4 Ways to Improve Past Due Accounts Receivable

The amount your dental practice has in past due accounts receivable can quickly escalate without proper systems in place.  It’s not uncommon for busy teams to focus on just getting the billing… Continue On +

Dental Patient Communication Made Simple

Over two hundred years ago the English chemist, Joseph Priestly, said, “The more elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.”  I can’t imagine what Priestly would think today. When research… Continue On +

Increase Treatment Acceptance with Plain English

Confused dental patients rarely schedule; unfortunately patients rarely tell you when they are confused.  Therefore, if you want to increase treatment acceptance in your practice, make sure patients clearly understand what you… Continue On +

To Lease Or Not To Lease

To lease or not to lease…that is the question (when shopping for a new practice automobile). We are just about into summer which means that car dealers will be on the hunt… Continue On +

Common Handbook Policies Under Attack From NLRB

In light of recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) scrutiny, certain long standing policies in employee handbooks will need to be altered or removed completely.  The primary risk with having some of… Continue On +

Your Dental Team Is Motivated By More Than Compensation

If compensation was all that mattered to your dental team, then highly compensated teams would have few if any challenges.  However, that is not the case.  Whether your dental practice is big… Continue On +

Your Dental Team’s Attitude for Growth

How do you foster growth within a dental practice when we have a less-than-ideal economy?  The catalyst is effective leadership.  But what makes a leader effective? Someone once said, “A good leader… Continue On +

Is Your Dental Marketing Working?

Winston Churchill once said, “However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results.”  This certainly holds true for dental practice marketing. If you are trying to encourage more patients to… Continue On +

Handling Employee Termination Meetings

For employers, the only thing harder than deciding to terminate an employee is breaking the bad news.  Studies show that firing an employee is one of the most difficult tasks a manager… Continue On +

What to Tell Your Team after a Termination

Let’s assume you complete the unfortunate task of terminating one of your dental team members.  As much as you may want to forget the whole thing, your work is not yet over. … Continue On +

Dental Accountant’s Due Diligence (Part III of III)

We have established in part I and II that you are well suited to own your own dental practice and we have established what your advisor will need and what they will… Continue On +

Unclaimed Property

Spring has sprung, and summer is just around the corner: time to clean off the grill, set out the patio furniture and start thinking about filing unclaimed property returns in the fall.… Continue On +