Last updated on November 10th, 2025 at 04:39 pm I hope you’ve enjoyed these posts on my office’s Scheduling Policies. In this week’s post, we’ll cover policies 9 through 13. In last week’s post, I covered points 6 through 8, and in my first post, I covered 1 through 5. With that, here goes with points 9 through 13: SCHEDULING…
Last updated on November 19th, 2025 at 06:50 pm I hope you enjoyed last week’s blog post that included points 1-5 of my office’s Scheduling Policies. If you didn’t catch it, click here. This week, we will carry on with Scheduling Policy points #6 – 8. SCHEDULING POLICY #6: Today is the most important day in the appointment book. Tomorrow is the…
Last updated on November 10th, 2025 at 05:38 pm Regardless of the system you use, a productive schedule has one common denominator: APPOINTMENT BOOK CONTROL. Over the years, I tried a number of scheduling systems. I eventually amalgamated what I’d learned along with what I found to be effective in my practice into a system that worked quite well. For…
Last updated on November 12th, 2025 at 12:05 am Q: I’ve made it a point this year to focus on getting more new patients. I started marketing a few months ago (mainly mailings and some online) but haven’t seen much in the way of results yet. Any advice? A. I feel your pain. There’s nothing more frustrating than spending money…
Let’s start off fast: I want to give you what I’ve found to be the top five things that you can implement internally right away to get more new dental patients. I could actually write an article about each one. But I’ll tell you what I’m most interested in: go over these points in your next staff meeting and, with…
Greg Winteregg, DDS of MGE Management Experts, discusses whether it’s worthwhile to charge broken appointment fees and suggests a solution for patients who chronically cancel. Watch the video below to find out what Dr. Winteregg’s best advice is for this specific situation and how you can implement it right away. Tip of the Week: Broken Appointment Fees Like this video?…