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How to Request Online Reviews?
Question: How can we get our patients to leave online reviews??? ANSWER: Great question! First, let me say CONGRATULATIONS! I am glad you realize how important online reviews are to the practice. People are looking online for help with making decisions about...DentistryIQ: Why Office Manuals Do Not Work
As Originally Published in Dentistry IQ on February 9th, 2021. Here is the problem with the idea of buying an operations manual “off the shelf”: Every office is different. Every business does things differently. Each task is done specifically the way that particular...The Best Way to Train A New Dental Hire
When a new person is hired, typically the team is excited as it not only offers a new, fresh face to add to the team but it means additional help. The issue with the new fresh face is that when it arrives at your office, most of the team has not prepared for the idea...We Just Hired A New Unexperienced Employee How Do We Train?
Question: I am concerned that her lack of experience is reflected in how she communicates with people. What can I do to help her speak more professionally? Question: I have just hired a new team member. She is young, this is her first “real” job...How to outsource A/R and or use a collections agency
Question: Laura mentioned outsourcing A/R and using a collections agency if needed. She talked about interviewing the companies. What would we ask and what’s important to know? QUESTION: Laura mentioned outsourcing A/R and using a collections agency if...How many breaks is too many for employees?
Question: If you have an employee, who steps away too many times from the desk for snacks and bathroom breaks, how would you suggest to address this matter? How many times is too many? ANSWER: I have two ways to go about answering this question for you. First...How do you handle dental patients that refuse to wear masks?
Question: Patients continue to come to the office without proper face coverings. We tell them on the phone prior to their appointment that masks are mandatory. What is the best way to handle those who do not follow the rules in place? ANSWER: You are not...What to do when patients are not answering or returning communications
A member asked me for help and I wanted to share this with everyone. “Right now we have a Huge number of patients that are non responsive to calls/texts I know in some of my forums other office managers are pulling their hair out too but if the pt isn’t...What to do with your PPE Payments
PPE payments have become the latest problem for all Insurance Coordinators in the dental field. Many offices have decided to not charge PPE but you now are getting a bulk payment for PPE and you are unsure what to do with it. What to do with these payments are what...We expect to have an empty fall hygiene schedule – What do we do?
Question: Our schedule is full right now but we expect to have an empty hygiene schedule in a few months. What do we do? ANSWER: You are already ahead of the game because you are being proactive and not waiting for things to fall apart. How we handle the...Ditch the Dental Phone Scripts and Teach The Front Desk To Have H.E.A.R.T
The phone is definitely not the most high-tech device in your office, but it’s the most important and it can make or break a dental office. Without it, we wouldn’t have the opportunity to use all those other pieces of equipment. The phone is the technology that keeps...We are wanting to offer some payment plans for our patients.
We are wanting to offer some payment plans for our patients.... QUESTION: We are wanting to offer some payment plans for our patients. I am looking more for an agreement that we can have the patient sign. How can we best track these...The Clinical team is coming to the front office, what should they be doing?
What is everyone doing with clinical staff coming up to the front area? We have extra computers for them to work on and they have lab slips up here. Answer: I believe right now, there should be a clearly defined clinical and non-clinical area. Everything clinical...Training Is The Best Investment You Can Make In Your Team
Henry Ford said The only thing worse than training an employee and having them leave is not training the employee and having them stay. The Best Investment You Can Make In Your Practice Is Investing In Your Team. 40% of employees with poor training will leave the...How can I create more structure and systems in the front office?
Question: There was and is a lack of management and direction in the front office. So I am looking to help them create more structure and be more systematic. How can this be done? Answer: Our team members today are very different than in the past. They are very...How do I prevent patients from walking in?
Q: *How to avoid patients walking into the office vs them calling/texting the office to let you know that they have arrived? A: Make sure when you confirm their appointment you go over the new protocols. It should also be added to any communications – texts,...How many patients do we need to stay healthy and profitable?
Q: How many patients does Front Office Rocks recommend for a healthy 1 doctor & 3 hygienist practice? We currently have 3314 active patients who have been in our office in the past year and a half. The staff has been killing themselves for 2 years so we are...When should we hire back or replace team members?
Q: When should offices replace team members that have left because of child care, or other obligations, due to the effects of COVID 19 even though production/profits are down? A: Add team members as needed…. just like when a practice grows. There is no...How Do You Handle Patients with COVID Contact?
Q: We had a patient (nurse ) get very upset . We asked the COVID-19 screening questions when she came in and she answered that she saw a COVID-19 patient yesterday. We told her we couldn’t see her for the prophy until after 14 days or if she tests negative. She thinks...Pre-Covid Schedule and 6 Months Out
Question: We have added about 4-5 hours per week, per hygienist to fit in urgent patients who missed an appointment while we were closed. I’m wondering if you would recommend that we schedule in 6 months with our pre- COVID 19 schedule, or plan on keeping this...What should my team do during downtime?
Question: What should I have staff do during this down time? The office is slow staff has done a lot of cleanup of supplies and rooms already. Answer: If your team has opportunities (I don’t like using the word down time) available during the day and you feel...How to still manage and monitor employees away from the office?
Question: “I’m an office manager. I want to see if Laura has a suggestion or a way to keep track of staff when the office manager is not on site? How to still manage and monitor away from the office?” Answer: If you have proper systems in place you...New Patients During the Pandemic
I understand that right now we are all trying to survive and we are just in the moment trying to push through. We are hoping for things to get back to normal soon! You don’t want to change the way we would handle our patients and the care that we provide for...How do I collect membership plan fees and keep my books organized?
Question: We have an in-house membership discount plan for patients without insurance where the patient pays $400 per year to get 2 cleanings, exams, etc. and 10% off dental work. We need to create a fee schedule for this plan so our books aren’t all out of...
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