Q. I would like to start measuring individual employee productivity by using statistics. Do you have any suggestions on which stats to assign to the various jobs in the office? Good question. And I want to start my answer with a disclaimer: there’s quite a bit to know about statistic management! On the MGE Power Program a client might spend…
As you begin to get busier, you will see that there is only so much that you, the doctor, can PHYSICALLY do. At lower levels of production, you may end up wearing a lot of “hats” other than just “doctor.” As you grow, these other hats become more and more difficult to do from a time standpoint. When your practice…
What would life (or work) be like if you had few (or no) staff problems? Great…right? Well, aside from how to get more new patients, we’ve found that problems surrounding hiring and managing staff are the second most asked about practice management issues. And with this in mind, I wanted to share a few simple “do’s” and “don’ts” I’ve picked…
What’s the REAL value of a hygiene department? I think a lot of dentists underestimate the value of hygiene—because they think it’s just the value of what the hygienist produces. $120 for a cleaning, or whatever the rate is, isn’t highly profitable compared to the doctor’s production. This leads some doctors to think it’s not cost-effective to build a big…
In my opinion: a dental practice is only as strong as its hygiene department. When you think about it, the number of regular recall patients/visits and the production that comes out of Hygiene are what determine the stability of any given practice. These are patients that regularly show up and more or less willingly go ahead with any needed treatment…
Welcome back! This week’s post is part 2 of a two-part post on “branding” your dental practice. If you missed last week’s blog post, here’s “Branding” a Dental Practice – Part I, where I covered the first couple rules of branding your office. Now we’ll carry on with… 3. Get to know your audience before deciding on your brand. Whatever…
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