When I started my private practice in 1989, I followed some innovative, yet traditional ways to stay in touch with my patients.
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We sent out post card reminders that patients are due for their periodic examination and cleaning. We found that if the patient filled out their own address, in their own handwritting that the response to the reminder postcard went up dramatically — perhaps because when they received the card they recognized their own handwritting and accepted that as a sign they had committed to the recall (recare) appointment.
Related Posts - An Overview of Why I have A Website and How I Use It I am a Maxillofacial and General Prosthodontist who features a Dental Office dedicated to High Technology with a Warm, Gentle Touch. There are several reasons, I have decided to have a Website: There are many ways to reach out to your patients between visits (if you are not a......
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How to Write Killer Email Promos That Get Results! Have you ever been faced with the task of having to write an email promotion to your list, and then realized that you didn't know what to say or how to say it? Michael Rasmussen's new video course "Email Promos Exposed" promises to solve that problem for you by walking...... -
Been Too Busy to Blog -- New Tech is Time Consuming I've been very busy with Developing short video's for my Dental practice and posting them on YouTube and 20 other video hosting sites. I have begun to use Twitter to increase my web presence and my videographer, Brian O'Neill works on using Facebook and Craigslist, as well as a free...... - 10 Twitter Commandments My Twitter Friend Joel J Roberts shared these 10 Twitter Commandments on his blog: 1: Don't Spam -- be human, establish relationships before you sell something to your followers. 2: Don't be boring -- share your thoughts and emotions 3: Don't sound like you are high or drunk, & if...
- Step Three -- Create a site on Your Computer If you don't want to learn the programming languages of the internet (the simplest is HTML which stands for HyperText Markup Language -- the .htm or .html at the end of most web addresses) then you want to use an editor or program that handles the generation of the HTML code, based on......
- Why You Need to Set-up a 404 Error Page For All of Your Websites Have you ever visited a website, but typed in the wrong url after the domain name? What did you see? Chances are you saw a generic page that said something like, "The page cannot be displayed," or "Not Found," or "The requested URL was not found on this server." This......
- Getting Your Own Website is Easier than You Thought I am often asked by others who only use a Template Site from a Commercial Vendor that targets Dentists, why I spend the time to be my own webmaster. I think it is Because I Can Do It on My Own (it really is simple to do with a few......
- SmileReminder -- A Great Communications Tools for Dentists and Anyone with Scheduled Appointments SmileReminder is a great office to patient communication tool that love because it: Integrates with our Dental Office Software, Handles Appointment Reminders and Confirmations, Sends Birthday eMail Cards and Birthday Celebration text messages to their cell phones (at 2 PM on their birthdays), Sends Surveys about satisfaction with our patient......
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XSitePro web design software is a Home Run Hit with Me I've been using XSitePro II Software for a month, and it has performed very well with managing My Internet Marketing Website (www.InternetDentalEnterprises.com), My Wife's Real Estate Website (www.CarolynRosenberg.com) and My friend and Ophthalmologist Dr Noah Klein's Ophthalmology Website (www.DrNoahKlein.com) You can check them out and see all of the features......
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How to Pay Off Your Card Credit cards create for their users a cycle which is vicious: charging for items when you do not have the money, and then finding it very hard to make the payments due to high interest. The average, in the middle, debt that is held by an American is over eight...... - The Real Cost of Credit Cards I get bashed often about my attitude towards credit cards. Responsible users (those who never carry a balance) are very proud of the rewards and benefits they provide. Other personal finance bloggers devote substantial time writing about the various rewards cards available to us, hoping to garner some extra income......
- New Credit Card Rules and You A hot topic among personal finance writers and bloggers is how the new credit card rules will affect existing credit card owners. I have already received a notice from our credit card issuer (yes - we have one). Mr. ToughMoneyLove scanned the document to make sure that it did not......
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How to Avoid the Three Worst Financial Traps No matter how wealthy or poor you are, there are financial traps that are waiting to disrupt your lives. Many people end up finding out too late that they are in the depths of one and it is nearly impossible to get out. However, there are specific steps that you...... -
Friendly's Givaway!!! I am here to tell you that dreams do come true folks! The kind people at Friendlys have given me a $10 gift card to go to their restaurant and try one of their $9.99 create your own Friendly's meal! It was amazing. I got to eat Friendly's for FREE! They have great...... -
Common Mistakes Made With Credit Cards There are many credit card mistakes that people can make that lower their credit score and reduce their ability to obtain credit. Many of these common mistakes are things that most people do not think of as affecting their credit score. The truth is that there are many things that...... - Store Credit Cards Spark Celebration Last weekend my wife and I took the kids to a local department store for a little back-to-school shopping a couple months early. I recently cashed in some very old credit card rewards from a card we paid off recently in exchange for a gift card to a well-known department......
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Love Them or Hate Them, Make the Most of Gift Cards this Holiday Season Today's guest post comes from PT, who writes at Prime Time Money: a site dedicated to helping you save more money, get out of debt, and live a more frugal life. Be sure to check out the rap video PT made about saving money for his first baby, due in...... -
Credit Card Interest: The Terminator Photo by southtyrolean "Listen, and understand. That terminator is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead." - Kyle Reese, from The Terminator Just replace "terminator"......
