Bete Johnson

Dental Practice
2 practice processes to weather the unpredictable
In the face of unpredictable runaway inflation and talk of a looming recession, Bete Johnson outlines two processes that offer comforting predictability in the areas of practice management that dentists and their team can directly control: patient satisfaction and collections.
August 4, 2022
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