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Posts in our Business of Dentistry category examine important topics such as dental office profit margins, what makes a dental practice successful, how to convince patients for dental treatment and digital marketing for dentists and general dental marketing ideas.

4 Must-Do Steps to Prepare Your Practice for the New Year
Business of Dentistry

4 Must-Do Steps to Prepare Your Practice for the New Year

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalNovember 25, 2025November 25, 2025
As 2025 comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to wrap up your end-of-year tasks in Eaglesoft and set your practice up for success in 2026. By checking off...
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Convenient & Reliable: Single-Visit Dentistry
Business of Dentistry

Convenient & Reliable: Single-Visit Dentistry

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalOctober 30, 2025October 31, 2025

By leveraging digital technology to deliver restorations in a single visit, dentists can provide the convenience today’s patients expect while raising the bar for treatment outcomes, workflow efficiency, and practice growth. In this month’s OnTarget, we’re covering the solutions that support success with this in-demand service.

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6 Tips to Help Your Practice Manager Succeed with ePrescribing
Business of Dentistry

6 Tips to Help Your Practice Manager Succeed with ePrescribing

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalJuly 17, 2025July 17, 2025
Practice managers play an integral role at every practice. They often ensure a practice is equipped to run without complications and help problem-solve if issues do arise. For example: Your...
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The Path to Patient Trust
Business of Dentistry

The Path to Patient Trust

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalJune 2, 2025September 9, 2025

With guideposts like clear communications and consistent quality, you’ll lead patients right to your door – again and again.

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Is Your Teledentistry Solution HIPAA-Compliant?
Business of Dentistry

Is Your Teledentistry Solution HIPAA-Compliant?

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalDecember 18, 2024December 18, 2024

Review how to maintain regulatory compliance and a high standard of care when providing this valuable service.

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Patient-Led Financing: Getting Patients to “YES”
Business of Dentistry

Patient-Led Financing: Getting Patients to “YES”

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalDecember 13, 2024December 13, 2024
Money talks, as the adage has it, but the truth is that most people would rather not talk about money. Especially, as happens all too often in dentistry, when it...
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Building a Practice Around a Vision of Superior Patient Care
Dental Practice Management Practice Growth

Building a Practice Around a Vision of Superior Patient Care

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalDecember 10, 2024December 11, 2024

Kincaid Dental Center invested in technology and comfort to improve the patient experience and is seeing rapid growth as a result.

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“The Cloud”: A Primer
Practice Growth

“The Cloud”: A Primer

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalDecember 9, 2024December 9, 2024
As a dental professional, you’ve almost certainly heard of practice management software being “cloud-based.” But since hearing about something and really understanding it are two separate things, we put together...
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Teledentistry: Challenges & Opportunities
Business of Dentistry Patient Experience

Teledentistry: Challenges & Opportunities

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalDecember 3, 2024December 3, 2024

Using technology to deliver dental care can offer both providers and patients an unprecedented level of convenience, but there are several challenges dentists must address to ensure success.

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Bring Your Practice to the Next Level Without Getting Buried in Work
Business of Dentistry

Bring Your Practice to the Next Level Without Getting Buried in Work

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalOctober 10, 2024October 10, 2024
Spinning plates, wearing many hats, putting out fires. If you’re a dentist who owns a private practice, these old adages most likely ring true to you.   As the lead...
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5 Ways to Show Your Office Manager They’re A Rockstar
Business of Dentistry Human Resources

5 Ways to Show Your Office Manager They’re A Rockstar

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalAugust 20, 2024August 20, 2024

In honor of Office Manager Appreciation Month, we’ve gathered a list of ways to honor these everyday heroes like the rockstars they are. Plus, we’re giving away a $500 Spafinder Gift Card to one lucky office manager!

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4 Ways to Increase Case Acceptance & Practice Efficiencies
Practice Finance

4 Ways to Increase Case Acceptance & Practice Efficiencies

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalAugust 15, 2024August 15, 2024
Cost limitations can be a big barrier to patients' acceptance of dental care treatments. Imagine a single, comprehensive financing option that makes dental care more accessible for everyone and makes...
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5 Common Business Mistakes in Dental Practices
Practice Finance

5 Common Business Mistakes in Dental Practices

Trent Watrous Trent WatrousAugust 9, 2024August 9, 2024
Running the clinical side of a dental practice involves mastering new techniques and implementing new tools and technology to deliver top-notch patient care. The downside is that while you are...
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Selling a Dental Practice for Maximum Value
Business of Dentistry

Selling a Dental Practice for Maximum Value

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalJune 21, 2024June 21, 2024
High inflation and rising interest rates are two economic hardships that have dental practice owners feeling hesitant about initiating practice sales. Practice valuations are more heavily scrutinized by today’s buyers...
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Dental Practice Overhead: Quick Tips for Boosting Profits
Practice Finance

Dental Practice Overhead: Quick Tips for Boosting Profits

Trent Watrous Trent WatrousJune 13, 2024June 13, 2024
What is Dental Practice Overhead?
 Dental practice overhead refers to the expenses a practice incurs to operate, besides the dentist's salary. This could be staff wages, rent, dental supplies, lab...
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3 Ways CarePay+ Can Help Patients Get the Care They Need
Dental Economics Practice Finance

3 Ways CarePay+ Can Help Patients Get the Care They Need

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalMay 10, 2024May 10, 2024
The cost of dental care and loss of dental insurance are having a considerable impact on patients’ decisions about their oral care. This poses a significant financial barrier for patients...
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5 Reasons Why Dentists Should Consider a Dental Savings Plan Before Dropping Insurance Plans
Business of Dentistry

5 Reasons Why Dentists Should Consider a Dental Savings Plan Before Dropping Insurance Plans

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalMay 2, 2024May 2, 2024
What is Dental Insurance? Dental insurance is a type of health insurance plan that covers some of the costs of a patient’s dental care. Patients pay a monthly premium to...
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Dental Prosperity: What a Dental CPA Can Do for Your Practice
Practice Finance

Dental Prosperity: What a Dental CPA Can Do for Your Practice

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalMarch 29, 2024March 29, 2024
Hiring a dental CPA can be a powerful tax-saving decision, one that can help you elevate your practice and keep it financially healthy. Since there are specific costs for dentists,...
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Expand with Intention: Best Practices for Multi-Location Ownership
Practice Growth

Expand with Intention: Best Practices for Multi-Location Ownership

Trent Watrous Trent WatrousFebruary 8, 2024February 9, 2024
For many dentists, practice ownership is a lifelong professional dream. If you are fortunate to own one or two locations that generate strong revenue and command a sizeable, loyal patient...
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Resolve to Revitalize your Dental Practice Operations in 2024
Practice Growth

Resolve to Revitalize your Dental Practice Operations in 2024

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalJanuary 2, 2024January 2, 2024
Resolve to Revitalize Your Dental Practice Operations in 2024 Dear dental practice office managers, have we told you how amazing you are? You’re the ones greasing the wheels, remembering the...
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Dentists: Prioritize Tax Planning on Your New Year’s Resolution List
Practice Finance

Dentists: Prioritize Tax Planning on Your New Year’s Resolution List

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalDecember 8, 2023December 8, 2023
The year is coming to a close, and with it, patient management, sales activities, supplier issues, insurance negotiations and staffing challenges. While rigorous, the daily work of running a dental...
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Mastering Your Year-End Finances: 11 Must-Do Steps for Dentists
Practice Finance

Mastering Your Year-End Finances: 11 Must-Do Steps for Dentists

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalNovember 9, 2023November 9, 2023
As the year draws to a close, it's not just your patients' oral health that deserves your attention – your financial well-being requires a checkup, too. Dentists have unique financial...
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How to Maintain Profitability as a New Dental Practice
Business of Dentistry Dental Economics Practice Finance Practice Growth

How to Maintain Profitability as a New Dental Practice

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalOctober 9, 2023November 7, 2023

From building your patient roster to purchasing dental equipment, the first few years in business can be challenging for new dental practice owners. But perhaps one of the most telling indicators of future practice success is your ability to create and maintain profitability.
So, how do you do it?

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7 Myths About Practice Financing Debunked
Practice Finance

7 Myths About Practice Financing Debunked

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalSeptember 28, 2023October 2, 2023
At some point in your journey as a dental practice owner, you will likely need to apply for a loan. You may need additional funds to support expansion plans or...
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Young Dentist Duo Front-Load Their Lives with a Dream Practice
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Young Dentist Duo Front-Load Their Lives with a Dream Practice

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalAugust 3, 2023August 3, 2023

Two dentists share the story of building a new practice from the ground up, opening with zero patients, having two babies with a third on the way and mastering new technologies – all in under two years.

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The Story of Building a Legacy
Business of Dentistry Future of Dentistry

The Story of Building a Legacy

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalJune 20, 2023June 23, 2023
Dr. Lee doubles his practice size to make room for his daughters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sffcYTqngM&t=37s Sangyoung Lee, DDS, has a lot to be happy about. He’s been practicing in a profession he...
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Putting the Emphasis on Care
Business of Dentistry Patient Experience

Putting the Emphasis on Care

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalMay 24, 2023May 30, 2023
What does it mean to put an emphasis on care? For Woodbury Dental Care, it meant moving their practice 3 miles away to give their patients the best care possible....
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3 Steps to Consider When Selling A Multilocation Practice
Business of Dentistry Practice Finance

3 Steps to Consider When Selling A Multilocation Practice

Trent Watrous Trent WatrousMarch 15, 2023February 8, 2024
By Justin Schafer If you’re a dentist who owns a practice operating several different locations, then you may have wondered how the sale process will shake out once you’re ready...
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3 Ways A Complimentary Eaglesoft Wellness Check Can Help Advance Your Practice!
Business of Dentistry Eaglesoft Practice Finance Practice Growth

3 Ways A Complimentary Eaglesoft Wellness Check Can Help Advance Your Practice!

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalMarch 3, 2023March 3, 2023
Are you getting the most out of your practice management software? Our team of Eaglesoft Technology Advisors can help take your practice to the next level with a complimentary software...
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Single-Visit Dentistry: There’s No Time To Waste
Business of Dentistry CAD/CAM Dental Equipment Dental Technology Patient Experience

Single-Visit Dentistry: There’s No Time To Waste

Patterson Dental Patterson DentalFebruary 22, 2023May 2, 2024
Dental teams have faced many challenges over the past several years – in particular, how to care for patients and keep their office doors open amid a global pandemic. One...
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