Get to Know 6 CAD/CAM Specialists!
As technology continues to play a bigger and bigger role in modern dentistry, it's more important than ever to select a confident, capable partner that will fully support your practice...
3 Steps to Structuring a Group Practice for Growth
The first iKids Pediatric Dentistry location opened in Mansfield, Texas, in 2010. Since then, CEO and founder Randy Hamilton, DMD has added 11 locations (and two of his brothers as...
12 Things Every Great Dental Practice Website Needs
Let’s face it – the internet has changed the way we do business. According to the Pew Research Center, 9 in 10 American adults (including potential new patients!) use the...
18 of the Most Creative Dental Marketing & Advertising Ideas
It goes without saying that the true cornerstone of a successful dental practice is the quality of the work performed and services provided. However, even if you have the most...
The Best Times of the Year to Whiten Your Teeth
Life is full of special events that we will remember forever. Whether it’s walking down the aisle on a wedding day, hugging an out-of-state relative at a family reunion, or...
Are You a Good Listener? 6 Ways to Really Hear Your Patients
Have you ever been in a conversation and felt that you weren’t being heard? What a frustrating feeling! Now, imagine how a patient would feel if they experienced this during...
What Every Dental Practice Needs to Know About Engaging Millennials
Does your practice struggle to attract, recruit, and keep top Millennial talent? With the Millennial generation expected to make up 50 percent of the global workforce by 2020, that means...
8 Ways to Give Your Practice a GR8 Start to Spring
The official start of Spring is a few short days away, and there’s just so much to like about the number 8 this season. It’s considered to be lucky ?,...
9 Hiring Tips for Building Top-Notch Dental Teams
The single most important thing you can do for your practice is to hire the right people. A good hire will not only bring positivity and cohesiveness to your practice,...
Dental Hygienists: Prevention Experts by Definition
It is a well-known fact that in the United States, our healthcare system tends to focus on the treatment of disease, rather than the prevention of it. This sentiment is...
11 Intriguing Designers Ready to Bring Your Dream Practice to Life
Oprah may have design guru Nate Berkus, and HGTV may have design power couple Chip and Joanna Gaines, but Patterson is not one to be outdone. We have an elite...
4 Ways to Boost Your Business with Better Equipment
For the past few weeks you’ve been hearing from us about the virtues of Section 179, a portion of the tax code that allows you to write off an equipment...
3 Reasons Electronic Safety Data Sheet Maintenance Makes More “Cents”
Did you know that Hazard Communication violations were the second most frequently cited violation in 2015? Besides being plentiful, these violations are also expensive! On August 2, 2016 OSHA increased...
A Panoramic Guide on What to Skip
As the cameras in our pockets get more advanced (we heard they even make phone calls these days!), most are now equipped with features that enable them to take panoramic...
5 Ways to Make Your Patients Feel Like Family
In the dental world, it’s the little things that keep your patients coming back cleaning after cleaning. Think of it like coming back home after college. Your mom makes your...
Pro”Tech”Ted: Top Tips for Taking Care of Your Tech, Pre-Disaster
There is no way to ever be fully "prepared" when a natural disaster strikes. Having a preparedness plan in place for your dental business, however, is a wise course of...
12 Ways to Grow Your Practice Using Social Media
Are you looking to grow your dental practice without spending a fortune? According to research by acclaimed marketing and sales platform Hubspot, 92% of marketers in 2014 claimed that social...
Operation Operatory: Why (and How!) to Add an Operatory
Does your practice have 4 operatories? If you increase that number to 5, your revenue will increase by at least 20%. What about if your practice has 3 operatories, and...
Common Hygiene Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Having a top-notch hygiene team is a wonderful thing, but assuming everything is being taken care of is a big mistake many practices make. In almost every practice we work...
Hygiene Goals Simplified
Every dental hygiene team member should have a productivity goal or target within the practice. What does this production goal represent? Is it a random number you come up with...
5 Ways to Make Your Practice Equity Work Harder For You
You’ve invested plenty of time and money to build your dental practice into a significant asset. Perhaps it’s time to put the equity you’ve accumulated to work for you in...
Mouthguards for Your Patient Athletes
With the onset of fall sports (football, lacrosse, soccer, etc.) make sure to remind your patient athletes that a mouthguard should be considered part of the protective equipment pickup this...
Grow Your Practice by Getting into the Mouthguard Business
Did you know there are 35 million children between the ages of 5 and 18 who play organized sports in the U.S.? Did you also know the parents of those...
What you can learn from design competition winners
The Dental Office Design Competition, sponsored by Wells Fargo Practice Finance, Dental Economics and the American Dental Association, was initiated in 1999 as an inspiration and learning tool for dentists...
4 Paid Search Tips for Dental Practices
Paid search advertising can be confusing for those of us who are not digital marketers. In fact, even for those of us who are experienced with paid search, keeping up...
Clear Financial Arrangements Increase Case Acceptance
Dentistry and the business of dentistry have changed in recent years. With economic downturns and a slow recovery, your patients are responding and reacting to their healthcare needs differently. In...
5 Best Incentives for Patient Reactivation
If your office is like most, your practice management system is home to several hundred dormant patients who haven’t stepped foot in your office for over 24 months. They’re your...
Return, Refer, Repeat
Have you noticed lately how marketers are cashing in on the real fear of not having enough new patients? Does your practice stress about new patient numbers every month? What...
How to Grow Your Whitening Business by Marketing Directly to Patients
Do you offer teeth whitening at your office? Of course you do; most dental offices do. But how much whitening do you actually perform every month? If you’re like most...
Excellence in Case Acceptance
What is the case acceptance percentage in your practice? This is a difficult question to answer for most practices but one of the key statistics to know and understand. This...