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Utah Tries (and Fails) to Slash Medicaid Payments to Dentists
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Dental News | 1 Comment »
Lucky for Utah dentists, a federal agency has vetoed Utah's plan to slash Medicaid payments to dentists. While the state's dentists received a one-time 24% pay raise in 2008, Utah lawmakers ... Read more..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” Registration Opens Friday at Noon
Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in The Wealthy Dentist | No Comments »
Special Offer for Dental Directory MarketingI've gotten lots of interest in "The Solution," my new dental directory marketing program that gives doctors 3 months of advertising for only one dollar. ... 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..Patients’ Funniest Excuses
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 3 Comments »
Classic Patient Excuses for Missing Dentist Appointments We did a survey asking dentists about the funniest excuses they've heard from patients for missing appointments. The clear winner was the ... 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..Whew! $15 Million Dental Malpractice Award in Washington
Monday, September 1st, 2008 Posted in Legal | 2 Comments »
Oral Surgeon Plans to Appeal Jury's Award In a jury trial, Washington state's Spokane County Superior Court awarded a stunning $14.8 million to a woman left disabled after a series of ... Read more..Gum Disease and Low Sperm Counts
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Science & Technology | 3 Comments »
New study links gum disease and male infertility Two Israeli doctors - one a periodontal specialist, the other a fertility specialist - studied 56 men over the course of three years. ... Read more..Joe Biden Has Most Exciting Trip to Dentist’s Ever!
Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in The Wealthy Dentist | No Comments »
"Excuse Me, Dentist, Just Let Me Take This Call from Barack Obama" It was quite possibly the single most important telephone call of Joe Biden's life: Barrack Obama officially asked him ... Read more..Customized Dental Websites for High-Value New Patients
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in The Wealthy Dentist | No Comments »
9 Truths – Video #4 Release Notification The important thing to get from segment #4 is to give your Internet visitor exactly what they are searching for. If they are searching ... Read more..Three-Fourths of Dentists Happy with Dental Lasers
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in Dental Products, Dental Surveys | No Comments »
Half of Dentists with Lasers Offer Facial/Cosmetic Treatments In this survey, three out of four dentists who have purchased a dental laser said they have been satisfied with their purchase. Only ... Read more..Convincing the Cosmetic Patient
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Editorials | 1 Comment »
Successful Aesthetic Patient Consultations By Catherine Maley, MBA It's imperative to know what your patients want, what they think about you and your staff, and how to set expectations for the ... Read more..Any Publicity Is Good Publicity
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Legal | No Comments »
Scandals, Name Recognition Can Be Good for Business The publicist's time honored adage is that "no publicity is bad publicity." And it turns out that this can be just as true ... Read more..Dentist’s Suitcase Contains Bomb! (Or Else a Dental Exam Kit)
Monday, August 18th, 2008 Posted in Dental News | No Comments »
Airport Security Suspicious of Bags with Wires Sticking Out "Orange alert" turned bright red at the Cincinnati airport recently. The hazmat team rushed to the airport, meeting up with the bomb ... Read more..Only 1 in 6 Dentists Guarantees Dental Work
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 8 Comments »
Malpractice Insurance Says "No" to Formal Guarantees While dentists feel strongly about standing behind their work, only one in six offers an official guarantee to their dental patients. In this survey, ... Read more..Dental Practices Can Offer Cosmetic Services, Too!
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Editorials | No Comments »
Introducing Botox to Your Dental Patients By Catherine Maley, MBA By thinking outside of the box, dentists can reach a valuable target demographic: aesthetic patients looking for treatments such as Botox, Restylane, ... Read more..Patients Lie to Dentists All the Time
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Dental News | No Comments »
Trust Their Teeth, Not Their Words Dentists, you'll be shocked by this breaking news: your patients might be lying to you! A poll of 1,000 Americans (commissioned by Philips Sonicare) found that ... 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..Cosmetic Dentistry Moves into Botox
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Editorials | 3 Comments »
Dentists Unclear on Botox Regulations In response to my recent survey on Botox, I kept hearing the same question: "How can I find out if I can legally offer Botox?" Answering that ... Read more..One in Six US Dentists Offers Botox
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Surveys | 5 Comments »
Cosmetic Dentistry Gets Even More Cosmetic Botox is big business these days, and more and more dentists are getting in on the action. In our most recent survey, 16% of dentists ... 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..Dental Drills May Soon Be Outdated
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Science & Technology | No Comments »
Will Dental Drills Soon Be a Thing of the Past? Most patients agree that the drill is one of the most dreaded parts of any dental visit. New technology could help ease ... Read more..Dentist Faces Unexpected Challenges in Hiring Dental Hygienists
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Practices | No Comments »
How Do You Attract Practitioners to Under-Served Areas? Watch the Video Luring hygienists to a practice in rural Maine has proved challenging. Though there's been a lot of interest in the ads ... Read more..Dentists: Don’t Be Afraid of Botox!
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Cosmetic Dentistry, Dental Editorials | 4 Comments »
Introducing Botox in Your Dental PracticeBy Catherine Maley, MBA More and more dental practices are offering Botox and other aesthetic services to their patients. But introducing Botox demands more than just ... Read more..Only Half of Dentists Still Accepting Dental Insurance
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Dental Insurance, Dental Surveys | 11 Comments »
Dentists Dropping Dental Insurances Dentists are sick and tired of dental insurance companies dictating fees and treatments. Just over half of the dentists in this survey said that they had mostly ... Read more..