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    • Volume 114, Issue 06 (June 2024)

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    Patient Communication and Patient Financing

    Enhancing patient payment options: A win-win for practice profitability and patient well-being

    Fulton Collins
    July 24, 2024
    Most patients want to receive treatment as much as dentists want to provide it, but finances may get in the way. Here's how to help patients and gain their loyalty to your practice...
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    Money

    Practice preventive care for your dental business

    Mark B. Murphy
    July 19, 2024
    Insurance for your dental practice is as important as insurance for. your vehicle. This dentist learned the hard way and wants to educate his peers.
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    Practice

    Cultivating an ownership mentality in associate dentists

    Amrita R. Patel, DDS, FICD, FPFA
    July 17, 2024
    It can be challenging to find an associate dentist who treats the practice as if it were their own. Instilling this ownership mentality in an associate requires intentional efforts...
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    Human Resources

    Important developments for noncompete agreements

    William P. Prescott, JD, EMBA
    July 12, 2024
    Noncompete agreements may be a thing of the past within the next few months. Or will they? Learn the ins and outs of what's happening with the new FTC ruling.
    Dental Service Organizations

    The not-so-tough conversation: How to share the big DSO announcement with your team

    Gary Kadi
    June 30, 2024
    If you're nervous about telling your team that the practice is now part of a DSO, have no fear! Here are the best ways to share the news.

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    Money

    Keys to maximizing your EBITDA and dental practice valuation

    Brannon Moncrief, principal/CEO of McLerran & Associates
    June 29, 2024
    EBITDA is the primary factor that influences practice value from the perspective of DSO and private equity buyers. Here are some ways you can increase revenue and control your...
    Human Resources

    How to create an effective compensation system in your dental practice

    Sharyn Weiss, MA
    June 28, 2024
    Taking the time to develop a compensation system will make it much easier to approach the topic for everone on the team. Here's how to get there.
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    Money

    A closer look at common valuation approaches: Market-based approach

    Edward Ruvins, DDS, MBA, MS, MSAC, MSF
    June 21, 2024
    When it’s time to value your practice, you want to make sure that number is accurate. The authors review the market-based approach, a method that analyzes the metrics of comparable...
    Science & Tech

    Biomimetic/bioactive direct placement tooth restoration of premolars having preeruptive subenamel caries

    Theodore P. Croll, DDS
    June 20, 2024
    The presence of caries lesions in unerupted teeth is rare but not unique. What is different in this case is the careful observation of the affected teeth, both pre- and posteruption...
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    Multi-Practice Growth

    Owning multiple practice locations: It’s more attainable than you may think

    Kaveeta Channamsetty, DDS
    June 16, 2024
    Even when business is thriving, it can be daunting to consider the logical next step—expanding your practice to multiple locations. At one point, this dentist was in those shoes...
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    Human Resources

    Performance reviews suck. (But they don't have to.)

    Ali Oromchian, JD, LLM
    June 15, 2024
    Most people don't enjoy performance reviews, but when handled correctly, they can be a valuable tool to develop employees and increase practice success.
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    Science & Tech

    Pearls for Your Practice: GrandioSO composite by Voco, iTero Lumina intraoral scanner by Align Technology, and Metal Scanbodies by Straumann

    Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD
    June 7, 2024
    In this month’s Pearls for Your Practice, Dr. Joshua Austin reviews a composite, an intraoral scanner, and metal implant scanbodies.
    Science & Tech

    Improving the life cycle of teeth

    Gordon J. Christensen, DDS, PhD, MSD
    June 6, 2024
    Can revenue-producing preventive procedures be emphasized in dentistry? Dr. Gordon Christensen traces the various stages of prevention and treatment, and the products and ways...
    Science & Tech

    Interview with Dr. Lori Trost: The most impactful technologies for the restorative dental practice

    Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD
    June 5, 2024
    Dr. Joshua Austin interviews Dr. Lori Trost, a restorative dentist in Red Bud, Illinois, about technological innovations that are most vital to her dental practice.
    Practice

    It all starts with leadership

    Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD
    June 1, 2024
    Chief Editor Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD, shares her thoughts in the June 2024 issue of Dental Economics magazine.
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    Practice

    How to work effectively with your experts

    Roger P. Levin, DDS, CEO and Founder of Levin Group
    June 1, 2024
    Every dentist should work with advisors, but it's vital that dentists understand how to make the most of those relationships.
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    Practice

    Remedies for dental career woes

    John A. Wilde, DDS
    June 1, 2024
    Dentists enjoy many luxuries, but also many challenges. Dr. John A. Wilde has some strategies for mitigating potential problems that often come with a career in dentistry.
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    Science & Tech

    I have it—you need it! Spandex Advanced, BeautiBond Xtreme, Riva Cem Automix

    Howard S. Glazer, DDS, FAGD
    June 1, 2024
    In his popular bimonthly column, Dr. Howard Glazer reviews three promising new products on the dental market today.
    Rising Stars Award

    DE Rising Star Award Recipient: Meredith Gantos, DDS, MAGD, MaCSD

    Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD
    June 1, 2024
    Meredith Gantos, DDS, MAGD, MaCSD, is the June 2024 DE Rising Star.