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May 3, 2021 Feature Office designOral Health OfficePractice managementPractice Management

Office Space: Vita Dentistry

by Darcie Galbraith, BA, Interior Design Coach

THE WHY: Clinicians’ story Dr. Mahbod Tabaei built his dream practice “Vita Dentistry” in North York and excitedly opened its doors to serve the community. He owned his first practice in Iran before deciding to move to Canada in 2012…

April 22, 2021 Feature Dental HygienePatient ManagementPractice Management

How You as a Hygienist Can Improve the Patient Experience

by Dr. Christopher Young, Young Family Dental

Dental hygienists are a key part in ensuring that patients are satisfied with their visit at the dental practice. As a hygienist, you not only assist your patients with their oral hygiene, you also are responsible for helping educate them…

April 12, 2021 News BlogsOverall HealthPractice ManagementWellness

How To Manage Dental Patients Dealing With Poor Mental Health

by Dr. Ben Lynch

The last year has been chaotic for a myriad of reasons, and there can’t be many people around who haven’t suffered as a result. The most common damage, of course, is psychological. People have lost loved ones, been left in…

March 29, 2021 News BlogsFinancesPractice Management

Why Dentists Should Consider an Individual Pension Plan (IPP)

by Jordan Schaffran, Silver Cedar Wealth Management

From greater savings to protection, an IPP offers more for Canada’s high-income professionals Most people are familiar with an RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan). While an RRSP is ideal for many, an IPP offers unique advantages for dentists. The IPP…

March 22, 2021 News BlogsComputer softwareMaterials & TechnologyPractice Management

7 Reasons Data Backup Is Vital In Dental & Healthcare

by LoopIt

Let me paint a picture for you: your front-office staff receives a normal looking email from a client. They’re asking about a charge from last month and there’s a link to a picture they claim is a different charge. Your…

February 26, 2021 Feature Marketing strategiesOral Health OfficePractice ManagementWebsites

The World is in a State of Flux. Is Your Website Traffic, Too?

by Naren Arulrajah, Ekwa Marketing

As we look back at the Internet landscape of 2020, to look forward to a more “precedented” (hopefully) 2021 from the get-go, online traffic has presented a silver lining. We’ve put a spotlight on a COVID-19’s impact on the Internet…

December 21, 2020 News BlogsCommunity outreachMarketing strategiesPractice Management

Grow Dental Practices with These Simple Email Marketing Tips

by Thomas Glare

Dental medicine is one of those spheres that does not fully use the power of digital email marketing. While most people get dozens of emails from online and local stores they’ve ever shopped with, few dental practitioners take care to…

December 4, 2020 Feature Mental HealthOral Health OfficeOverall HealthPractice ManagementWellness

New Year, New You: Filling Your Resilience Toolbox for a Stronger Self

by Dr. Bruce Freeman, Director of Patient Experience, dentalcorp

2020 brought tremendous change, hardship, and loss for a great many of us. We were catapulted out of our comfort zones as we had to adjust to the new normal. With a new year around the corner, we have a…

September 3, 2020 Feature Oral Health OfficePractice Management

REBUILD: Is Your Practice Pandemic-Proof?

by Lisa Philp, RDH

We are approaching the last quarter of one of the most challenging years in history. Dentistry has finally reopened its doors for non-essential and elective care, while adapting the new operational standards. This new normal includes changes to the facility,…

September 3, 2020 Feature Marketing strategiesOral Health OfficePractice Management

It’s Not Just About New Patients: Tips for Increasing Retention

by Naren Arulrajah, Ekwa Marketing

Not everyone will come back. It’s a simple fact that every business owner must come to terms with, but the percentage for dental practices is higher than many industries. According to some reports, an attrition rate above 20% is normal.1…

August 5, 2020 News BlogsPractice ManagementWebsites

Why Content Marketing Is Crucial To Your Dental SEO

by Shawn Byrne, My Digital Dentistry

It’s probably safe to say that most, if not all, dental practices these days have websites and are into dental SEO. It’s perfectly understandable how seriously dental professionals are optimizing their website in many respects. After all, the competition among…

July 3, 2020 Feature Oral Health OfficePractice Management

Dentistry in the Era of Covid-19: Adhering to the New Normal

by Julian Perez, Vice President of Risk Management & Compliance, dentalcorp

Routine and elective dentistry came to a screeching halt in March. Across the country, we sheltered in place, waiting for the storm to pass. Fortunately, Phase 1 of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind us. Now, it is time to get…

July 1, 2020 News BlogsCommunity outreachMarketing strategiesPractice Management

How to Improve Dental Patient Experience with Text Message Marketing

by Alexa Lemzy, TextMagic

SMS marketing could be the vital ingredient you need to optimize your dental patient experience. According to a study by The Daily Egg, the rate at which people open branded text messages is a whopping 98%. This is a glaring…

June 15, 2020 Video Practice Management

Post Traumatic Growth Webinar

by Oral Health

In this webinar replay, learn how living through a crisis can make both you and your company stronger.

June 1, 2020 News BlogsPractice Management

After the Curve is Gone! Dealing With the Reluctant Patient!

by Shawn Peers, Dental Peers

Bit by bit, some tentative optimism is creeping in as we see a slow, reopening of some parts of our economy. Even the Ontario government has given dentists the green light to begin opening for non-emergency procedures. Vigilance is still…

May 29, 2020 Feature Marketing strategiesOral Health OfficePractice Management

Crafting Opportunities in a Post-COVID-19 World

by Dr. Angela Mulrooney

No matter how disaster-proof your practice was believed to be, COVID-19 hit and proved us to be vulnerable in unimaginable ways. The widespread economic effects of COVID-19 took many dentists by surprise. Is it because we live in a safe…

May 11, 2020 News BlogsConnectivityCustomer servicePractice Management

Is Teledentistry the Key to Surviving and Thriving in Uncertain Times?

by Naren Arulrajah, Ekwa Marketing

For the past several years, the dental industry has enjoyed steady growth with no signs of slowing. Of course, all of that changed when COVID-19 struck. Offices across North America are closed of limited, and restrictions are expected to lift…

May 1, 2020 Feature Marketing strategiesOral Health OfficePractice ManagementSocial media

Influencer Marketing in Dentistry

by Dr. Angela Mulrooney

What does it mean to be an influencer? It used to be that someone would pay you thousands of dollars to pose with pretty purses to influence others to desire the merchandise you were posing with. Nice gig if you…

May 1, 2020 Feature Oral Health OfficePractice ManagementPractice Operations

Impact of the Current COVID-19 Pandemic on Dental Practice Valuations and Sales

by Bill Henderson; Dr. Bernard Dolansky

Never has the statement that we live in unprecedented times been truer. As of the writing of this article, none of us fully understands how this pandemic will play out. But even in times of unprecedented crisis, experience and basic…

May 1, 2020 Feature FinancesOral Health OfficePractice ManagementPractice Operations

COVID-19: Maximizing Government Benefits

by David Chong Yen*, CPA, CA, CFP, Louise Wong*, CPA, CA, TEP, Basil Nicastri*, CPA, CA and Eugene Chu, CPA, CA

With COVID-19 shutting down many dental practices across the country, the government has introduced new benefits to help businesses weather this storm. Here is an overview of what’s available for dentists and some ways to optimize the benefits for you…