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    Dentists: Here’s Why You Need To Be On Google Plus

    Tuesday, May 21, 2013

    A few days ago, a dentist contacted me wanting to know about this “google plus thing”, and how they can leverage it to attract new patients. As a consultant, I have spoken to dozens of dentists, that are beyond frustrated of what to do online to attract new patients. Google has thrown another curve at [...]

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    How do you know when your Customers are lying?

    Tuesday, May 14, 2013

    If people tell a lie every three minutes, how do you know if your Customers are lying or telling the truth? Last month I was walking the floor of the California Dental Association event in Anaheim with Genna, a salesperson for a dental supply company. While walking we came across one of her Customers named [...]

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    3D Printing – Taking Dental Work to the Next Level

    Monday, May 6, 2013

    Three dimensional (3D) Printing is something which has recently experienced a sudden increase in popularity and can immensely help bring your practice to the next level. The printing process incorporates making a three-dimensional solid object in almost any shape imaginable from a digital model, through the use of advanced digital technology. The additive manufacturing process [...]

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    Sharing financials with employees

    Tuesday, March 26, 2013

    Most would agree that it is good to educate employees on how the business runs: how much money comes in and where it comes from, how much money goes out and where it is spent, and what is left behind and how it is used to reinvest in the business. Employees feel more invested when they [...]

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  • The Affordable Care Act (ACA) checkup for dentists

    The Affordable Care Act (ACA) checkup for dentists

    Tuesday, March 19, 2013

    The new comprehensive health reform law passed in 2010, known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a massive – and massively complex – law that will create widespread change in healthcare. While there are many important provisions, there are a few of which private practicing dentists should be especially aware. Community Premium Rating for [...]

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Apr
3

Why the Cloud is Better

Cloud computing has been the “next big thing” for close to fifteen years. I first wrote about it back in 1999 when it was called ASP (Application Service Provider). Why it has taken so long to actually catch on is an interesting study, never the less with the entrance of Henry Schein and Dentrix Ascend [...]

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Mar
26

Sharing financials with employees

Most would agree that it is good to educate employees on how the business runs: how much money comes in and where it comes from, how much money goes out and where it is spent, and what is left behind and how it is used to reinvest in the business. Employees feel more invested when they [...]

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) checkup for dentists
Mar
19

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) checkup for dentists

The new comprehensive health reform law passed in 2010, known as the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a massive – and massively complex – law that will create widespread change in healthcare. While there are many important provisions, there are a few of which private practicing dentists should be especially aware. Community Premium Rating for [...]

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Mar
13

Google SEO and You

If you are reading this blog you are (by definition) aware of the power of the Internet to spread information. The Internet has fundamentally changed how people seek and find information, which in turn has destroyed the old ways of business communication like printed magazines and yellow pages ads. Actually there are two things which [...]

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Feb
28

Is Your Dental Website Getting Results?

I’m amazed at the hundreds of dental websites I have looked at that are difficult to navigate, make me work to take action, and are basically wasting air space on the Internet. If you have a website already, I want you to really take a look at its EVERY page, and ask yourself this question. [...]

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Feb
22

Top Ten Mistakes Dentists Make Filing Their Taxes

Lance Jacob of the Dental CPAs has compiled a list of the top ten most common tax filing mistakes that he sees his dental clients making. If you don’t have a dental CPA, contact Lance. Filling out tax forms with an incorrect Social Security number. The IRS computers will automatically reject your deductions and credits if your [...]