Growth can be exciting. But bigger isn't always better! To explain why you should think twice before adding more chairs, Kirk Behrendt brings back Christina Byrne, ACT’s director of operations, with advice for maximizing the chairs, patients, and time that you already have. Get better, not bigger! To learn the right questions to ask yourself before trying to expand, listen to Episode 836 of The Best Practices Show!Learn More About Christina:Send Christina an email: [email protected] Send Gina an email: [email protected] Email the ACT Team for their free resources: [email protected] More Helpful Links for a Better Practice & a Better Life:Subscribe to The Best Practices Show: https://the-best-practices-show.captivate.fm/listenJoin The Best Practices Association: https://www.actdental.com/bpaJoin ACT’s To The Top Study Club: https://www.actdental.com/tttSee the ACT Dental/BPA Live Event Schedule: https://www.actdental.com/eventGet The Best Practices Magazine for free: https://www.actdental.com/magazinePlease leave us a review on the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-practices-show-with-kirk-behrendt/id1223838218Episode Resources:Watch the video version of Episode 836: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videosDownload ACT’s GAPs At a Glace resource: https://23476641.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/23476641/47%20The%20Financial%20GAPs%20at%20a%20Glance%20-%2005.pdfDownload ACT’s PPO Roadmap resource: https://23476641.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/23476641/ACT%20Dental%20PPO%20Roadmap.pdfMain Takeaways:Bigger isn't necessarily better for your practice.Understand and correct your practice’s inefficiencies.Start by maximizing the use of chairs you already have.Stick to your blocked schedule to keep your hours profitable.Reactivating existing patients is easier than attracting new ones.Put a system in place to increase your date-of-service collections.Be clear about why you want to expand. What are your motivations?Avoid unnecessary overhead expenses. What is the cost of expansion?Snippets:0:00 Introduction.0:41 Why this is an important topic.7:38 Maximize the utilization of chairs you have.10:07 Honor your blocked scheduling.10:43 Figure out how to reactivate patients.11:35 Have everyone be accountable to their...

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