Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:7 Minute, 5 Second The year is coming to a close, and with it, patient management, sales activities, supplier issues, insurance negotiations and staffing challenges. While rigorous, the daily work of running a dental practice is rewarding, especially when the idea of building a legacy for yourself and your family comes into view. Your hard work and sacrifice has already paid off, and will continue paying off in the future, but are you leaving money on the table? Tax planning may not be top of mind when you’re buried in work or enjoying precious mo ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:2 Minute, 56 Second If the Glove Fits How often do you find yourself performing a dental procedure with gloves that are too loose or uncomfortably tight? Poor glove fit is not just an inconvenience – it’s a potential risk. Choosing the proper glove size is crucial for maintaining dexterity and control during intricate procedures and minimizing hand fatigue. Ill-fitting gloves can compromise the dental professional’s ability to navigate instruments with precision, leading to errors or discomfort for both the practitioner and the patient. A comforta ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:45 Second When it comes to dental equipment, precision, power, and noise control are vital factors that determine the quality of patient care and the overall experience for you and your patients. KaVo MASTERtorque LUX Air Driven High-Speed Handpieces excel in these areas, making them a preferred choice for dentists worldwide. In the world of dentistry, precision, power, and noise control are non-negotiable. KaVo MASTERtorque LUX Air-Driven, High-Speed Handpieces excel in these three crucial categories. Their quiet, powerful, and precise performanc ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:8 Minute, 14 Second As the year draws to a close, it’s not just your patients’ oral health that deserves your attention – your financial well-being requires a checkup, too. Dentists have unique financial considerations that demand careful planning. Whether you’re a dentist in the early stages of your career, building wealth for the future or contemplating retirement, there are several action items you should consider completing by year-end. While not every item below has a December 31 deadline, they’re all important steps toward ensuring your fina ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:1 Minute, 43 Second In this blog, we’re exploring a few reasons why you need the benefits provided by the Solea all-tissue laser from Convergent Dental for cavity prep. Whether it’s increasing your bottom line and availability or making your patients more comfortable, dental lasers play a major role in improving your bottom line. Without further ado, let’s get into it. Increased Productivity and Efficiency If there’s any factor that will impact your bottom line the most in this article, it’s this one. One average, dentists with a Solea laser can p ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:2 Minute, 6 Second As dental implant therapy success rates rise, bone preservation has taken center stage in both immediate and delayed implant placements. The crux of this lies in the careful diagnosis and planning of tooth extraction. Historically, elevators were the go-to instruments for tooth extractions.   They functioned to extract a tooth in its entirety using a wheel and axle or lever action movement. The intent? To forcibly remove a tooth from its socket. However, the force exerted by these elevators on the tooth-bone complex ca ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:2 Minute, 42 Second What is Digital Light Processing? Some of the most advanced 3D printers available for dentistry today, including Dentsply Sirona’s Primeprint and the SprintRay Pro S Series, use digital light processing (DLP). First introduced in 1987, DLP is considered a “sister technology” to stereolithography (SLA), the very first method of 3D printing. DLP offers several unique features and advantages: Both SLA and DLP techniques form objects layer by layer, but SLA gradually cures resin materials with guided laser tracing, while DLP unifo ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:2 Minute, 49 Second Join Patterson Dental as we celebrate National Brush Day! An awareness and marketing campaign from the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation, National Brush Day is all about promoting the importance of children’s oral health. Observed in the United States on November 1—the day after Halloween—the goal of National Brush Day is to “reinforce the importance of children’s oral health and promote good tooth-brushing habits recommended by dental experts.” The day after Halloween is a great time for parents to make sure their kids bru ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:2 Minute, 6 Second Everyone knows dental office managers are rockstars, but reading the entries to our 2023 spa-day giveaway really drives the point home! Even more than last year, we are blown away by all the ways they keep their practices rocking, rolling and more fun than a live concert. Again in 2023, it’s clear things run smoothly at your practices because of the rockstars running the show. Smooth operations were the most frequent shout-out for the second year in a row. Hard work, extensive skills, and passion for the profession, practice and ..read more

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog Read Time:3 Minute, 57 Second First, Narrow Your Focus To paraphrase the old adage, you should eat the elephant one bite at a time. Bucket your profitability goals into the areas of your business that have the most growth potential: procedures, new and existing patients, payers and your people. If you attack your profitability goals with these targets, you have a much better chance of achieving your benchmarks. From there, you can dig into the details. Monitor Your Practice’s “Vital Signs” Within the categories of procedures, payers, people and patients ..read more