Starting and maintaining a dental practice is an exciting step in one’s career but it can also be a huge undertaking. There is a significant deal of planning when it comes to a practice’s design and utility. Additionally, as the concern over climate change continues, many are looking to incorporate more eco-friendly practices and designs … Read more
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Curve Dental, a leading provider of cloud-based dental solutions, today announced the release of Curve GRO, Curve’s next-generation patient engagement platform. GRO is one of the only solutions that maintains all patient communication and patient records within a single database. The result — a single platform supported by one vendor to streamline workflows and reduce … Read more
As we enthusiastically jump into a new and better year, there is no better time to take a closer look at your office’s online “home”—its website. One way to gauge the performance of your website is by identifying and understanding its “bounce rate.” What is “bounce rate,” you ask? This term refers to the percentage of single-page … Read more
Weekly Wisdom: Dr. Angela Mulrooney has some advice for getting through the tough times, from the current pandemic to future issues. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week! Sponsored by Carestream Dental offers solutions for dental practitioners, including 3D imaging systems, … Read more
Oral Health is excited to share a first look at part four of our Data Driven Dentistry series! Following the success of our first three comprehensive surveys and the valuable results that were found from surveying both patients and dentists, we have chosen to survey Canadian dentists once again. This time, we have collected data … Read more
When looking to get a new dental management software, there are many factors at play that determine which software is best suited for your office. One major consideration for dentists is where the software is hosted – on-premises or in the cloud. In recent years, many organizations have migrated from their legacy platform to the … Read more
In this week’s episode of Weekly Wisdom, David Chong Yen returns to discuss what to keep in mind when making major decisions for your practice. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week! Sponsored by Carestream Dental offers solutions for dental practitioners, including … Read more
Welcome to 2021! I hope that you and your loved ones have managed to remain healthy and safe throughout the Holiday Season! Every year at this time, we have likely just finished reflecting on the year that was and are still thinking about the year ahead. Sadly, no matter which direction we are looking toward, … Read more
A well-organized appointment system is a cornerstone of successful scheduling, but even the best-laid plans can turn to chaos with an unexpected occurrence, such as a dental emergency. How to manage your regular appointments and dental emergencies efficiently is key to keeping your staff and patients happy while meeting your own practice goals. Develop a … Read more
So many suffer from dental phobias and the anxiety they suffer with can be a huge barrier to care. Some may go years without seeing a dental hygienist or a dentist. As a dental hygienist, I have seen how dental phobias affect clients. These phobias can be due to any number of reasons. Some are … Read more
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In this week’s episode of Weekly Wisdom, Alex Zlatin gives financial advice and reveals the truth behind increasing your revenue and eliminating expenses. Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week! Sponsored by Carestream Dental offers solutions for dental practitioners, including 3D … Read more
The start of a new year is an opportune time to assess your resources as you begin to execute your goals – one such resource being your pool of talent. The below are useful tips to keep in mind as you set out to add top performers to your roster in the year ahead. Actively … Read more
3/3 New Owner Pocketbook – A Three Part Series Some people will tell you that the recent and unprecedented pandemic has irreparably altered your ability to be financed for the undertaking of building a new practice. They are right that today’s reality has seen a big change in both VC (Venture Capital) and regular bank … Read more
For the last few years, it’s been a seller’s market when it comes to dental practice sales, due to too many buyers, not enough sellers, low interest rates, 100% bank financing and dental service organizations scooping up practices. These conditions have triggered bidding wars for certain highly sought-after practices. For example: In 2016, the best … Read more
By all accounts 2020 has been the year of COVID-19; sparking a global fear of catching the virus, with an ensuing wave of government-ordered economic shutdowns across most industries. These safety measures were primarily aimed at reducing the spread of the disease. However, it became increasingly clear that a lengthy global economic shut down comes … Read more
Let’s ensure dental practices recover from the mess of 2020! How can we do that? Start by asking yourself a few questions about redesigning your practice to make sure your brand is working for you and not the other way around: What do you want to let go of? What do you want to level … Read more
CONGRATULATIONS! If you’re reading this article, it means you are one of the lucky ones who responded, persevered and continue to survive through the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 will forever be the year of COVID – the year that changed how we see, hear, think and feel. It disrupted life as we knew it with … Read more
Dental medicine is one of those spheres that does not fully use the power of digital email marketing. While most people get dozens of emails from online and local stores they’ve ever shopped with, few dental practitioners take care to make the most of email marketing. If this is the case with you, consider starting … Read more