November 23, 2015 Paying for dental services with a credit card is a seamless process for most consumers. But few know how much it costs to process that transaction and how that could affect your business. If you’re looking to lower your credit card processing costs, this list of six rules will help you do just that.
Ladies in the Loupe Holiday Party 2015
November 4, 2015 Attention Women Dentists! Don’t miss this annual networking and festive holiday party! RSVP to Jeanne Nicoulin at 303-996-2842 or jeanne@cdaonline.org.
Scary Good Web Design Tips
October 26, 2015 Beware, dear reader, and steel your nerves before continuing further in this article. The stories contained herein are the unfortunate tales of dentists and patients attempting to connect with each other through mismanaged and long-neglected practice websites. Let this be a cautionary tale, and take heed, lest a similar gruesome fate befall your own practice.
Introduction of a Novel School-based, Business Driven Dental Program to Alleviate Pain and Unmet Dental Needs for Underserved Children
By Marisa Moret, Samuel Lynass and Greg Evans, D.D.S. From the Fall 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Nationally, 14% of our 6-12-year-old children are likely to have suffered from a toothache in the last six months. Preventive measures such as dental sealants only reach a fraction of children, while the lifetime cost of a decayed permanent molar ranges …
Are You Using Your Personal Email to Send Patient Records? You’re Breaking the Law
By Robert McDermott From the Fall 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Electronic messaging is quickly becoming the standard for transmitting electronic patient health information (EPHI). But in a digital era when technology is ever-evolving, are you and your staff doing everything you can to legally comply with Health Information Portability and Accounting Act (HIPAA) laws? If you’re not, …
Tapping into Colorado’s Latest News on Fluoride
From the Fall 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Community water fluoridation has continued as a hot topic across Colorado this past summer. From Denver to Snowmass and Montrose to Hayden, fluoridated drinking water was debated and reviewed by cities and water providers—and proponents worked to make their case that community water fluoridation is one of our state’s top …
New Chips on Credit Cards and Your Practice
By Jennifer Nieto From the Fall 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association To panic or not to panic? That is the question. You may have heard that credit cards should contain an encrypted chip in addition to a magnetic swipe stripe by October 2015. If your office doesn’t have a terminal with this enhancement yet, there is no need …
Avoiding Pitfalls in Your Next Office Lease Negotiation
By Stephen Strecker and Ryan Nolan From the Fall 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association Most dental practices in Colorado lease their office space. The location and impression that their office makes on patients is a huge determining factor in patient referrals and return visits, especially in a competitive marketplace. Additionally, the cost of rent is typically a practice’s …
A Colorado Story
By James H. Pearce, Jr., D.D.S. From the Fall 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association The year was 1901 when a young dentist from Massachusetts, with a recent diploma in hand, arrived in Colorado Springs to begin his career in dentistry. His name was Dr. Frederick S. McKay and he would become one of the most celebrated and honored …
I Am One in Four
From the Fall 2015 Journal of the Colorado Dental Association I am tired—lethally fatigued. I can’t breathe. I have no memory of what it feels like to wake rested. I am acutely aware of my constant headaches, frequent stomach irregularity, chronic neck pain, and lack of energy but the worst of it, and my most prominent symptom, is my mind …
