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Make Regular Appts and Dental Emergencies Work Together

Oral Health Group

A well-organized appointment system is a cornerstone of successful scheduling, but even the best-laid plans can turn to chaos with an unexpected occurrence, such as a dental emergency. How to manage your regular appointments and dental emergencies efficiently is key … The post Make Regular Appts and Dental Emergencies Work Together appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Online Reputation Management For Dental Practices

Carestack

Reputation is the face of any business, be it a greenhorn or a seasoned master. For a dental practice, reputation is the power to attract new clients and retain the existing clients providing them a constant sense of value and quality. This, in turn, means the business goes where its clients go. So in today’s era when the most number of clients are looking for dental solutions online (a whopping 77%), one can easily assume that business reputation is no more on the billboard stilts but on the di

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The clinical implications of platelet-rich fibrin on periodontal regeneration: A systematic review

Dental News and Technology

The Saudi Dental Journal Available online 9 December 2020 In Press, Uncorrected Proof What are Uncorrected Proof articles? Abstract Objectives Platelet concentrates have been shown to enhance periodontal regeneration when used as a treatment on their own or in conjunction with bone grafting materials. This systematic review aims to assess the effects of using platelet-rich fibrin (PRF), both alone and in combination with other conventionally used materials, on periodontal regeneration in clinica

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Ways To Embrace Change In A Dental Practice

Carestack

It is not always an interesting experience to introduce a change in your organization. As exciting as it may sound, those who have tried this might have often left disheartened and frustrated while trying to cope up with the attitudes of various people. Making your team embrace change in dental practice can always be achieved. Here are some of the common types of emotions in people that we come across while implementing a system-wide change.

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Embracing art as a dental student

ASDA Blog

Dentistry is an art form. The mouth is the canvas, the dental tools are the paintbrush, and the materials are your paint. Put all these together, and you can create some beautiful dental work. The skills needed in dentistry involve more than using your hands. In order to create a beautiful symphony — a beautiful smile — you need a blend of art and science.

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Online Dental Scheduling: How To Increase Appointment Volume At Your Practice

Carestack

Can your patients go directly to your website and book an appointment without shuffling back and forth to the dental office or making multiple calls to the front desk? Many dental practices still use legacy systems that require patients to make a phone call or visit the office in-person to schedule their appointments. This raises inconvenience from the patients’ side and may make them hesitant to schedule their next appointment with your practice.

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January 2021 Management, Marketing and Leadership Tips from Coach Betty

Coaches Corner

January 2021 | Management | Marketing | Leadership Tips. I am sure you’re ready to close out this bizarre year and welcome in 2021. In January 2021 it is a good time to reflect on the things that went well last year as well as the things that you don’t want to repeat or bring into the new year. Make your 2021 action plan for any wanted and needed improvements to your office including setting your production, collection, treatment, continuing education, and new patient goals for the new year.

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Ransomware May Get Worse in 2021

Denticle

I love the website ZD Net. As a techie, I've been reading their stuff for a long, long time. It's well written and insightful stuff. A recent article I read there gives a good view of where Ransomware is headed in the year about to start. As most people now know, the scourge of Ransomware isn't going to go away any time soon and the criminals behind it continue to evolve the problems it can cause.

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Increasing Patient Retention In A Post Pandemic Marketplace

Carestack

Retaining patients within your dental practice may not be going as well as you have expected in the middle of the drawn-out period of economic downturn. The growth of your dental practice in the middle of this might depend on the number of new patients your practice acquires. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work that way. Patients are cutting corners spending less on everything including dental care, causing a direct decrease in the patient flow.

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Dental hygiene tips for patients with dental implants

Perfect White Smile

Dental implants are a long-lasting and reliable method of replacing one or more teeth. However, just like the natural teeth, dental implants require appropriate care to ensure their longevity. When patients take note of dental hygiene habits after the placement of dental implants, they will often find that this restoration will last them a lifetime!

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Text 2 Pay: Drive Patient Payments Securely With Automated Texts

Carestack

Managing overdue payments can be a huge challenge for dental practices. Patients often require more than three statements before they pay their bills. So it’s important for dental providers to have an effective patient payment collection strategy in order to reduce bad debt and protect their practice’s financial well-being. An effective way to drive timely patient payments is to send reminders via automated text communications.

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Online Dental Scheduling: How To Increase Appointment Volume At Your Practice

Carestack

Can your patients go directly to your website and book an appointment without shuffling back and forth to the dental office or making multiple calls to the front desk? Many dental practices still use legacy systems that require patients to make a phone call or visit the office in-person to schedule their appointments. This raises inconvenience from the patients’ side and may make them hesitant to schedule their next appointment with your practice.

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Ultimate Dental Marketing Tips And Ideas: What You Need To Know!

Carestack

For decades, dentists relied exclusively on their reputation and word of mouth marketing to help them build dental practices. But it’s 2020 and certainly, almost all of your audience is now spending their time on social media. Whether it’s blogging, video marketing, paid social ads, or even podcasts, you have to learn the specifics of social media marketing to stay alive in the dental marketing world.

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A Complete Guide To Teledentistry: The Future of Virtual Dental Care

Carestack

For more than 10 years, Teledentistry has been used by many dentists across the world to spread out the accessibility of their dental practices, reducing the oral health disparities between urban and rural communities. Fast-forwarding to 2020, teledentistry has made the entire dental care delivery model more safe and convenient, along with lowering the overall cost of dentistry.

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A Complete Guide To Teledentistry: The Future of Virtual Dental Care

Carestack

For more than 10 years, Teledentistry has been used by many dentists across the world to spread out the accessibility of their dental practices, reducing the oral health disparities between urban and rural communities. Fast-forwarding to 2020, teledentistry has made the entire dental care delivery model more safe and convenient, along with lowering the overall cost of dentistry.

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Effective Revenue Cycle Management Throughout Your Patient Journey

Carestack

The healthcare sector is in a journey of profound change, as small practices consolidate into larger multi-location practices, expanding their presence. Consolidation and expansion, however, often shine a spotlight on sector inefficiencies; most significantly in relation to revenue cycle management (RCM). Improving the revenue cycle is more about streamlining existing workflows than digitizing it.

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Optimizing Dental EHR To Streamline Your Practice Workflows Efficiently

Carestack

Dental providers have been very slow in adopting electronic health records (EHRs) within their practices, unlike their peers in other areas of medicine. According to NCBI , “adoption rates of patient portals among dental practices in the United States were low. Top barriers for adoption of dental EHRs identified included cost/expense of EHRs, cost-benefit ratio, time to convert from paper-based to computer-based practice, and poor usability of current EHRs.”.

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Optimizing Dental EHR To Streamline Your Practice Workflows Efficiently

Carestack

Dental providers have been very slow in adopting electronic health records (EHRs) within their practices, unlike their peers in other areas of medicine. According to NCBI , “adoption rates of patient portals among dental practices in the United States were low. Top barriers for adoption of dental EHRs identified included cost/expense of EHRs, cost-benefit ratio, time to convert from paper-based to computer-based practice, and poor usability of current EHRs.”.

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Effective Revenue Cycle Management Throughout Your Patient Journey

Carestack

The healthcare sector is in a journey of profound change, as small practices consolidate into larger multi-location practices, expanding their presence. Consolidation and expansion, however, often shine a spotlight on sector inefficiencies; most significantly in relation to revenue cycle management (RCM). Improving the revenue cycle is more about streamlining existing workflows than digitizing it.

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How To Increase ROI By Switching To A Paperless Practice

Carestack

Is the growth of your dental practice slowing down because you are not keeping pace with the rapid technological advancements? Do you still find it challenging to manage the payment collections and insurance management along with providing your patients with the best possible experience? If so, this is the right time for you to switch to a completely paperless practice.

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How To Increase ROI By Switching To A Paperless Practice

Carestack

Is the growth of your dental practice slowing down because you are not keeping pace with the rapid technological advancements? Do you still find it challenging to manage the payment collections and insurance management along with providing your patients with the best possible experience? If so, this is the right time for you to switch to a completely paperless practice.