by Joel Baldwin | Sep 25, 2019 | Schedule Optimization
September 25, 2019 In a recent conference session, dental professionals just like you were asked to estimate the percentage of active patients in their recare system and were given a multiple-choice list to select from. (The most popular response: 30% – 40%.)...
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by Joel Baldwin | Sep 11, 2019 | Clinical Efficiency, Schedule Optimization
September 11, 2019 Congratulations! A patient who hasn’t stepped inside a dental office in seven years has decided to come in for an appointment. No particular reason. They just need to see a dentist. Are alarm bells going off? A patient that doesn’t warn you before...
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by Joel Baldwin | Aug 21, 2019 | Schedule Optimization
August 21, 2019 Does this ever happen in your office? The part-time hygienist wants to know if her patients scheduled for this afternoon have confirmed their appointments. The doctor wants to know how many appointments his 1:00 has missed, and the business manager...
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by Joel Baldwin | Jul 24, 2019 | Schedule Optimization
July 24, 2019 Thirty-eight percent. According to a survey conducted by Henry Schein, that’s how many patients walk out of your building without scheduling their next hygiene recare appointment. They become your growing Unscheduled Recare list. What are you going to do...
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by Joel Baldwin | Jul 17, 2019 | Schedule Optimization
July 17, 2019 Two important goals of a growing dental practice should be to increase appointment attendance and maintain patient loyalty. One of the best ways to accomplish these goals is to keep in touch using patient-preferred communication technologies such as text...
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by Joel Baldwin | Jul 10, 2019 | Clinical Efficiency, Schedule Optimization
July 10, 2019 How does the front desk let the clinical staff know that a patient has arrived and is ready to be seen? There are many ways, from headsets to hollering down the hall. Dentrix Ascend has an automated method that works as long as you pay attention to your...
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