When patients don’t accept treatment the dentist recommends, it’s frustrating for everyone in the practice. Not only does it hurt productivity and ultimately revenues, it means patients aren’t getting the care they need. Case acceptance is vital to a dental practice’s success, yet it’s something many...
Before recruiting a dental assistant for your dental practice, it is vital that detailed job description and a Practice Procedural Manual or Employee Policy Manual is available. The two documents serve as written documentation of the standards by which you are employing staff and their...
A lot of people, even dentists, don’t recognize the connection between tooth decay and heart disease. Poor oral health and heart disease go hand in hand and tend to be emblematic of other major health issues. Explaining this to your patients can be a difficult...
Insurance verification helps to determine your patient’s eligibility for services. This is typically a part of any claims submissions and filings that your practice is processing on a daily basis. If you outsource, another company will be doing this for you, ideally with an understanding...
Dr. Kevin Douglas of Douglas Orthodontics (https://www.doctorwebsite.me/) has received eAssist’s monthly Top Practice Award (https://dentalbilling.com/category/eassist-top-doctor/). The award is given each month to eAssist clients who embody the values of community involvement, exemplary dental services, and quality patient care. Along with the doctor, this award is...
Accounting issues for dentists crop up just like with any other business: lack of time and investment. This is more than just a denial of issues, but also thinking those issues won’t crop up over the long term. Maybe you don’t have someone looking specifically...
Teaching dental hygiene to preschoolers has got to be one of the hardest duties for any parent. As a dentist, you may have trouble talking with otherwise well-intentioned parents about steps they can take to make toddler teeth cleaning both fun and effective at reducing...
Every dentist knows that one of the hardest things to impart on your patients is the importance of flossing. Everyone brushes, a little or a lot, but many people almost never floss! This can be seen in the increasing number of in between teeth cavities,...
Expenses can be some of the most daunting things we face as business owners. Profit and expenses go hand in hand, sometimes not for the better. It takes skilled management of both time and finances in order to profit from your business, and if you’re...
You don’t just need to have been a dental patient to know the importance of heart health and oral hygiene in the last few years. This new emphasis has garnered attention across the globe as something to be mindful of when discussing oral health options...