Who is the Office Manager?
In most dental practices, there really is no official Office Manager. First of all, the number of employees is too small, and no one wants to be “managed.” The day-to-day work goes on and the office makes a profit but often the office could do a lot better. The...
Doctors, Pay Attention!!
Photo by Ani Kolleshi on Unsplash A few weeks ago, a client told me that two patients approached him in church and told him that there were things in his office that were not being managed well. Had they not been clients of long-standing, they probably would have just...
Use Technology to Reverse Pre-Diabetes
Every once in a while, something comes along that totally changes your life. For many years, my husband, Tony, had blood sugar levels that caused his doctors to warn him about developing diabetes. Once he was even told to take a class in Diabetes prevention. Nothing...
Hey Doctor – Smile…
I read an item in my email today that was absolutely brilliant! With all the hundreds of emails that I get on a daily, monthly, and yearly basis, I do not think that I ever saw this before. Yet, it is really a simple concept and I must give credit to Steve Anderson...
Get Vaccinated and Encourage Your Staff To Do So Too!
Photo by Hakan Nural on Unsplash It is so important that the doctor be the role model for the staff by getting a Covid-19 vaccine shot as early as possible, and document it photographically on Social Media and in the office. You cannot expect your staff members to get...
Same Day Dentistry
Starting up a new year is always exciting. After all, we never know what that new year will bring. Financial success or stress. Good health or challenges. Employee stability or strain. But there is one thing that I learned years ago, that...
SINCERE WISHES FOR A BETTER 2021
This has certainly been a year like none other, at least in my lifetime. Every day brought more and more bad news about the numbers of people who passed away, and, as the year draws to a close, the most cases of Covid-19 and hospitalizations in the US since the...
Refinance Now While Interest Rates are at Historic Lows
Amtec Photos / Wikimedia Commons This is the perfect time to look at the rates that you are paying on your home mortgage, vacation home mortgage, office building mortgage, practice loan, etc. Call your local banks and see if they want to help you lower the rates...
What Are You Grateful for?
This year more than ever before, we should all be so grateful for our good health. Good health is something we usually take for granted - but not this year! I personally am so grateful for the technology that has allowed me to thrive this year as a consultant on...
Become the Preventative Dentist
One wonderful service that you can offer to your patients is the application of fluoride varnish not just for children, but for adults too. Years ago I can recall the consumer advocate, Ralph Nader, say, “If your dentist does not spend as much time helping you to take...