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Ask an MGE Consultant: 3 Questions & Answers with MGE’s Top Consultants

by MGE Consultants

Feb 25th, 2016

For this week’s blog post, we’re debuting the “Ask an MGE Consultant” column. We all know that Sabri Blumberg works very hard, so we’re giving her a little break from her usual “Ask Sabri” column. Don’t worry, it’ll be back soon, but until then we think you’ll find you’re in very capable hands with MGE’s top consultants, Chris Menkhaus, Dania…

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6 “Quick Fixes” for Low Production

by Dania Williams

Jan 13th, 2016

I want every day in your office to be a “good day” production-wise—and there’s no reason that shouldn’t be the case! The unpredictable rollercoaster of great production one day followed by an empty schedule the next day can be prevented if you have the right procedures in place in your office. You CAN be in control of your schedule day…

Overhead and Profitability

Production: How to Make Every Month a “Good Month”

by Chris Menkhaus

Oct 7th, 2015

Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 05:58 pm I’m always amazed when I hear a dentist refer to a “bad month” as if it’s some type of natural phenomenon. Dental practice production was low and there’s nothing that could have been done about it…nor any good explanation of why it was a bad month. As if production numbers are…

Case Acceptance

The Secret to Patient Compliance

by Chris Menkhaus

Sep 2nd, 2015

Last updated on November 13th, 2025 at 06:45 pm What are the most stressful aspects of running a dental practice? If you’re the average dentist, at least two of these points would be: Schedule problems—i.e., patients scheduled all over the place at random times, working through lunch, cancellations, no-shows, etc. and Treatment plan acceptance—patients not accepting their treatment plans altogether…

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A “Full” Schedule is Not Always a Productive Schedule

by Chris Menkhaus

Aug 12th, 2015

Last updated on November 12th, 2025 at 07:58 pm What is an ideal schedule? Is it being fully booked out for a period of days, weeks or months? (yikes). Not really. Ideally, your schedule would feature productive appointments accompanied by opportunities to present treatment (thereby creating more productive appointments)! Time to do both of those two things is more important…

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Ask Sabri: Scheduling, New Patient Appointments & Staff Turnover

by Sabri Blumberg

Jul 30th, 2015

Last updated on November 17th, 2025 at 03:19 pm Q: Is it important to have a dedicated Scheduling Coordinator or can this function be shared amongst all of the front desk staff? Great question! The problem with sharing a function is that you end up with a situation where nobody is really responsible or accountable for that function. A scheduler…

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Ask an MGE Consultant: 3 Questions & Answers with MGE’s Top Consultants

6 “Quick Fixes” for Low Production

Production: How to Make Every Month a “Good Month”

The Secret to Patient Compliance

A “Full” Schedule is Not Always a Productive Schedule

Ask Sabri: Scheduling, New Patient Appointments & Staff Turnover

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