Posts by Greg McGlaun

Every dental practice encounters obstacles that limit how much dentistry they can produce. No practice can achieve infinite production. At Proveer Practice Management, we help dentists overcome these bottlenecks to achieve significant gains in productivity. What’s Your Bottleneck? The crucial question is: What is holding your practice back, and what can you do about it? To…

The dental industry is evolving and independent dentists increasingly compete with corporate dental practices. While these chains may seem to have advantages like greater resources and marketing power, independent dentists possess unique strengths that allow them to thrive. By focusing on personalized care, community connection, and efficient practice management, independent practices can not only compete…

Just like your patients, your dental practice needs regular checkups to stay healthy and perform at its best. Ignoring potential problems can lead to decreased efficiency, lost revenue, and increased stress. Here are 5 signs you need a dental practice checkup: 1. Financial Performance is Sluggish Are your collections down? Are you having trouble controlling…

Beware the hidden costs of DIY practice management. Running a dental practice is about more than just providing excellent patient care—it’s also about effectively managing the business side of things. Many dentists take on the burden of managing their practices themselves, believing that handling HR, billing, compliance, and operations in-house will save money. However, the…

Patient no-shows can disrupt schedules, reduce productivity, and ultimately impact the financial health of any dental practice. Effective dental appointment reminders are essential tools for mitigating this issue. One of Proveer’s client dental practices neglected to perform dental appointment reminder calls one day. The no-show rate for the day was extraordinarily high, and some patients…

Properly recording money collected at a dental office can be complicated, especially if the dental office participates with dental insurance. The more complicated, the more room for human error. One simple way to reduce errors is to verify the deposit slip that goes to the bank matches the record of payments in the dental practice…

HIPAA compliance isn’t optional, it’s the law. Proveer can help. On September 23, 2013, new HIPAA requirements took effect and fines for HIPAA violations increased from an annual maximum of $25,000 to $1.5 million per violation. Does your practice comply? If there is a breach of unsecured information of at least 500 patients, your practice…