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5 Tips for Managing Your Budget During Build-out

By Maritza Duran | Startup Consultant & Research-Driven Advocate for Dentists When you’re modifying a building to make it fit for purpose, the construction process can get pretty daunting and stressful, especially if you’re not experienced in ...
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6 Goals for your Dental Practice in 2023

Now that we’re a month into the new year, it’s time to look at some of the goals you’ve set for 2023. While January always represents a new beginning, you can review and refresh goals ...
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Dental Service Organization (DSO) Trends in 2023

The dental sector remained one of the healthcare industry’s fastest-growing segments in 2022 and the American Dental Association predicts that trend will continue this year. While dental practice ownership has declined from nearly 85% in ...
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Thinking Ahead: A Proactive, Resilient Approach to Dental Practice Management in 2023

As 2023 begins, the dental industry faces some interesting challenges and trends. While people are visiting their dentists for preventive care, those visits haven’t returned to pre-2020 levels. Inflation is also affecting dental cost trends, ...
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Projected Dental Health Care & Insurance Costs for 2023

The average dental patient pays between $300 and $500 annually, if all they need is a checkup and cleaning. But other dental procedures, like deep cleanings, cavity fillings, root canals, crowns, and dental implants cost ...
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Trending in 2023: What’s New in the Dental Device Industry

Dentistry has come a long way from its humble beginnings over 13,000 years ago. Imagine your dentist using stone tools to repair your front teeth, filling the cavities with bitumen — a tar-like substance with antiseptic ...
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Feeling the Pinch of Inflation

The current annual inflation rate from August 2021 to August 2022 was 8.3% — a slight improvement over the previous 8.5% rate. And unlike other economic influences, inflation acts like a “tax” on consumers and businesses. What’s ...
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8 Tips to Recession-Proof Your Dental Practice

By Maritza Duran | Startup Consultant & Research-Driven Advocate for Dentists It’s all too easy for entrepreneurs to look at the headlines warning about the economy and predicting financial doom and gloom. But forewarned is forearmed — and ...
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Evaluating and Choosing the Right Insurance to Protect Your Dental Practice

By Maritza Duran | Startup Consultant & Research-Driven Advocate for Dentists When we think of insurance, what comes to mind? Car, health, homeowners, and life insurance, right? But once you start digging into the different levels and ...
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