How answering phones and scheduling patients helps make dental offices accessible and responsive to patient needs Why is answering the phone and scheduling important for accessibility and responsiveness? When you are the patient, you have a reason to make that call. And your reason always feels important enough for you to take the steps to pick …
Treatment for Emergency Patients This blog post is going to cover emergency visits for patients and strategies for doctors to help the patient when the appointment is unplanned. There can be limited time on the schedule because sometimes patients will call when a tooth breaks- and it never breaks at a convenient time for anyone. The emergency …
Tips for erupting teeth orthodontically as part of restorative treatment Sometimes you might find an incisor, a canine, or even a premolar that’s broken near the gum line. It could be that this tooth had a root canal and a post and a crown, and then the crown came off with the post and the tooth is …
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Tips on how to use Geriostore restorative material How can Geriostore restorative material be used for restorations near or below the gumline to promote better gum health and gingival attachment to the restoration resulting in shallower pocket depths? There are going to be patients who have cavities near or under the gumline, and it can …
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Tips for Phone Communication and Scheduling in a Dental Office call Center If your dental office has a centralized call center to handle calls for your doctors at multiple locations, there are a few key areas that really need to be defined to train and prepare the staff to help the patients. It’s going to …
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Clear Plastic “Essix Style” Trays: how to make them and 7 ways they can help patients The clear plastic tray sometimes called an Essix tray has a lot of uses and can be easily made quickly in the dental office by the dentist and the assistant. With just an impression, whether it’s an intraoral scan …
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Patient experience in the dental office The patient experience reflects the customer service that the patient receives. In this blog post we’re going to look at what you can do in your dental office to ensure patients want to come back. Tips on building a customer service strategy for your dental office It’s important to put a …
Tips for screening and treatment of sleep apnea Dentists and hygienists are in a great field to help screen patients for obstructive sleep apnea,. Twice a year, patients come into the dental office to get their cleaning, and we see the patient lying back in the dental chair in a supine position on their back, very similar …
Tips for offering teeth bleaching to your patients In this blog post we’re going to look at different types of bleaching and tips for making the treatment more effective for the patient. There are several types of bleaching: over the counter bleaching systems at-home trays in-office bleaching treatment with or without a light. Over-the-counter bleaching First, …
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5 Tips for how hygienists can manage their hygiene schedule This blog presents tips for hygiene patients to be seen efficiently so hygienists can have productive days. Many hygienists rebook their patients six months in advance once the patient completes their hygiene appointment. They’re scheduled for their next visit when finishing their cleaning, which may be six months …
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Incisal edge position: and how do the incisal edges of the maxillary incisors fit into the framework of our smiles? Generally, youthful smiles show more of the maxillary teeth on the upper, and as we age and gravity takes over, we may show more of both the upper and lower teeth or even just the lower teeth. …
Best Homecare Tips for Patients First and foremost, you need to do effective brushing. All patients will say they brush, but are you getting the plaque off your teeth? Of course, we want to brush for two minutes a day. Why you should use an electric toothbrush For most patients, those electric brushes will get the …
Practice management tips for managing the patient schedule A quick thank you to Austin Moon who shared his practise management tips to help manage your patient schedule. Austin Moon submitted these 3 practice management tips, and we’ll highlight a link to his bio at the end of the blog. 3 tips for managing your patient schedule The …
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Incisal edge position: and how do the incisal edges of the maxillary incisors fit into the framework of our smiles? Generally, youthful smiles show more of the maxillary teeth on the upper, and as we age and gravity takes over, we may show more of both the upper and lower teeth or even just the lower teeth. …
Should you do a residency after dental school? Should non-specialists do residencies like an AEGD or a GPR after dental school? And if you aren’t specializing in an area of dentistry like orthodontics, endodontics, or oral surgery, should you do a residency like an AEGD or AGPR or go straight into private practise? The answer is, …
