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Ask Dr. Christensen
In this monthly feature, Dr. Gordon Christensen addresses the most frequently asked questions from Dental Economics® readers.
Common Sense Dentistry
I want to spend this month's column talking about image.
Dental Insurance
Delta Dental of California and the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) are joining together to offer dental benefits to AARP members.
Enhancing Technology
Paperless office? Front deskless? Many pages have been dedicated to this idea. Imagine a patient walking into a waiting room and going over to a sign that says, “Place index finger here.
Five-Star Practice Gems
Hopefully you've completed the simple steps of identifying two team members who would like to run this project, and your entire team has helped you brainstorm your target market.
Flourishing in Changing Times
Academically, we know numbers and math are an important part of business success.
Infection Control
A personal digital assistant (PDA) is a handheld computer. PDAs are ubiquitous today, filling pockets, purses, and backpacks.
The Internet
Telephone surveys used to be the gold standard of marketing research. Speed, quality, and cost advantages have allowed the Internet to become the best way for companies to gather and disseminate information to its customers.
Pearls for your Practice
Zeon® LumenArc™ by Orascoptic Sybron Dental Specialties - Here is another great idea from the folks at Orascoptic.
Practice Elevation
Part five of our series on maximizing a health-care financing program delves into the issue of insurance - how you can maximize a patient’s insurance benefits by supplementing it with a health-care financing program.
Practice Transitions
Last week, I was again asked to give my opinion about the merits of starting a practice from "scratch" as opposed to purchasing an existing practice.
The New Dentist
Yes, I know what my photo looks like. But if a recent survey is to be believed - and with only a little rationalization - we are all too sexy for our shirts.
Tax Q&A
Recently, I inherited a traditional IRA from my father’s estate that did not name a beneficiary.
Features
Challenges and Opportunities in Advanced Dental Education at Saint Louis University
Dr. John H. Jameson and Dr. Mike Milligan discuss the periodontal patient protocol, and what�s available today for dentists who are ready to move ahead.
When the Marriott Corporation split itself into two separate corporations in the early 1990s, it did so to divide cash-rich assets from its lawsuit-prone operations.
When many of us began doing implants, our biggest hurdle was the learning curve.
Do you immediately think of money and a financial gain when people mention the word “profit”? Webster’s New World Dictionary does not mention “financial gain obtained from the use of capital, or net income” as the first description of profit.
Finally, a ‘win-win’ solution: Increasing accuracy while saving time, money with computer-milled abutments
Dr. Jeffery A. Spilman sets up practice in Clearwater, Fla., simplifies, and laughs more.
- Notes from an Early Adopter.
Every successful business is driven by its leader’s vision. In the 1970s, Bill Gates began working in the computer business in his parents’ garage.
Adopt a framework for a standard letter to simplify the routine questions that need to be asked and answered
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Editor's Note
I hope you are enjoying some of the beautiful spring weather we are having in St. Louis.
Viewpoint
"Don't you do background checks on your employees?" - not the first thing I expected from the police officer to whom I had given a state identification number, but no less of a shocker when I heard the news.
Columns
The Digital Dentist
Dentists who are transitioning towards a “paperless” or “chartless” practice understand the importance of the data residing on their computers.
Digital Radiography 101
Radiation from digital X-rays can be as little as 10 percent of what patients would be exposed to with film-based radiography.
Emotional Competency
In this last of my series on Emotional Intelligence (E.I.) I would like to review the most significant and useful tools from this empowering work.
The Endo File
In my empirical opinion - all things being equal - given the selection of rotary nickel titanium (RNT) files now available above a 20-tip size, hand K files are becoming obsolete.
Finding the Balance
Once again, I am sitting on an airplane, returning from presenting my latest course in Dallas.
Focus on Human Resources
A doctor had reason to believe that an employee was using marijuana prior to coming to work.
From the Laboratory
A restorative problem that has seen a dramatic influx of so-called, esthetically advanced solutions is the fixed partial denture.
Hygiene: Up Close
We have come a long way from just cleaning teeth in the last 30 years. Thanks to science and technology, the future is a bright one.
Sudden-Impact Solutions
No matter where I lecture around the country, I find that one question keeps coming up from dentists in all quarters, whether they're buying a practice or equipment, hiring staff, or even enrolling in comprehensive CE.
Spotlight on Cosmetics
Cosmetic dentistry is booming as more and more Americans turn to simple dental procedures to drastically improve their smiles and lives.
The Four-Dimensional Dentist
Four variables make the difference in dental practice: clinical skills, behavioral skills, business skills, and the time dedicated to develop them.
The World of Digital Dentistry
In my last column I discussed the pros and cons of the different types of cameras - the single lens reflex (SLR) and the Point and Shoot.
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