by Lisa Koenig | May 16, 2019 | Clinical Efficiency
How many times has a patient come into your office and asked if you will bill their medical insurance for a procedure? Most offices usually respond by saying, “No”. This usually is because the office does not know how to bill dental procedures to medical insurance...
by Irma Loftis | Mar 14, 2019 | Clinical Efficiency
Every year, the ADA comes out with new CDT code changes. This means they have added new procedure codes, deleted procedure codes, or revised procedure codes. This year there are 15 new codes, 5 revised codes, and deleted codes. It is important to take time to look at...
by Cindy Sipe | Mar 7, 2019 | Clinical Efficiency
Your hygiene department depends on a continuous influx of new patients and the diagnosed treatment of patients with perio disease. But you might be creating a catch-22 with your scheduling habits. Hygiene Most of us would agree that scheduling patients for their next...
by Alicia Owens | Feb 7, 2019 | Clinical Efficiency
I was recently doing some coaching at a dental practice, and they asked how they could make their hygiene schedule more efficient. They currently schedule all prophy and perio appointments for 60 minutes and, upon checkout, have been adjusting the time on the...
by Irma Loftis | Jan 31, 2019 | Clinical Efficiency
Communication is key when presenting treatments to your patients. You want to make sure they have a clear understanding of what, why, and how much it will cost them. You also want to give your patients the treatment options that are available to them along with the...
by Cindy Sipe | Dec 13, 2018 | Clinical Efficiency
You have rounded the last curve and are staring down the final stretch with the end of the year in sight. This is when you need to break into a full sprint with every hope of reaching the finish line with a burst of production that puts you beyond your year-end...
