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Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!
Posted 12/30/2013 by seanepp in The Practice Buyer's Corner - Random Musings from the Buy-Side   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 63022
Goodbye 2013, Hello 2014!
Fellow Townies,First and foremost, we hope that 2013 treated your families and practices incredibly well. From our vantage point it was a peculiar year. We had the opportunity to review more practice transitions than ever but the outcome was skewed by a generally down year for most sellers -...  Read More
The 2013 True Tooth Review
Posted 12/30/2013 by DentInsStore in Straight-Talk   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 5609
The 2013 True Tooth Review
Wow. A culmination of another full year of amazing dental news that is rapidly disappearing in the 2013 rear view mirror. As we humbly reflect on this past year of dental trends and delightfully corny dental stories, Felicia and I raise our bottle of ADA approved mouthwash and salute all of you who...  Read More
Categories: coconut oil, oral hygiene, dental health, Best of 2013, dental insurance, Paleo diet, toothbrush
Managing Investment Risk Part 2: Correlation and Diversification
Posted 12/26/2013 by Kon Litovsky in Financial Planning and Money Management   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 5790
Managing Investment Risk Part 2: Correlation and Diversification
Hedge funds, managed futures, commodities, private placements, oiland gas exploration, non-listed REITs…what do all of these have incommon? The sellers usually claim that their product will provide thenecessary diversification for your portfolio. They claim they havenumbers to prove it, too....  Read More
Categories: management, investment, diversification, portfolio, correlation, real estate, fee, expense ratio
Managing Investment Risk Part 1: Market Risk
Posted 12/23/2013 by Kon Litovsky in Financial Planning and Money Management   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 5411
Managing Investment Risk Part 1: Market Risk
This chart can put everything in context:Figure 1. Missing ten best days.Allthis says is that markets are extremely risky, with majority of gainsand losses coming in a very short period of time. So anyone planning toretire and make withdrawals better manage risk, or else:Figure 2. 'Monte Carlo'...  Read More
Categories: investment, diversification, risk, portfolio, stock market, stocks, bonds
Choosing The Best Practice Location; A Lesson In Demographics
Posted 12/23/2013 by OpenADentalOffice in How To Open A Dental Office   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 8842
Choosing The Best Practice Location; A Lesson In Demographics
Quite possibly the largest investment of your life will be made on a new office and you want to do it right. There is a lot on the line!First, before considering the best dental demographics for your practice, see if any of these questions have rattled around in your mind:1.) Do you want the...  Read More
Categories: dental practice consultants, dental practice, dental office, dental demographics
Watching Your Back Door for Marketing Success
Posted 12/19/2013 by samboenits in Clicks 2 Call Marketing Solutions   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 4269
Watching Your Back Door for Marketing Success
Our dental practices have two very important doors. One of them is meant to remain open (our front door) while the other should always be closed (our back door). Our back doors were never intended to be open and yet many dental practices ignore this one very important "thruway" when marketing their...  Read More
Categories: dental practice marketing, dental marketing strategy, internal marketing, marketing dental practice
Pulling Teeth To Save Money is Humbug!
Posted 12/18/2013 by DentInsStore in Straight-Talk   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 6044
Pulling Teeth To Save Money is Humbug!
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was first published170 years ago, and all these years later it still has teeth in describing society and the human condition. In this re-adaptation, we made some, uh, occlusal adjustments, to give the beloved literary classic a little bite on dental awareness.What...  Read More
Categories: toothbrushes, tooth pain, dental pain, dental visits, Dental Christmas Carol
The Newest Proven Dental Practice Demographics Tools; The 12 That Matter Most To New Dental Practices
Posted 12/17/2013 by OpenADentalOffice in How To Open A Dental Office   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 52788
The Newest Proven Dental Practice Demographics Tools; The 12 That Matter Most To New Dental Practices
2 of the following 12 Demographic Reporting Tools, if combined, can make or break new dental practices.Can you guess which ones?The importance of these 12 Demographic Criteria boil ALL the census data down to the key elements that are relevant to dentists and their new dental practices.1)...  Read More
Categories: dental practice consulting, dental practice, new dental practices, new dental practice
Debt Repayment Basics
Posted 12/17/2013 by Kon Litovsky in Financial Planning and Money Management   |  Comments: 6  |   Views: 7114
Debt Repayment Basics
Whether you have student loans, practice loans or a mortgage, one of the most common questions asked is whether it makes sense to pay out your loans early. Opinions always vary. Some say you should repay your loans quickly. Others say invest your money in stocks instead. Does your loan interest...  Read More
Categories: Debt, investment, inflation, mortgage, loan, repayment, interest rate, student debt, stock market
Multimedia A Must For Your Dental Practice
Posted 12/17/2013 by Kevinneil in How Offering Anti Ageing Can Transform Your Practice   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 43800
Multimedia A Must For Your Dental Practice
Multimedia You Need To Cover Every ChannelYou only have to think back five or six years ago and marketing your dental practice was pretty straight forward, basically you could put an advert in Yellow Pages and one in the local newspaper and you’d pretty much done it. Today is very different,...  Read More
Categories: dental marketing, advertising, dental practice marketing, dental marketing consultant, dental marketing strategy, marketing for dentists, dentist marketing, dental advertising, dental marketing expert
Writing a blog is essential for patient communication
Posted 12/17/2013 by Kevinneil in How Offering Anti Ageing Can Transform Your Practice   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 48026
Writing a blog is essential for patient communication
Blogging Is Essential To Promote Your Dental Practice or BusinessFor those of you who are not quite sure what a blog is, you are reading one right now and blogging is becoming more and more an essential part of any dental practice’s.Why I can hear you all saying? Well hopefully you recently...  Read More
Categories: dentistry, blog, dental marketing, blogging, advertising, dental marketing consultant, dental consultant, dentist marketing, dental advertising, dental blog
That Most Dirty Word
Posted 12/16/2013 by Kevin Tighe in Cambridge Dental Consultants   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 4272
That Most Dirty Word
Disclaimer: The word I am about to define is not for the faint of heart. Macho men have been known to turn into quivering bowls of Jello when even uttering this word.Definitions:1) Income received for goods and services over some given period of time.2) An act of completion of a commercial...  Read More
Categories: case presentation
Tips for Choosing The Right Dental Office Building for You
Posted 12/10/2013 by OpenADentalOffice in How To Open A Dental Office   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 6476
Tips for Choosing The Right Dental Office Building for You
“We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us”– Winston ChurchillMaybe Churchill could have been speaking to the dental community of the 21stcentury....Your patients will gauge you. Your dental office building will speak – what does it say?It says: Plan well with you...  Read More
Categories: dental office design, dental practice consulting, Dental office building
Ex-Dentists Who Found Fame and Fortune
Posted 12/9/2013 by DentInsStore in Straight-Talk   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 4813
Ex-Dentists Who Found Fame and Fortune
Wonder how many dentists and hygienists owe their careers today to the North Pole’s most famous dentist and the founder of North Pole Dental World, LLC?Recently while watching “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” with two of our grandchildren, we all laughed at, the elf who wanted to...  Read More
Categories: Hermie the Dentist, ex-dentists, Zane Grey, Doc Holliday, Edgar Buchanan, free quote, Paul Revere
Morning Huddles
Posted 12/9/2013 by Kevin Tighe in Cambridge Dental Consultants   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 1012
Morning Huddles
A morning huddle is very different than a dental staff meeting. I'd leave the motivational stuff to staff meetings as there'splenty to go over in a correctly run morning huddle and usually not much time to do so.The morning huddle is mainly acoordination meeting that should cover at least...  Read More
Categories: morning huddle
Dental Hiring Tips
Posted 12/9/2013 by Kevin Tighe in Cambridge Dental Consultants   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 6315
Dental Hiring Tips
Tip #1Most employees at my favorite local restaurant have been there for years. The service is always heads and shoulders above other establishments in the area. Recently I complimented the manager and asked what her secret was. I got a very quick reply:"Drug testing” she said with a...  Read More
Categories: hiring
How To Blog For Your Practice
Posted 12/8/2013 by Kevinneil in How Offering Anti Ageing Can Transform Your Practice   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 48666
How To Blog For Your Practice
Blogging Is Essential To Promote Your Dental Practice or BusinessFor those of you who are not quite sure what a blog is, you are reading one right now and blogging is becoming more and more an essential part of any dental practice’s.Why I can hear you all saying? Well hopefully you recently...  Read More
Categories: dental marketing, dental marketing consultant, dental marketing strategy, dental consultant, marketing your dental practice, dentist marketing, dental advertising, dental marketing expert
Dental Operatories...How Many Do You Really Need?
Posted 12/3/2013 by OpenADentalOffice in How To Open A Dental Office   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 7711
Dental Operatories...How Many Do You Really Need?
"How many operatories do I really need?" Our answer can be summed up with a simple equation.3 and 2 = 55 Operatories is best: 3 for the Dentist and 2 for hygiene.How dare I be so bold?!People write very expensive books on this dental office design topic, yet I’m offering you a definitive...  Read More
Categories: dental office design, dental practice consulting, dental practice design
Surviving the Holiday Hunger Games
Posted 12/3/2013 by DentInsStore in Straight-Talk   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 4528
Surviving the Holiday Hunger Games
Thanksgiving dinner is in the rear view mirror, the pilgrim salt and pepper shakers are packed away and, joy to the world - the cranberries smeared into your carpet last week won’t deck the halls at your holiday party after all.Yes, the holiday season is roaring towards us like the Polar...  Read More
Categories: Xylitol, travel toothbrush, high-acid foods, Hunger Games
Clash of the Dental Titans
Posted 12/2/2013 by Kevin Tighe in Cambridge Dental Consultants   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 4534
Clash of the Dental Titans
I had just returned from consulting a new client where an epic conflict between the back and front had laid siege to the dental office. The doctor thought this "Clash of the Titans" would quickly blow over. Instead it blew up.And what was this battle over?Chart colors.Did you say, “Chart...  Read More
Categories: dental practice management

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