How Effective is your Morning Huddle?
More than likely (and hopefully) every day you and your staff are meeting 15 minutes prior to your first patient’s arrival to prepare for the day as a team. It is a short quick meeting, but it is there to set your practice up for success that day. So... are you and your team doing everything...
How to hire during the Holiday Season
Last week I talked about the stresses of keeping your productions up during the holiday months. This week, we are going to talk about keeping your practice fully staffed during this time of the year. When it comes the holiday months, you may find that: You need to hire someone but your job...
Use the Holiday Months to Find Your Best Job Yet!
Are you a Dental Assistant or Hygienist that has a job right now but is thinking about making the switch to a new practice in the near future? Or are you having success as a dental temp but a resolution for 2020 is to find a permanent position? This is great! But may we make a suggestion? ...
How to Increase Production and Keep your Schedule Full this Holiday Season
On top of the holidays being stressful on their own, running a dental practice during the last few months of the year can have you pulling your hair out! While I can’t address all the stressors a Dentist feels during these last 2 months of the year, this post addresses production concerns...
What position does your dental practice need to hire?
Do you feel like your practice is doing ok, but that you are stuck at a level you know you could do better than? Or is your team constantly feeling overworked and exhausted but you aren’t sure what position you need to hire for? Do you feel if you could just lighten the load of work for...
Take Control Of Your Accounts Receivables in 7 Simple Steps
When talking with dental practices there seem to be two major frustrations that most offices suffer with. Finding and keeping qualified dental professionals to work in their practice. And keeping their accounts receivables under control. Since you have DirectDental to help you with...
Master the Working Interview
I have been in dentistry for a long time and working interviews are almost always required to get the job. Most applicants get nervous about working interviews, but especially the ones that are: A. New to dentistry B. Trying to get back into dentistry C. Have been at their current practice for...
How to get more 5-Star Reviews
In a research study that was published this summer, 1500 people were surveyed to find that 43.3% select their dentist based on online reviews. This was followed by: Closest to me at 19.4% and top-ranked in the search result at 18.4%. What does this mean? That more people are choosing their new...
How You Are Unknowingly Losing New Patients
Before becoming the CMO at DirectDental, I was a regional operations manager for a Dental Service Organization. We had a very systematic process that ensured one absolute thing, GET THOSE NEW PATIENTS THROUGH THE DOOR. Now that I spend my days calling dental practices to assist with staffing,...
