Technology Tips for Dental Practices During this Time of Office Closure
Posted March 24, 2020 in Business, Dental Tech, General, News & Events
We realize that your office may be closed for patient visits, so we wanted to share some helpful tips & advice to consider during this time: 1) Leave your computers turned ON if possible. You may turn off your monitors, printers, scanners, and any other digital equipment or peripherals, but leaving your PCs turned on […]
Windows 7 End of Support – What does it mean for me?
Posted May 7, 2019 in Business, Dental Tech
SK’s main goal is to keep your practice safe and running smoothly, so we feel it is important to explain an upcoming, industry-wide technology change that will affect you. Below is a quick 2-minute video from Sal as well as some additional information related to the Windows 7 End of Support announcement: What’s Happening? Microsoft […]
Is Your Internet Router Safe? (FBI issues urgent request to everyone)
Posted June 1, 2018 in Business, Dental Tech
This week, the FBI released a warning to EVERYONE (literally everyone) that your internet router may be infected by a virus called “VPNFilter” which was created by “foreign cyber actors”. When I first received an email about this, I admittedly thought it was a bogus email alert. I checked multiple sources, including the FBI website […]
Internet & Computer Usage – A Recommended Policy for your Office
Posted October 22, 2017 in Business, General
Why?: A clear office policy (on appropriate and safe internet and computer usage) increases Staff productivity and lessens the risk of office computer problems? First Question: The first thing we usually try to understand is what prompted this inquiry. For example, are you experiencing issues at the office with staff on the internet? Do you […]
Learn the secret key to communicating…
Posted October 15, 2017 in Business, General
Do you want to get your patients or prospective patients to pay attention to your business? Do you want your Staff to be more effective at communicating? Do you want people to actually read emails you send them? Then you must “start with the why”. This is a thought provoking concept that really makes a […]
Increase Dentrix Performance by Keeping Software Modules Open
Posted July 25, 2017 in Dental Tech
Do you hate waiting for your practice management software to launch and run? If you are a busy dental practice that runs Dentrix, then this little tip is one you should know since it will save you a ton of time. In recent years, Dentrix has continued to release new versions with more and more […]
How much is YOUR patient data worth?
Posted July 18, 2017 in Business, Dental Tech
It’s hard to filter out the white noise and decide what’s important for your practice. A constant and endless barrage of products and services are offered to you. And, when it comes to technology, the steady stream often comes in the form of “HIPAA Compliance” and “Data Security”. We think these things are important, but […]
“Practical & Practice-able HIPAA Compliance” delivered by Mark Kiefer to Philadelphia area study clubs
Posted July 11, 2017 in News & Events
The last couple of weeks I had the privilege of delivering presentations on HIPAA compliance to two different Philadelphia-area study clubs. On July 11th, the presentation was to the Center City study club for Locust Street Periodontics & Implant Dentistry. And, on July 18th, the presentation was to the Northeast study club of Periodontics & […]