic. It is also about being aware of your figures, particularly those related to your …
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Analyzing Staff Costs as a Revenue Percentage in a Dental Office Setting up great patient care is the goal of running a successful dental clinic. Knowing the financial figures is also important to keeping the office financially sustainable longterm, and that includes staff expenses. We cannot treat patients without dedicated staff members to help. And …
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Your Roadmap to Growth: Why Every New Dentist Needs a Continuing Education Plan Whether you are just starting in the dental field or have been practicing dentistry for years, being a lifelong learner will benefit you and your patients. Even after drinking from the fire hydrant of information in dental school, you need to include …
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An Out-of-Network Insurance Membership Savings Plan Can Help Your Dental Office How a Strategic Membership Model Can Grow Your Patient Base! Providing excellent service is not always sufficient in a competitive dental market today. Patients are concerned about their out of pocket expenses. Savings may be valued equally to clinical care, particularly for people with …
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How to Drop Low-Paying Dental Insurance Networks Successfully Dental insurance helps patients afford the dental care they need. This can help patients and dental offices perform needed services such as dental checkups, cleanings, fillings, root canals, extractions, crowns etc. When a dental office becomes a participating provider in a dental insurance network, they often agree …
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Discover Block Scheduling And Find Out How It Can Positively Impact Your Dental Practice In a busy dental office, where time is often of the essence, block scheduling can be a game-changer. But what exactly is block scheduling, and why should every dental practice consider implementing it? Let’s dive in and explore how this strategy …
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3 Endodontic Tips for Treating Patients with Draining Fistulas When a patient presents to the office with a draining fistula and the sinus tract leads to the source of the infection, it’s crucial to have a strategy. 3 tips that can help enhance treatment for these patients Here are three tips that can help enhance …
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Using AvaDent Lab to create digital dentures When creating digital dentures, it’s important to choose the right case when using Avadent lab. The ideal case is for someone who already has a set of complete upper and complete lower dentures. You can use those dentures to make the process of making the new denture easier. …
Understanding Dental Case Presentations: A Simple Guide Dental case presentations might sound complicated, but they’re just a way for dentists to explain what’s happening with a patient’s teeth, how they plan to treat it, and what the expected results are. These presentations help everyone involved—from students to experienced professionals—learn from each other and make sure …
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How to use personalized items to market and connect with patients When it comes to marketing your dental office and creating personalized items to do so, the best ideas really depend on your target audience, your budget, and the goals that you’re trying to achieve. Are you trying to increase new patients? Trying to retain current ones? …
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Using online scheduling for dental appointments Setting up online scheduling for dental appointments can be a good way to improve the patient experience. It makes it more convenient, helps streamline office operations, requires fewer phone calls to the staff, and can help increase the number of appointments by connecting with patients when the office is closed. Benefits of …
Tips on using chatbots to enhance communication with your patients This is a blog about using a chat bot on your website to communicate with your patients 24/7 about postoperative instructions, request for future appointments, and to encourage patient reviews. The first step is to making patients aware of the chatbot. After the patient visit, you can send …
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