Tips for setting up dental patient financing, different options for payment plans, and their benefits Dental care can be expensive, especially for procedures that aren’t fully covered by insurance. To make it more affordable and accessible for patients, many dental practices will offer different financing options. Usually, these financing options fall into two categories : third party …
Tips for Ordering Dental Supplies and Keeping Your Dental Supply Inventory We know it’s important to efficiently manage the inventory and the ordering of the dental supplies for the dental office. It is essential to ensure we do this to have smooth operations and avoid shortages or overstock, so we want to have some strategies that can …
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The benefits of morning huddles in the dental office A morning huddle in the dental office can offer several benefits, including enhancing communication among the team, better office efficiency, and improving team morale. 5 advantages of the morning huddle We want to start the day right, and we want this to be a chance to motivate …
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Tips for sharing dental post op instructions using different platforms After the dental procedure, it’s important to share post-op instructions with the patient. Sharing post-op instructions can be an effective and a friendly way to make sure patients follow the recommended care. 7 Ways to share dental post-op instructions There are several platforms and methods that …
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Helping patients understand the importance of keeping their appointments We need to be proactive to help patients understand the importance of keeping their appointments and to try to reduce no-shows. And while your dental office may have a no-show policy already, it’s helpful to think about ways to reduce the no-show from happening in the first …
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Sterilizing and maintaining dental instruments and handpieces Keeping dental instruments and handpieces sterile, clean and well-maintained is essential. So it’s important to set up and organize your sterilization lab to properly clean the dirty instruments. Tips for sterilizing and maintaining your dental instruments and handpieces Having an efficient and organized lab to prevent cross-contamination will …
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How to diagnose tooth vitality for teeth with deep decay Here are some strategies to approach treatment for patients that have deep tooth decay near the nerve or a deep cavity. It it’s important to know the status of the nerve and make a pulpal diagnosis before treatment. Diagnosing vitality of teeth First, get the X-rays you …
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Have clean restrooms for a better patient experience To have the cleanest and most pleasant restroom experience, it’s important to have several strategies for designing the appearance of the restroom, for maintaining its cleanliness, and for enhancing the experience. Suggestions for keeping the restroom clean One, make sure you have a regular cleaning schedule. There …
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Tips for maintaining clean dental operatories It’s important to clean and disinfect the dental operatories as well as have clean dental instruments. Dental instruments and dental handpieces are going to go through a sterilization process in the sterilization lab. In the operatories where the patient is cared for, we need that area to be very clean as well. …
The benefits of using intraoral cameras in the dental office, when to use them and how often An Intraoral camera is a tiny wand that can take digital photos and easily store this information in dental practice management software. Intraoral scanners can take images of the teeth to print models and create STL files to print with …
Second consultations and how to schedule them We have discussed the idea of estimating fees for the patient by proposing the treatment, sending the estimate to the insurance, and proceeding to schedule the patient so you know they’re interested in the treatment. And if the patients’ only obstacle is knowing what the insurance benefits are, letting them know …
Have a system to estimate fees for dental services There are lots of ways to do this and the most important thing is to have a system that works in a consistent way so the patient has a good patient experience. Many procedures like fillings are simple to estimate. Often the benefits with insurance may cover …
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Importance of verifying patient information when they check in at the office When a patient enters the practice, it’s always important to welcome the patient to the office. Your greeting needs to include a warm, friendly smile and call the patient by name if you know it. You never want the patient to feel ignored when …
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The importance of a clean and decluttered dental office In this blog we’re going to cover: why it’s better to have a decluttered workspace, how to and when to do it, and how this applies to a better experience in the dental office. It’s better to declutter: it improves the appearances, the feelings, and how …
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What to do if a resin bonded bridge becomes loose? Resin bonded bridges can be a conservative treatment that requires minimal preparation of the teeth adjacent to the pontic space. But sometimes the bridges come loose more frequently than a traditional fixed bridge with full coronal coverage. what can we do to help reattach a resin bonded …
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