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Management and Organizational solutions for dental practices.
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Ground Marketing with Michael Arias
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The Ground Marketing Guy, Michael AriasSandy Pardue and Dana Salisbury met up with Michael Arias to discuss how he helps dentists with ground marketing. As an added bonus, Dana recites a Shel Silverstein poem from memory, learned as a child. You'll want to hear this - check it out and subscribe on...
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Building Your Dream Practice, Part 1
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Sandy Pardue and Robert Westerman, DDS discuss what it takes to build the dental practice of your dreams in Part 1 of this multi-part podcast series. The Practice of Your Dreams
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A Practice Management Talk w/ Sandy Pardue, Ep. 2
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A Practice Management Talk w/ Sandy Pardue, Ep. 1 Sandy Pardue of Classic Practice Resources discusses the issues facing dental practices today.
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51 Tips to Create Exceptional Customer Service
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Consultant Tip: Calling to Schedule Recall Appointments
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Once you have the patient (or parent) on the phone, set an appointment.Briefly, the sequence for recall dialogue is:1. Get the patient or parent on the line.2. In a cheerful, pleasant manner, identify yourself and the office:"Hello, Mr. Jones, this is _______ from Dr. Goodtooth's office!"3. Tell...
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Consultant Tip: Ask the Right Kind of Questions When Scheduling
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.1. As a first or opening question, use one to which the person will readily agree, such as these:"You do want to be put on recall, don’t you?"2. Then ask follow-up questions that will give you the result you want. By doing this, the patient draws the conclusion which they cannot disagree...
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Consultant Tip: The Attitude of the Scheduler
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1. Be optimistic; expect to succeed on every call. Decide you have already succeeded on each call. It works!2. Be calm, confident and feel good about what you are doing.3. Your honesty and integrity are easily perceived by the patients and are effective in getting them to follow your...
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Consultant Tip: Staff Training, Systems and Hiring the Right People.
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If you have a staff problem, it turns into a system problem. And vise versa. If you have a training problem there’s a good chance it will turn into a staff problem. Now, you have two things you have to handle. And very often, you have three things to handle— TheStaff Infection, because...
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Consultant Tip: 10 Actions for Increasing Treatment Acceptance
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10 Actions for Increasing Treatment Acceptance Are you seeing the backs of a lot of patients’ heads? Are patients needing treatment and not accepting what you are proposing? The reality is that treatment plan acceptance is...
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Consultant Tip: How to Increase Hygiene Production
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There are many things a hygienist can do to increase personal production. I highly recommend that you generate and print a report from your software showing the procedures and production by individual code. Do this for each hygiene provider in the practice. Look at the procedure counts for the...
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Townie Resource Page: Compliments of Consultant Sandy Pardue
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Hello Townies!I have prepared a page on our website for Townies to have access to my blog posts, various articles and practice management tools. I'll be adding more as time goes on.You can access our Townie Resource PageIf there is something you don't see that you'd like, please don't hesitate to...
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Consultant Tip: Sure-Fire Ways to Grow Your Practice
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There is a strong leader and a solid ethical team. Patients are thanked for referring others to the practice. They are organized and have real-world systems that give predictability to their schedule. Duties are divided and staff know what they are responsible for. All members of...
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Consultant Tip: Appropriate Terminology for Technical Staff
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Classic Practice Resources, Inc.Appropriate Terminology(Author, Unknown)In order to help our patients feel more comfortable, the following terminology guide has been developed. Keep a copy of this and review it occasionally to refresh yourself.Especially for the Technical Staff ...
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Consultant Tip: 53 Ways to Create Exceptional Customer Service
Posted 3/5/2015 by
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53 Tips to Create Exceptional Customer Service Track referrals to your office and acknowledge those that refer. If you state guidelines allow a patient referral program implement one. Wow Letters to patients from staff members Communicate to patients via email. Send them practice updates...
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Consultant Tip: Staff Meeting Protocol
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The Purpose of Staff Meetings: Have orderly, productive, and uplifting meetings; which will help create a more unified staff and thus a more productive practice. Go over practice monitors from the previous month. Acknowledge staff members who refer patients to the office [along with the...
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Consultant Tip: Check out my Podcast on Broken Appointments
Posted 1/13/2015 by
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I did a podcast with the Relentless Dentist and wanted to share it again.
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Consultant Tip: How to Review a Resume
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You are looking for that perfect person to work in the practice. You place an ad and start receiving resumes. Many times resumes look great, but what you see is not always what you get. Have a complete job description prepared in advance. It will be helpful to review it before you start receiving...
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Consultant Tip: What to Say When a Patient Wants a Filling Instead of a Crown
Posted 11/3/2014 by
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It's not uncommon that a patient asks if you can do something less expensive than a crown or asks if you can put in a filling instead.Solution: Tell him you certainly can and that you can put a filling in practically anything. Let him know you are not worried about the filling, but that you are...
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Consultant Tip: Face Embezzlement Head On
Posted 10/14/2014 by
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Face Embezzlement Head On — by Sandy Pardue, Classic Practice Resources Embezzlement is a sad reality and a crime of opportunity. If you are a practice owner, you need to know how to protect your practice. Don’t...
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Consultant Tip: How to Train your Receptionist to Properly Greet Patients
Posted 10/5/2014 by
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Don't assume that your staff are greeting patients the way they would a guest in their own home. Many times they are not properly acknowledging them and they don't know what to do if they don't know the patient or recall their name. The receptionist is the first person to see the patient as they...
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Tip from Consultant Sandy Pardue: Fall Use it or Lose it Letter
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I recommend that every practice send fall themed"Use it or Lose it" letters to patients with both incomplete treatment and outstanding insurance benefits. This is a great way to give your practice an end of the year boost.Years ago we added a twist to our letters when we went down to the local...
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Tip from Consultant Sandy Pardue: Take Control of the Initial Call
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It takes someone skilled to get potential new patients who call your office to actually be scheduled and then arrive at the office. You may be surprised how many times prospective patients call with the intention of scheduling an appointment and never do, or make an appointment and never show up. A...
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Tip from Consultant Sandy Pardue: Patient Goodbye's
Posted 8/21/2014 by
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It is of utmost importance that your patients knowyou are glad to see them when they arrive, but it is also important that they knowyou were gladyou had the opportunity to see them, visit with them and treat them. They are GUESTS in your office and should be treated as such.Therefore, it is the...
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