Practice Management

Dentists: Do You Project Practice Revenue for 2011 to Be More Than 2010? (survey)

July 21, 2011 By Catherine Hughes Leave a Comment

take the TWD dental survey on the cost of veneers Dentists: please participate in our survey on dental practice revenue for 2011.

As part of The Wealthy Dentist dialogue on dental practice management and marketing, we offer weekly surveys and invite your participation.

In order to understand different perspectives on the dental industry, we have developed surveys to canvas a diverse group of dental practices on their view of the dental industry, what constitutes current good practice in dental marketing and quality care.

The information collected will be used to prepare articles for The Wealthy Dentist readership.

The survey should take no more than 90 seconds to complete -

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Filed Under: Dental Surveys, The Wealthy Dentist Tagged With: dental management, dental marketing, dental practice, dental practice management, dental surveys, economy, money, Practice Management, recession, survey

Dental Practice Management & Employee Theft (Video)

May 17, 2010 By Julie Frey 3 Comments

Embezzlement and employee theft are major problems for dentists and dental practices. In this survey, 59% of dentists said they had discovered evidence of embezzlement.

But that doesn't mean no one has stolen from the remaining 41%… it just means they haven't been able to prove an embezzlement took place.

Sadly, dentists are often embezzled. "My office manager (of course) was setting aside dental insurance checks, then picking out cash that matched the amount of the checks," said an orthodontist. "The checks were never deposited into the patients' accounts, so the bank deposit balanced. She did this for almost 10 years, for a total of at least $700,000. Her litigation is currently pending. The insurance accounts past due eventually became overwhelming and she was finally caught."

"A dental assistant who worked for another doctor who shared space with me was stealing my materials and making teeth bleaching trays out of her home after hours (and charging for tooth whitening!)" said another dentist.

Read more about this dental management issue: Dentists – Has Your Dental Practice Been Embezzled?

Filed Under: Dental Surveys Tagged With: dentist, embezzlement, employee theft, employees, Practice Management, theft, video

Dentist Decision-Making: Dental Equipment

February 8, 2010 By Julie Frey 1 Comment

Dentists rely heavily on the advice of colleagues in making dental equipment purchases, found a survey of UK dentists.

Two out of three dentist respondents said that peer recommendation was a major factor in making purchasing decisions.

Here are some other interesting facts the dentist survey found:

Dental seminars and lectures were cited by 61%
56% say they are using dental practice management software (up from 48% the previous year)
The most common planned new purchase? Digital x-rays
More onlinedental continuing education than last year

Read more about dental management decisionmaking: Dentists go for new tech based on colleague recommendation

Filed Under: Practice Management Tagged With: dental equipment, dental practice management, dentist, dentists, Practice Management

Dentists Want To Be in Charge (VIDEO)

April 25, 2009 By Jim Du Molin 1 Comment

Dentists prefer being in charge to working for somebody else, according to this poll. Fully 76% of dentists said they would rather be their own boss than work for someone else.

Specialists were unanimous: being your own boss is better. Not a single dental specialist responding to this survey said they would prefer to be an associate.

Read more: Dentists Prefer Being the Boss

Filed Under: Dental Videos Tagged With: associates, Practice Management

Most Dentists Report Being Embezzled (VIDEO)

April 19, 2009 By Julie Frey Leave a Comment

The average dentist reports that his or her dental practice has been embezzled.

In a survey conducted by TheWealthyDentist.com, 59% of dentists reported that they had discovered evidence of theft. The remaining 41% have never been able to prove an embezzlement took place.