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?
7 Myths About Practice Financing Debunked
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...
Celebrating National Dental Hygiene Month
Show Appreciation for Your Valued Team Members
Gear Up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Patterson Pink Products
Patterson will donate a portion of all qualifying sales of our Patterson Brand pink products throughout the month of October to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF)
Eaglesoft 22 is Now Available!
Looking to drive practice growth with Eaglesoft’s powerful features? Get excited for new features in this upgrade to improve your software performance and keep your Eaglesoft security protocols up to...
Dental Waterline Safety and Infection Control
How Effective Are Waterline Treatment Products? Based on the largest dental waterline treatment study to date, which compiled data from over 22,000 consecutive waterline tests, here are some notable findings...
The GC FujiCEM Evolve – Simple & Strong
This content is sponsored by GC America.
The Diagnostic Power of 3D Imaging
A case study by Raj Gaur, DMD, courtesy of DEXIS
Occlusion in Restorative Dentistry
Do Your Patients Know? Malocclusion can be caused by a high restoration, but it also can be caused by untreated decay or gaps left by missing teeth. Did You Know?...
4 Ways to Celebrate National Tooth Fairy Day at Your Practice
Not every medical specialty is lucky enough to have a tradition like the Tooth Fairy to draw on. But dentistry does, and that means you can embrace the idea of...
Young Dentist Duo Front-Load Their Lives with a Dream Practice
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.
How to Choose the Right Handpiece
A good handpiece is practically an extension of a dentist’s hand, and there is no piece of dental equipment used as often as handpieces. The quality of the work a...
Announcing New and Improved Patterson® Brand Products, Plus New SKUs
When it comes to our Patterson® brand products, we are always looking for ways to deliver more value to our customers. This can be seen in recent improvements to our...
What If Saliva Were Red?
Even when following strict infection control guidelines, cross-contamination can occur during routine dental procedures. Whether it’s a visit with the dental hygienist for an exam and ultrasonic scaling, obtaining digital...
KATANA Zirconia ONE: Beauty Meets Efficiency
All content provided by Kuraray Optimized for use with Dentsply Sirona's CEREC Primemill, KATANA Zirconia ONE is a super-translucent, multi-layered material for fast and efficient chairside milling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlFayR-ZUdY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fkuraraydental.com%2F&source_ve_path=MzY4NDIsMjM4NTE&feature=emb_title While the...
Improving Ergonomic Reach, Visibility and Workflow for Better Storage
All content provided by Midmark. According to the latest statistics from CareerExplorer, 96% of the nation's dental hygienists are female, and according to the American Dental Association, 51.6% of dental...
How Single-Visit Dentistry Sets You and Your Patients Up for Success
Preferred by Patients According to recent survey data provided by Dentsply Sirona, a leader in single-visit dentistry solutions, demand for same-day dental restorations is high. Among today’s patients:• 80% would...
The Story of Building a Legacy
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...
Training the Next Generation of Dentists
Patterson Dental Helps Turn an Old Hospital into the Lincoln Memorial University – College of Dental Medicine In August 2020, Denise Terese-Koch, DDS, MBA, EdD, was selected as the founding...
Putting the Emphasis on Care
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....
Monthly Bulletin: Dive into 3D Printer Technology
This post contains excerpts from four recent articles from Advantage by Patterson Dental magazine about 3D printing technology in the dental office. Peer Product Perspectives We recently spoke with Dr....
Seattle Service Technician Finds Her Calling
Less than one year into her job as a service technician at Patterson, Oproum Lok beams with pride every time she walks into an office. When starting her career, she...
Primescan: Digital technology that grows with your dental practice
An open, easy to use and accurate dental 3D scanner All content provided by Dentsply Sirona With its superior predictability, precision, and patient experience, digital scanning or impressioning is attracting...
3 Surprising Benefits of Intraoral Scanning
When deciding whether to invest in new technology, practices often get stuck on the question of cost/ROI and miss the bigger picture. Considering the intraoral scanner, making the move to...
Start Achieving Your Dental Practice Goals – with an Intraoral Scanner
While every dental practice is unique, most successful practices set goals. At the start of the year, you and your dental team may rally around a set of goals, but...
5 Proven Ways To Keep Patients Engaged, Returning And Referring
When you share your savvy, everybody wins. We recently asked dental office managers what strategies they’ve used to keep patients engaged and returning. They shared their best patient marketing and...
3 Steps to Consider When Selling A Multilocation Practice
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...
3 Ways A Complimentary Eaglesoft Wellness Check Can Help Advance Your Practice!
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...
How to Detect and Prevent Microleakage in Dental Restorations
Bacteria has a way of creeping in everywhere, and your composite restorations are no exception. This invading bacteria isn’t just problematic for the health and happiness of your patient, it’s...
Single-Visit Dentistry: There’s No Time To Waste
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...