Practice Management

Proven methods to organize and run a more efficient, profitable dental practice. Covering leadership, systems, overhead, and day-to-day operations.

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The First Step to Building a Successful Practice

by Luis A. Colón

Nov 21st, 2012

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 related to management. That’s what “practice management” and consultants…

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What You Can’t See CAN Hurt You

by Jeffrey M. Blumberg

Oct 31st, 2012

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 days when I was in his office I saw…

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When to Hire New Staff

by Sabri Blumberg

Sep 12th, 2012

How should you determine the right staff complement for your office? When is it time to add a new position instead of making do with what you’ve got? These are important questions to ask because over-hiring can make your overhead go out of control, but on the flip-side, refusing to hire needed positions as you grow will cap your growth…

Overhead and Profitability

Maintaining a High Quality of Care While Expanding

by Jeffrey M. Blumberg

Aug 15th, 2012

If you’re doing things right, your business should be growing. While expansion and growth can be desirable, it can also carry along with it a slew of new challenges (or headaches). For a dentist (or other health care practitioner), a growing practice eventually translates into more staff and providers (associate doctors or possibly partners). Many things can “derail” during expansion…

Associate Dentists

What’s Really Happening in the Dental Industry?

by Gregory A. Winteregg, DDS

Jul 3rd, 2012

These last four years I’ve traveled across the Continental US presenting seminars to my peers and their staff. All in all, these “road trips” provided the opportunity to meet and/or lecture to close to 4,000 dentists (about 2.5% of the profession). While frequent travel can be taxing, I don’t think that anything short of this would have given me the…

Hiring

The 4 Most Common Mistakes in Hiring Employees

by Carla Dezelic

Apr 4th, 2012

As the Director of Practical Application here at MGE, I work with our clients and office managers on a daily basis. A big issue—especially with new clients—is personnel—specifically how to find good employees. While there is quite a bit to this subject, the four most common, yet easy to fix mistakes that offices make while hiring are: Sitting on applications…

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