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Here at CTC Associates, we know the importance of tracking certain numbers and information for your dental practice. If you’re keeping track of these things, you’re already ahead of the game! If you’re not already tracking…

Many dentists stress over decisions regarding PPOs. Specifically, whether to join or drop them. The two main reasons that most dentists decide to participate in PPOs have to do with a fear of losing patients, and fear of…

Having a dental blog page on your website is a very important part of drawing new patients to your site. You may not think you’ll have many readers, but a blog increases your Search Engine Optimization (SEO) more than almost…

As all dentists know, payroll is crucial to the smooth running of a dental practice. If your payroll is ineffective, your staff will certainly notice it and it may impact the way they do their jobs. You can eliminate mistakes…

If you’ve been considering hiring a dental consultant to help you move your practice to the next level, you may wonder how the consultant can help. It’s true that you know your dental practice better than anyone else, but…

There may be a time during your career as a dentist that it becomes necessary for you to take a leave of absence. This can often be a stressful time, but if you’re made proper arrangements beforehand, it can a much smoother…

Reactivating your inactive dental patients can be a task that often gets pushed to the back burner. This is because the day-to-day issues of your dental office tend to seem more pressing to your team. However, here at CTC…

It can be difficult for dentists to believe that their dental practices can fall victim to fraud. However, David Harris, a dental fraud expert, has found that dental practices have around a 50% chance of falling victim to…

There are many dental offices out there that function more like a bank than a dental practice. For example, if you perform root canal therapy on a patient and charge him $1,000. He pays $200 down, but will still leave the…

To keep your dental office profitable and running smoothly and successfully, it’s important that you’re able to continuously bring new patients into your dental office. This can be achieved by increasing your online presence…

It’s likely that you’ll need to let an employee go at some point during your career as a dentist. Before firing an employee, it’s important that you go through the proper motions, which can include offering additional…

Holding regular morning huddles is important to improving the day-to-day operations of your dental office as well as help you to meet long-term goals. Many dentists don’t fully appreciate the value of holding regular morning…

Successfully communicating with and relating to your dental patients is a very important part of providing dental care. Visiting the dentist can be stressful for many people, so it’s vital that you have a good chairside…

Although you may have thought that it would be easy to hire an incredible staff right off the bat and keep them around until retirement, this dream is probably too good to be true! However, there are a few ways for you to…

Holidays around your dental office might be a little slow. However, there are quite a few things you can do to help increase revenue during slow times and holidays. Using the holidays to market your dental practice can be…