Can Your Dental Practice Withstand Group Practices?
Corporate dentistry is bad news for the vast majority of dental practices. But the chains aren’t the only competition you’re facing. Large group practices are increasing, and you’ve definitely going to...
View ArticleAre You Battening Down Your Dental Practice’s Hatches?
There’s a storm coming for dentists like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Dentists who prepare will survive and some will even thrive. Those who don’t prepare risk the future of their livelihood. Those...
View ArticleDon’t Let Your Reputation Be Tarnished by Other Dentists
You might not have seen the article in July about a pseudo-dentist in Broward County, Florida. A man who was previously on probation for impersonating a dentist and providing unlicensed dental services...
View ArticleWhat Do Your Dental Patients Want Online?
You want and need to make your social media posts stand out for your prospects. With the incredible and ongoing flood of online content these days, that’s quite a task. Regardless of which social media...
View ArticleWhy You’re Losing New Dental Patients
If you’re a dentist who has never looked at your new patient numbers and asked, “What am I doing wrong?”, you should count yourself as being very fortunate. The vast majority of dentists have ebbs and...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Be the Hardest-Working Dentist in Town
There’s a belief in the U.S and other countries that hard work is the key to success. While there are certainly industries where that’s true, dentistry isn’t one of them. Dentists are an elite group...
View ArticleHow Much are You Losing to Dental Tourism?
Dentists along the U.S./Mexico border are generally all to aware of dental tourism – prospects from their markets hopping over the border to get cheaper dental care. Sometimes those patients get...
View ArticleThe Secret To A Happy Dental Retirement
2018 can be the year that the trajectory of your dental practice takes a steep upward turn. That can happen, but it probably won’t if you keep doing what you’re doing now. It’s no secret that...
View ArticleAvoid These 4 Dental Marketing Mistakes
The vast majority of dentists aren’t trained as marketers. They’ve taken on the role of marketing guru for their practices because somebody has to do it. There are many, any dentists who could easily...
View ArticleYour Dental Testimonial Videos Could Be Doing More Harm Than Good
Having trouble watching this video? Click here. Patient Attraction Episode 1119 Testimonials and online reviews are the new “social proof” for dentists. They take the place that used to be occupied...
View ArticleIs Your Average Dental Case Value in the Dumps?
If your dental chairs are full, but you’re not making enough money, look to your marketing. There’s an old saying in marketing: You get the customers you market to. If your average case value is lower...
View ArticleWhen Dentists’ Retirement Is Just a Fading Dream
Having trouble watching this video? Click here. Patient Attraction Episode 1120 The Great Recession forced many baby boomer dentists to delay their retirement plans. But the effects of that downturn...
View ArticleWhy Dentists Work Too Hard For Too Long For Too Little
Dentistry is consistently ranked as one of the two most desirable professions. That ranking is based on factors like working conditions, salary, and work/life balance. And people have taken note: there...
View ArticleYou Can Handle More Of The Dental Cases You Love To Do
Most general dentists have particular kinds of dental problems they really like to solve for their patients. Whether you enjoy cosmetic dentistry cases, endodontic procedures, periodontal disease...
View ArticleThe Time to Turn Your Dental Practice Around is Now
You’re undoubtedly aware of the forces pressuring dental practices these days. Corporate dentistry, new dental school graduates, increased competition, declining insurance reimbursements, the prospect...
View ArticleDentists Should Work Less And Enjoy Life More
Done right, dentistry is a great profession. In fact, it’s continually ranked as one of the two best professions in the United States. There are too many dentists who are working too hard for too long...
View ArticleIs Your Dental Practice Positioned For Success?
The economy is booming by all reports: growth is near three percent, wages are up, taxes are down, and the stock market is booming. There’s an old saying – when times are tough, you need to market....
View ArticleWhat’s Your Dental Practice’s Online Reputation?
Prior to the advent of the internet, people found dentists through Yellow Pages ads or word-of-mouth recommendations from family and friends. Oh, how things have changed since that simpler time....
View ArticleSmartBox $25,000 Challenge Update
As the SmartBox $25,000 Challenge moves into its second month, the competition is beginning to heat up. We’ve Challenged our dentists’ practices to convert as many new patient calls to appointments as...
View ArticleWhat You Really Need To Grow Your Dental Practice
There’s rarely been a better time for dentists to embrace practice growth. The economy continues to surge, a recent market correction notwithstanding. With unemployment near record lows, and the recent...
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