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State of the Union 4Q14
Fellow Townies, 2014 has been a remarkably unremarkable year in many ways. A solid but resoundingly average year. Known challenges still abound - declining insurance reimbursement rates and ever increasing overhead costs. What challenges are folks not aware of and/or intentionally ignoring? ...  Read More
General Policy Manual: What To Include
A  – regardless of the size of your office - is vital.The following are some basic guidelines when assembling your manual: 1. Make a distinction in your dental offices manual between policies that apply to everyone in the company (general office hours, payroll, vacation, etc.) and procedures that...  Read More
How Professional Web Design Will Give You an Advantage over Other Dental Practices
Let's be honest, sometimes it’s not easy being a dentist. No matter how skilled a professional you are, you’re going to have to compete with other local dentists for the same pool of potential customers. That means you’ll have to put a good chunk of your hard-won earnings toward...  Read More
LIVE dental office construction!
My team and I absolutely love helping build new offices. Its so exciting to see a doctors dream become a reality and literally come up out of the ground. Recently, we helped out in this project that will be a design show stopper! New methods in construction can give you a high end appearance...  Read More
BUT IT DOESN’T HURT
You’re sitting next to the patient, waiting for his response. You’ve done it right. Showed your patient all the x-rays with the bone loss. Described the hygienist’s findings of 5 to 6 mm pockets, bleeding, the pus. Providing a pamphlet of periodontal disease and the oral systemic...  Read More
Introducing a New Podcast Created Exclusively for Healthcare Professionals
I just thought I'd share our new podcast. For those of you that aren't familiar with podcasts, think of them like on demand radio. You can listen to the podcasts on your computer or on your iPhone or Android. Be sure to check out this recent article I wrote about . You can view all the...  Read More
Increase Patient Retention, Generate More High-Quality Referrals and New Patients with Gamification
So what is “Gamification” and how can it increase patient retention, generate more high-quality referrals and new dental patients and improve your case acceptance average? I’ll answer those questions and more in just a moment but first I want to review with you a well-known fact:...  Read More
5 Facts There is CEO in Every New Business Student
Deciding to become a business student is truly a great decision. The fact of the matter is that most of the greatest innovations and industries that we know have come from business people who have relied on the methods of others before them in order to become successful. Sure, there are plenty of...  Read More
Your Top 4 Key Performance Indicators, Dental Intel with Curtis Marshall : Howard Speaks Podcast #21
Dr. Howard Farran and Curtis Marshall of Dental Intel discuss top secrets that corporate dentistry is hiding from single practitioners. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                                                           ...  Read More
Bleeding Edge Endodontics with Dr. Scott Weed : Howard Speaks Podcast #20
Dr. Howard Farran and Dr. Scott Weed talk about excellence in endodontics. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                                                                                            Howard Speaks Audio Podcast...  Read More
Categories: Endodontics
Confidently Clean, How OSHA Training Improves Your Office with Leslie Canham : Howard Speaks Podcast #19
Dr. Howard Farran and Leslie Canham go over OSHA and infection control, protecting your practice, patients and team. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                                                                               ...  Read More
4 Signs You're Overstressed with Jen Butler : Howard Speaks Podcast #18
Dr. Howard Farran and Jen Butler on how to stressLESS. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                    Howard Speaks Audio Podcast #18 with Jen Butler                                       Video Podcast:             ...  Read More
Pillow Talk: Dental Sleep Medicine with Dr. Kent Smith : Howard Speaks Podcast #17
Dr. Howard Farran and Dr. Kent Smith talk about sleep medicine. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                    Howard Speaks Audio Podcast #17 with Dr. Kent Smith                                       Video Podcast:  ...  Read More
Categories: Sleep Medicine
The Highest Margin Procedure in Dentistry with Dr. Dale Miles : Howard Speaks Podcast #16
Dr. Howard Farran and Dr. Dale Miles discuss cone beam CT and X-ray risks. Audio Podcast:                                                                                                                                                                            Howard Speaks Audio Podcast...  Read More
Staff Training, Checklists and Correction
Training The most effective way to lower your overhead is to provide routine and repetitive internal training to your staff. The whole concept of "apprenticing" an employee has virtually disappeared with most practice owners vastly underestimate what it takes to effectively train staff. It is an...  Read More
How Dentist Can Save Time While Using Latest Equipment For Root Canal Therapy
In a dental office, timing is everything. The quicker that a dentist can see to their patient, the more quickly they can get them out of the office and move onto the next person. That being said, it’s important that it doesn’t become a game of musical chairs, and rather that the dentist...  Read More
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
Categories: Marketing
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
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