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On Your Mark, Cassette, Get Organized
A successful practice has to juggle numerous priorities and keep processes as efficient as possible. Utilizing technologies, particularly in the sterilization process, can positively affect many different areas of the practice. Read why the use of cassettes and rigorous protocols for infection control keep patients safe, but also lead to a better working practice. Read More... -
Keeping Your Practice Safe from Credit Card Fraud
Even though there is a lot of buzz about identity theft, most practice theft occurs because of embezzlement by employees with access to financial information. Read about six basic steps every practice should take to ensure credit card information is protected and secured.
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Don’t Lose Your Data—Back It Up
Manual back-ups to your computer system, although better than no backups at all, can lead to data loss if a wrong button is pressed or a procedure is not followed to the letter. Employing a technology company to create a system that automates much of the process is a smart investment. Read tips on what a practice should look for when choosing a technology partner and why. Read More... -
Going Bigger Transforms General Dentistry Practice in Rural New Mexico
Dr. Kay Younggren of Smile Xpressions, a successful general dentistry office in rural Artesia, New Mexico, crunched the numbers and determined that building a new, larger, and more modern office would deliver a positive return on investment through patient growth. By updating some equipment and technology, the doctor and practice prospered. Read More... -
Renovated Atlanta Office Provides New Solutions to Old Technology
For Dr. Susan Rifkin, renovating her Atlanta, Georgia dental office was a necessity as she prepares to welcome a new generation of associate dentists into her practice. That, along with the fact that her equipment was finally reaching the end of its natural life after more than 25 years, led her to update the office design and its technology, ensuring it will be successful for the next 25 years. Read More... -
High-Tech, Feng Shui Dental Practice Offers Advanced Dentistry in Anchorage
Dr. Jerry Hu is one of the most technologically-advanced dentists in Alaska, and now his new Anchorage office matches his high level of expertise. With the help of his Henry Schein team, the doctor built a 2,000 square-foot practice, complete with digital imaging and sleep dentistry. Modern, high-tech, and designed for maximum patient comfort, this satellite, weekend-hours-only practice, Jerry C. Hu, DDS Family Dentistry, LLC, is already booked out four months! Read More... -
Father and Son Build New Family Practice Together, Setting Up Long-Term Future
Father and son dentists Dr. Doug and Dr. Eric Veenstra had been practicing together for 10 years in Midland Park, New Jersey, before moving into a new building down the street. They gutted and rebuilt the vacant office space into a spectacular practice, Veenstra Family Dental, that is designed intentionally to give patients a positive experience while making a statement about the advanced, high-tech dentistry offered within. Read More... -
Developing an Operations Strategy for Successful Expansion
As dentists throughout the U.S. are taking larger leaps into dental entrepreneurship through practice expansion, we often see dental practice owners putting the “cart before the horse” so to speak when it comes to business development and expansion. -
A new veneer technique with prefabricated composite denture teeth combined with the "Biologically Oriented Preparation Technique" (BOPT) - a case report
This clinical report describes the step-by-step protocol for novel, 100% nonprep, custom-modified, prefabricated composite veneer restorations in the case of an esthetic rehabilitation of a patient presenting peg-shaped lateral incisors and undersized maxillary central incisors. Read More... -
Practice Sale Woes: It’s All in the Dental Office Lease
Is your dental office lease up-to-date?