Flu Fighters: 10 Tips for a Healthier Staff
Overall, February is a pretty solid month...lots of flowers and chocolates, cozy blankets, and the first inklings of Spring. One thing February is famously NOT great for? FLU SEASON. The worst...
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...
How to Make Your Patients Want to Whiten (With You!)
Does your practice offer multiple whitening solutions? If so, how successful are you at encouraging your patients to use them? According to the American Dental Association, in the past 20...
A Realistic Guide for Talking to Your Patients About Teeth Whitening
Your patients want to look and feel their best – which includes sporting beautiful pearly whites. That’s why offering teeth whitening services at your practice is a no-brainer since every...
6 Tips for Protecting Your Team During Flu Season
Are you ready for the onslaught of sniffles, contagious coughs, cancelled appointments, and sick staff members? While you can’t control flu-infected patients walking through your door, there are some simple...
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...
Understanding your Dental Lease: Assignments and Assumptions
Last week we kicked off our series about the most important lease clauses to understand. We talked about lease exclusivity clauses and how they can be greatly beneficial to your...
Ensure Efficiency with an Insert Wear Guide
Just like your hand scalers, ultrasonic insert tips wear with use. Worn insert tips can significantly diminish your scaling efficiency: 1 millimeter of tip loss results in a 25% loss...
Video Tips: Put Yourself in Position for a Memorable Video
Somewhere in the not-so-distant past, where increasingly accessible video technology crossed paths with the rise of social media, the viral video was born. Few are immune to its intoxicating effects...
Plan for an Amazing Day – Tips for a Successful Morning Meeting
Planning your day for maximum productivity is an important task for everyone. At home and at work, successful days begin with the end in mind. Dedicating time for a quick...
10 Recommended Boards for Your Practice’s Pinterest Page
Are you pinning yet? Hope so. Pinterest can be a useful tool in your dental marketing toolbox. If not, here’s an important concept to remember: Your first question should NEVER...
5 Marketing Tips That Will Make a Difference
When celebrating my anniversary with my husband this past month, I made a reservation for a nice restaurant in Oklahoma City. It is well known for its food and ambiance....
4 Steps to Problem Solving
Most of our days are consumed by problem solving and decision making. We encounter problems at work and in our personal lives. It could be a problem with a co-worker,...
7 Easy Steps to Success by Developing Integrity Within Your Dental Practice
I often get questions from people about what others are doing to become more “successful” and how they are achieving their goals in attaining success. Here are 7 easy steps...
4 Ways to Deal With An Unhappy Patient
Dealing with an unhappy patient can be both humbling and frustrating at the same time. Depending on the situation, you may be feeling empathy for them as they vent their...
How To Create A Winning Brand On Social Media
Do you think about your brand before you post on social media? In fact, do you know what branding looks like on social media? Some service providers may tell you...
How to Make Your Social Media Matter
Social media is much like any social situation that you may encounter. It just so happens that this one happens to be online. If you think in terms of what...
Revisiting Our Listening Skills
“We have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we speak,” said almost everyone’s mother at some point in childhood. But how true! I...