Lois Banta

1. Design systems and protocols for a good foundation of production and collections.
2. Hire and train for positive attitude and acquire great teams with a dedication towards customer service and effective communication.
3. Hold a "morning huddle" every day to check in on the pulse of the practice and address day-to-day concerns before they become major issues.
4. Strategize each week by holding team meetings. Set a theme for each week of:
   • Cross training
   • Analyzing monthly numbers
   • Continuing Education
   • Role play - practice communication for patient questions.
5. Choreograph your schedule for optimal productivity.
6. Get the money off the books and into the bank quickly.
7. Utilize excellent customer service. Your patients' impressions of you begin on the phone.
8. Sharpen your clinical and practice management skills often by attending and participating in select continuing education.
9. Inspect what you expect.
10. Have more professional fun and find your "internal giggle".

Curve Dental is definitely a leader when it comes to the cloud. So we do get our share of darts and arrows from mean people who don't want to see us succeed. In response, I'm presenting the top ten silly things mean people say about the cloud.

The fifth one: Never Trust Sensitive Information to the Cloud

How silly! Most people consider their personal finances to be the most sensitive information they have. Yet millions of people use the cloud every day to bank online and shop online. So, there must be some degree of trust, right? I think we trust the cloud because the majority of us have never had reason not to.

Yes, we periodically hear in the news of sensitive information being compromised. According to an article authored by insure.com, only a very small percentage of compromised data cases stems from somebody hacking into the system. So hacking is not as big a deal as mean people would want you to think. It's interesting to note that of all the reported cases of HIPAA security rule violations the majority stem from theft of a doctor's computer.

And that brings me to my next point: Why are you so willing to trust your sensitive data to that server sitting in your broom closet? It's susceptible to theft, flood, fire, disgruntled employee, hardware failure, and the janitor who spills mop water on it. You can easily make the argument that your data on the cloud is safer than your data sitting on a server in your broom closet.

You can learn more about the security of the cloud by calling and chatting with one of our dental software consultants at 888-910-4376. Call today to learn more or visit our website.

A man went to his dentist because he feels something wrong in his mouth. The dentist examines him and says, "That new upper plate I put in for you six months ago is eroding. What have you been eating?" 

The man replies, "All I can think of is that about four months ago my wife made some asparagus and put some stuff on it that was delicious...Hollandaise sauce. I loved it so much I now put it on everything: Meat, toast, fish, vegetables--everything." 

"Well," says the dentist, "that's probably the problem. Hollandaise sauce is made with lots of lemon juice, which is highly corrosive. It's eaten away your upper plate. I'll make you a new plate, and this time use chrome." 

"Why chrome?" asks the patient. 

To which the dentist replies, "It's simple. Everyone knows that there's no plate like chrome for the Hollandaise!"

A toothpick is the object most often chocked on by Americans.