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Why Use Dental Accounting Software

Before the computer, administrative professionals did all administrative and financial tasks in dental offices. Staff filled outpatient charts by hand, managed patient schedules in appointment logs and calendars, and processed payments through cheques and money orders. While the old way of managing a dental office was effective, it was also time-consuming; completing basic procedures took much longer and more work to complete. Flash forward to the present day, dental practices can use computers and dental software, also known as dental practice management software, to help manage their practices efficiently and

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How To Get New Patients For Your Dental Practice

The success of every dental practice rests on its patient base. You need patients coming in the door to sell your services because, without new dental patients, you do not have any teeth to care for! Dentists need to attract prospective patients to increase their client numbers and production to earn more money. But how do you get more patients to visit your dental office, month after month, year after year? This blog post will explain how you can attract new patients to your dental practice. We will present several

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The New 2022 Federal Budget Highlights: The Good & Bad News

The federal government is looking to start a new national dental care program that would provide families with a household income of less than $90,000 with dental care assistance. There will be no co-payment requirements for those with a household income of less than $70,000. The program is intended to start this year (2022) for children under the age of 12 as the first eligible group. Unfortunately, few details were actually provided about this new program, leaving many families with unanswered questions. Not only that, but these unanswered questions are

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How To Start Business Planning: Dental Practice Edition

Do you have a business idea? Maybe you want to start a new business offering general dentistry treatments. Or, you want to offer a wide range of dental products or services like lab-formulated crowns or actual crown placement. Whatever your idea may be, you are ready to start planning. Every successful business starts with thorough planning. A business plan will outline the key elements and business structure of your dental practice, so you can secure investors and help your business grow. Not sure what is in a business plan? Not

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The Top Ten Reasons Why It’s Time To Make Your Office Paperless

If you have been considering converting your office to paperless charts, this is a great time to take the leap. Technology has advanced rapidly in recent years with cloud-based backup systems and massive amounts of storage capabilities, alleviating the concern of what might happen if the system goes down. Trusting that the technology won’t lose any information is no longer a concern. There are many other advantages to converting your office to a chartless environment, and here are the top ten: 1. Secure your records against the event of fire,

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