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What are the biggest threats to dentists? [Video]
Jay Geier looks at future business threats to dentists—both outside and inside their practices—and how they can be overcome.
Professional Trends
5 reasons why whole life insurance is not a good investment
Money
Get your estate together so your family doesn’t have to
Money
Your most important estate planning document is not what you think it is
Professional Trends
The Pick postprocedural video check (the ‘Triple P, VC’)
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Exactly what to do when you get a negative online review
Professional Trends
Final call for business boot camp
Professional Trends
Meet us in the Circle City
Practice
What's your next move?
Science & Tech
Ask Dr. Christensen: Educating staff for practice efficiency
Practice
Malpractice issues surrounding medical emergency preparedness in dentistry
Macro/Op-Ed
Our greatest asset and greatest liability
Practice
How to set goals for your dental practice
Dentists should not go about setting practice goals the wrong way. Involving the staff members and asking for their feedback, as well as learning from mistakes, will help dentists achieve the goals for their practices more quickly and successfully.
Money
Is your financial advisor a fiduciary?
Financial experts discuss the new DOL's fiduciary rule, and now it applies to dentists and their financial advisors. Here's what dentists need to look for.
Practice
An emerging legal threat to dentists
Recent court filings show the need for dental websites to comply with accessibility provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Dental practices that are not in compliance risk lengthy and costly lawsuits. Graig Presti of Local Search for Dentists explains what dentists need to know now.
Macro/Op-Ed
How ethical is your new patient exam?
As dentistry continues to favor an oral-systemic model, dentists are changing their approaches to the new patient exam. In this article, Dr. Shannon Johnson looks at the new ethics of diagnosing pathology, dentists' inherent biases in recommending treatment, and how the dental team can properly manage new patient expectations.
Macro/Op-Ed
Come see the BEST dentist in town! Only $499 for dental implants!
It wasn’t that long ago that most advertising efforts in dentistry were considered to be unethical. Some dentists still hold this belief. But, for the rest of us, marketing can absolutely be as ethical as it is effective. Here's some quick advice on how to keep your marketing efforts positive and ethical.
Macro/Op-Ed
A helpful history of practice marketing, and what the future holds
One of the early adopters of dental practice marketing, Scott McDonald shares his experiences during the last 30 years about marketing dental practice, how it's changed, and some of today's best methods.
Money
Using a partnership for a flexible transition
A dental partnership can occur for many reasons. Whatever the reason, a partnership should be handled properly and for the right reasons. It can increase business, or can help a dentist transition into retirement.
Money
Can I retire by age 50? The answer is a firm maybe
Dentists: if you’re going to become financially independent, you need to know these four enemies of financial freedom.
Money
3 easy ways any doctor can add asset protection
Few financial advisors can properly communicate what asset protection actually means to their dentist clients, or more importantly, how dentists can fold it into their financial planning without significant expense or inconvenience.
Practice
Caution: Think before you make your employees clock out
HR experts Rebecca Boartfield and Tim Twigg warn dentists against making employees clock out if there's downtime during the day. It's often not legal and could get the practice into legal trouble.
