Are you ready for Facebook Timeline?
At the end of February, Facebook finally unveiled Timeline for business pages. The new features offer great opportunity for your dental practice to share your culture and highlight key messages,...
Stop Holding the World on Your Shoulders!
So, it’s Monday morning, you’ve just walked in the door at your dental practice. You feel pretty good, spent a nice relaxing weekend with your family at the family cabin....
Capitalize on Teachable Moments
People learn during “teachable moments.” As a manager you need to be there to catch them performing well or performing poorly so you can capitalize on that opportunity. However, it...
Fight Evil Plaque with the Force
Now available through Patterson, Star Wars toothbrushes! Check out the new styles: MANUAL TOOTHBRUSH Dome Trim® Bristle Design Clinically proven to provide exceptional plaque removal Cleans below the gumline Supports...
Help! Where do I start?
Facebook … Twitter … Blogs … YouTube … Google+ … Pinterest … It seems as though there is a new social media channel popping up every day. If you are...
3M has launched another breakthrough from RelyX cements!
The toughest challenges have been met by 3M RelyXTM Ultimate Adhesive Resin Cement and ScotchbondTM. Together they deliver ultimate bond strength, coupled with ease of use. This new product is...
Feedback
Most people’s reaction to their manager saying “Could you come here for a minute? I would like to give you some feedback” is not a positive one. That’s because many...
The Buck Stops Here: Protecting Your Practice
Let’s face it ... dental practices are busy places focused on patient care. Running the business and having systems can often take a back seat to providing care to your...
Patterson Today 360
As Patterson Dental’s director of marketing, equipment, I have had the pleasure of working on Patterson Today for many years. This office design, equipment and technology magazine provides our readers...
5 Ways to Improve Your Recall Program
When doctors ask us about the first thing they should do to market their practice, our stock response is to look within their own four walls first. Granted, all practices...
Giving back through Donated Dental Services
While Patterson Dental territory representatives are busy selling DentaCheques books throughout the year, dentists across the country are providing dental care through Donated Dental Services (DDS) to patients who are...
Setting Clear Expectations
A constant challenge for any manager is managing the performance of employees. We evaluate their technical proficiency, their ability to engage customers and their ability to work as a part...
The New Gem in the Denticator® Family
Hygienists have been talking, and Denticator has been listening… Denticator, a pioneer in disposable prophy angle manufacturing, is proud to introduce a new gem in the family, the Emerald™. The...
The Root of It: Thank You, Dental Assistants!
In honor of Dental Assistant Recognition Week, we wanted to hear from “The Root of It” contributors and asked: “What do your dental assistants do that helps set your practice...
How to Quickly Find Missed Revenue Opportunities with Eaglesoft
Eaglesoft is not your ordinary practice management software. Eaglesoft is packed with tools designed to help you grow your practice. One simple way to track your practice’s success is to...
Marketing Technology and Resources Within Your Practice
When I bought my last new automobile, it reminded me of a new home I purchased. I was told that the “basic” model came without upgrade features. The “bells and...
Open Wide Journey …Being Home Again
Being Home Saturday, February 11 ended my journey in Guatemala – one journey I will never let go from my mind. This journey has allowed me the opportunity to open...
Enhancing Culture Through Better Selection
Building culture within the workplace means more than just creating an enjoyable place for your staff to work. A strong culture creates an atmosphere in which the attitudes and behaviors...
Spring Hygiene Guide
Watch your mailbox! On March 1 our Spring Hygiene Guide will be arriving at dental practices and hygienists’ homes all across the country. It will be polybagged with our March/April...
March Events
This March brings about another series of great events where you will be able to meet up with Patterson employees. Here’s where you can find us in March: Arizona 3/7-3/10...
Tech Challenged to Tech Savvy
One of the best things that can happen in a person’s professional career, as well as in life, comes when we change. Pond water is never as fresh, clean and...
Six Things You Can Do to Improve the Doctor and Team Photos
One thing we hear in practices on a consistent basis is that the team and/or the doctor do not like the pictures taken of them. Here are some tips to...
Thank You for Impacting America’s Smiles
What a week it has been for all of us in Chicago! From everyone at Oral Health America, we’d like to send a big THANK YOU to the over 800...
Introducing RevenueWell
We are excited to announce a Chicago Midwinter show-stopper – Patterson Dental’s launch of RevenueWell and an exclusive offer! If you are in Chicago February 23-25 for the Chicago Dental Society’s...
Resin 8 Colors from Hu-Friedy
Fact: Many clinicians want lightweight resin handles that provide easy identification of instruments in the operatory. Challenge: Current lightweight resin handles offer color options, but don’t always feature high-quality working...
Are you really listening?
Being an effective communicator is critical to being successful in any profession. The single most important communication skill one can possess is, at best, taken for granted and for many,...
Oral-B Solutions
We are excited to introduce a great value for your office. As of January 1, 2012, we started offering new Oral-B Manual Toothbrush Bundle Solutions as well as Oral-B Power...
CAESY Cloud
I am pleased to announce that we just released another update to CAESY Cloud! Yes, there are new and updated videos like the last update, but in my opinion, we...
The Root of It: How Has Social Media Impacted Your Dental Practice?
This week we asked some of our readers: How has social media impacted your dental practice? The use of social media has grown in popularity across the country in recent...
How do I motivate my employees?
The success of any business is largely determined by how motivated its employees are to effectively and efficiently carry out the primary responsibilities of their role. Motivated employees are engaged,...