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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Patient Financing Options

    In order to avoid having a patient not receive medically necessary dental care, the provider can offer financing options. You need to understand each option so that the patient and provider can determine which choice will work best for the individual client and the provider’s business.

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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Scheduling for Maximum Efficiency in an Urgent Care

    If expectations are set from the beginning and followed from day one, scheduling should be a much smoother process with most major issues eliminated.

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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Scheduling for School Aged Children

    The way you schedule school aged children for their appointments needs to reflect an understanding of their strengths and limitations.

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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Scheduling Issues in a Multi-Practitioner Office

    When there are several people providing the same service in a business, in this case - the dentist, it’s just a matter of time before scheduling conflicts arise. Fortunately, there are a few points to be on the lookout for in order to avoid confusion or hard feelings among dentists and their staff.

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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Selecting an EMR for an Urgent Care

    Patients today have a lot of options when it comes to choosing a healthcare provider, so meeting patient demands requires an EMR system that is both efficient and user-friendly.

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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Selecting the Right EHR for Your Practice

    Selecting the right electronic health record (EHR), also known as electronic medical record (EMR), is a critical decision for a practice that requires significant research and planning.

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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Private Practice / Practice Management: Payroll and Taxes for your Employees

    Dental practice owners will need to have a plan for how and when to handle payroll and taxes as their practice hires different staff members.

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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Professionalism Between Practitioners

    In an office with multiple dentists practicing they more than likely came from different educational, cultural and living environments. Although, there may be differences of opinion on certain treatment plans - it is the professional responsibility of each dentist to respectfully honor the treating physician’s choice of treatment, unless it compromises the patient’s health.

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    Business - Medical and Dental Industry

    Referral Practices for Orthodontists

    As an orthodontist, you rely heavily on referrals and marketing strategies to build your practice. Standard referral practices should be established early on, to prevent oversight of patient care as well as nourish your reputation among peers in the community.

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