How to calm dental injection anxiety
Injections cause patients anxiety - so what can dentists do to ease it? And check out the organization providing free dental care to veterans. Welcome to this edition of Dental Bite.
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đź’ Is it time to update your collections process?
đź’ Strengthening your team's camaraderie
đź’ The personality types of dental students
đź’ An upcoming dental conference worth attending
- Katie Parsons, Editor
Easing patient anxiety over anesthetic injections
Delivering anesthetic injections is a thorn in patients' sides - and dentists' too. Gordon J Christensen, DDS, PhD, MSD states, “numerous practice management authorities state that one of the most important reasons patients like a dentist is the dentist’s known ability to consistently deliver painless injections”. He shares his own techniques in delivering painless injections as well as additional concepts and devices to aid in this very important task. (Dental Economics)
Drop the clinical demeanor for true practice growth
For the first 15 years of her career, Maggie Augustyn, DDS, FAAIP, FICOI adhered to a clinical approach to her work and patients. After some mental health struggles, and battling cancer, she softened and humanized her interactions. She shares how her personal health issues inspired her to keep growing her practice and rely on her staff and community. (Dentaltown)
Voices from the Industry-
Retain staff through true employee connections
Research has shown that it isn’t increasing wages that has a long term impact on employee retention but that “feeling appreciated at work” is the number one factor with job satisfaction. Author Paul White discusses how to help your dental staff thrive together in the workplace and connect through authentic appreciation for one another. (Dentistry iQ)
Updating the collections process for your practice
Collecting on outstanding debt can add up to substantial profit and is critical to your practice's bottom line. Even a 1% loss through non payment can be impactful. Roger P. Levin, DDS, and practice management consultant shares insight into the complex collections landscape and provides advice on collecting from insured and non-insured patients. (Dentistry Today)
Small Bites
đź’ The most-common personality types of dental students
đź’ AI that annotates dental X-rays receives FDA clearance
đź’ Social media's dangerous trend: DIY braces
đź’ The oral bacteria exacerbating rheumatoid arthritis
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