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One Hiring Strategy I Guarantee You Aren’t Considering but Should
Contrary to popular opinion, hiring people is not easy. Recruiting the right candidates and making sure they are good hires will take a lot of work on your part; in fact most companies can't do it perfectly without any help at all! Nearly three-quarters of businesses...
How to Re-Establish Systems At The Dental Practice
The last year has brought about many changes in dental practices. Most offices have spent the last 12 months trying to keep the office running and that has meant pushing aside some of the important systems and protocols that we rely on to keep things running smoothly...
How to Request 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 everything from restaurants to healthcare providers. So, it only makes...
How are you handling rescheduling patients due to the pandemic/shut down?
QUESTION: How are you handling rescheduling patients due to the pandemic/shut down? ANSWER: Take a breath. This has been an unusual and stressful time for everyone and we need to create a strategy that will decrease the stress for the team while helping our patients...
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...
How to schedule new patients when the schedule is booked out for months
QUESTION: My front desk team is having a hard time scheduling new patients right now because we are booked out so far. What can they say to these patients? ANSWER: Typically, we like to get new patients in as soon as possible. This is because we want to let them know...
I have never filed a medical claim, what steps do I need to take?
QUESTION: I have filed a claim with Delta Dental for an impacted wisdom tooth and they denied it because they want myself, the dentist, to file a claim with medical first. I have never filed a medical claim and I am not what necessary steps need to be taken. Please...
How to help your team keep control of phone calls
QUESTION: My front desk team is spending too much time on the phone with patients. They get involved in long conversations that do not go anywhere. How do I teach them to cut back on the "chit chat" and get people scheduled! ANSWER: Great question! We all want to...
How to implement office systems into your practice
QUESTION: I have systems in my office but no one is using them properly? How do I get my team on the same page? ANSWER: Great question! The intention of office systems and protocols is to create efficiency, consistency and flow in the office. What I have found is...
We Just Hired A New Unexperienced Employee How Do We Train?
Question: I have just hired a new team member. She is young, this is her first "real" job and 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? Answer: You have taken the...
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? ANSWER:I recommend outsourcing things like Insurance Verification and Accounts Receivable...
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