Dental Practice
Holiday Bonuses: Do This Tax Calculation Wrong and You'll Owe Penalties
A $2,000 holiday bonus to each team member isn't $2,000. Add employment taxes, FICA, ...
Practice Management
Practice Management
Open Enrollment Shifted Your Hygiene Book. You Missed It.
Open enrollment is ending. Patients are signing up for 2026 plans. Your hygiene book just shifted. Most don't realize it yet. What's happening: October and N...
Dental Practice
72% of Labs Have 3D Printers Now. The Rest Are Screwed.
Seventy-two percent of dental labs now use 3D printers. That's the highest adoption rate since 2014. You're not early anymore. You're mainstream.
Dental Practice Management
Back-to-School Dental: Your Busiest Month Is Also Your Least Profitable.
Back-to-School Dental: Your Busiest Month Is Also Your Least Profitable.
Dental Practice Management
Part-Time Associates: Flexible or Just Uncommitted?
Part-Time Associates: Flexible or Just Uncommitted?
Practice Management
Three Major Dental Labs Merged. Your Local Lab Just Became a Box on Someone's Spreadsheet.
Dental lab consolidation is accelerating. When your lab gets acquired, turnaround slows, prices rise, and your priority drops. Here's what to do about it.
Dental Practice
Congress is Fighting Over Medicare Dental. Either Way, Your Reimbursement Sucks.
Medicare dental coverage is debated every cycle but unlikely to materialize. If it does, reimbursement rates will force most practices to decline participation - the administrative burden isn't worth 30% lower revenue.
Practice Management
Scheduling 40% of Your September Slots in August. Do It Now.
Scheduling 40% of Your September Slots in August. Do It Now.
staffing
Associate Salary vs Percentage: Know Which Model Pays More
Associate Salary vs Percentage: Know Which Model Pays More
Dental Practice Management
New Patient Phone Call Conversion Rates Are Tanking. Here's Why.
New Patient Phone Call Conversion Rates Are Tanking. Here's Why.
Dental Practice Management
Sterilization Tech Upgrades: When the ROI Is Actually Real.
Sterilization Tech Upgrades: When the ROI Is Actually Real.
Dental Practice Management
Your Instagram Posts Drive Almost No Patient Bookings. That's Fine.
Your Instagram Posts Drive Almost No Patient Bookings. That's Fine.