CLINICAL/ TECHNICAL
- OraCare Webinar
- Medical Billing Course
- Complete CEREC ROI
- Sign up for Dentsply SironaWorld
- Stay current on latest research to increase your dental IQ — Vaping, e-cigs, etc.
- Sharpen Instruments
- Invisalign, Whitening training
- Complete a Hygiene Mastery Dept Analysis
- Refine Periodontal Therapy Protocol
- Calibrate Providers with treatment recommendations and probing
- Update Med History form
- Institute Blood Pressure screening
- Evaluate Head and Neck exam and Advanced Oral Cancer Screening device and training
- Start a Caries-Free Program with Fluoride Protocol and Xylitol alternatives
- Create a No Cavity Club for kids
- Sleep Apnea Screenings
- Evaluate anxiety and sedation protocols
- Review ER protocol
- Define Intra Oral Camera photos required
- Explore patient education resources – videos describing procedures and care
- Improve Clinical Skills and Explore Procedure Mix and Adjunctive Procedures
- Clean back office (Operatories & Lab)
- Clean and Restock Treatment Rooms
- Make hygiene packets (toothbrush, floss, blistex, toothpaste, pamphlet, business card)
- Ask someone who is available to teach you a new skill
- Order “Coding with Confidence” by Charles Blair and assign codes to relevant employees (e.g. Hyg= D0150, D0180, D1110, D4910, D4341, D4342, D4346)
- Refine Home Care and Post Op instruction documents
- Create a Post Natal Package – tooth eruption patters, nursing mouth syndrome, nutritional info, ideal dental products
- Create an Ultimate Hygiene Kit to be provided with Perio Therapy
- Explore IsoDry
- Explore Isolite
- Explore VoiceWorks
SYSTEMS
- Schedule time for daily meetings that will be required
- Schedule One Thing blocks
- Refine your schedules with ideal templates
- Dental Intel Training Videos and Webinar
- OSHA and HIPAA training
- Schedule Source Meetings with team leaders
- Scan charts to go chartless
- File and consider what “paperwork” can be eliminated or reduced in the future
- Deep Clean – wall marks, chairs, cabinets, drawers, sterile center, bathrooms, etc.
- Perform chart audits
- Hygiene – patient due and look ahead who is not scheduled for recare appts 3-6 months
- Treatment Reactivation
- Unscheduled family members
- Who needs Medical History updates, Financial Policy, new phone numbers, etc.
- Confirm patients
- Process mail
- Prepare video recare messages to be used for reactivation
- Call patients to schedule treatment off of the unscheduled list
- Call patients on the due or past due hygiene list
- Improve existing systems – scheduling to goal, new patient experience, reactivation, financial policy, financial arrangements, monitors.
- Review Dental Intel for opportunities.
MARKETING
- Creatively display your vision.
- Doctor Feature Wall – Education and Continuing Education certificates
- Marketing calendar for 2020 and 2021
- Plan for Health campaign – newsletter, mailings, drop off to local businesses, apt complexes and assisted living centers, referral sources such as other healthcare providers
- Community outreach events
- Campaigns such as teeth whitening fluoride and herpetic lesion treatment
- Social media campaign
- Theme Days – Superhero, Sports, Disney, Halloween, Luau
- Back to School, Kids Day, Senior Day
- Give Kids a Smile
- Freedom Day
- Create an Office Tour Video to be used on social media
- Small business intros “let’s get acquainted”
- Start campaign for patient outreach
- Handwritten letters to New Patients after first visit
- Greetings cards for birthdays, congrats, sympathy, get well, etc.
- Check in on how patients and their families are doing
- Patient Appreciation Day
- Open House
- No missed appts= invitation to special event
- No cavity club= T Shirt
- Lunch and Learns with Specialists
- Care to Share campaign
- Video Testimonial Campaign
- Update Uniforms
- Sunglasses and headphones for patient comfort
- Before and After album for reception
- Slide Show for reception tv featuring cases, avail procedures, team members, etc.
- Getting Married – Whitening or complimentary appointment for new spouse
- Sponsor Teams and offer free mouthguards
- Join Smile Defenders
- Warm Neck Pillows
- Silver Tray with Mouth rinse, Chapstick, Hot Towel at end of appt
- Video Testimonials from team members to be used on social media
- Tidy office and reception area
- Take care of laundry
- Clean bathroom
- White Towel Service
- Review 500 Marketing Ideas Handout
FINANCIAL
- Complete PPO review
- M&A letter campaign
- Review 3 Key Financial Statements – P&L, Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows
- Customize patient portion calculator
- Call insurance on status of claims
- Call insurance for updated benefits
- Review Merchant relationship and complete Dental Card Services evaluation
- Audit patient accounts receivables, and collect outstanding balances
- Refresher training through vendors such a Care Credit and Transworld
- Educate patients on Dental Benefits pros and cons and in-office membership
PEOPLE
- DISC Assessments
- Complete assessment with HR for Health
- Office Manager – explore AADOM membership
- Attend Fortune Webinars and Training
- Refine Job Descriptions using 4 square exercise
- Schedule meeting with coach to discuss Platinum Circle and F50
- Plan Team Tribute days – birthday celebrations, quarterly outings, holiday celebrations
- Update Employee Manual
- Start an Office Protocol Handbook
- Performance Reviews and Appraisals
- Assign a book and share learnings
- Role play new patient phone calls and cancelation call protocols
- Create Transformational Vocabulary list (e.g. SRP= Perio Therapy,
Cancelation= Opportunity) - Commit to CANI and keep growing.