Hygiene cancellations and no-shows can be aggravating… on many levels. Beyond the obvious—lost production and a hygienist with no patient, there’s the more subtle effects: lowered morale, the upset/annoyance felt by the staff and/or the hygienist and occasional finger-pointing: “I thought you confirmed that patient…” And let’s not forget the lost opportunity for that patient and the practice to monitor…
Last updated on November 17th, 2025 at 01:39 pm In conversations with dentists and/or their office managers, it’s not uncommon for me to hear something like this regarding new patient scheduling: We did some new patient marketing, got a lot of phone calls and appointments…but hardly any of them showed up! The usual “culprit” behind this abysmal no-show rate: the…
Editor’s Note: MGE Client Justene Doan, DDS practices in the San Diego, CA area with her husband, Roger Tran, DDS. Since first becoming a client, their practice has grown considerably; now a multi-provider practice with two locations, three General Dentists and two specialists. Looking for ways to maintain the highest level of personalized service in a large practice (that is…
Last updated on November 7th, 2025 at 04:03 pm For this week’s blog post, I’d like to run my answer to a dental question I received as a part of my regular “Ask Sabri” column in MGE publications. It’s a question that I receive from a lot of different dentists, so you might find the answer useful. Q: Should I…
To start things off, I have a question for you: What would you think of a restaurant where only 10 or 20% of the people ever go back? You’d think that it isn’t a very good restaurant or something must be wrong with the food, right? A good restaurant or successful business makes people want to come back or continue…
How We Make This Policy a Reality Note: This week’s blog post comes from special guest Ken Cirka, DMD. An MGE client Power Program Graduate, Dr. Cirka turned his small $200,000 a year Philadelphia office into a powerhouse $3 Million a year dental practice with an average of 125 new patients each month! Through diligent implementation, Dr. Cirka has been…
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