practice efficiency

33 Articles

Filter

Newest

Oldest

A–Z

What Exactly IS an Office Manager? (And Why You Absolutely Need One!)

Apr 26th, 2017

Last updated on November 10th, 2025 at 05:26 pm I got around to writing this article in a roundabout way. For MGE clients, it’s pretty well accepted (and understood) that they need an Office Manager. They also have an idea of what an Office Manager is supposed to do and so on. Outside of MGE’s orbit, the title “Office Manager,”…

Overhead and Profitability

Should You Be Open on Evenings or Saturdays?

by Sabri Blumberg

Apr 5th, 2017

Last updated on November 7th, 2025 at 04:03 pm For this week’s blog post, I’d like to run my answer to a dental question I received as a part of my regular “Ask Sabri” column in MGE publications. It’s a question that I receive from a lot of different dentists, so you might find the answer useful. Q: Should I…

Customer Service

The 10-Minute Rule…Don’t Make Your Patients Wait!

by Ken Cirka DMD

Jan 18th, 2017

How We Make This Policy a Reality Note: This week’s blog post comes from special guest Ken Cirka, DMD. An MGE client Power Program Graduate, Dr. Cirka turned his small $200,000 a year Philadelphia office into a powerhouse $3 Million a year dental practice with an average of 125 new patients each month! Through diligent implementation, Dr. Cirka has been…

Practice Management

Fixing a Broken Area of Your Business

by Jeffrey M. Blumberg

Jan 11th, 2017

Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 11:42 pm In quite a few of the articles Sabri and I have written, we’ve hit on how “change” can negatively impact your practice, crash statistics just plain wreck an area of an organization. Simple things like changing your marketing, staff functions, new office policies, etc. can inadvertently bring about disaster—even though they…

Customer Service

The Worst Thing You Can Do That Kills Your Goodwill With Patients

by Gregory A. Winteregg, DDS

Dec 17th, 2016

Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 08:10 pm For the most part, we dentists as a group are concerned with how we are perceived by our patients. We try many things to generate goodwill and referrals—e.g. having a state of the art, spotless office, matching uniforms for the staff, a friendly and welcoming atmosphere, etc. Many step this up…

Hiring

Should You Hire a Full-Time Scheduling Coordinator?

by Chris Menkhaus

Nov 16th, 2016

Should you hire a full-time person to manage your schedule? (i.e. What people might call a “Schedule Coordinator” or “Scheduler”)? Well, it depends. Traditionally speaking, administrative staff in a dental office have been given the title of “Front Desk” (named after furniture…not so good), or “receptionist”(…better title). And in the real world, the person answering the phone (the receptionist) is…

Ready to Bring

Structure

Back to Your Practice?

If you’re ready to reduce stress, improve production, and build a team that works with clarity and purpose, schedule a consultation with MGE today. Discover which training path fits your goals and take the first step toward organized, predictable growth.

Schedule a Consultation

Looking for something?