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A dental office should focus primarily on patient care, but many practices spend significant time and resources on dental claims, patient billing, and insurance collections. Collecting revenue is an essential part of business operations, but the in-house dental team doesn’t necessarily need to handle billing processes themselves.  Remote dental billing services typically handle the insurance Read More...

If you haven’t added videos to your dental practice’s digital marketing plan, you’re putting yourself at a disadvantage. Cisco famously predicted videos would account for 82% of internet traffic by 2022, a number that has risen rapidly in recent years. By making video marketing content for your dental practice, you’re able to reach massive audiences.  Read More...

The days of playing phone tag to get in touch with patients are behind us. With dental appointment reminder software, you can send personalized, automated reminders to keep patients informed days or months before their dental appointment. A successful dental practice needs patients, and having a solid communication system for sending automatic dental appointment reminders Read More...

Dental trade shows are social and information-sharing events that allow you to expand your dental care education through individual courses, exhibitors, and leading speakers from the dental community. Everyone in your dental office, from the hygienists and dentists to the office managers and front desk professionals, can benefit from these opportunities for continuing dental education. Read More...

In today’s world, staffing and human resource issues are at an all-time level of, well, WEIRD.  Yes, that IS my technical term for it. As an international medical practice management consulting firm, our company, Shorr Solutions helps clients across the United States and Canada.  We’re seeing the trends of the employment market, both with independent Read More...

What is Dental Internet Marketing? Every business should invest in strategies and techniques to market and grow its customer base. Marketing is one of the best strategies by which a business can create value for potential customers and influence their decision to purchase.  Internet dental marketing is, as the name suggests, marketing a dental practice Read More...

Employee turnover shines a negative light on your practice for several reasons. First, it can be expensive because time has to be spent interviewing and then training new employees. Additionally, it hurts the morale of your employees and your patients. Staff members may begin to wonder if they should seek employment elsewhere; your patients may Read More...

Is your dental office staff having trouble staying motivated? Have you seen performance decline across your team due to burnout or stress? One way to energize your dental team is through a bonus program. Dental office bonus systems give your staff members a common goal to work toward and motivate them to work more productively. Read More...

In a dental practice, keeping up appearances is important. Your practice should maintain a high level of cleanliness and organization each day. Doing so can instill confidence in your potential and existing patients, enhance efficiency, and provide a more relaxing work environment for your dental team. However, if your dental practice is like many others, Read More...

Dental offices are busy, sometimes hectic buildings. Every staff member in the office has a different daily schedule and different tasks to check off their dental office daily task sheet. Additionally, this schedule can look different from day to day as various types of patients come in for appointments. Staying organized within your dental practice Read More...

You and your team collect patients’ payments, though you may not understand what happens next during the transaction process. While many people pay for their entire visit at the time of the appointment, plenty of patients cannot afford to do so, so they take advantage of a dental payment plan. Understanding how your dental office’s Read More...

As a dental practice owner, your business is one of your largest assets, though you may not know how much it’s worth. Attempting to calculate operating expenses and annual gross collection numbers—not to mention determining practice value fluctuations while juggling new patients and dental office staff—can feel overwhelming. If you’re considering a dental practice transition, Read More...