Practice Management

Confused by the Affordable Care Act?  You’re not alone.  The complexity of the new law has left many dental practitioners scratching their heads, wondering what they need to know and how it will affect their practice.  With this in mind, DPR gathers 5 essential elements of the law that every dentist, office manager and dental office employee needs to know.

A new series of reports from the American Dental Association analyzes the impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “ObamaCare,” on the dental industry.

From clinical techniques to practice management advice, DPR revisits 2013's most-viewed articles that showed you how to enhance performance and better your practice.

If you took a poll of all the dental offices across America, their number one frustration would be the challenge of dealing with insurance claims.

Experts abound across the Internet in the modern digital culture. It seems as though anyone and everyone can set up a website and proclaim to be the latest and greatest authority around.

01. What was it you were hearing from the lab industry that led to the development of Evident software?

Are you hesitant to bring Macs into your dental practice? Think Macs are just for personal use? Viive practice management system from Henry Schein Dental aims to put your concerns to ease.

Follow these newsletter goals and you will be on your way to positively communicating with your patients, and better yet ... increasing your bottom line.

These are the dental videos that have generated the most buzz throughout the last year. To make sure you never miss a dental video technique, tip, how-to and more, make sure to subscribe to the Dental Products Report YouTube Channel.

1. Your clients are into social media More dentists are turning to social media to promote their practices, and it’s a great tool for labs as well. Tweet about specials your lab is offering.

Social media isn’t just for Justin Bieber and Obama: Dental professionals are using Facebook, Twitter and other platforms to boost their business and attract patients. We talked to three of the most socially savvy dentists to see how they got their clout.

Back in March, Edward Zuckerberg, the dentist dad of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, told us that social media can make a big difference by showing off all the great things a dentist does and the technologies he or she uses.

These complementary online marketing strategies can work for your practice, you just need to know how to use them effectively.

Dental professionals are using Facebook, Twitter and other platforms to boost their business and attract patients. The power of social media does have its obvious benefits; however, to reap those benefits and to really achieve the desired impact on your practice, one must devote time and determination to the maintenance required.

As part of our Morning Huddle e-newsletter, DPR partnered with notable practice management consultants to provide quick video tips to get your team talking. Hiring and firing isn't always easy. Here, Ali Oromchian, Esq. on the three people dentist employers have to treat carefully to avoid legal problems.