In June and July 2020, most dental practices were “slammed” with the wave of patients returning after the COVID shutdown. But beginning in late August, many are now hearing crickets. What happened? Well, a combo of three things: Extra busy offices had little or no time for “outreach,” to chase up on overdue patients or patients that may have “fallen…
How many patients have you lost since opening your practice? Dentistry has this wonderful advantage built into it where patients know they’re supposed to come back every six months for the rest of their lives. Any other business owner would give their right arm for that! And yet, just about every time I meet with a dentist for the first…
For this week’s post, we’ve brought in several of our top consultants for a Q&A about case acceptance. And, more specifically, questions we’ve received from our readers about case acceptance in the current (post-COVID-19) business environment. Ultimately, you can only perform treatment that a patient accepts. And between the lost production you have to make up from the shutdown and…
While most dentists have been extra busy the last couple of months, quite a few are seeing an impending slow down as they get through the “reopening rush.” And if you’ve looked ahead on the schedule for September, October, etc. (especially Hygiene) you may notice that it is significantly lighter than usual. We’re seeing this with offices across the US…
Do you feel like you control your schedule? Or that your schedule controls you? Especially now after reopening, things may seem overly hectic. Between handling the backlog of patients from the shutdown, additional PPE and safety requirements and possibly working additional hours, it can all seem overwhelming. This can not only create stress and confusion on the schedule but could…
“Hiring” is not most dentists’ favorite word. It can be one of the more stressful aspects of owning and managing a dental practice. And it becomes a lot more stressful when new employees make costly mistakes. I’ve seen just about every mistake that can be made, including silly ones, like: Inputting insurance incorrectly, Forgetting to take a payment before the…
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