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Insider Threat – A Growing Concern in the Healthcare Sector
As a healthcare provider, do you conduct a pre-employment background check on all potential new hires? Do you routinely conduct periodic background checks for the current workforce? If the answer to either of these questions is “no,” you may want to reconsider and implement a policy....  Read More
Consultant Tip: Face Embezzlement Head On
Face Embezzlement Head On — by Sandy Pardue, Classic Practice Resources Embezzlement is a sad reality and a crime of opportunity. If you are a practice owner, you need to know how to protect your...  Read More
Continuous Improvement: The Practice’s Culture
Continuous Improvement: The Practice’s Culture “Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.” “No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.” "We do not pretend to have achieved perfection, but we do have a system,...  Read More
Is Price the Only Factor in Selling Your Dental Practice?
There’s More to Selling Your Practice Than the Price Far too many times when dentists are preparing to sell their practice, they are focused mainly on the price and may wind up overlooking many other issues surrounding the practice sale that are just as important, some even more important...  Read More
Guidelines for Dental Staff
records that all offices have a Code of Conduct guidelines for the staff. The purpose of such guidelines is to improve staff relationships and to enhance production. Guidelines should be enforced in a constructive manner. It is important to clearly define and make these guidelines available in...  Read More
Comprehensive Mentorship in Interdisciplinary Study Clubs with Dr. Paresh Shah : Howard Speaks Podcast #15
Dr. Howard Farran and Dr. Paresh Shah discuss the evolution of a comprehensive care dentists: trials, tribulations and successes. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                    Howard Speaks Audio Podcast #15 with Dr....  Read More
Great Dental Websites with Jeff Gladnick : Howard Speaks Podcast #14
Dr. Howard Farran and Jeff Gladnick of Great Dental Websites dive into social media and websites. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                                                                                         ...  Read More
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Till Retirement Do Us Part: Transitions, Partnerships, Mergers and Acquisitions with Jason Wood : Howard Speaks Podcast #13
Dr. Howard Farran and Jason Wood talk about dental practice transitions. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                    Howard Speaks Audio Podcast #13 with Jason Wood                                       Video...  Read More
Lightning-Fire Efficiency with Dr. Chris Griffin : Howard Speaks Podcast #12
Dr. Howard Farran and Dr. Chris Griffin of The Capacity Academy discuss practice management. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                                                                                            Howard...  Read More
Incomparable Control through CAD-CAM with Dr. Mike Kelliher : Howard Speaks Podcast #11
Dr. Howard Farran and Dr. Mike Kelliher talk about the impact of CAD/CAM dentistry in the general practice. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                    Howard Speaks Audio Podcast #11 with Dr. Mike Kelliher            ...  Read More
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Office Manager Job Description
: “To assist dental staff to become more efficient, productive and competent with the result of a more profitable dental practice that delivers excellent service to its patients.” An OM should maintain a high level of competence and integrity that sets a good example for the rest of the staff. If...  Read More
Consultant Tip: How to Train your Receptionist to Properly Greet Patients
Don't assume that your staff are greeting patients the way they would a guest in their own home. Many times they are not properly acknowledging them and they don't know what to do if they don't know the patient or recall their name. The receptionist is the first person to see the patient as they...  Read More
How LinkedIn can help dental Professionals with industry updates?
Dental professionals need to do whatever they can to stay updated with their industry. This is because it’s certainly a competitive industry to be in, so whatever will greatly benefit them. One outlet that many dentists are coming to find as very useful is LinkedIn. Though LinkedIn may not...  Read More
Comprehensive (Patient) Finance with Vicki McManus : Howard Speaks Podcast #10
Howard Farran and Vicki McManus of Productive Dentist talk about why patients fail to refer. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                    Howard Speaks Audio Podcast #10 with Vicki McManus                              ...  Read More
 Patient Experience Is Everything with Dr. John Meis : Howard Speaks Podcast #8
Dr. Howard Farran and Dr. John Meis discuss practice building. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                    Howard Speaks Audio Podcast #8 with Dr. John Meis                                       Video Podcast:     ...  Read More
12 Challenges of CEO of Dental Health Organizations
CEOs of any type of organization have multiple problems that they must deal with during any given week. for the betterment of their organization. The 12 Main Challenges as CEO 1. Embrace those who disagree with you: Some of your employees and other leaders in the organization will...  Read More
5 Reasons CEOs Visit Dentist at Least Twice a Year
CEOs have a lot of responsibilities. They must run a business, oversee operations, manage people, and so much more that goes into . However, many people fail to realize that CEOs are also normal people as well. That means that they must do a lot of the things that other normal people do, including...  Read More
9 Steps For A Dentist To Become CEO Quickly
Some dentists work their entire lives for the hope of one day becoming the CEO of their company. And while many will argue that the tortoise beat the hare, the truth of the matter is that some people simply won’t want to waste anytime in their efforts to becoming a CEO. This makes sense,...  Read More
Proposal?  Letter of Intent (LOI)?  Exclusivity?
So, you're in the process of selling your practice? You may be receiving written offers with various titles - term sheet, proposal, Letter of Intent, etc. Which of these documents are substantive and which terms are legally binding if you execute the document? It is very easy to get confused. ...  Read More
Dental Offices May be Targeted for HIPAA Audits
A little over a year ago, the former Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Leon Rodriquez, referred to covered entities that did not realize they have business associates relationships in place. He went on to say that some business associates did not know that they were actually business...  Read More
To Be Or Not to Be...A Dentist
Oscar Wilde once said that, “Life imitates art far more than art imitates Life.” The subject of today’s post, a former dentist who sometimes played a dentist in television and movies, is a perfect example of Wilde’s quote. But make no mistake: today’s subject...  Read More
Past Due Dental Accounts: Letters and Patient Calls
The sequence of steps for past due accounts is as follows: 1. Statement 2. Patient Call 3. 2nd Statement with note or letter 4. Patient Call 5. Past Due Letter 6. Patient Call 7. Last Notice – Demand Payment Letter. If no response after last notice, send memo to the doctor for review. 8....  Read More
Want A Consistent Flow of Quality New Patient Traffic from Your Dentist Website Each Month?  Incorporate These Eight (8) Strategies and You'll Be Well On Your Way - [Infographic]
Effective Dental Marketing isn’t just about driving quality new patient prospects to your website. An effective dentist website not only attracts quality new patient traffic (i.e., “Users”) consistently and converts a good percentage of them to scheduled new patient...  Read More
4 Places For Dentists To Market Their Dental Practices Other Than Google
and increase the amount of traffic that comes through their door won’t be able to escape the need to put a big effort into marketing. After all, relying on word of mouth referrals to get new customers just simply won’t cut it when you consider all of the techniques that the...  Read More
Productive Dentist Academy with Dr. Bruce Baird : Howard Speaks Podcast #7
Dr. Howard Farran and Dr. Bruce Baird talk about why patients fail to schedule. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                    Howard Speaks Audio Podcast #7 with Dr. Bruce Baird                                       ...  Read More
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