Last updated on November 10th, 2025 at 06:19 pm Q: I don’t have time to keep up with the business end of my practice unless I want to work 60 hours a week. Any ideas? A: Unfortunately, this situation is not uncommon. And while it would be difficult to zero in on exactly what’s happening in your office without a…

Last updated on November 7th, 2025 at 05:39 pm By Alain Sabbah, Partner, Cirrus Consulting Group 1.866.739.9075 asabbah@cirrusconsultinggroup.com Alain Sabbah is a principal at Cirrus Consulting Group, a firm devoted to providing superior dental office lease negotiation and review services to dentists. Alain is a dynamic, hands-on executive with extensive experience in commercial real estate consulting, focusing on tenant representation.…

Last updated on November 10th, 2025 at 07:59 pm If you asked me to select the top “problem” found in the average dentist business model, you might be surprised by my answer. If you were to ask the average dentist you’d get one of the usual suspects: staff, case acceptance, new patients, insurance, etc. Without dismissing any of these they…

Last updated on November 10th, 2025 at 08:23 pm In my 30+ years in the industry (12 in my dental practice and twenty as a partner here at MGE), I’ve seen managed care (HMOs and PPOs) go from struggling for acceptance in the 80s, to prevalence in the 90s, to becoming a regular fixture in the dental landscape in the…

Last updated on November 12th, 2025 at 01:19 pm Facing profitability problems or other symptoms of a dysfunctional office, the average dentist also has to deal with the confusion of what to do about it. They may be looking for solutions, but which ones are actually going to work? It’s not abnormal for them to think that their problem is…

Last updated on November 5th, 2025 at 01:51 am Working in the same environment day after day can, to a degree, numb the senses. I’ll give you an example: Years ago, I noticed a nine-inch stack of files on a co-worker’s desk. It was neatly stacked in the far right-hand corner. We worked together quite a bit, and every few…