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Practice Management

7 Ways to Fill Openings in the Doctor’s Schedule

Sep 19th, 2018
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 02:49 pm Last minute cancellations are never any fun, regardless of whether you get them on the hygiene or doctor’s schedule. That said, I always found last minute cancellations on the doctor’s schedule to be more problematic—especially with relation to making my production goal. Why? Well, as we know, hygiene appointments vary far…
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Case Acceptance

3 Ways to Boost Case Acceptance

Aug 22nd, 2018
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 02:52 pm Poor treatment acceptance can create a lot of problems in a dental practice. For the dentist, it means performing less of the type of dental treatment that they enjoy. It’s more single tooth dentistry in lieu of quadrant dentistry, especially if patients aren’t accepting comprehensive treatment. From an overall practice perspective,…
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New Patients

New Patient-itis: A Common Affliction for Dentists and its Cure

Aug 8th, 2018
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 03:00 pm Do you have “New Patient-itis?” If you do, you’re not alone. It’s an affliction that’s run rampant among a considerable percentage of the dentists in the United States and Canada. “New Patient-itis” is (jokingly) defined as “an obsession or fixation on ‘New patients’ as the solution to all practice and profitability…
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Scheduling

9 Ways to Fill That Last-Minute Hygiene Opening

Aug 1st, 2018
Don’t you just love last-minute hygiene openings? You have a great day scheduled today, and then you listen to your voicemail… “Hi, this is Mr. Smith (who you confirmed two days ago). I can’t come in for my cleaning today at 11 because I’m stuck at work. I’ll call later to reschedule. Bye!” You call Mr. Smith and…he’s in a…
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Overhead and Profitability

Afraid of Raising Fees?

Jul 26th, 2018
Last updated on November 13th, 2025 at 07:42 pm When is the last time you raised your fees? Last year? Three years ago? Longer? It’s generally understood that dentists should raise our fees every year. After all, the Consumer Price Index for the last two years has risen by 2.1% each year. You’re paying more for everything you have to…
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