Most of you know that Gary strongly encourages his clients to build s strong perio therapy component of their hygiene departments. This is a win/win strategy that benefits the patient and practice alike.
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Running Time: 54:01 minutesIn this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary interviews his friend Jill Kring Carter on a variety of topics related to the business of dentistry including the importance to building a strong perio therapy component. In this Show, Gary and Jill discuss the reality that many practices ignore perio therapy, the statistics that point to perio disease being an epidemic today, how to help the patient ‘own’ their dental problems, the case for assisted hygiene, how to pay your hygienist and we finish the interview with a great conversation about the changing world of obtaining financing for Dentists today. You will benefit greatly from Jill’s passion and experience in dentistry!
Jill’s website: www.PracticePrudence.com
Jill’s Email address: practiceprudence@gmail.com
Jill’s article in Dental Products Report: ‘How Should I Pay My RDH?’:
Gary Takacs
Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe. As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.
More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!