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Dentist Annual Fee Increases: Dental Management
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys, Practice Management | 1 Comment »
Dentist annual fee increases aren't universal in a recession economy, suggests this survey. While half of dentists (54%) report that they have raised fees in the past year, it's been ... Read more..Dentist Hours: Many Stay Open into the Evening
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 1 Comment »
Just over half (55%) of practices offer evening hours, and 37% let patients make weekend appointments, this survey found. Mondays are the busiest day of the week for 1 in ... Read more..Dental Patients Will Travel To See Their Dentist
Friday, March 5th, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos | No Comments »
The average dental patient travels about 5-10 miles to see their dentist for treatment, we found in this survey of dentists. Rural patients travel longer distances for dental care than ... Read more..Dentists Split Over BPA
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 3 Comments »
One of every two dentists is so worried about bisphenol A (BPA) that they think the American Dental Association (ADA) should issue a warning about the chemical's dangers.On the other ... Read more..Dentists: What’s Your Astrological Sign?
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | 16 Comments »
Last week I talked about how "holistic dentistry" can be a good dental marketing choice. Most of the comments I received were in support of alternative dentistry.So let's get even ... Read more..Dentist Decision-Making: Dental Equipment
Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Practice Management | No Comments »
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 ... Read more..Dental Plans Are NOT Dental Insurance
Monday, February 8th, 2010 Posted in Dental Insurance | 2 Comments »
California regulators are going after dental health plans that claim to offer big benefits but deliver very little. There have been over 150 consumer complaints in California about these plans over ... Read more..Holistic Dentistry: Methods for the “Alternative Dentist”
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials, Dental Marketing | 10 Comments »
Dentists: why should you care about "Alternative" dental approaches? Because large segments of your dental market care. In these tough economic times, it pays to know enough about these alternatives ... Read more..Dental Retirement Age? No Way, Say Dentists
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 2 Comments »
Dentists shouldn't have to retire just because they've reached a certain age, say doctors. This survey found only 1 dentist in 10 supporting a mandatory retirement age for dentists.A mandatory ... Read more..Dentist Leaves Drill Bit in Patient’s Sinus
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Legal | No Comments »
A Florida woman recently had an inch-long dentist drill bit burr removed from her sinus after nearly a year. When an oral surgeon removed two decayed teeth from the 35-year-old woman's ... Read more..Dentures? Just See Your General Dentist
Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys, Dentures | No Comments »
Dentists nearly always provide in-house denture services to their patients, this survey found. Fully 94% of responding dentists say they do, while only 6% say they send false teeth patients out ... Read more..Dental Websites: Why You Shouldn’t Include Dental Surgery Photos
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | 1 Comment »
Dentists, take note: if your dentist website contains "graphic" surgery photos, you're at risk of being blocked by Google Safe Search.The owner of one dental website complains that the filter, ... Read more..Dentist CE: Dental Continuing Ed Plans for 2010
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Posted in Dental Continuing Education, Dental Surveys | 2 Comments »
When it comes to continuing dental education, over half of dentists say they plan to do more clinical CE this year. The average dentist expects to complete over 50 hours ... Read more..Dental Marketing: Hard Times Increase Dentist Spending (Video)
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos | 1 Comment »
When it comes to dental marketing, more dentists increase spending during hard times than cut spending on dental practice marketing, this survey found. "It's a good idea to keep your name ... Read more..Dentist Gifts: Selected Highlights in Dental Novelty Products
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | No Comments »
Guess what Suzanne and I got from one of our team members this holiday season?Dental-themed wine glass charms! What a classy dental novelty gift. "No, darling, your Merlot is in ... Read more..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..Dentists Keep Mum on Quality of Colleagues’ Dental Work
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos, The Wealthy Dentist | 1 Comment »
Two of three dentists say they avoid criticizing their colleagues' work. Is this professional courtesy? A high ethical standard? Deep-seated fear of lawyers? "There are many factors out of the doctor's ... 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..Dentists Say McCain Would Be Better for Dentistry
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 6 Comments »
McCain More Dentist-Friendly Than Obama (Survey) In this survey, we asked dentists which presidential candidate would be better for dentistry. Dentists trend Republican, and the outcome of this poll was ... 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..