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Dental Dilemmas in Real Estate
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Practices | No Comments »
When Buying Commercial Property, Dentists Should Think AheadSpecial Lease Feature by Lewis GelmonShould you lease or buy? This debate often arises from the same question that motivates people to buy ... Read more..The Solution: Dental Directory Marketing
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 Posted in The Wealthy Dentist | 8 Comments »
A Slap Upside My Head...Suzanne came back from Washington, DC this weekend. And she slapped me upside the head when I told her about the grief I've been getting from ... Read more..Dentists Don’t Sell Their Practices, They Sell Their Leases…
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Practices | No Comments »
The Hidden Costs of Bad Dental Practice Leases Special Lease Feature by Lewis Gelmon Dentists are shocked when I tell them that you don't really sell your practice; you sell ... Read more..How the Next President Could Affect Your Dental Career
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 Posted in Practice Management | No Comments »
Will the results of this November's presidential election change your retirement plans? Well, Hy Smith thinks they might. He's a managing partner of ADS Florida, a group that helps ... Read more..Grow Your Dental Practice wth Direct Mail Marketing
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Marketing | No Comments »
Considering Direct Mail to Grow Your Practice? Special Marketing Feature (Part 1 of 3) By Melinda Spitek, CEO, Hycomb Marketing Direct mail can be a hugely rewarding stimulus to your practice. Emphasis ... Read more..Only One in Four Dentists Wants To Be a Dental Associate
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | No Comments »
Dentists Agree: It's Better To Be Your Own Boss Three-quarters of dentists in our most recent poll said they would rather be their own boss than work for someone else. But ... Read more..Dental Practice Facility Almost Ready for New Patients
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | No Comments »
Move-in Date Looms for Machias Dental Machias Dental's new facility [click to enlarge] It's full speed ahead for Jim and Kathy Sparaga as they put the finishing touches on their brand-new dental practice ... Read more..Dental Practice Construction Nearly Complete for Maine Dentist
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | No Comments »
Machias Dental: Almost Ready to Move In! Laying the pavement [click to enlarge] Earlier this year, I began to tell you the tale of Machias Dental. Owned by Dr. James Sparaga and his ... Read more..Mega Dental Practices the New Dentist Reality?
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Practices | 9 Comments »
Dentist Plans "Disneyland of Dentistry" Dr. Derek Thompson, a 37-year-old Washington state dentist, has set his sights on building the biggest dental practice he possibly can. In fact, he's gone so ... Read more..Two Out of Three Dentists Recommend Dental Careers
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 1 Comment »
Majority of Dentists Seem Happy to Be Practicing Dentistry In our most recent survey, two out of three dentists reported that they would recommend a career in dentistry to their children ... Read more..Dentist Offers Dental Care for Trade
Sunday, June 1st, 2008 Posted in Dental News | 1 Comment »
Uninsured Patients Invited to Barter for Dental Care Dr. Harry Rayburn of Tupelo, Mississippi, experimented recently with a "Trade Day" at his dental practice. He offered fillings, extractions and cleanings in ... Read more..Dental Associate Search Ends for Machias Dental
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | No Comments »
Associate Dentist Slated to Join Dental Practice in New Facility Dr. Sparaga is delighted to have found a quality dental associate who will mesh with his practice and enjoy its rural ... Read more..Building a Dental Practice Requires Hygienists
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Posted in Dental Hygiene, Dental Practices | 1 Comment »
A New Facility Is Only as Valuable as the Employees Who Work There As winter comes to end, so too does construction... [click to enlarge] As construction of Machias Dental's new facility moves ... Read more..Dental Marketing: For Better or For Worse
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Dental Marketing | No Comments »
Conquer the Uphill Battle – Then Keep on Pumping Special Marketing Feature By Melinda Spitek, CEO, Hycomb Marketing If you’re an avid bicyclist (or even if you're not), you can probably ... Read more..The Dental Associate of Your Dreams
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | 1 Comment »
Paging Dr. Right! Work is nearly complete on Dr. Jim Sparaga's new dental facility. His team is looking forward to moving in to their spacious new headquarters. But the doctor ... Read more..Dentist Learns Dream Dental Equipment Could Be a Nightmare
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices, Dental Products | 1 Comment »
Dental Equipment Does Not Make the Dental Practice Remember Dr. James Sparaga, a dentist who's building a spacious new facility for his practice? Well, we're back with another installment of ... Read more..Dental Practice Design Is Harder Than It Looks
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | No Comments »
Machias Dental Continues Construction of New Facility We've been covering the story of Dr James Sparaga, a dentist in the middle of building a spacious new facility for his practice. ... Read more..Do You Really Need a Dental Practice Design Firm to Design Your Dental Practice?
Monday, March 10th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | No Comments »
Construction Gets Sticky When Design Company Closes Its Doors Regular readers already know the tale of Machias Dental and have been following the progress of the building in my weekly ... Read more..Creating the Dental Practice of Your Dreams
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | No Comments »
Raising the Roof on a New Dental Facility Given that dentists spend a third of their lives in their practices, there's a lot to be said for having just the ... Read more..Rocks? You Need Rocks? Call Machias Dental for Free Rocks!*
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | No Comments »
The skeleton is complete! [click to enlarge] * You pay shipping on rocks Read more..Building a Dental Practice from the Ground Up
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | No Comments »
The Story of Machias Dental's New Headquarters Continues Building a practice from the ground up is no easy task - something that Dr. Sparaga and his wife, Kathy, know quite ... Read more..Dental Practice Construction: One Dentist’s Tale
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Dental Practices | 1 Comment »
Machias Dental Sets Out to Build New Headquarters I've been telling you the story of Machias Dental, a practice in Maine that is outgrowing its building. (Catch up on ... Read more..Dental Office Romance Blooms for One in Five Dentists
Monday, February 4th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 1 Comment »
Dating Coworkers: One in 5 Dentists Has Done It In this survey, we asked dentists if they have ever become romantically involved with a coworker at their dental practice (other ... Read more..Dental Practice Construction: What You Need to Consider
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Practices, Practice Management | No Comments »
Why Machias Dental Decided to Take the Plunge and Build a New Dental Facility Last week I began the story of Machias Dental, a practice in rural Maine. Dr. James ... Read more..Meet the New Machias Dental Practice
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Practices, Practice Management | No Comments »
When Your Dental Practice's Building Just Isn't Big Enough Dr. James Sparaga built himself a healthy dental practice in a coastal Maine town. Machias Dental grew slowly but steadily, meeting ... Read more..