From The Editor
Practice management.
Those two words sum up the success or failure of any doctor who owns his or her own practice. Running a practice can sometimes seem to require eight arms and three clones of oneself.
From governmental regulations to hiring and training staff, to handling finances and collections, to figuring out how to properly market, improper practice management can often lead to unwanted stress for the untrained doctor...
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How to Guarantee a Satisfactory Retirement Fund
By Ken DeRouchie
It is NEVER too early in your career to start funding your retirement. You may be only one day out of school but you should be thinking with and planning on a retirement fund.
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Strengthen Your Appointment Control
Minimize Cancellations
Cancellations and broken appointments are one of the biggest frustrations in any practice and result in lowered production and lost revenue....
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Recruiting New Employees
Who, what, where, when and how.
It is a 100% certainty with any practice that you will need new employees at some time or another, either to replace employees who leave or to help the practice grow. Where do you find the type of people you want to work with, people that you can trust and that will want to see your practice succeed? Read on.
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The Function of an Office Manager
Your Key to Success
The primary function of the office manager (OM) is to accomplish the goals and purposes of the practice as determined by the owner of the practice. The OM should assist the owner in developing policy that forwards the purpose of the business as a whole....
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Guest Column: Infection control By Barry Levy, DDS
In the last issue of Solutions, I discussed the problems with "minimum standards" of infection control and how the dental practice act in California mandated "sterile gloves" for surgical procedures that involve soft tissue or bone.
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Don't Let Your Mouth Pollute Your Clean Heart
Levels of Bacteria in Plaque Beneath the Gum Line May Increase Risk for Heart Attacks
CHICAGO (American Academy of Periodontology) -Researchers have found evidence that the amount of bacteria in subgingival plaques, the deep plaques in periodontal pockets and around the teeth, may contribute to an individual's risk of a heart attack, according to two studies appearing in the Journal of Periodontology.
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Are Lasers the Wave-Light of the Future?
New applications and lower prices might allow lasers to replace traditional dental tools
CHICAGO (Academy of General Dentistry) -Would you spend more than $40,000 on equipment that would allow you to complete oral surgeries with virtually no pain or blood and a vastly reduced healing time?
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Noah's Ark Veterinarians International to Provide Assistance
Noah's Ark Veterinarians International will be providing emergency veterinary assistance to animal victims. In the wake of the tsunami devastation, Sri Lanka is under an increased threat of disease outbreaks.
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California VMA Files Lawsuit Against City of West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA /PRNewswire/ -- The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) filed a lawsuit against the City of West Hollywood in Los Angeles County Superior Court in March challenging the city's ban on animal declawing.
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West Nile Virus Remains Threat For Unprotected Horses
1,341 U.S. Cases Reported in 2004: Equine Health Experts Urge Vaccination
OVERLAND PARK, Kan./PRNewswire/ -- Despite extensive media coverage of equine West Nile virus -- as well as the availability of a vaccine for horses -- the potentially deadly disease continues to threaten equines, with 1,341 new cases reported in 38 different states from January through mid-December in 2004.
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Haas School of Business and Optometry Join for Business Plan
BERKELEY /Ute Frey, UC Berkeley/- Optometry students at the University of California, Berkeley, are getting a leg up in basic business skills from Haas School of Business faculty as part of a special program to prepare future optometrists to manage a private practice.
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Treatment For Childhood's Most Common Eye Disorder
Surprising results from a nationwide clinical trial show that many children age 7 through 17 with amblyopia (lazy eye) may benefit from treatments that are more commonly used on younger children.
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The rHuPH20 Enzyme
WASHINGTON /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. a development stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant human enzymes, announced that results from new preclinical studies with Halozyme's recombinant human PH20 (rHuPH20) hyaluronidase enzyme were presented at the 2005 American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium on Cataract, IOL and Refractive Surgery, American Society of Ophthalmic Administrators (ASOA) Congress on Ophthalmic Practice Management, and the Clinical and Surgical Staff Program in Washington, D.C.
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PROFILE: Dr. Tommasina Pasqua
Fresh Out of School Michigan Optometrist goes from $84,000 to $425,000 in 3 years!
PROFILE:
Dr. Tommasina Pasqua
Practice: Harrisville Eye Care
Location: Harrisville, Michigan
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PROFILE: Dr. Kathleen Bartos and Lou Bartos
How did Halifax Veterinary Clinic go from $0 in collections to over $1 million a year?
PROFILE
Dr. Kathleen Bartos and Lou Bartos
Practice: Halifax Veterinary Clinic
Location: Port Orange, Florida
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PROFILE: Dr. Jeff Carden
Solo practitioner and Baptist minister creates a million dollar practice in an impoverished area
PROFILE:
Name: Dr. Jeff Carden
Practice: Dr. J. Carden, General Dentistry
Practice Location: Tuskegee, Alabama
Dr. Jeff Carden is a general dentist and sole practitioner. "We do everything except full bonded orthodontics. We do periodontistry, root canals, and I have advanced training in all specialties," said Dr. Carden.
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