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880 Implant Education with Dr. John Minichetti : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Design the Best Pension Strategy for Your Cash Flow
Mike McAninch is a Practice Integration Advisor with , where he specializes in helping dentists connect their money and their values to realize their most important financial goals. So far in this , we’ve shared with you wealth building strategies focused primarily on your practice and...  Read More
Episode 26: Pressure, posture and pain.
                                       Episode 26: Pressure, posture and pain                            What types of pressure create back pain in your dental practice?  How can you begin the journey to correcting your own posture while you practice and reduce the pain? These questions and...  Read More
Practice Procedures Manual
Before you open your dental practice (or purchase a dental practice), you must have detailed office procedures in place.  Office procedures should address administrative tasks such as:     Opening and closing the office     Booking appointments     Billing patients     Handling...  Read More
Does Your Amalgam Separator Work for You, or Do You Work for It? Being an Environmentally Friendly Dental Practice
Many Dental Professionals are dreading the EPA Amalgam Separator Regulation as it will add yet another cost to their overhead. In addition to the price, filter/maintenance type amalgam separators sold by major Dental Suppliers add another workload to the already busy Dental Staff because their...  Read More
879 Smiles Beyond the Bars with Linda Parker Smith : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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“Why,” “Who,” “When,” “What” and “How”; Questions about the EPA Amalgam Separator Regulation: “How” to Guarantee Compliance Part 2
Thank you for following the M.A.R.S Blog Series on the “Why,” “Who,” “When ” “What” and “How;” Questions that Dental Practices Should Ask About the EPA Amalgam Separator Regulation. It is M.A.R.S' goal to provide Dental Professionals with the right information they need to ensure compliance.  Our...  Read More
“Why,” “Who,” “When,” “What” and “How”; Questions About the EPA Amalgam Separator Regulation: “How” to Guarantee Compliance Part 1
Thank you for following the M.A.R.S Blog Series on the “Why,” “Who,” “When ” “What” and “How;” Questions that Dental Practices Should Ask About the EPA Amalgam Separator Regulation. It is M.A.R.S' goal to provide Dental Professionals with the right information they need to ensure compliance. Our...  Read More
“Why,” “Who,” “When,” “What” and “How”; Questions about the EPA Amalgam Separator Regulation: “What” Are the Expectations of Dental Practices
Thank you for following the M.A.R.S Blog Series on the “Why,” “Who,” “When ” “What” and “How;” Questions that Dental Practices Should Ask About the EPA Amalgam Separator Regulation. It is M.A.R.S' goal to provide Dental Professionals with the right information they need to ensure compliance. Our...  Read More
Practicing Orthodontics: How's it workin' for ya?  Part I: The Big Picture
The Big Picture We go to dental school, to residency, and then   finally    (it seems), we are ready to go into practice.  Did you have any idea what that entailed?   Did you know anything about a business? Did you even know what you wanted practice to be like?  I daresay you assumed it would...  Read More
878 Perio, Implants, and Chairside Manner with Ancy Verdier, DMD : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Watch Video here VIDEO - DUwHF #878 - Ancy Verdier Stream Audio here ...  Read More
Parking Matters
Sure, demographic character, competition, accessibility, and visibility are going to be forever aspects of finding the perfect place to put a practice.  But in many locations, we are seeing a rising crisis regarding parking.  How much space is enough?  How far from the office should it be?  What...  Read More
877 Building Wealth with Nate Williams of Practice Financial Group : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Watch Video here VIDEO - DUwHF #877 - Nate Williams Stream Audio here ...  Read More
Episode 25: Back pain in dentistry.
                                       Episode 25: Back pain in dentistry                            Back pain in dentistry is an epidemic.  In this week's series we tackle why dental professionals experience pain, how posture and stress create it and what the undisputed evidence tells us is...  Read More
NoobieDentist Podcast Episode 03: Peer to Peer with Dr Scott Buckley
Welcome back for another fantastic episode of the NoobieDentist podcast! This is my first episode after publishing my initial series of episodes last week! I am so excited that the show has been downloaded in 6 different countries!! A big shout out to Australia for the most downloads! It's so cool...  Read More
The $10,000 a Day Dentist Book Is Here
Our first 5M Mastermind session was about to start and I had just completed the PowerPoint presentation to share with them how I understood it was possible for any dentist to produce over $10,000 every day.  When you lead a mastermind, you want to give your best, most impactful information, what...  Read More
876 The Lab’s Perspective with Luke S. Kahng, CDT of LSK121 : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Watch Video here VIDEO - DUwHF #876 - Luke Kahng Stream Audio here ...  Read More
You won't Believe what Someone Asked me!
You might be surprised at the lengths some dental practice owners take to cut their expenses. A dental hygienist recently posed this question in a forum, “My dentist told me today that in order to cut down on electricity usage from the autoclave and to save money on sterilization bags, he wants me...  Read More
HIPAA Security: Are Your Patients Records Safe?
A former nurse from Midway, Florida was convicted of wire fraud, theft of government funds, possession of unauthorized access devices and aggravated identity theft. The 41-year-old woman was employed as a nurse in a Tallahassee nursing home. She stole the personal information of 26 patients,...  Read More
Don't Forget Those Utility Gloves!
Hands are porous and can act like a sponge. Chemicals that are not meant for the body to absorb are used on a daily basis in a dental practice. Wearing the appropriate hand protection for a task is very important. The gloves used to treat patients are very different than the gloves to be worn to...  Read More
2018 New HIPAA Policies
One of the most valuable elements of Smart Training’s client offerings is our comprehensive HIPAA Policies and Procedures document, which offers more than 40 required patient privacy guidelines to client offices. Beginning in 2018, four new topics will be addressed by HIPAA Policies:          ...  Read More
Are Scrubs Considered PPE?
That’s a question our Compliance Advisers are asked every week in the field. The short answer is “NO.” The long answer is a little more complex. Most scrub tops have short sleeves, which, for all practical purposes, makes them ill-suited for PPE, as PPE must cover the arms down to the wrists, to...  Read More
Are Your Posts Breaching Patient Privacy?
Many dentists and dental office employees don’t realize that any social media discussion of patient treatment – even posts that do not identify a patient by name – can violate HIPAA. Because social media is still evolving, most offices have no social media policy and haven’t given much thought to...  Read More
 HIPAA Warning From ADA Chair in Wake of Dentist Fine
Until two years ago, dental offices had avoided fines for HIPAA noncompliance. In 2015, Dr. Joseph Beck became the first dentist to be fined for a HIPAA violation, which sent a warning to dental offices nationwide about HIPAA compliance.  Interestingly, the penalty Dr. Beck paid was not issued by...  Read More
OrthoAssist Treatment Coordinator
So many times when a practice needs a Treatment Coordinator to present the treatment plans to patients, the person hired is usually a good communicator but knows nothing about orthodontics. This position is very important as it is part of our first impression that our new patients are forming about...  Read More
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