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Are you ready to transform your dental practice? In this episode, “Solutions for Creating a Hygiene Driven Profit Center in Your Practice,” we’ll share tips on how to make your hygiene department the backbone of your success, to keep your hygiene team motivated and engaged, the importance of effective team meetings, and training a dedicated hygiene scheduling coordinator. This episode also addresses managing resistant patients, balancing thorough care with patient volume, and handling the impact of rising wages. Additionally, we’ll share strategies to enhance your marketing efforts to attract more hygiene patients and how to use technology for better patient reactivation and dual confirmation systems.
Listen now for practical tips to boost your practice’s profitability through a strong hygiene program!
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Timestamps
- 00:00:27 – Introduction
- 00:00:58 – Announcements
- 00:02:24 – Marketing Tip by Ryan Davies, “What are the 7 principles of Influence?”
Q&A Segment
- 00:09:26 – Q1 – How can I ensure my hygiene team stays motivated and engaged in meeting our practice goals?
- 00:14:29 – Q2 – What are some effective ways to train a dedicated hygiene scheduling coordinator?
- 00:19:13 – Q3 – How do I handle patients who are consistently resistant to scheduling regular hygiene visits?
- 00:23:20 – Q4 – What strategies can I use to minimize the impact of rising hygiene wages on my practice’s profitability?
- 00:26:50 – Q5 – How can I balance the need for thorough hygiene care with the desire to see more patients per hour?
- 00:31:46 – Q6 – How do I effectively communicate the importance of regular hygiene visits to patients who are primarily concerned with cost?
- 00:35:28 – Q7 – What are some innovative ways to enhance my practice’s SEO and marketing strategies to attract more hygiene patients?
- 00:37:41 – Q8 – How can I use technology to improve the reactivation rates of past due patients?
- 00:40:14 – Q9 – What is the best approach to implement a dual confirmation system without overwhelming my administrative team?
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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!