Solstice Provider Blog

Our days can sometimes move faster than we are able to keep up with. Between patients coming in, managing the schedule, ordering supplies and everything in between, it helps to have some resources you can rely on to stay on top of your game. You probably wear a lot of hats at your practice but cannot be expected to know everything. So, we have pooled together a selection of online resources that span the topics of practice management, dental insurance, patient education, dental technology, and health equity.

Topics: dental assistant basic knowledge, basic dentistry knowledge, dental resources, dental knowledge

It is vitally important to practice infection control in any dental office. Cross-contamination can occur between a variety of people and tools. Exposure to blood, as well as other bodily fluids and microorganisms within the mouth and respiratory tract can cause infections. This presents in both practitioners and patients, which makes infection control in dentistry essential.

Topics: infection control dentistry, dentist patient safety, dental infection, infection control

Inflation is challenging both dentists and patients, but presents new opportunities

 

Key takeaways:

• The cost of dental care for patients has risen, but only by 1.7 percent
• People are still spending on necessities
• Patients are missing dental visits - 48 percent with insurance and 65 percent without insurance
• Staffing and supply costs are rising

Topics: recession dental, inflation in dentistry, inflation dental, dental cost inflation, dental inflation, dental inflation rate, inflation and dentistry

Pave a path of success for your dental practice during uncertain economic times

As another recession looms over the U.S. economy, it is predicted that there will be a decline in patients going to the dental office. It is important to be prepared to navigate these uncertain times so that your practice can weather the storm and keep a steady flow of patients coming through the door.

Topics: recession dental, inflation in dentistry, inflation dental, dental cost inflation, Medicaid dental, inflation and dentistry, employee dental benefits, dental school debt

Key Takeaways:

• There are multiple ways to improve productivity in healthcare settings – find what you want to focus on
• Staff members can grow their skills and feel empowered

Topics: productivity metrics, productivity healthcare, productivity at work, productivity of work, productivity in healthcare, healthcare productivity, healthcare productivity metrics

The start of fall means one particularly important thing to kids and parents… it is a new school year! So now is the time to welcome them back to the dentist. You can send out back-to-school-themed email blasts or appointment reminders for child dental visits. 

Topics: back to school dental, child oral health, keep your patients coming back, back to school, back to school check up, back to school dental checkup, child dental visit, child dental, child dental checks up

                                     

Imagine you are a patient looking for dental care. Then imagine you are looking for a cosmetic dentist who can help with a cracked tooth or discoloration. The dentist will improve your quality of life. When you set out on your search, you will ask friends, search online and compare options.

Topics: grow dental practice, more patients to your dental office, cosmetic dentistry, cosmetic dentist procedures