October 2013
by Click Here to Read the October issue (w link to PDF download) All Smiles The Smile Source business model allows independents to thrive A Clear …
Author: Alicia O'Donnell
From The Publisher
Taking Notice As I write this publisher’s letter I am traveling to yet another dental meeting. (It seems there is a dental meeting somewhere in …
QuickBytes:Technology News
Tracking teen drivers eZoom from Securus, Inc., maker of a line of personal and enterprise mobile safety and security products, is designed to help parents …
Moving the Needle
Why small bits of progress matter more than you think We all want to solve the big problem. We want to be the one who …
Instrument Management: An Excellent Safety and Efficiency Strategy
Sponsored by Hu-Friedy : The Efficient Clinician : By Mary Govoni Managing instruments in a dental practice or facility is often taken for granted. Analyzing …
Chairside Efficiency Begins with the Chair
Sponsored by DentalEZ : The Efficient Clinician : By Mary Govoni, CDA, RDH, MBA In the current economy, dental practices are much more in-tuned to …
Here to Stay
How group practices can successfully operate in a managed care environment A majority of my coaching involves offices that are heavily involved in preferred provider …
Leadership and Management
Achieving Practice Efficiency with Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams In today’s dental practices, it is becoming more difficult to manage the challenges of closing the gap between …
First medicine, now dentistry
It’s time for a culture of patient safety in the dental setting Sometimes, out of bad news, good things come. That might be the case …
A Clear Direction
The importance of hygiene leadership in the dental group setting According to a recent report from the American Dental Association (ADA), dental group practice growth …