We think we know about drugs and the people who use them. But there is so much we get wrong — and it could be harming our patients! To help you prevent harm and improve your prescribing practices, Kirk Behrendt brings back Tom Viola, “Mr. Pharmacology” and founder of Pharmacology Declassified, to share critical information about synthetic opioids and how it can affect your patients and practice. To expand your knowledge on this complex topic, listen to Episode 782 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

September 09, 2024

For a practice that seeks to grow or simply become more profitable, there’s a roadblock: understanding your expenses. This can be a tricky subject to navigate, but you can use this free tool to help navigate those waters. Knowing your overhead costs is critical to understanding the overhead gap and how

Christina Byrne

September 07, 2024

A new patient calls your office. They're PPO and ask the dreaded insurance questions. What do you say to bring them in? If you're feeling stuck, keep listening to this episode! Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Barrett Straub, ACT’s CEO, and Dr. Christopher Mazzola from the Pankey Institute to share the best strategies and verbal skills to attract PPO patients into your out-of-network office. To learn how to wow your patients and keep them long term, listen to Episode 781 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

September 06, 2024

Too many people have sleep apnea — and too many people go undiagnosed and untreated! There is a way to help these patients, and that is to include dental sleep medicine in your practice. To help you do it effectively, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Mark Murphy, executive director of the International Academy of Sleep, with advice for helping sleep-disordered patients while still being profitable. Now is the best time for DSM! To get started today, listen to Episode 780 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

September 04, 2024

Step Off the Beach and into the Sandbox Ideas are like grains of sand on the beach. They’re limitless! There are so many ideas to explore, it’s hard to keep up with them all. You’re the visionary of the dental practice, which means great ideas are always buzzing through your head.

Kirk Behrendt

September 02, 2024

You're always busy — yet you make no money! Being a referral-based, fee-for-service, and diagnostic practice is the way to fix it, and Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Jim McKee, founder of Chicago Study Club, to share how to successfully build this type of practice. Enjoy dentistry while still making money! To learn how, listen to Episode 779 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

September 02, 2024

You think you're billing your full fee — but you're not! So, to help you get the pay you deserve, Kirk Behrendt brings back Ariel Juday, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, to explain why billing your full fee is crucial, how to train your team members to do it, and ways to not be the limiting factor to collecting your full fee. Stop working one out of every three days for free! To start collecting your full fees today, listen to Episode 778 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

August 30, 2024

Objections are a normal part of your practice. They are also opportunities if you change your mindset! To help you reframe objections and see them as gifts, Kirk Behrendt brings back Miranda Beeson, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, with advice and strategies so you can overcome the most common objections you hear in your office. Help more of your patients stay in your chair! To learn how, and to hear more about Miranda’s dental administrator’s course, listen to Episode 777 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

August 28, 2024

“It’s Not Me, It’s You”: Break Up with Your Insurance! Are you in a toxic relationship with insurance? You’re not alone—every dentist is! Just like an ex-partner, insurance companies can feel very controlling. It’s all take and no give. And, when you think about it, there was no emotional connection to begin with.

Kirk Behrendt

August 26, 2024

To create the best experience for your patients, you need the best people on your team. To show what that looks like, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Charlie Ward and his amazing assistant, Ale Gonzalez, to share their tips for cultivating a great team relationship. You don't need 20 years to be aligned! To learn how to plan for success and grow as a team, listen to Episode 776 of The Best Practices Show!

ACT Dental Team

August 26, 2024