Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 05:20 pm In this week’s blog post, MGE’s Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Sabri Blumberg, answers practice management questions from dentists around the country. Q: I have an employee who’s late on a regular basis. She changes for a little while after I speak with her about it, and then just reverts to being…
Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 05:22 pm Editor’s Note: For this week’s blog post, we’d like to welcome guest author Aleksandr Dayanayev, DDS. Dr. Dayanayev is a general dentist practicing in New York, as well as a speaker and seminar instructor for MGE. As the New Year approaches, it’s important to: Review the prior year, Evaluate areas that…
Managing staff while spending most of your time chairside is no easy task. And when things get out of hand, you may begin to feel more like a babysitter than a business owner. That said, managing your staff properly is vitally important, as the combined effort of the entire team is what generates all of the practice’s production and income.…
From a business perspective, how big of a “deal” is it to run behind schedule? I’ve seen some doctors become so accustomed to running behind that, after a while, it seems like a normal part of doing business. If you have a good scheduling system, it should be very rare to make patients wait longer than 5-10 minutes. (See the…
Last updated on November 12th, 2025 at 01:51 pm It goes like this… You hear about a great new idea. Maybe it’s a referral program, a recall program, or a cool customer service procedure. Doesn’t matter, all you know is you want to implement this idea in your practice. So, you bring it to your team. Your excitement is infectious.…
Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 06:01 pm How can you tell if an employee is a good fit for your office? For that matter, is there a specific criterion you should use when deciding who to promote and who to let go? By survey, personnel-related issues are among the three primary sources of stress for employers. And, while…