In my seminar, The Art of Scheduling Productively, I cover nineteen scheduling policies, or rules, that have been proven to increase productivity and efficiency. In this webletter, I wanted to expand on three of these rules which are easy to implement and can produce a fairly quick change in ... Views: 727
A common theme when you read articles about the “Business of Dentistry” is that our dental schools do not prepare us for the business side of practicing. I certainly found that to be the truth, and that is why MGE: Management Experts, Inc. exists: to give doctors the education they need to ... Views: 654
You would be hard-pressed to find a dentist that would not want to increase his collections without an appreciable increase in overhead. After all, if you are paying your bills now and were to increase your collections by $10,000 to $20,000 per month without much of an increase in overhead – ... Views: 622
(This is Part II of a two part article on the subject of associates. For Part I, go to http://managementexpertsinc.com/2012/associates-part/.)
Perhaps now, or some time in the future, you’ll think about adding an associate. Whether that time is today or ten years from now, it is best to be ... Views: 553
Setting goals for the future is an important part of achieving success. But it can be difficult to motivate yourself if you’re unsure of exactly where you’re going. And while these past few years have been tough on dentists in private practice, the next 10 might hold incredible opportunity for ... Views: 547
What am I going to do?
In 1992, after eleven years in my dental practice, I was asking myself this very question. My practice was in a strip mall and the supermarket moved out. The foot traffic left with it. New patients dropped to fewer than 10 per month and collections were down by 25%. ... Views: 543