Establishing Best Practices for Extending Credit in Today's ...
... The same is true if your competition offers patient financing and you don’t. The availability of patient financing is an important buying criteria for many ...

New Coast Dental practice opens in Marietta, Ga. - DentistryIQ
... $100. Patient financing and payment plans are available to qualified applicants. Contact the office for complete details. Office ...

5 targets for a successful practice -- Part 1 - DentistryIQ
... Don’t try to play “banker.” Use patient financing from a company knowledgeable about the dental profession to eliminate collection problems. ...

The four biggest mistakes dental teams make with case presentation ...
... Barriers can range from physical barriers such as a sliding glass window in the reception area to inflexible patient financing. ...

Is it time to raise fees? 3 things to consider - DentistryIQ
... and they have no system for doing so. Consequently, practice finances are suffering. And doctors have trapped themselves in a financial ...

An easy four-step process to negotiating successful payment ...
An easy four-step process to negotiating successful payment arrangements every time with every patient. Dec 27, 2010. By Jan Keller. ...

Tools help simplify patient financing process - DentistryIQ
Tools help simplify patient financing process. ... It's a tool to help streamline the patient financing process and communicate affordability with patients. ...

Zila launches updated rotary-powered toothbrush - DentistryIQ
... efficacy of Rotadent, and are therefore more confident in my recommendations as their dental professional, which ultimately increases my practice profitability ...

5 more tips to increase production by $200,000 - DentistryIQ
... As part of the Four Financial Options ™ , Levin Group teaches clients not only to have patient financing available, but also to offer it to every patient. ...

The oral cancer screening examination: getting patients to say YES ...
... If we want to be maximally effective, we separate the “paying for the dentistry from the doing of the dentistry” with patient financing (ie, CareCredit) or ...

The oral cancer screening examination: getting patients to say YES ...
... If we want to be maximally effective, we separate the “paying for the dentistry from the doing of the dentistry” with patient financing (ie, CareCredit) or ...

Convenience Store - RDH
... products on hand to dispense directly to patients either at your cost plus applicable tax, or with a minimal markup for practice profitability, really is a ...

The secrets to my newfound success - Dental Economics
... options. We have been happy to offer CareCredit as our patient financing. We have also had success with our prepayment system. 4 ...

Convenience Store: The convenience of dispensing dental products ...
... products on hand to dispense directly to patients either at your cost plus applicable tax, or with a minimal markup for practice profitability, really is a ...

A new level of customer service - Dental Economics
... As an analogy, when patient financing was first introduced to the dental profession, strategies and marketing/communications were needed to promote the office ...

Benefits of electronic billing - DentistryIQ
... Integrating payment options like credit card services or patient financing options improves treatment plan acceptance and make it easier for patients to manage ...

Six criteria for clearing the financial barrier - Dental Economics
... consultation. If a patient expresses a concern about money on the phone, send him or her information about your patient financing program. ...

The red flag strategy - RDH
... you then.”. New patients are the lifeblood of the practice and play an important role in overall practice profitability. Doctors ...

Results of the 2011 fee survey - DentistryIQ
Results of the 2011 fee survey. Oct 16, 2011. Rick Willeford and Sikka Software Corporation recently joined forces to look at dental fees throughout the country ...

2011 Dental Economics Financial Black Book - DentistryIQ
... Dental Economics has published its second annual Financial Black Book, a compilation of articles on setting dental fees, Practice Survey results, managing ...

Results of the 2011 fee survey - DentistryIQ
Results of the 2011 fee survey. Oct 16, 2011. Rick Willeford and Sikka Software Corporation recently joined forces to look at dental fees throughout the country ...

2011 Dental Economics Financial Black Book - DentistryIQ
... Dental Economics has published its second annual Financial Black Book, a compilation of articles on setting dental fees, Practice Survey results, managing ...

Results of the 2011 fee survey - DentistryIQ
Results of the 2011 fee survey. Oct 16, 2011. Rick Willeford and Sikka Software Corporation recently joined forces to look at dental fees throughout the country ...

2011 Dental Economics Financial Black Book - DentistryIQ
... Dental Economics has published its second annual Financial Black Book, a compilation of articles on setting dental fees, Practice Survey results, managing ...

Results of the 2011 fee survey - DentistryIQ
Results of the 2011 fee survey. Oct 16, 2011. Rick Willeford and Sikka Software Corporation recently joined forces to look at dental fees throughout the country ...

2011 Dental Economics Financial Black Book - DentistryIQ
... Dental Economics has published its second annual Financial Black Book, a compilation of articles on setting dental fees, Practice Survey results, managing ...

Advice You Can Take to the Bank - DentistryIQ
... Lenders also are willing to make equipment loans ... of years remaining of at least the term of the loan. If necessary, will the landlord agree to extend the lease? ...

Sinking Your Teeth into an Associateship Arrangement - DentistryIQ
... Is the facility big enough and is the dentist willing and able to expand the location and purchase or lease additional equipment? ...

12 great questions to ask your CPA this summer - DentistryIQ
Jun 13, 2011. By Jake Jacklich, CFP ®. What your hygiene department can teach you about tax planning. ... Tax planning is like hygiene. ...

Time and perspective: effective tax planning's most valuable ...
Time and perspective: effective tax planning's most valuable factors. May 9, 2011. By Kevin Jack, CFP ®. Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste ...

Establishing Best Practices for Extending Credit in Today's ...
... highly leveraged procedures are a good way to grow a practice and create ... a significant percentage of their profit (based on the national average overhead of 73 ...

Free samples and special offers from September 2011 Dental ...
... Company/Product: CareCredit. Offers: FREE Educational CD “Managing Practice Overhead” featuring Dr. Louis Malcmacher, DDS, MAGD. Promo Code: Dental Economics. ...

Keeping Track of Daily Practice Numbers - DentistryIQ
... are told to keep overhead at a certain percentage of annual gross collections. ... On a daily basis, practices should run collection, production, and billed-to ...

5 more targets for a successful practice -- Part 2 - DentistryIQ
... Growing production is the best way to reduce overhead as a percentage of collection. ... Visit Levin Group’s Resource Center at www.levingroupgp.com for a wide ...

Simple retirement red flags: What you need to know about your ...
... might think that you must be “on track” because your investments are doing ... analysis of the doctor’s current financial position, dental practice valuation ...

Talking technology with Henry Schein's John Cox - DentistryIQ
... times, but I believe now is the time to make investments in their practice. As the economy continues to rebound, it makes sense for dental practices to be in a ...

Dental Practice Exit Strategy and Retirement Planning ...
... determine how much to put in your 401(k) this month ... distribution strategy, risk management, investment strategies, practice transition, and retirement planning. ...

Brian Hufford lists seven habits of unsuccessful dentists ...
... dentists. Mar 23, 2011. By Brian Hufford, CPA, CFP ®. ... flow? 3. Financially unsuccessful dentists don’t have a retirement accumulation goal. ...

Sikka Software announces new Apps marketplace - DentistryIQ
... as more and more dentists, consultants, patients, manufacturers of dental and medical ... Finance and Patient Finance by banks and Practice Transitions being used ...

Wealth extractions: Tax-wise personal investing strategy, part 2 ...
... to the dental community that he has been serving his entire career. By supporting dentists in their tax and accounting strategies, practice transitions and ...

Record donation helps fund Dental Lifeline Network programs ...
... “This amazing level of financial support, a partnership of Patterson and its business partners, contributes directly to the millions of dollars in services ...

Results of the 2011 fee survey - DentistryIQ
... country. The information was presented inside the 2011 Financial Black Book as part of the October edition of Dental Economics. ...

Professional surfer Bethany Hamilton endorses the Damon System for ...
... confidence and quality orthodontic treatment for patients who may not have the opportunity to achieve a beautiful, straight smile without financial assistance. ...