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Total organization for your front desk team.

These color-coded lists detail the specific duties for those team members who hold four primary roles at your front desk: Scheduling coordinator, treatment coordinator, office manager, and billing coordinator. Even if you don't have those roles formally assigned, grab these sheets, break up the tasks, and get your practice organized!

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COURSE CURRICULUM

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  • 1

    WHO ARE YOU?

    • VIDEO: Who Are You?

    • COMPASS POINTS: Who Are You?

    • INTERNAL STUDY CLUB: What it is and Why it's important

    • VIDEO: Internal Study Club

    • COMPASS POINTS: Internal Study Club Guide and Checklist

    • DOWNLOAD: List of patient-friendly terms

  • 2

    HUDDLES AND MEETINGS: Structured Systems for How to Meet

    • HUDDLES AND MEETINGS: A brief foreword to this unit

    • VIDEO:THE HUDDLE: Making it Efficient and Effective

    • COMPASS POINTS: The Huddle: Making it Efficient and Effective

    • DOWNLOAD: Assistant's Huddle Sheet

    • DOWNLOAD: Hygienists' Huddle Sheet

    • DOWNLOAD: Admin Huddle Sheet (For teams who have administrators report during huddle)

    • VIDEO: UNRELIABLE PATIENTS: A strategy to prevent cancellations and no-shows (flagging them in the huddle)

    • COMPASS POINTS: UNRELIABLE PATIENTS: A strategy to prevent cancellations and no-shows (flagging them in the huddle)

    • VIDEO: Effective Team Meetings: A 7-Step Strategy

    • COMPASS POINTS : Effective Team Meetings companion guide

    • DOWNLOAD: Team Meeting Agenda Template

    • DOWNLOAD: Team Meeting Maintenance List

  • 3

    MORNING CHECKLISTS: Post-Huddle Items for Admin

    • How To Start Your Day

    • DOWNLOAD: Administrative task checklists for every front office role

  • 4

    ADMIN TASK TIME

    • VIDEO: Hour of Power Strategy

    • COMPASS POINTS: Hour of Power Strategy companion guide

    • VIDEO: Downtime Checklists

    • COMPASS POINTS: Downtime Checklists companion guide

    • Downloadable Admin Checklist

    • Downloadable Hygiene Checklist

    • Downloadable Assistant Checklist

  • 5

    DAILY, WEEKLY, AND MONTHLY REPORTS YOU SHOULD BE RUNNING

    • Why it's Important to Run and Understand these Reports

    • VIDEO: 9 Critical Reports Overview

    • COMPASS POINTS: 9 Critical Reports overview guide

    • DOWNLOAD: 9 Critical Reports Checklist

    • VIDEO: DAILY REPORTS: The 3 reports you should be running every day

    • COMPASS POINTS: 3 Daily Reports companion guide

    • VIDEO: WEEKLY REPORTS: Accounts Receivable

    • COMPASS POINTS: Accounts Receivable companion guide

    • VIDEO: WEEKLY REPORTS: Credit Balance

    • COMPASS POINTS: Credit Balance companion guide

    • VIDEO: WEEKLY REPORTS: Recare

    • COMPASS POINTS: Recare companion guide

    • VIDEO: MONTHLY REPORTS: Outstanding Insurance

    • COMPASS POINTS: Outstanding Insurance companion guide

    • VIDEO: MONTHLY REPORTS: Adjustments

    • COMPASS POINTS: Adjustments companion guide

    • VIDEO: MONTHLY REPORTS: Outstanding Diagnosed Treatment

    • COMPASS POINTS: Outstanding Diagnosed Treatment companion guide

  • 6

    PHONE SKILLS

    • A Note about the Phone Skills Chapter

    • VIDEO: Phone Greetings for a Stellar First Impression

    • COMPASS POINTS: Phone Greetings for a Stellar First Impression

    • VIDEO: WRONG ANSWER: The voicemail mistake that turns away patients

    • COMPASS POINTS: WRONG ANSWER: The voicemail mistake that turns away patients

    • VIDEO: Virtual Office Tour: A strategy to bring in new patients

    • COMPASS POINTS: Virtual Office Tour: A strategy to bring in new patients

    • COMPASS POINTS: New Patient Phone Conversation Checklist and Language Guide (Use with video below)

    • DOWNLOAD: New Patient Information form (Use with New Patient Phone Conversation video below)

    • VIDEO: New Patient Phone Conversation

    • VIDEO: CANCELLATIONS: How to React When Patients Call to Cancel

    • COMPASS POINTS: CANCELLATIONS: How to React When Patents Call to Cancel

    • VIDEO: TRIAGING EMERGENCIES: How to React When Patients Call in Discomfort

    • COMPASS POINTS: TRIAGING EMERGENCIES: How to React When Patients Call in Discomfort

    • VIDEO: How to Handle Difficult Phone Conversations

    • COMPASS POINTS: How to Handle Difficult Phone Conversations

  • 7

    COLLECTIONS AND BILLING

    • A word about the Collections and Billing section

    • VIDEO: Accounts Receivable

    • COMPASS POINTS: Accounts Receivable companion guide

    • VIDEO: What to do about Credit Balances

    • COMPASS POINTS: What to do about Credit Balances companion guide

    • VIDEO: Collecting from Every Patient, Every Time

    • COMPASS POINTS: Collecting from Every Patient, Every Time

    • VIDEO: Confidently Collecting on "Date of Service"

    • COMPASS POINTS: Confidently Collecting on "Date of Service"

    • DOWNLOAD: Financial Agreement form template

    • VIDEO: SENDING STATEMENTS: Preventing Past Due Balances from Adding Up

    • COMPASS POINTS: SENDING STATEMENTS: Preventing Past Due Balances from Adding Up

    • VIDEO: YOUR FEES: How to review and raise them

    • COMPASS POINTS: YOUR FEES: How to review and raise them

  • 8

    SCHEDULING

    • VIDEO: Scheduling Calibration Exercise

    • COMPASS POINTS: Scheduling Calibration Exercise

    • VIDEO: Block Scheduling Strategies

    • COMPASS POINTS: Block Scheduling Strategies

    • VIDEO: Managing Unreliable Patients in your Schedule

    • COMPASS POINTS: Managing Unreliable Patients in your Schedule

    • VIDEO: Strategy for a Full Schedule Tomorrow (free lunch today!)

    • COMPASS POINTS: Strategy for a Full Schedule Tomorrow (free lunch today!)

    • VIDEO: Unscheduled Treatment Strategy

    • COMPASS POINTS: Unscheduled Treatment Strategy

    • VIDEO: "Smart Scheduling" in Hygiene

    • COMPASS POINTS: "Smart Scheduling" in Hygiene

    • VIDEO: CONFIRMED APPOINTMENTS: Making sure patients show up

    • COMPASS POINTS: CONFIRMED APPOINTMENTS: Making sure patients show up

  • 9

    NEW PATIENT STRATEGIES

    • THE NEW PATIENT PROCESS: Enhancing their experience with total team communication

    • COMPASS POINTS: THE NEW PATIENT PROCESS: Enhancing their experience with total team communication

  • 10

    TREATMENT PLANNING STRATEGIES

    • VIDEO: The "Express Handoff": A system to steer patients past treatment concerns

    • COMPASS POINTS: The "Express Handoff": A system to steer patients past treatment concerns

    • DOWNLOAD: Express Handoff Slips (Download and use to communicate future treatment details)

    • VIDEO: Financial Agreement Presentation to Patients

    • COMPASS POINTS: Financial Agreement Presentation to Patients

    • DOWNLOAD: Financial Agreement Document

    • Planned Treatment Tracker

  • 11

    RECARE STRATEGIES

    • VIDEO: 3 Component Recare Strategy

    • COMPASS POINTS: 3 Component Recare Strategy

    • VIDEO: Recare Report

    • COMPASS POINTS: Recare Report

    • VIDEO: Reactivation and Inactivation: Keeping an updated, accurate patient base

    • COMPASS POINTS: Reactivation and Inactivation: Keeping an updated, accurate patient base

  • 12

    TEAM CULTURE (The "ooey-gooey" stuff!)

    • VIDEO: THE GRATITUDE JAR: Recognizing standout employees

    • COMPASS POINTS: THE GRATITUDE JAR: Recognizing standout employees

    • VIDEO: Achieving Goals by Moving Forward Together

  • 13

    COMPASS VIDEO LIBRARY

    • ABOUT THESE VIDEOS

    • THE INTERNAL STUDY CLUB: Communication, Collaboration and Connecting the Dots in a Dental Practice

    • VIDEO: GET PAID! Three steps to creating solid financial agreements with patients

    • Financial Agreement Form

    • Consent to hold payment form

    • VIDEO: SAME DAY TREATMENT: Four steps for adding and organizing treatment in your schedule

    • Emergency Triage Form

    • THE CUE CALENDAR: A month-to-month to-do list for your dental practice

    • Downloadable Cue Calendar

    • VIDEO: FALL RECARE: Three steps to keeping your fall schedule full

    • First "Remaining Benefits" letter

    • Second "Remaining Benefits" letter

    • DID YOU ASK SAM (DYAS) 1: "How Does Culture Affect Employee Retention?"

    • DYAS 2: When the dentist asks, "Isn't it just better if I do it myself?"

    • DYAS 3: "How do I prevent turnover in my practice?"

    • DYAS 4: "What's one thing I can do to improve my practice?"

    • DYAS 5: "How do I remain productive without burning out?"

    • DYAS 6: "How does poor leadership affect the team?"

    • DYAS 7: "How can we improve our team meetings?"

    • DYAS 8: "How do we build appreciation between team members?"

    • DYAS 9: "What is one common hiring mistake in dental practices?"

    • DYAS 10: "How do we keep our team aligned throughout the day?" (The huddle!)

    • DYAS 11: "Which practice metrics should we be measuring, and when?"

    • DYAS 12: How to be rollin in the "green"

    • DYAS 13: :"'Can I have a Raise?' How much should we share about overhead?"

    • DYAS 14: "How can our practice prevent systems breakdowns?"

    • DYAS 15: "How do I run a more successful dental business?"

    • DYAS 16: "Implementing a bonus system: Good or bad idea?"

    • DYAS 17: '"Is this normal?' What are your statements saying to your patients?"

    • DYAS 18: HIRING: "How do we consistently hire successfully?"

    • DYAS 19: "How do I find a healthy work/life balance?"

    • DYAS 20: "How can we keep cancellations and no-shows from ruining the schedule?"

    • DYAS 21: "How can our practice avoid running behind?"

    • DYAS 22: "How should we react when patients say, 'It's too expensive!'?"

    • DYAS 23: Administrative task lists: A system for organizing the front desk

    • DOWNLOAD: Administrative master and individual task lists

    • DYAS 24: When the doctor talks too much

    • DYAS 25: ADMIN ORGANIZATION: "How do we help admin find more time for task work?"

    • DYAS 26: "How do we know if our fees are up to date, and how do we adjust them?"

    • DYAS 27: "Why is my accounts receivable ballooning?"

    • Copy of DYAS 28: "How do we improve our reputation online?"

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