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🌟🔄 Welcome back to Tuesday Tips with MODPractice! This week's focus: The HANDOFF 🏃♂️🤝 Imagine your dental team as an elite 400m relay team at the Olympics. Each member is exceptional, but the game-changer? The handoff. A smooth transition can mean the difference between gold and silver, just like we recently saw at the Track and Field World Championships where a fumbled handoff cost Team USA dearly. 🦷 How does this relate to dentistry? A world-class front office team and an equally skilled back office team are great, but without effective systems - or "Relays" - in place, the practice won’t function seamlessly as a team. 🔑 Solution: Implement a robust Handoff process in your patient flow. Here’s how best practices look: 🔄 FRONT DESK HANDOFF: [Assistant escorts patient to the front desk] Assistant to FD: "Ms. Smith had a great appointment. We've scheduled her next cleaning in 6 months." Assistant provides a routing slip with completed treatment details (or this info is entered directly in the operatory). 🔄 HYGIENIST TO DOCTOR HANDOFF: [Doctor enters the operatory] Hygienist to Doctor: "Ms. Smith's overall homecare is good. We've discussed flossing techniques and identified a sensitive area on tooth #30. There's also a potential fracture on #14." Your handoff process should be tailored to your practice but must include clear communication between the back and front office about completed treatments and future appointments. A well-executed handoff ensures nothing falls through the cracks, leading to a more organized and patient-centric experience. #TuesdayTips #DentalHandoff #TeamworkInDentistry #MODPracticeInsights #PatientFlowManagement

Keep your dental office at the top of its game with GoTu's innovative features! 🦷 From 'favorites' for easy shift filling to streamlined multi-day bookings, GoTu is here to solve the staffing puzzle. Dive into our blog to discover how these features can elevate your practice.💡 #joingotu #gotucrew #gotuwork #gotuapp #dentalstaffing #dentalpractice

About last night… Celebrating the Unsung Heroes Behind the Scenes! To our dental equipment repair technicians out there—this one’s for you! You’ve worked all year. Grinding it out day after day. Whether it was a good day or a tough one.. You always showed up with the same determination… ..to make sure practices run smoothly and patients get the care they need. From fixing those last-minute breakdowns To tackling the unexpected You’ve been the reliable problem solvers who keep dental practices moving forward. Through every challenge You’ve found a way to make it happen Always putting customers first. 👏 Tonight, we celebrate YOU— Your dedication Your grit Your commitment to excellence. 🏆 You’re not just fixing equipment— Your building trust and helping practices thrive. Here’s to many more successful years ahead Solving problems Saving the day Making a difference! UptimeHealth Dental Fix Rx - An UptimeHealth Company #DentalTechs #BehindTheScenesHeroes #AlwaysOnCall #CustomerFirst #GrindingAllYear

The Kentucky Derby comes around once a year—but, on any given day, your practice can channel an anxious energy that rivals Churchill Downs. When you’re off to the races with a full schedule ahead of you, make sure you’re setting yourself up for success.  Running your best race means keeping the triple crown of dentistry top-of-mind: Right Patient: From first-time patients to smiles you have a strong rapport with, get to know who’s on your schedule before the gate opens. You’ll feel more confident walking into the room when you know who’s waiting for you.  Right Procedure: Schedule appointments for procedures you excel at and genuinely enjoy. Likewise, block out dedicated slots for complex procedures, leaving ample time for simpler ones. This ensures a smooth flow that’ll keep you relaxed. Right Time of Day: When are you at your peak performance? Are you a morning maestro or an afternoon ace? Schedule demanding procedures for your focus zone, leaving routine checkups for times that might be slightly less intense. By being cognizant of your schedule, you can craft a winning experience for yourself, your team, and your patients. Remember, a good schedule is predictable, profitable, and productive—it feels like a victory lap, not a frantic scramble. #BetterPracticeBetterLife #TripleCrownDentistry #WinningSchedule #PeakPerformanceDentist

Discover top GoTu features for dental offices! Favorites, referrals, multi-day booking, and in-app communication. Enhance your practice today! #GoTuWork #DentalOffice #PracticeManagement #DentalProfessionals #Efficiency

As Dr. Angela Toy learned after her practice build-out, room orientation matters! She chose identical operatory layouts to make it easy for her dental assistants to do any procedure in any room but admits, “I didn't apply the same logic to our hygiene rooms.” There, mirrored setups created an unexpected challenge: Her mostly right-handed hygiene staff preferred to work only in the right-sided room. Dr. Toy’s advice? Take time to consider the needs of every room, factoring in space constraints, strategic setups for efficient workflow—and even staff preferences. Planning smart from the start can help you avoid costly, difficult-to-make changes later. #Adec #AdecDental #DentalEquipment #DentalOffice #DentalPractice

We’re partnering with Heartland Dental to meet significant demand for dental hygienists and dental assistants. Recently, Concorde’s President Kevin Prehn, and Heartland CFO Travis Franklin, spoke with the Becker's Healthcare Dental + DSO Review Podcast. They shared innovative ways that Concorde and Heartland are working together to meet the need for skilled employees in dental care.   Listen to the episode below!   #Dental #Healthcare #Employers #HealthcareWorkforce

How hard is it to break the one-mile record? ➡️ If someone out there is already doing what you aspire to do, and they're doing it the way you envision, then guess what? You can do it too. Even if there's only one person who has achieved it, you can be the second. ➡️ Take Roger Bannister, for instance. He shattered the myth that no one could run a mile in under four minutes. He broke that long-standing record, and right after, others followed suit. It wasn't just a one-time miracle; it became a standard. ➡️ Dr. Alfred G. Fones (1869–1938) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, is credited with training the first dental hygienist in 1905 — his office assistant, Mrs. Irene Newman — to examine and polish teeth for the children in his practice. In 1913 Dr. Fones opened the Fones Clinic for Dental Hygienists — in his garage. Twenty-seven women graduated that first year. Most worked for the Bridgeport school system with startling results. The caries rate for children participating in the dental hygienists’ program was reduced by 75%. Since then, having a dental hygienist in the dental practice is standard. ✅ Most people see someone achieve greatness and think, "Well, they can do it, but I can't." Flip that mindset. See that success and think, "If they can do it, so can I." It's all about perspective and self-belief. You control your narrative. #DentalPractice  #DentalWellness  #DentistryLife  #dentistlife  #dentalpracticemanagement  #dentalpracticesolutions