“How is the new health care legislation going to affect my practice?” I’ve heard this question (or some variation of it) “quite a bit” since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act was signed into law in March of 2010. And, while I’ve had an opportunity to review the literally…

Last updated on November 6th, 2025 at 06:48 pm You would be hard pressed to find a dentist that would not want to increase his collections without an appreciable increase in overhead. After all, if you are paying your bills now and were to increase your collections by $10,000 to $20,000 per month without much of an increase in overhead—that…

Last updated on November 6th, 2025 at 05:33 pm (This is Part II of a two part article on the subject of associates. For Part I, click here.) Dental Practice Associate MGE Perhaps now or some time in the future you’ll think about adding an associate. Whether that time is today or ten years from now, it is best to…

Last updated on November 5th, 2025 at 02:56 pm (This is a two-part series. Part II) Several times a week I field associate-related questions. These come from dentists who need one right away, as well as doctors just entertaining the idea as a future goal. The pros to adding an associate are obvious: more service for your patients, potentially more…