September 21, 2023 by bettyhayden

Dental Practice Management, Leadership, and Team Building Tips and Ideas for October 2023

Hello Friends,

What do you have planned to help make this your best fourth quarter ever?

If you’re looking for some ideas, you’ll find here some office management, team building, and leadership tips and reminders to help make October a lovely month for you and your team.

Team Building and Appreciation Ideas

October is Pizza Month – Bring in pizza for lunch one day this month for the team.

National Chocolate Day: 28 – How about bringing the team a sweet chocolatey treat today? (Dark chocolate does contain some dental health benefits. Win-Win

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Leadership Tip

You Matter to Me Day: October 7th. – No employee will ever complain about being over-recognized and appreciated. Let your employees know just how much they matter to you. Employee appreciation is directly linked with job satisfaction, productivity, happiness at work, and overall team morale. Make sure they feel appreciated and valued!

Boss’s Day: October 16^th – Plan now to make this a special day for your boss(es).

Practice Management Reminders...

Get Proactive – Look ahead at the doctor & hygiene schedules for the rest of the year. Plan now for how you’ll reach/exceed your scheduling, production, and collection goals for the final quarter. Have you reserved some time at the end of the year to accommodate emergencies, lab case treatment, and those patients who wait until the last minute to use their insurance benefits? Remember, you get to control the schedule. Stressful & chaotic? Or Productive and smooth? Your choice 🙂

Insurance Renewal Letters – Send out your Insurance and HSA/FSA “Use it or Lose it” reminder texts, emails, and letters. Make calls to patients with unscheduled treatment plans and/or due in hygiene. Have you gotten started on this?

Practice Owners – If you would like to grow and improve your dental practice and have wondered what it might be like to work with me and what coaching is all about or would like to discover areas of opportunity for your practice … please feel free to reach out to me to schedule a complimentary, no-obligation coaching call at bhaydenconsulting@gmail.com. (Plan now to smile more in 2024)

I hope these ideas and strategies when implemented will allow you to end the year strong.

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Yours for Greater Success,

~Betty – Dental Coach

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September 19, 2023 by bettyhayden

October 2023 National Orthodontic Health Month Tips and Ideas

Hello Friends,

October is National Orthodontic Health Month – Here are a few tips and ideas to help you and your team celebrate National Orthodontic Health Month…

Employee Appreciation – Celebrate your orthodontists and orthodontic dental assistants all month long!

National Coffee Day: 29^th – Starbucks or Coffee Gift Cards or Bring in a special coffee/tea drink for the team.

Practice Growth & Marketing Ideas ~

Theme: Orthodontic Health Month! Healthy & Beautiful Smiles!

Benefits of Orthodontic Treatment – Well-aligned teeth help to prevent conditions like tooth loss, decay, gum disease, and even jaw issues. Orthodontists create healthy, beautiful smiles!
Dental Hygiene with Braces – Share posts, pictures, and videos on your social media platforms and your Google My Business listing all about how to care for your teeth with braces, how to care for your clear aligners, and how to care for your retainers. (October is also National Dental Hygiene Month -see more ideas for that HERE)

Brace-Friendly Candy – Share on your social media platforms what candy to avoid and what snacks/treats are brace-friendly.

Reviews / Testimonials – Encourage patients to leave a review/testimonial on Google, Facebook, etc.
Clear Aligners – Use this as an opportunity to promote clear aligners. This time of year people want to get their smiles camera-ready for their end-of-year parties.
Before & Afters – All month-long feature before and after ortho photos on your social media pages.
Q & A Video Sessions– Use your social media platforms to post short videos of the doctors and/or team members answering frequently asked questions.
Special Pricing – During the month of October offer special pricing or some kind of BOGO offer that will encourage them to tell their friends about you.

World Smile Day: October 6th – Invite your patients to share pictures of themselves, their family, and/or their pets smiling on your Facebook page to be entered into a drawing to win a prize. Goal: fill FB & IG newsfeeds with happy smiles!

Community Involvement ~

Candy Buy Back

Ideas:

Collect candy in the office. Open to the Public

Or you can do this,

Team up with a local school or schools and set up collection bins in each classroom where the kids can bring in their candy and the classroom with the most candy wins a gift card or get a local pizzeria to donate pizza for a classroom pizza party for the winning classroom.

Gift Ideas for Referring Dentists and their Teams ~

October is Apple Month – Deliver some apple treats to the offices. Such as:

Basket Of Apples w/ Caramel Sauce
Apple Cider & Donuts
Apple Pie

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Practice Management Ideas ~

Unscheduled Treatment Reminders – Reach out to everyone who came in for a consultation but has yet to schedule to get started on their orthodontic treatment. Stay in touch with them via telephone, email, text, and your social media platforms.

FSA/HSA Reminders – Share reminders on your website and social media pages that orthodontic treatment is an allowable expense for FSA (Flexible Spending Account) and HSA (Health Savings Account) accounts. Don’t let it go to waste by not using it before the year ends. Use it or Lose it.

Doctors, if you would like to grow and improve your orthodontic practice and have wondered what it might be like to work with me and what coaching is all about… please feel free to reach out to me to schedule a complimentary, no-obligation coaching call at bhaydenconsulting@gmail.com.

Wishing you all a productive, happy, and healthy month of October

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Yours for Greater Success,

~Betty (Dental Coach)

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September 14, 2023 by bettyhayden

October 2023 National Dental Hygiene Month Tips and Ideas

Hello Friends,

October is National Dental Hygiene Month – This is the time of the year when we celebrate the work our awesome dental hygienists do (which is way more than just “clean teeth”), and we help raise awareness of the importance of good oral health.

Here are some tips and ideas to help you get the celebration started…

Hygienist Appreciation Spotlight

During the month of October introduce your hygienist(s) on your social media platforms. Share a photo and some fun facts.

Celebrate your amazing hygienists all month long (they deserve it!).

Special Shout Out – Ask your patients’ to leave a review/recommendation for their favorite hygienist on Google or Facebook.

Set your Hygienists Up for Success – Make sure that your hygienist(s) have the supplies, instruments, tools, equipment, technology, and systems they need to properly care for their patients.

The Daily 4 – Talk to your patients about the importance of practicing The Daily 4

Four steps that lead to a healthy smile:

Brush: Using a soft toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste – Brush your teeth for two minutes at least twice a day.
Floss: Floss between your teeth once a day to remove plaque that brushing your teeth fails to remove.
Rinse: Rinsing with an antimicrobial mouthwash helps to reach the bacteria that brushing, and flossing cannot.
Chew: Chewing sugar-free gum after a meal will help produce saliva, which fights cavities, neutralizes plaque, strengthens enamel, and cleans food debris from teeth.

Social Media Post Content Ideas to Boost Patient & Community Engagement During October

All month-long share posts and/or short videos on your social media platforms regarding the importance of regular preventive dental wellness visits.

Video Topic Ideas:

Proper Brushing Techniques
Electric or Manual Toothbrush – Which one is best
How to Floss
Benefits of Sealants
How to choose toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.
Good Snacks Bad Snacks
How Fluoride treatments benefit children and adults!
What to do about bad breath

Dental Hygiene Photo Slideshow – Create a photo slideshow of your hygienists and/or team practicing what they preach when it comes to caring for their smiles… for example, brushing their teeth(manual and electric toothbrush, how much toothpaste, etc.), flossing (using floss, water flosser, or floss pick), rinsing w/mouthwash, etc. Have fun with the photos. Share the photo slideshow on your Facebook, Instagram, and Google My Business platforms.

World Smile Day: 6th – Invite your patients to share pictures of themselves, their family, and/or their pets smiling on your Facebook page to be entered into a drawing to win a prize. Goal: fill FB & IG newsfeeds with happy smiles!

Photo Backdrop & Smiley Props – Set up a photo area for your team and patients to take pictures to celebrate World Smile Day. Share to Google My Business, Facebook, and Instagram

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Child-friendly offices –

Kids’ Goal Setting Week: 1st – 7th – Share ideas for dental hygiene goals for children. For example, for your young patients, design a hand-out that includes a toothbrushing chart to track their daily brushing progress. You could even have a fun gift that they can enter to win by turning in their completed brushing chart to the office at the end of the month.

Hygiene Department Management Tip

Hygiene Re-Appointments – The best way to keep your patients active is to be sure to reappoint them for their next hygiene continuing care visit when they are there at the office and still in the treatment room.

Also, help more of your patients say yes to your treatment recommendations and have them reserve their appointment at the time treatment is diagnosed and presented to them.

This is important if you want to reduce patient attrition and reduce the amount of money and time spent trying to reach these patients later on down the road.

Wishing you all a wonderful dental hygiene month!

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Yours for Greater Success,

~Betty (Dental Coach)

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September 6, 2023 by bettyhayden

Dental Office Ideas to Celebrate Football Season

Hello Friends,

Football season is upon us – whether or not you’re a fan of football, celebrating football season with your office employees, patients, and the community is a great way to have more fun and exceed expectations.

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Here are a few ideas for you…

Special football-themed day(s) in the office:

Wear your favorite football team gear.
Encourage your patients to dress up too.
Decorate the office.
Take lots of pictures to share on your social media pages.
Set up a photo booth area with fun football-related props.
Serve football & tailgate foods & bottled water.
Hand out some patient appreciation gifts such as imprinted lip balm, and football-shaped/decorated treats, For more ideas check out my Pinterest board HERE.
Consider inviting local businesses & referring offices to celebrate with you.

More ideas to celebrate football season:

Special Offers on Sport Mouthguards

Post sports-related dental health tips on your social media pages.

Cheer on your local football teams via your social media platforms.

Taking it waaaayy back with an oldie-but-goodie photo of my family cheering on the Detroit Lions! Haha (My husband has high hopes for the Lions this year!)

Sponsor a local football team.
Have a Raffle to win football game tickets or a football-themed gift basket to encourage Facebook Likes, Check-ins, Referrals, and Reviews on Google, and Facebook
Deliver football-themed snacks and gifts to local businesses and specialists.

Hope you enjoyed these ideas.

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