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Fixing a Broken Area of Your Business

Jan 11th, 2017

Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 11:42 pm In quite a few of the articles Sabri and I have written, we’ve hit on how “change” can negatively impact your practice, crash statistics just plain wreck an area of an organization. Simple things like changing your marketing, staff functions, new office policies, etc. can inadvertently bring about disaster—even though they…

Practice Management

Working with Your Spouse (or Any Family)—The Do’s & Don’ts

by Sabri Blumberg

Jan 4th, 2017

Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 11:24 pm In dentistry or small businesses in general, it’s not uncommon for the practice owner’s spouse or other family members (e.g., brother, sister, son, daughter, etc.) to have a role in the practice. It might be a full-time position, such as an office manager, or an unofficial part-time gig, such as managing…

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The Worst Thing You Can Do That Kills Your Goodwill With Patients

by Gregory A. Winteregg, DDS

Dec 17th, 2016

Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 08:10 pm For the most part, we dentists as a group are concerned with how we are perceived by our patients. We try many things to generate goodwill and referrals—e.g. having a state of the art, spotless office, matching uniforms for the staff, a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, etc. Many step this up…

Practice Management

Ask Sabri: Staff Lateness & Patient Cancellation Problems

by Sabri Blumberg

Dec 17th, 2016

Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 05:20 pm In this week’s blog post, MGE’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Sabri Blumberg, answers practice management questions from dentists around the country. Q: I have an employee who’s late on a regular basis. She changes for a little while after I speak with her about it, and then just reverts to being…

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Try This: A “New Year” Staff Meeting…That Actually Gets Things Done!

by Aleksandr Dayanayev

Dec 13th, 2016

Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 05:22 pm Editor’s Note: For this week’s blog post, we’d like to welcome guest author Aleksandr Dayanayev, DDS. Dr. Dayanayev is a general dentist practicing in New York, as well as a speaker and seminar instructor for MGE. As the New Year approaches, it’s important to: Review the prior year, Evaluate areas that…

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8 Guidelines for Emailing your Patient Base

by Adam Mortimer

Nov 23rd, 2016

Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 06:16 pm One of the most overlooked (and underrated) activities in any dental office is contact and/or marketing to your patient base. We all hear about “patient retention” as a “hot button word” in the industry. But it really is as big of a deal as it’s made out to be. Actually bigger.…

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Fixing a Broken Area of Your Business

Working with Your Spouse (or Any Family)—The Do’s & Don’ts

The Worst Thing You Can Do That Kills Your Goodwill With Patients

Ask Sabri: Staff Lateness & Patient Cancellation Problems

Try This: A “New Year” Staff Meeting…That Actually Gets Things Done!

8 Guidelines for Emailing your Patient Base

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Fixing a Broken Area of Your Business

Working with Your Spouse (or Any Family)—The Do’s & Don’ts

The Worst Thing You Can Do That Kills Your Goodwill With Patients

Ask Sabri: Staff Lateness & Patient Cancellation Problems

Try This: A “New Year” Staff Meeting…That Actually Gets Things Done!

8 Guidelines for Emailing your Patient Base

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