Weekly Wisdom: How to Decrease Unscheduled Time at Your Practice

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Linda Anderson, Coach and Trainer with Heaps & Doyle, offers advice on how to decrease the amount of unscheduled time you have at your dental practice. The key here is case acceptance! Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week!

Weekly Wisdom: Managing Your Costs to Increase Profitability

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Shawn Peers, President of DentalPeers, discusses managing costs at your dental practice and how you can increase profitability. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week!

Weekly Wisdom: Knowing Your Breakeven Point

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Linda Anderson, Coach and Trainer with Heaps & Doyle, shares why it’s so important to know your breakeven point and share it with your team before scheduling your day. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox every week!

Fate Loves Irony: Meet Canada’s Singing Dentist, Dr. Sanya Arora

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A Delhi family of modest meansleft familiarities and flew overseasto a country known for maple treessyrup, snow, and civility.Where hard work promised prosperityand the kids could have opportunities. But none than Fate could foreseehow cruel Canadian kids would beto the young daughter, who was constantlybullied because of her ethnicity;because she was behind academically;because of her … Read more

Data Driven Dentistry: 2023 Summary

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Oral Health is pleased to share the results of our annual Data Driven Dentistry survey! The purpose of the survey was to understand what dental practices are currently doing to thrive, grow and prosper, with a focus on themes of continuing education, the use of dental labs, transition planning and staffing. We will share the … Read more

Creating a SMART Dental CEO Mindset!

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Happy New Year! I hope the Holiday Season was enjoyable for all of you and that you managed to find ways to spoil your team members – as well as your family. All the better if they spoiled you too! For many, this is the time of year we envision the “new and improved” versions … Read more

The Importance of Quality Writing Skills in a Dental Office

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The internet is a major information resource today. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a vital resource for any business – 95% of people look for a dental practice and doctor online. You are not here? You’re not there for clients. “Word of mouth,” which many managers like to rely on, doesn’t … Read more

Are They Satisfied? Patient Satisfaction Surveys are Important!

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Patient experience is the most important part of any healthcare business. An excellent experience doesn’t just mean that you are likely to retain a patient – it can also help you to attract more patients through word of mouth. As well as this, all healthcare professionals strive to give the best treatment, and a patient’s … Read more

Planning for Retirement: Part 2 of 3

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Two, Four, Six, Eight! Maximize and Appreciate! This article is the second in a three-part series that reviews some of the major considerations in preparing for practice ownership transition and comprehensive retirement planning. In the previous article, we discussed the two most common ways in which a dental practice is sold and four ways to … Read more

Understanding the Implications of the New Federal Dental Subsidy Program

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The new Liberal-NDP agreement suggests implementing a national dental care program for low-income Canadians. Such a program could result in the most considerable augmentation of the nation’s public healthcare system in decades. The new “supply-and-confidence” agreement between the Liberals and NDP incorporates a commitment to implementing a sustainable dentistry program. Instead of acting solely on … Read more

Profit and Loss / Where Do You Stand?

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Practice overhead is one of the most critical metrics to track. What is your net profit? Where should it be? How you get this number is what truly matters. General practices should be at a net profit of 40% (higher is possible), yet reports show dentists are lucky to see 30% net profit these days. … Read more

Office Space: Loft 32 Dentistry

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THE WHY: Owner’s Story Dr. Elena Kalmantis is the proud owner and principal dentist of Loft 32 Dentistry. Her practice is strategically situated in the quaint nature-inspired town of LaSalle, a beautiful bedroom community next to the City of Windsor, Ontario. Upon graduating from Western University in 2012, she practiced as an associate for 9 … Read more

What Can Go Wrong vs. The Concept of Recovery

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When I speak about preservation planning, I often hear, “Paul, tell me what can go wrong. What could possibly be my critical event? I am financially secure, in good health and insured for negligent acts. Preservation planning is not on my radar.” That’s a tough question to answer; we do not have a crystal ball … Read more

9 Tips to Improve Your Website Loading Speed

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Has your website slowed down? Do you feel that it takes ages to load now, unlike in the past when it opened almost instantly? There could be many reasons behind this issue, but they may all have one result – discouraging visitors to your site. As a dentist, you may know what a crucial role … Read more

Data Driven Dentistry: 2022 Round-Up!

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Attracting New Staff to Your Practice Acquiring new staff has been a challenge this year but there have been a few options available for practice owners. Hiring a newer graduate may require more work in the onboarding and training process but allows you to mold and mentor the employee. Dental temp services have also greatly … Read more

Navigating the Impact of Economic Recessions on Healthcare Workers

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In May 2020, Canada saw an all-time high in unemployment, reaching a staggering 13.7% as Covid hit the country hard. Now, however, the rate has stabilized again, but that doesn’t mean we’re in the clear. There’s a lot of talk of recession in countries across the globe, with economic downturns almost inevitable over the coming … Read more