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Five Tips for a Profitable Hygiene Department

May 20th, 2015

Last updated on November 4th, 2025 at 11:16 pm In my opinion: a dental practice is only as strong as its hygiene department. When you think about it, the number of regular recall patients/visits and the production that comes out of Hygiene are what determine the stability of any given practice. These are patients that regularly show up and more…

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Ask Sabri: Case Presentations, Second Opinions & Fitting New Patients into the Schedule

by Sabri Blumberg

Apr 15th, 2015

Last updated on November 17th, 2025 at 08:15 pm Q: I’d like to get my patients more “involved” in the treatment presentation process. Any suggestions? Thank you for your question. And yes, I do have a few general suggestions. If you want patients more involved in the process, you have to INCLUDE them in it! Don’t talk AT them. Talk…

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Management Tip: You’re Probably Making It Harder than It Needs to Be

by Jeffrey M. Blumberg

Feb 4th, 2015

Management (and success for that matter) is a lot easier than most people think. A lot. While there’s much to the subject, it is—at its core—nothing more than planning WHERE things are going, figuring out HOW to get there and keeping the “ship” ON COURSE. It’s also a matter of keeping WHAT WORKS “in” and throwing what DOESN’T WORK out.…

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Dr. Winteregg’s Dental Office Scheduling Policies | Part 5

by Gregory A. Winteregg, DDS

Nov 19th, 2014

This week we’ve finally arrived at the final part in my series on Dental Office Scheduling Policies! In case you missed the earlier installments, here’s Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. SCHEDULING POLICY #18: If a patient is late for their appointment by five minutes, the chairside assistant tries to find them. The assistant doesn’t throw this…

Scheduling

Dr. Winteregg’s Dental Office Scheduling Policies | Part 4

by Gregory A. Winteregg, DDS

Nov 12th, 2014

Last updated on November 10th, 2025 at 04:56 pm In this week’s post, I’ll carry on with the scheduling policies I used in my own office. I hope you’ve enjoyed Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3! This week, I’ll cover points 14 through 17: SCHEDULING POLICY #14: The hygienist is totally interruptible. When the doctor comes into the operatory,…

Practice Management

Dr. Winteregg’s Dental Office Scheduling Policies | Part 3

by Gregory A. Winteregg, DDS

Nov 5th, 2014

Last updated on November 10th, 2025 at 04:39 pm I hope you’ve enjoyed these posts on my office’s Scheduling Policies. In this week’s post, we’ll cover policies 9 through 13. In last week’s post, I covered points 6 through 8, and in my first post, I covered 1 through 5. With that, here goes with points 9 through 13: SCHEDULING…

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Five Tips for a Profitable Hygiene Department

Ask Sabri: Case Presentations, Second Opinions & Fitting New Patients into the Schedule

Management Tip: You’re Probably Making It Harder than It Needs to Be

Dr. Winteregg’s Dental Office Scheduling Policies | Part 5

Dr. Winteregg’s Dental Office Scheduling Policies | Part 4

Dr. Winteregg’s Dental Office Scheduling Policies | Part 3

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