This week’s post is by MGE Power Program Graduate, Ken Cirka, DMD. An MGE client since 2004, Dr. Cirka has increased collections by nearly 20X since that time, turning his small Philadelphia office into a powerhouse dental practice seeing an average of 125 new patients a month! Through diligent study and application followed by systematic implementation, Dr. Cirka built a…
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 11:41 am In an effort to stimulate practice growth, you may spend thousands on marketing (SEO, postcards, care-to-share programs, reactivation efforts, etc.). And unfortunately, you may be doing this while overlooking the most important factors in practice growth… Your Receptionist. And while it’s fairly obvious that the Receptionist position ranks high in importance…
Last updated on November 12th, 2025 at 12:52 am Q: Our office is doing OK, we’re happy with our level of collections and new patients, but we’d like to do a lot better. Any suggestions? A: Thank you for your question. Being unfamiliar with your practice and having never met you, I’m going to keep my answers pretty general. I’m…
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 11:58 am Accomplishing challenging objectives is a funny thing. We admire people who do it—those that display a dogged determination to stick with their plans or goals and finally bring them off. Whether it’s a historical leader guiding their country through troubled times, a successful businessperson that defied the odds, rising from penniless…
Last updated on November 13th, 2025 at 02:14 pm How can you become a leader that your staff will respect and appreciate? While it’s critical for a dentist to have an effective Office Manager running the practice (allowing them to keep their focus chairside), as the owner of the business it’s just as important for the doctor to have and…
Last updated on November 13th, 2025 at 02:56 pm Neil Winteregg What’s the point of marketing? What are we spending all that money and time for? When we market our practice, or any business for that matter, the whole point is for the phone to ring. And when that phone rings, and a new patient is calling in, they expect…