Practice Management

by Randy Curran and Kyle Curran You have heard a cacophony of opposing views about everything from appliances and billing protocols to fees and accreditation; from sleep testing and sleep physician engagement to purple mountains majesty and amber waves of grain. No matter where you are in your Dental Sleep Medicine career, you have experienced some confusion about, well, about nearly everything. Ten years ago, pioneers in the Dental Sleep Medicine (DSM) field adroitly persuaded Medicare to recognize the importance …

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by Michael Cowen How would you answer the question – “What is the #1 Struggle in a Dental Sleep Practice?” Would you cite the challenge of getting your whole team on the same page? Maybe you would quote the astonishing number of times patients say “no” when their quality of life hangs in the balance. In looking outside of the practice, you might mention the chasm that seemingly separates the dental and medical communities from much needed multidisciplinary collaboration. Well, …

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by Bre Cohen COVID-19 has hit the dental industry hard. Closing doors for months is a big blow to any practice and while traditional insurance is great, chances are it didn’t cover your business interruption during this pandemic. So, how will you handle the next adverse event? For many, that thought makes them cringe and for good reason. However, entrepreneurial dental practices are finding ways to protect their business risks that fall outside of traditional insurance through Enterprise Risk Management …

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by Steve Carstensen, DDS, FAGD, FACD, FICD, D.ABDSM Have you ever been asked to do something you weren’t trained to do? Did you feel some pressure, either from the requester or in your own mind, to say “Yes” because you “should” know what to do, but, really, it would require stepping outside your limits? This nearly universal experience in our dental offices defines “Scope of Practice.” It’s all about what you are trained to do. The definition of what we …

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