InPractice: The Goetze Dental Blog

Gross Production vs. Net Production: What’s the Difference?

Posted by Rusty Bradbury on May 30, 2019 1:21:00 PM

Every doctor wants their practice to be financially successful, but striking a balance between providing excellent patient care and maximizing the profit of the business is not always easy to navigate.  For some dentists, being the CEO doesn’t come naturally and, as a result, they tend to focus more on the delivery of patient care. Having a busy office and full chairs often becomes the yardstick for measuring a practice’s business performance and they may not routinely look at numbers behind the numbers or for opportunities to improve.

 

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Topics: financing, Dental Practice Management Software, Finance, Dental Practice Accounting

Practice Profitability Factors: The Fundamentals of Dental Practice Success

Posted by Rusty Bradbury on May 14, 2019 11:08:00 AM

Nothing is more fundamental to a business than finances and accounting. Unfortunately, private dental practices sometimes overlook these tasks for more urgent matters, like taking care of patients. After all, serving patients is the reason you are in business in the first place.

The truth is that every practice can benefit from better control over their books, but better accounting does not have to be complicated. For many dentists, profitability can be improved by simply getting paid for the work they have already done.

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Topics: Dental Practice Management Software, Finance, Dental Practice Accounting

Patients Have No Patience. But, we have a solution for that. [VIDEO!]

Posted by Rob Hays - Regional Sales Developer on May 6, 2019 12:03:52 PM
 
What has a 20% return on investment and is 95% automated? And also helps your patients move forward with the treatment they need?
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Topics: Patient Care, Marketing, Email Marketing, Patient Communications, Patient Retention

Financing Your Dental Office Design Project

Posted by Inga Paul on Oct 1, 2018 9:44:00 AM

In our last blog post, we discussed how equipment specialists play an important role in the dental office design project. However, their expertise is not just limited to equipment. Equipment specialists like Bart Miller lend a hand in nearly every aspect of the planning process.

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Topics: Dental Office Design, financing

Dental Office Design: Choosing Equipment

Posted by Inga Paul on Sep 21, 2018 9:37:00 AM

You may have already read up on our previous blog posts where we explored everything from building your brand to creating your dental office floor plan. Now it’s time to dive into the real star of the show: Equipment!

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Topics: Dental Office Design, dental office equipment, dental equipment

Dental Office Floor Plans

Posted by Inga Paul on Sep 18, 2018 9:22:00 AM

The dental office floor plan is one of the most entangled parts of a dental office design project. It impacts every other aspect of the project– aesthetics, equipment, location, budget– but is also determined by these aspects. This relationship results in a circular planning process that can be difficult to navigate.

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Topics: Dental Office Design, dental office floor plans

20 Office Design Ideas for the Modern Dental Practice

Posted by Inga Paul on Sep 17, 2018 8:04:00 AM

Designing a brand new dental office is a dream for many dentists, but it’s not just about aesthetics. Whether you’re a new doctor or have been practicing for decades, a new office can be a great business decision.

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Topics: Dental Office Design

9 Tips for Designing Your New Dental Office

Posted by Inga Paul on Sep 12, 2018 7:54:00 AM

Planning and designing a new dental office is incredibly exciting for a private practice. It is something only experienced once or twice in a career. You want to make sure everything goes right, and the best way is to lean on professionals who have done it before.

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Topics: Dental Office Design

Planning Your Dental Office Design Project

Posted by Inga Paul on Sep 7, 2018 7:42:00 AM

In 2013, Dr. Chris Hickerson located the perfect space for his new practice in his hometown of Derby, Kansas. He needed a partner to help with the buildout, and a conversation with an old classmate led him to Goetze Dental.

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Topics: Dental Office Design

Principles of Dental Office Design

Posted by Inga Paul on Sep 3, 2018 7:15:00 AM

Dr. Brandon Patten and his team were tired of working in the dark. His practice– Ames Family Dental in Ames, Iowa– had been located in a basement for 43 years and had zero natural light. When Patten was offered an opportunity to buy land, he acted fast. The next step was to find a partner to help him build and design the new office.

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Topics: Dental Office Design