Links
Excellent dental practice management extends beyond insurance participation. Below are some of our favorite people and businesses in the dental community providing services and resources that we highly recommend.
Linda Zdanowicz CDA, Exceptional Dental Practice Management
An excellent, regularly updated blog encouraging staff growth and practice excellence. Linda is a gifted public speaker for dental meetings and is team building consultant.
http://dentalpracticemanagement.typepad.com/
Tim Lott, CPA, CVA Dental CPAs
Specialist in providing accounting services to the dental profession. A valuable contributor to many online forums & at a state & national level.
http://www.dentalcpas.com/
Dental Town
Message board for all types of dental practitioners. If you choose one message board to participate with, this is the one! After you log on, go to “Message Boards” and then choose “Today’s Active Topics” to find topics that are being discussed up to the minute.
http://www.towniecentral.com
Social Media for Dentists
Top notch resource for how to tie your practice into Twitter, Facebook and other social media. Written specifically for dentists by dentist Jason Lipscomb. Learn how to keep in touch with your patients and generate new ones. Easy to read and follow including pictures on each page showing step-by-step how to get your accounts set up and how to make the most of social media in your office. This is the future, don’t get left behind.
http://www.socialmediadentist.com
Quality Dental Plan
Dentists who are tired of dealing with the hassles of insurance companies and looking to get more patients in the door should check out Quality Dental Plan (QDP). Designed by dentists, QDP makes it easy to capture new patients, increase treatment plan acceptance, and increase collections by providing patients with the “dental benefits” that so many perceive they need to visit your office. One of the best parts of QDP, you remain in complete control setting all treatment fees and QDP patient membership fees. Truly a win-win for the patient and the dental practice. Visit them at: http://www.qdpdentist.com/
It’s like Facebook for dentists! Interactive website filled with relevant information about dentistry including forums, blogs and freebie downloads. Loads of information relevant for dental students, associates, first time practice buyers and even seasoned dentists. www.NewDocs.com
The Dental Warrior
The Dental Warrior is a mix of product reviews, internet marketing and other dental topics presented “straight shooter” style. Written by dentist Mike Barr you’ll find independent reviews on products from a dentist’s perspective and also some interesting information on non-related dental topics. Visit http://thedentalwarrior.com/ where you can also sign up for blog updates.
Dr. Barr has also written an excellent resource called The Complete Website Owner’s Manual For Dentists. You’ll be hard pressed to find a more relevant tool for dentists in regards to websites. Even if you hire out for your website design this book is packed with information to help you determine which questions to ask and teaches how to navigate the internet world with ease. It’s a resource that you’ll refer back to over and over and should be on every dentist’s shelf.
Four Quadrants Advisory
Four Quadrants Advisory is a different kind of financial advisor with only dentists as clients. Using an “inside-out” approach, their team gets inside your dental business, like an external CFO, and improves your financial systems to allow you to save a lot more for retirement. Stronger savings allows for more of a capital preservation philosophy when crafting a custom financial plan. Their Fee-Only investment division translates your new savings into powerful, sustainable wealth. Many clients are saving 100% more for retirement in 12 months with their firm. Get started with their Three Week Wealth Workup.
http://www.4quadrant.com
