Lend an Ear to These 15 Dental Industry Podcasts
September 30th is International Podcast Day, and we're celebrating by sharing with you a list of 15 dental industry podcasts worth lending an ear to. Podcasts as a whole have...
Patterson Profiles: Jennifer Hannon | AADOM
Welcome back to Patterson Profiles, a series where we sit down with a Patterson Dental VIP for an in-depth chat about their personal involvement with a philanthropic or professional development organization. These individuals...
The Ultimate Summer Bucket List for Dental Professionals 2017
What do baseball, bonfires, and beach parties have in common? They’re fun-filled, favorite summertime activities. And with the Summer Solstice today, that means it's the official start of this sunniest...
Amy Scoggins: An Inspired and Rewarding Career in Dentistry
From dental assisting to office administration, Amy Scoggins has incredible dental and customer service knowledge. Her dedication to her work, colleagues, and patients earned her a 2016 scholarship to the...
Why We Claim, You Should Claim, With eClaims
Even the best jobs have aspects that aren’t particularly glamorous. Movie stars have to memorize lines, chefs have to chop onions, and famous musicians have to practice their scales. Dental...
The Power to Change Lives: Krista Smith of Powell Dental Group
"Working Together to Make a Difference" Krista Smith, pictured with her mother, Dr. Shelley Shults Over the course of the past 15 years, Office Manager Krista Smith and her...
A gift that brings a lot of smiles
What’s the perfect gift for the office team that has everything? Education AND a charitable donation to a worthy cause! Through “A Future to Smile About,” Patterson Dental and the...
AADOM’s 11th Annual Conference Is a Wrap
The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) met in Nashville in August for three days of management courses and networking. Our team loves to catch up with members about...
2015 Patterson Diamond Scholar at the AADOM Conference
Continuing education is important for the advancement of any professional and can help lead a practice to growth. Dental office managers are often essential to the success of a practice,...
Intelligent alerts with IntelliCare
After just returning from the 11th Annual American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) Conference in Nashville, it occurred to me how many offices are still not benefitting from a...
Never stop learning
It might be the time of year when we most commonly think of children going back to school, but I’m here to encourage you to take a moment to consider...
4 Things to Do at the 2015 AADOM Conference
The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) conference is only a few short weeks away. For the second year, I’ll be attending with the Patterson Dental crew and am...
The Importance of Dental Team Education
As any business owner can tell you, one of the keys to growing your business and to having it THRIVE is to be constantly learning. Even if what you are...
Summer smiles across America
For some practices, summer can be one of the busiest times of the year: entire families come in together for their check-ups, the reception area is filled with the laughter...
And the 2015 AADOM Scholarship Winners are…
As the Diamond Partner of the American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM), Patterson Dental is honored to announce the Annual Conference Scholarship winners. The Annual Conference, held August 28-30,...
Happy Administrative Professionals Week!
This week (April 19-25) marks the 63rd anniversary of Administrative Professionals Week and it’s the perfect time to thank your office management team. Without your smart and capable manager, where...
Let Patterson send you to the AADOM Conference – for free!
As the Diamond Partner of the American Association of Dental Office Managers, Patterson Dental is honored to award scholarships to AADOM’s National Conference. This year, we’re awarding eight scholarships for...
Working together to create “A Future to Smile About”
Did you know that tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease in America, affecting 50 percent of first graders and 80 percent of 17 year olds? At Patterson,...
Clock Watching
Time clock management, it’s one of the least desirable jobs as an office manager. Fortunately most team members understand the importance of clocking in and out responsibly. Unfortunately, there are...
Maintaining Readiness in the Dental Office
Setting up for the next patient is a natural part of your daily workflow. You wouldn’t dream of not having an instrument pack or cassette along with disposable items ready...
AADOM Conference Scholarship Winners Selected
In honor of the American Association of Dental Office Managers’ 10th anniversary, Patterson Dental is awarding 10 scholarships to attend this year’s AADOM National Conference, and we are pleased to...
Patterson Offers 10 AADOM National Conference Scholarships
In honor of the American Association of Dental Office Managers’ 10th anniversary, Patterson Dental is awarding 10 scholarships to attend this year’s AADOM National Conference, held September 4-6, 2014, in...
The Difference One Person Can Make
When Cecilia Mescain, COO at Smile Central Dental, P.C. in Paterson, N.J., lists off her many responsibilities it makes you wonder how one person can achieve so much. From handling...
AADOM 2013 Conference Recap
It’s hard to believe that another AADOM Conference has come and gone. This year’s conference, the 9th Annual, was held in Orlando Florida, September 19th – 20th, and was the...
Patterson at AADOM 2013
This year is the 7th year that Patterson will be attending the American Association of Dental Office Managers, (AADOM), annual conference. It’s actually a milestone for us in that it...
AADOM Scholarship Winners
For the past 4 years, Patterson has annually made available 5 scholarships to the national American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) conference. This 2 ½ day conference is packed...
Changing Lives at the Children’s Smile Center
At the Children’s Smile Center in Ozark, Mo., Carrie Burke understands that the fundamentals of a successful business include happy employees who have the resources and support they need to...
Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
The typical dental office has several regular meetings that can help to keep the team on track. We hear from our members that as the staff gets bigger, the meetings...
Training New Employees
New employees are typically hired and trained by office managers, yet managers are most often the busiest people in the office! We hear from our members often that this part...
Have You Met Patté?
A few weeks ago in my blog post I asked if your dental office was a fun place to be. I received many emails telling me about the fun events,...