These practical strategies will strengthen your fee schedules, help you negotiate better contracts and improve cash flow.
Transform clinical documentation with voice AI
As a practitioner, do you find yourself spending more time with charts than with patients? Documentation is a huge time-consumer – but it doesn’t have to be. Enter voice AI...
Shaping the future of dentistry
How technological innovation is changing the dental profession.
Tray Chic: 15 of the Most Popular Products for a Simple Composite Procedure
As is true with most dental procedures, the "best way" to perform a simple composite restoration is largely based on personal preference. A successful restoration can be achieved with a...
Patterson Exam Gloves: The Perfect Fit For Your Office
A funny thing happens when you find a product that offers both supreme comfort and the right fit: safety and peace of mind come right along with it. For parents,...
The 7 Steps of Endodontics
Fortunately, Endodontics - the dental specialty which concerns the study and treatment of dental pulp - is an area of dentistry that has seen tremendous growth over the last 20...
Preventive Dentistry for Your Office
There are several benefits to being proactive with preventive dentistry, and regular semi-annual dental cleanings are a large part of any good oral health care regime. These visits can benefit...
Working together to create “A Future to Smile About”
Did you know that tooth decay is the most common chronic childhood disease in America, affecting 50 percent of first graders and 80 percent of 17 year olds? At Patterson,...
CEREC and GALILEOS make a world of difference
By 2010 Rich Cooper, DDS, and his staff members had built West Loop Dental Associates, Ltd. into a thriving practice in the trendy West Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Ill. As...
The Importance of Your Data
I’m the IT support for my parents. Every time I travel to northern Minnesota, my parents have a list for me to help them with. Be it the DVD player...
How one dentist turned her small-town practice into a big success
Kristen Burris, DDS, started her dental practice in Shattuck, Oklahoma, more than 20 years ago after she and her husband bought a cattle ranch and moved across the state. Although...
Difficult Employees: Addressing Problem Behavior
At some point in your tenure as a practitioner or leader you will inevitably experience a situation in which one of your staff members demonstrates some form of unacceptable behavior. ...
Changing Lives from Day One
A young dentist breaking out of dental school and into the profession has plenty to worry about. A partnership with Patterson Dental can help ease some of those concerns. That’s...
His First Practice, His First Partner
By promising a partnership with the practices it supports, Patterson Dental shows that its focus is on helping practices succeed. Dr. Randal Hadfield came to that conclusion when he started...
Patterson at AADOM 2013
This year is the 7th year that Patterson will be attending the American Association of Dental Office Managers, (AADOM), annual conference. It’s actually a milestone for us in that it...
New Addition to the Sirona Family
On September 6 and 7, Sirona and Patterson are hosting the next 3DSummit in Dallas, Texas. The summit provides an exciting opportunity to experience how the latest 3D cone beam...
Comfort Meets Style in the New A-dec 400
When I talk with doctors who have invested in A-dec chairs, I frequently hear: “My patients are so comfortable they fall asleep,” or, “One patient asked me if she could...