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Dental Membership Plan: Scaling to $1 Million+ in ARR with BoomCloud™
Running a dental practice without a membership plan is like driving a car with square wheels. Sure, you’ll get there eventually, but it’ll be a bumpy ride. Membership plans are the future—they create predictable revenue, build patient loyalty, and offer patients a better alternative to traditional insurance. Don’t...
Dental Clinic Marketing Goals: Scale a Membership Program to 365 Members in 12 Months
You think you know what works in dental clinic marketing—a splashy ad, a catchy jingle, maybe even some TikTok dances (Yes, I am being sarcastic). But what if I told you the real secret to growing your practice is about relationships, trust, and… a membership program? Yeah, you heard me. Memberships. Take it from...
Dental Case Acceptance: How Patient Membership Plans Crush PPOs and Cash Patients in Saying YES!
Alright, dental pros, let’s get real & discuss my favorite topic - Dental Case Acceptance. One of the biggest frustrations in your practice is hearing that dreaded “No” when you present a treatment plan. Or worse, the soul-crushing silence when a patient says they’ll “think about it” but you know they’re ghosting...
Dental Practice Valuation Companies: What They Don’t Tell You About Maximizing Your Practice’s Worth (and Why Membership is Your Secret Weapon)
Dental Practice Valuation Companies—Friend, Foe, or Your Next Big Payday? So you’re Googling “dental practice valuation companies” and wondering: Is my practice really worth what they say? Am I leaving money on the table? What’s the “secret sauce” for getting a jaw-dropping valuation (not just a shrug and a...
Dental Insurance Denied Crown: Why It Happens—And How to Beat the System (While Doubling Your Practice Profits)
“Dental Insurance Denied Crown”—Why Is This Still a Thing?! If you had a dollar for every time you saw “dental insurance denied crown” stamped on an EOB, you could probably retire early—or at least pay for a much-needed vacation. Here’s the deal:Insurance companies are absolute pros at saying “NO”—especially when it...
Dental Insurance Claim Form: How to Escape Paperwork Hell, Maximize Profits & Make Patients Happy (Even If You Hate Insurance)
Dental Insurance Claim Form—The Most Feared Paper in Dentistry Let’s get one thing straight:Nobody became a dentist to fill out dental insurance claim forms.It’s the stuff of nightmares: boxes to check, codes to memorize, a single typo away from weeks of payment delays or (worse) a straight-up denial. And every...
Dental Insurance Claims: The Ultimate Guide to Beating Denials, Growing Loyalty, and Winning the Dental Money Game (With BoomCloud™)
Dental Insurance Claims—The #1 Thing Standing Between You and a Profitable, Low-Stress Practice If you’re tired of the phrase “Your claim is under review,” you’re not alone.Dental insurance claims are the single biggest source of stress for practices—next to “that one patient” who thinks a cleaning should cost $5 and...
Dental Insurance Adjustments: How to Stop Losing Money, Start Earning More, and Make Your Practice Insurance-Proof (With BoomCloud™)
Dental Insurance Adjustments—The Silent Revenue Killer in Your Practice Let’s get real: If you’re running a dental practice, dental insurance adjustments are like slow leaks in your financial engine.You’re hustling, seeing more patients, cranking out treatment plans, and at the end of the month—BAM!You look at the...
Dental Front Office for Dummies: How to Run the Show, Get Paid, and Make Patients Love You (Without Losing Your Mind)
Dental Front Office for Dummies—Because No One Warned You About This Part of Dentistry! Let’s be honest:If you think dental school was tough, try surviving a week at the front desk when the phone is ringing, a patient is demanding “just a cleaning,” and insurance is threatening to eat your soul. That’s why “Dental...
Dental Collection Letter Templates: Get Paid Faster (and Make Collections a Thing of the Past) With Membership Magic
Dental Collection Letter Templates Aren’t Sexy—But Getting Paid Is! Let’s face it: dental collection letter templates are about as fun as a root canal with no numbing.Nobody goes to dental school dreaming of sending out “pay us or else” notices.But if you run a practice, chasing overdue payments comes with the...
Dental Claim Form: How to Escape the Paperwork Trap, Boost Loyalty, and 4X Your Profits (Even If You Hate Insurance)
The Dental Claim Form—Necessary Evil or Practice Killer? You know what’s almost as painful as biting into ice cream with a cracked molar?Filling out a dental claim form.It’s the universal groan across dental offices: the codes, the boxes, the endless chance for a denial with one wrong digit. Every minute spent...
Dental Claim Denial: The #1 Practice Killer (And How to Crush It With Memberships & MRR)
Sick of Dental Claim Denials? There’s a Better Way. Let’s get real: dental claim denial is the arch-nemesis of every ambitious dental practice.You know the drill (pun intended):Your team spends hours on insurance paperwork, only to get a cryptic denial that makes less sense than your uncle’s conspiracy theories. You...
Dental Case Acceptance Tips: The Fun, Irreverent, Data-Backed Way to Double Your YES Rate (And Make Patients Love You)
Ever Feel Like You’re Selling Root Canals to a Bunch of Skeptics? Let’s Fix That. Let’s be real—dental case acceptance tips are everywhere, but most of them sound like this: “Smile more. Use a mirror. Build trust. Blah blah blah.” But what if you could actually make case acceptance EASY, fun, and even......
Maxillary Partial Denture: The Rebel’s Guide to Smiles, Retention & Recurring Revenue
Maxillary partial dentures. Yeah, not the sexiest phrase in dentistry, right? But here’s the thing: for millions of Americans, it’s the difference between eating a steak, smiling in selfies, and living a confident life. So why is your lab guy yawning, your patients confused, and your team acting like it’s “just...
When To Bring On An Associate Dentist: The No-Fluff, Data-Driven Guide For Growth-Hungry Practices
You’re hustling, your ops schedule is slammed, you’re booked out for weeks, and you’re doing more hygiene checks than a squirrel on Red Bull. The phones ring. Patients want in—but you can’t clone yourself (yet). It hits you:“Should I hire an associate dentist?” If that question is haunting you while you brush your...
What Makes a Good Dental Practice? (Hint: It’s Not Just the Smiles)
Ever wondered why some dental practices have a packed schedule, five-star reviews out the wazoo, and happy, loyal patients for years – while others struggle to keep the chairs warm? It’s NOT just about being “nice” or having fancy equipment. No, no, no. There’s a secret sauce, and today, we’re exposing it – data,...
Dental Business Management Courses: How Membership Plans Are Secretly the Best Thing Since Nitrous Oxide (And How BoomCloud™ Is Leading the Charge)
What If Dental Business Management Courses Actually Taught You the Secret to Building a Wildly Profitable Practice? You ever notice how most dental business management courses are about as exciting as a molar extraction with no anesthetic? They drone on about spreadsheets, compliance, and “best practices,” but let’s...
Filing Dental Insurance Claims is Killing Your Profit — Here’s the Fix They Don’t Teach in Dental School
Tired of Chasing Insurance Like It's Your Second Job? You didn’t go to dental school to become a paper-pushing reimbursement robot, did you? Yet here you are… Chasing unpaid claims like a debt collector ️♂️ Spending hours on the phone with insurance reps who put you on hold with Kenny G hold music Waiting 30, 60,...
What is Concierge Dentistry? (And Why It’s the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Your Smile…and Your Revenue)
What if going to the dentist felt more like checking into a luxury hotel than visiting a root canal factory? No waiting rooms packed with coughing strangers. No rushed 5-minute exams. No “Sorry, your insurance doesn’t cover that.”Welcome to the world of concierge dentistry, where VIP treatment isn’t an upgrade—it’s...
What Does a Dental Office Manager Do? (And Why They’re The Secret Weapon for 2X-4X Practice Growth)
Think a dental office manager just shuffles papers and answers phones?Let’s destroy that myth. Dental office managers are the growth hackers of modern dental practices. If you want to scale, create recurring revenue, and get patients to say “yes” to the treatment they NEED (not just what insurance covers), your...
Fall Dental Marketing Ideas That Don’t Suck
Pumpkin Spice Isn’t a Marketing Strategy — But THIS Is Let’s talk about the annual fall madness. Pumpkin spice is back. Your patients are stress-baking with caramel and cinnamon. The year is almost over. And your schedule looks like a pumpkin patch after a toddler birthday party: chaotic and full of holes. If you’re...
External Marketing in Dentistry Is Broken — Here’s How to Fix It (and Actually Get Paid)
External Marketing in Dentistry Is a Waste of Money — Unless You’re Doing This One Thing… Every time a dental office drops $3K on Google Ads and hopes for a flood of new patients, somewhere a unicorn dies Let’s get brutally honest.Most external marketing in dentistry sucks. Why? You’re advertising to price shoppers...
“Efficient Dental Scheduling” Isn’t a Myth — It’s a Business Superpower
Still Wasting Time With Clunky Scheduling Systems? Let’s Fix That — and Make You More Money While We’re At It. Look, I know scheduling dental appointments seems simple. You book ‘em. You see ‘em. You bill ‘em. But what if I told you that inefficient scheduling is costing your practice tens of thousands per year? ✅...
How to Drop PPO Contracts and 10X Your Dental Practice Without Losing Patients
Thinking About Dropping PPO Contracts? Do It. But Do It Smart. If you’ve ever looked at your end-of-month production and thought: “Wait… I produced $100K but only collected $58K?” Congratulations. You’ve been PPO’d.And not in the fun, let's-pop-bottles kind of way. Let’s say it like it is… PPO contracts are glorified...