Author: Hollie Bryant Foust

Setting clear, actionable goals is essential for the success and growth of any dental practice. Goals provide direction, motivate staff, and offer a benchmark for measuring progress. This detailed guide will help you create and set goals for your dental practice, ensuring that they are aligned with your overall vision and strategy. Step 1: Assess Your Current Situation Evaluate Your Practice: Conduct a thorough evaluation of your practice’s current performance.

As dental professionals, it’s crucial to communicate effectively with our patients to help them understand the importance of dental care and treatment. Using simple, relatable analogies can make complex dental concepts more accessible and foster a deeper connection between patients and their oral health. In this blog, we will explore ten analogies to describe various aspects of dentistry in layman’s terms, all delivered in a caring and relationship-focused tone. Dental

In today’s economic climate, managing finances is a growing concern for many. As a dental professional, the challenge of ensuring timely payments while maintaining patient satisfaction has never been more critical. The Change Healthcare cyber hack is long from being settled. Yes, they maybe back up and running however, your payments are being spread farther and farther apart, while the amount of employee overhead it’s taking to capture that money

In today’s fast-paced dental industry, inefficiencies in scheduling can lead to longer patient wait times, overworked staff, and missed opportunities for revenue. These challenges not only frustrate your team and patients but can also jeopardize the overall success and reputation of your practice. Without an effective scheduling system, you risk chaotic workflows and a decline in patient satisfaction. To prevent these detrimental outcomes, it’s essential to adopt a structured approach

Are you struggling to find a dental hygienist for your practice? Or perhaps you’ve found one, but their rate is beyond your budget? Here are a few strategic shifts to consider in your dental practice to navigate these challenges. Drop an Insurance Plan One effective approach is to drop an insurance plan to balance the supply and demand within your practice. It’s crucial to stay true to your core values

The first half of 2024 has been challenging with short staffing, last-minute cancellations, mediocre insurance reimbursements, inflated material costs, and increasingly discerning patients.  Our patients are savvy shoppers who often lack detailed knowledge of their insurance plans. They have less patience both in and out of the office, demand five-star service, and want payment plans for all services. Creating value for dental care during inflation involves ensuring that patients feel