IDS Weekly Tip: Present the Case at the First Visit

Question for you. When’s the best time to present the treatment plan? I know that some of you gather the data, see the patient for a second visit, and then present the treatment plan. You want the opportunity of discussing it with the referring dentist first, or want...

IDS Weekly Tip: Elevate Your Responsibility

You have listened a bit to what we said last month in our position paper,  but let’s take that position paper a little bit farther. The position paper essentially says that we are periodontists and we can and should elevate our responsibility for the patient, elevate...

More on the Implant Warranty

The implant warranty program can be very successful. However we need to consider the three viewpoints of the three different people involved.   You may desire to give reassurance to the patient that the implant decision is the correct one and are willing to share...

IDS Weekly Tip: Block Scheduling

Your appointment book is your biggest ally or it can be your biggest source of failure. Failure to schedule appointments correctly can mean a great loss of income to you. We do block scheduling in our office so that we know that each week how much production we can...