Are you a dentist looking to improve your practice and provide the best possible outcomes for your patients? If so, it may just be the time to invest in that intra-oral scanner you’ve been hearing about. There’s been a major movement to digital over the past few years. In this blog post, we'll discuss the main reasons a dentist should consider when purchasing an intra-oral scanner as well as the benefits it can provide. Improved Accuracy: Intra-oral scanners provide highly accurate 3D images of the patient's mouth, allowing dentists to create precise dental restorations such as crowns and bridges. This ...
Over and over, I get questions about DSOs from young doctors considering employment as well as doctor owners considering selling. Let’s take a quick look at the facts, current situation, and future possibilities. This will be based purely on interactions I have had with DSOs purchasing practices, the resulting doctor becoming an employee, and conversations with young doctors during the process of interviewing and subsequently working for more than a dozen different DSOs. To set the stage, I have no animosity toward any DSO or any type/style of practice. As in life, there are going to be good ones and ...
If you have made it this far and you have poised your practice for growth, interviewed and found a likely candidate, or you are the young doctor almost ready to pull the trigger on taking that job, then allow me to give you one more quick look at things you may have forgotten. I want to take time to go back and remind you of some of the myths, mistakes, and red flags in the process of taking that new job or hiring that additional doctor. I won’t go back and repeat what I have already said in previous articles, ...
While many Americans know how essential dental care is to their overall health, nearly 40 million avoid the dentist. One way dentists and dental practices can help their patients overcome their fears and concerns is by providing high quality patient care. Quality patient care is about two things: ensuring patients receive the service they want and the treatment they need. That means having all of the tools and resources you need at your disposal, including ePrescribing software. What is ePrescribing Software? Gone are the days of messy handwriting, lost or damaged prescriptions, pharmacy callbacks to clarify prescription issues, or other handwritten prescription errors. ...