Wendy Briggs, president of Hygiene Diamonds and Brilliance Inner Circle (and one of the smartest people I’ve ever met and one of the most trained people in improving your hygiene profitability and getting your hygienists and assistants to work in unison), gives us this tip in making financial arrangements with the patients in dental practice marketing after all the case presentation is done. Now, in dental practice marketing, if this is done successfully, you will be able to get more case acceptance. And this is something we focus specifically at our dental practice marketing website!
Here’s her tip:
In dental practice marketing, after the case presentation is all done and we’re finishing after a patient we’ve gone over with the treatment they need (in mandatory, elective and cosmetic categories), there’s still a very important step that needs to take place before we can actually begin the treatment. And this step is the financial arrangements. The reality is that in financials, this is where we hit a “roadblock”! Patients might feel that they can’t afford this treatment. Patients might feel like they only want to do what their insurance covers. They may be very insurance-focused and usually, sad enough, it’s because we trained them to be that way in dentistry! So how do we overcome these financial objections? What I find is that there are few things we can do that help us become more successful in this are. We need to have one financial adviser or one financial coordinator in our practice that can go over the financial estimates with our patients. It is important that our patients begin to establish a relationship with someone. We’ve got a lot of options, a lot of great solutions for our patients that we didn’t even have 10 years ago outside financing companies such as CareCredit, Capital One, Unicorn, and a lot of great companies that provide a really good service for our patients who are looking for more comfortable payment options. What I found often with patients is not “How much does it cost?”, but often it’s “How can I pay you?;What are my options?; Do you have terms that I can afford?”. And so the tip here is when you’re going over with your estimate for your patients, instead of saying they have $5000 worth of treatment, talk to them in terms of monthly payment amount: “If this sounds like the kind of dentistry that you’re looking for we can probably get it done for as little as around $150 a month!” And what we found is that patients base their buying decisions based on the monthly payment amount, and not the entire total of what the treatment’s going to cost. So if you start talking to the patient in terms of the monthly payment amount what happens is that you have a lot of patients go “I can afford that!” rather than they go “Oh, $5000… That’s too much money for me!”.
So having good financial options being placed to your patients and being able to review these options with them the day they receive the treatment plan is important in dental practice marketing. We can’t send them out the door and say “We’ll call you and let you know what your options are..” anymore; it really needs to get handled before the patients leave. And ideally were talking about their treatment in mandatory, elective and cosmetic categories which does another really powerful thing with our patients especially when it gets to the estimate because instead of the $5000 treatment plan, we can break it down to more comfortable “bite-size” pieces, and there may be only 1500 that’s mandatory, 2500 that’s elective and another 1000 for cosmetic. So breaking it down and using those terms is really important. And again having flexible finance options in place will help us significantly do more dentistry!
Ed O’Keefe
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-ideas-articles/dental-practice-marketing-wendy-briggs-on-financial-arrangements-with-the-patients-652331.html
How would you like a career that allows you to spend January soaking up the sun at the beach in Miami, hitting the slopes at Vail in March and set sail in July for a month-long cruise of the Alaskan coast? Are you looking for variety in your life as well as your job? Are you happiest when you’re immersed in new adventures? Are you a nurse, or thinking of becoming one? Then you just may find that travel nursing is the ideal career choice for you.
Travel nursing is the hottest trend to hit the profession in years. The nursing shortage has hit the nation hard, forcing medical facilities to get creative to fill positions in their staff rosters. For many of them, the real challenge is in finding a nurse who can take on a temporary position to fill in for a valued worker on medical or maternity leave, or to help set up a new clinic. What do you do when there are barely enough local nurses to fill the permanent positions? For many hospitals, the solution is turning to a staffing agency that places travel nurses – which are credentialed nurses who are willing to relocate for periods ranging from a month to a year.
If just the travel is sounding good to you, take a look at the rest of the package. Here’s what traveling nursing professionals can expect when they sign up with a placement agency that specializes in travel nursing.
- Generous pay scale
The hourly rate for travel nursing assignments varies from locale to locale, but you can expect $24-$48 hourly rates with a guarantee of 36-40 hours per week.
- Housing provided
Most agencies will provide you with a free one bedroom private apartment, with basic utilities paid for the length of your stay in the assignment. All the arrangements will be made for you before you arrive. If you choose to live in an apartment that you find yourself, the placement agency will add a generous housing allowance to your pay package. In most cases, your only residence expenses will be for things like telephone and cable television.
- Health and Dental insuranc
In most cases, your health and dental insurance package will be completely paid for by the placement agency. Many also include basic life insurance.
- Free travel
Your travel expenses will be paid or reimbursed – in most cases tax-free.
- Varied assignments all over the country
There are thousands of medical facilities around the country that regularly employ travel nurses for their nursing needs. Most assignments run from 13 to 26 weeks, and many can be extended for more than one assignment period. You’ll work with the placement agency to choose where you want to work and the kind of work you want to do. From small-town and rural settings to the glittering lights of the big city, from chronic care retirement communities to the most renowned research facilities in the world, you’ll have your choice of workplaces and specialties.
- Flexible Schedule
Since you choose your assignments, you always have the flexibility to take some time off, or schedule an assignment close to home if you want some family time. The medical world has always depended on temp staffing to help fill slots. Travel nursing is the logical extension. You can work three months and take three months off, or choose to stay in one city for a year or more. The choice is ultimately up to you.
- Career Advancement
Travel nursing offers almost unlimited opportunities to expand your resume and add to your professional experience. Spend six months working in a major teaching hospital while attending classes in surgical nursing (paid for by the agency, of course!), then bolster that with three months on the pediatric rotation at a busy trauma center. You can take on assignments in a rural setting where you’ll handle nearly all routine health care, or choose maternity in a hospital that offers the latest in alternative birthing methods to move you on your way toward a nurse midwife’s degree.
Travel nursing may be the best way to expand your professional experiences—and your personal ones as well. If you think that you have what it takes to travel the country practicing your profession, what are you waiting for? The world is waiting for you!
Rita Henry
http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/broaden-your-world-with-travel-nursing-52960.html
Many dental or medical practices, when they are sold, are sold as an asset sale rather than as a “going concern”. Commercially, this means that practice owners fail to harvest the true value of their business, and don’t get an optimal return for their years of labour. Results, especially for one and tow man businesses are a disappointing two times EBITDA or less. But there is a way to plan for the transition, which should yield between three and five time EBITDA.
Through some associate company, they can assist you to transition and prepare for the sale of your practice, to maximise your results. Consultancy assists gradually build the value of the business and convert it into a “going concern”. So, if you are willing to roll up your sleeves and enthusiastically work with some associate company, you can harvest the results of you efforts, usually within nine to eighteen months.
Assistance to make your business ready for sales as a going concern includes;
1. Assessment of commercial options
2. Assistance to identify and address the critical issues that will increase your sale price
3. Liaising with and referral to third party expert for preparation for due diligence, tax and superannuation planning where required
4. Assistance with identifying, attracting and screening potential associates or buyers.
5. Assistance with rewriting of marketing material if required.
6. Provision of draft legal, operational, and other document necessary for sales of the practice
7. Guidelines for orientation and induction of associates or other new staff if required
Also, assist you to plan a strategy to communicate the changes with your key staff, and to shore up the value of the business for potential buyers in other ways as required.
And if you are planning to relocate to another country, some associated company also help you sell your practice in one country. To find a suitable practice in another country.Where needed, associated company who work with expert third party service providers to ensure all your legal, financial and practical requirements are handled by service providers with international expertise
Associated Company should see this as a true partnership process, and look forward to sharing the champagne with you when the business is sold for a much better price than would otherwise be attainable!
For more information please refer to http://www.globalhealthprofessionals.com
Gordon
http://www.articlesbase.com/strategic-planning-articles/how-to-increase-your-medicaldental-business-value-139746.html
In order to succeed with your article marketing campaign, you need to enlist keyword optimization. There are plenty of website owners, however, who are incredibly successful and generate huge incomes without the use of keyword optimization. And the reason for this success is that they write their articles with intention, and they focus on one specific topic. Their articles are therefore tightly themed or niched, and thus they are covertly using keyword optimization anyway.
However, we are looking for massive success, and to achieve this, I suggest you spend a little time on keyword optimizing your articles.
I have heard that you should aim for between two and three percent keyword density in your articles. Well, I pay no attention to density at all. The main purpose of your articles is for them to get read by real people, not computer robots. Please keep in mind this is a definitive guide to article marketing, and so the focus here is on how, why and when about article marketing that creates massive traffic. So the discussion of keyword density will not be made here. I find that when you focus on keyword density, the articles created are clumsy to read and probably not favored by the article directories. When I produce my articles now, there is an element of keyword optimization, but it isn’t my main focus. So how do you go about this?
Before you create your articles, you need to be aware of what tightly themed idea your article will be based on. You need to be able to reflect this tightly themed idea in three or less keywords or keyword phrases. I believe if you write each of your articles using a keyword which is three words or less and focus your writing on that keyword, then your article will naturally be optimized and your reader will find it quite pleasing to read. So in essence, ensure that you think about keywords and keyword phrases when you are writing, but don’t get so paranoid about it that it interferes with the natural flow of your articles. You want your readers to enjoy reading your article. You want them to read with ease and to then click on to your website for further information.
By following the above you will be able to attract good quality subscribers to your webite on a regular and consistent basis.
Janet Cole
http://www.articlesbase.com/article-marketing-articles/article-promotion-secrets-is-keyword-optimization-that-important-662619.html
I am currently in the dental hygiene program at Indiana University NW of Gary, IN, and have to have 65 before graduation. We have to find our own patients. The clinic offers a 50% discount to all college students as well as takes just about any insurance plan. However, I am new to the area and do not know very many people. How can I find patients?
my god come to the UK we are in desperate need of dentits!
our dentists here can only take on a certain numkber of nhs patients so a lot of ppl are without good dental hygene…. come here u will earn a packet!
How To Be Annoying (A Guide)
* Adjust the tint on your TV so that all the people are green, and insist to others that you ”like it that way.”
* Drum on every available surface.
* Sing the Batman theme incessantly.
* Staple papers in the middle of the page.
* Ask 800 operators for dates.
* Produce a rental video consisting entirely of dire FBI copy warnings.
* Sew anti-theft detector strips into people’s backpacks.
* Write the surprise ending to a novel on its first page.
* Specify that your drive-through order is ”to go.”
* Set alarms for random times.
* Buy large quantities of mint dental floss just to lick the flavor off.
* Order a side of pork rinds with your filet mignon.
* Honk and wave to strangers.
* Dress only in clothes colored Hunter’s Orange.
* Change channels five minutes before the end of every show.
* Tape pieces of ”Sweating to the Oldies” over climactic parts of rental movies. * Decline to be seated at a restaurant, and simply eat their complementary mints by the cash register.
* ONLY TYPE IN UPPERCASE.
* only type in lowercase.
* dont use any punctuation either.
* Buy a large quantity of orange traffic cones and reroute whole streets.
* Pay for your dinner with pennies.
* Repeat everything someone says, as a question.
* Repeat the following conversation a dozen times: ”Do you hear that?” ”What?” ”Never mind, it’s gone now.”
* Light road flares on a birthday cake.
* Wander around the restaurant, asking other diners for their parsley.
* Leave tips in Bolivian currency.
* Push all the flat Lego pieces together tightly.
* At the laundromat, use one dryer for each of your socks.
* As much as possible, skip rather than walk.
* Stand over someone’s shoulder, mumbling, as they read.
* Finish the 99 bottles of beer song.
* Leave your turn signal on for fifty miles.
* Pretend your mouse is a CB radio, and talk to it.
* Try playing the William Tell Overture by tapping on the bottom of your chin. When nearly done, announce ”No, wait, I messed it up!” and repeat.
* Drive half a block.
* Name your dog ”Dog.”
* Ask people what gender they are.
* Reply to everything someone says with ”That’s what YOU think.”
* Lick the filling out of all the Oreos, and place the cookie parts back in the tray.
* Forget the punchline to a long joke, but assure the listener it was a ”real hoot”.
* Routinely handcuff yourself to furniture, informing the curious that you don’t want to fall off ”in case the big one comes”.
* Follow a few paces behind someone, spraying everything they touch with a can of Lysol.
* Deliberately hum songs that will remain lodged in co-workers’ brains, such as ”Feliz Navidad”, the Archies’ ”Sugar” or the Mr. Rogers theme song.
* While making presentations, occasionally bob your head like a parakeet.
* Lie obviously about trivial things such as the time of day.
* Make beeping noises when a large person backs up.
* Leave your Christmas lights up and lit until September.
* Change your name to John Aaaaasmith for the great glory of being first in the phone book. Claim it’s a Hawaiian name, and demand that people pronounce each A.
* Sit in your front yard pointing a hair dryer at passing cars to see if they slow down.
* Chew on pens that you’ve borrowed.
* Invent nonsense computer jargon in conversations, and see if people play along to avoid the appearance of ignorance.
* Wear a LOT of cologne.
* Ask to ”interface” with someone.
* Listen to 33rpm records at 45rpm speed, and claim the faster speed is necessary because of your ‘’superior mental processing.”
* Sing along at the opera.
* Mow your lawn with scissors.
* At a golf tournament, chant ‘’swing-batatatatatata-suhWING-batter!”
* Finish all your sentences with the words ”in accordance with prophesy.”
* Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn’t rhyme.
* Ask your co-workers mysterious questions, and scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about ”psychological profiles.”
* Stare at static on the TV and claim you can see a ”magic picture”.
* Select the same song on the jukebox fifty times.
* Scuff your feet on a dry, shaggy carpet and seek out victims.
* Do not add any inflection to the end of your sentences, producing awkward silences with the impression that you’ll be saying more any moment.
* Never make eye contact.
* Never break eye contact.
* Signal that a conversation is over by clamping your hands over your ears.
* Construct elaborate ”crop circles” in your front lawn.
* Construct your own pretend ”tricorder” and ‘’scan” people with it, announcing the results.
* Give a play-by-play account of a person’s every action in a nasal Howard Cossell voice.
* Holler random numbers while someone is counting.
* Make appointments for the 31st of September.
* Invite lots of people to other people’s parties.
* Send fifty copies of this list to everyone you know.
what a waste of 5 points but i got 2
I’m at a crossroads of sorts. My father is a dentist (DDS) and owns his own practice. He is retiring in the next 6 years and has always dreamed of having one of his children take over his practice. Well since I happen to be the youngest of his 3, I would be that child. However, I am already 30 years old! I am also married with a 2 year old and have worked as an advertising executive for the past 8 years. Also, I completed my bachelors degree in 1999! I went to the University of Southern California and graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration (emphasis in marketing). The only science courses I took was Physics and some random Earth science class. I think my overall GPA was 3.0 or less! Am I just way in over my head? Should I just ask my dad to stop dreaming and live with the reality that he will have to sell his practice to a non family member? By the way, I am all for this if it makes sense and isn’t just a pipe dream. Financially, my husband works so we could skate by.
Well, I think you should do what you really want to do, and what will benefit your family. Will you always be working? You mentioned having a child… will be a stay-at-home mom for any period of time during his childhood? If so, it may not be worth it. If not, then I don’t see why not. If your husband is supportive then nothing should be holding you back. Maybe you don’t REALLY want this, just your father. IF you’re fine with your situation with everything right now, I see no reason as to why you should drop everything. But if you do want it, it doesn’t seem like there will be too many difficulites for you. Give it a shot if it’s what you truly want.
I noticed that articles critical of the right are more plentiful and sometimes are featured for two days. Articles showing them in a possible good light, last a few hours. The reverse is true for the left. Articles complimentary to them last two days and I have yet to see an article critical of the left.
It’s a news aggregate, so I think there has to be some automated way of choosing featured articles and all articles in general. I don’t know exactly how yahoo news works, but google news draws from most all online publications. The articles featured at the top are always the ones which get the most hits (are the most popular) on the host’s website. I assume yahoo is the same way. The answer to why more of the articles favor the left probably has something to do with more people looking at/for these articles in general. This could be 1) because there have been so many democratic candidate heated debates lately, and 2) because Bush’s approval rating is pretty low, so people are eager to read about alternatives.
Close to 60 million Americans suffer from some form of heart disease, and according to the American Heart Association (AHA), it has been the leading cause of death since 1919. You probably know someone who has cardiovascular disease – one in five Americans have some form of the disease, and someone dies every 33 seconds from heart disease.
After understanding how many people are affected by heart disease it is not surprising that 62 percent of dentists see signs of heart problems in their patients. Heart disease patients need special treatment at the dental office because they may react differently to dental treatment. Consequently, the American Dental Association and the AHA have written guidelines for dental professionals when treating heart disease patients.
The AHA recommends heart disease sufferers do these three things:
· Establish and maintain a healthy mouth by practicing good oral hygiene and visiting your dental office regularly.
· Ensure your dental professionals know you have a heart condition.
· Follow the instruction of your doctor or dental professional when they prescribe antibiotics and other medicine.
The patients (including children) who are most at risk of developing infective endocarditis include those who have:
· A previous history of endocarditis
· Prosthetic heart valves
· Congenital and acquired heart defects
· Surgically constructed pulmonary shunts
· Valvular and rheumatic heart disease
· Mitral valve prolapse
· Used intravenous drugs
Antibiotics may be required prior to treatment when gum bleeding is a possibility. Examples of these treatments include:
· Tooth cleaning
· Procedures on hard and soft tissues
· Periodontal (gum) surgery
· Scaling
There is a Vicious circle of Heart and Periodontal Disease. The problems with the heart can affect conditions in the mouth. And vice versa,if your gums become diseased, there can be adverse reactions to the heart. So, it is wise to do everything you can to keep your teeth and gums plaque free, especially if you have a heart condition.
There are several side effects of heart disease medication. While anti-coagulants and high blood pressure medications can ease the symptoms of coronary artery disease or hypertension, some side effects could impact dental health.
According to The American Academy of Periodontology, some of these medications have been known to cause conditions such as dry mouth, increased plaque and enlarged gum tissue. The side effects may seem insignificant, but they could have serious implications if left untreated.
Infective endocarditis is a rare, but a potentially life-threatening disease that can occur when bacteria from plaque is released in to the bloodstream. This can happen during simple acts like brushing your teeth and flossing. If your gums bleed, bacteria called streptococcus sanguis can enter the bloodstream and stick to damaged heart tissues or values, resulting in fever, anemia and even death.
Brush twice a day!Because of the severity of infective endocarditis, it is vital that every precaution is taken. We strongly advise anyone who is at risk from developing this condition keep their mouth as plaque free as possible. Protect your heart by thoroughly brushing your teeth for at least two minutes twice a day, especially after meals, and flossing daily.
Denture wearers should pay particular attention to the fit of their dentures. If sore spots develop, call your dentist for an appointment without delay. If these spots become infected, the risk of infective endocarditis increases.
When patients with heart disease make a dental appointment, especially for procedures that may cause gums to bleed, your dentist will evaluate their medical history to see if there is a risk for infective endocarditis. He must also know whether there are any drug allergies or if any medication is being taken. If there is a concern, your dentist may prescribe the appropriate antibiotic and provide instructions for frequency and dosage.
Performing dentistry on patients with heart disease should be no problem, providing your dentist have all the relevant information regarding their condition. Please tell your dentist at the beginning of your dental visit if you have been diagnosed with, or suspect you may have a heart-related condition. Your dentist may work with your physician to ensure you receive the optimum care. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your dental office.
Minh Nguyen, D.d.s.
http://www.articlesbase.com/non-fiction-articles/special-care-at-the-dental-office-for-heartdisease-patients-64061.html
When the Webmaster of www.breathbadgone.com asked me to write an article on halitosis (bad breath) I was thrilled. Strange, you say, that I should be enthused about the subject of halitosis (bad breath)? As an RN for over 25 years I have smelled many, many kinds of breath/ halitosis, and found that breath is a wonderful diagnostic tool. It can tell me how sick the patient is, and sometimes even what they have. I once worked with a wonderful doctor in the emergency room, who asked me what I smelled in the breath of a particular patient. We both felt we smelled a candida/yeast infection, and sure enough, that’s just what it turned out to be! Bad breath/ halitosis is always a sign that something else is going on, and I’d like to share with you a few interesting cases and general principles in this regard.
I have a friend who is a sensitive person. We were sitting at a table and I asked him how his day was. He said OK, but his breath was bad and his stomach seemed upset. After I asked a few more questions he finally let on he that he’d had an argument with his employer. As he was telling his story he drank the big glass of water I had given him. And as soon as he’d unburdened his feelings and the water was gone… so was his bad breath/ halitosis. The moral of this story… dehydration and emotional issues can both affect our breath.
Many patients who come to the emergency room have bad breath. Simply giving them fluids (water or salt water intravenously) not only helps their primary condition, but the bad breath as well. You don’t have to be in the Sahara desert to get dehydrated. Everyone needs to drink abundant water each day.
Small babies do not have bad breath/ halitosis when they are healthy. Bad breath (halitosis) is a sign that something is wrong and needs attention. Healthy toddlers don’t have bad breath either, so when babies, toddlers or growing children develop bad breath, the following factors usually play a role: dehydration, stress, wrong foods, bad digestion and poor dental health.
Indeed, these are the same top causes of bad breath in adults, followed by digestive problems and infections, for which one should seek medical help. A great remedy for infections of all kinds, whether viral/ bacterial/ parasite and candida, or yeast, is Oil of Oregano. Oil of Oregano is an all-natural remedy that is as strong as pharmaceutical antibiotics, but with no side effects. It is also a great first aid remedy to have on hand.
I could go on and on about the distinct varieties of bad breath smells among those who drink alcohol, who smoke, who have diabetes, internal bleeding, liver diseases, or cancer. But I will spare you the unsavory details. The point is to focus on clean breath, and to heal the underlying causes of bad breath, which will give you better health and more enjoyment of your life. By welcoming bad breath/ halitosis as an opportunity to take preventive measures, you will be doing yourself a world of good.
May your breath be sweet!
Pieternel van Giersbergen
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Pieternel Van Giersbergen
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/bad-breath-halitosis-and-home-remedies-15437.html