September Webinars from Northern Dental Alliance Member Consultant for Dentists, Dental Professionals

Dentists, dental professionals and dentistry offices.... It's time to: Rise to know insights. Take the upgrade. Learn the slopes. 

These webinars provide various ways to get there.

Gayle Christensen, owner of Christensen Dental Consulting as well as a NDA member works with dental offices, staff members and dentists to improve management practices, HR systems and new patient development.

Both Gayle, and her colleague Lorraine Dudley, offer Webinars to dentists throughout the five state Minnesota region and all over the country. Below is the tally of webinars scheduled for September.


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September - Dentistry Office Webinars

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13 September 2012: Webinar Topic

The Power of Documentation for the Dental Office Webinar
 1.30pm until 2.30pm (CST)

--- Presented by Lorraine Dudley

Reducing risk of exposing dentist, and dental practice to potential harm by using powerful documentation and dentistry insurance management tools.

• Visit Christensen Dental Consulting webinar page for more info.

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18 September 2012: Webinar Topic

Financial Victory for Dentists Offices Webinar

 9.00am until 10.00am (CST)

--- Presented by Gayle Christensen

 Increase your collections and smile all the way to a healthier bottom line!

• Visit Christensen Dental Consulting webinar page for more info.

Strategic Dental Office Scheduling Webinar

 11.30am until 12.30pm (CST)

--- Presented by Gayle Christensen

Take (and keep) control of your dentistry office schedule and capture the "treasure" that is hidden in dental patient charts.

• Visit Christensen Dental Consulting webinar page for more info.

Customer Service for the Dental Practice Webinar

 3.00pm until 4.00pm (CST)

--- Presented by Lorraine Dudley

Give your dental practice a competitive edge with unparalleled customer service that comes from the heart.

• Visit Christensen Dental Consulting webinar page for more info.

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20 September 2012: Webinar Topic

New Dental Patients, Keep 'em Coming Webinar 
 11.30am until 12.30pm (CST)

--- Presented by Gayle Christensen

Give your practice a key advantage when it comes to retaining new and existing patients. Learn easy and effective methods to improve your skills with this vital component to your practice's long-term success.

• Visit Christensen Dental Consulting webinar page for more info.

Breakthrough Dental Communications Webinar

 2.00pm until 3.00pm (CST)

--- Presented by Gayle Christensen

How to become the dentist leader you never thought you could be: Enhance communication with your dental patients and staff by understanding your own behaviors and how they affect others. **There will be a 10 minute break during this webinar.

• Visit Christensen Dental Consulting webinar page for more info.

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Gayle of Christensen Dental Consulting, Ham Lake MN

She is also a Northern Dental Alliance member

Also Posted on GayleChristensen.com

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Dick Chwalek, NicheDental.com

Dick's a Co-Founder and Member of the NorthernDentalAlliance.com

Northern Dental Alliance member Heritage Construction Companies, LLC of Elk River: Richfield MN Dentist's Office Remodeling

Each year NDA member Heritage Construction Companies, LLC of Elk River, Minnesota develops many dental practices and other healthcare related offices throughout the state and region, as well as other retail and commercial sites.

Featured Dental Practice: Paul Berg, DDS, Richfield Minnesota

Remodeling: Basic Details

• Location: Richfield, MN
• Architect: The Foundation Architects
• Size: 922 sq. ft.
• Type of Construction: Interior Remodel Timeframe: 10 days

SEE entire case study at Heritage Construction Companies website.


Dentist, Dr. Paul Berg's Testimonial
“We had Heritage Construction complete the remodel for my dental office. They worked seamlessly with the architect and designer. There were no surprises on the financial or the design side. They did exactly what the architect had designed and did it in exactly the time budgeted."

Continued: Dr. Paul Berg's Testimonial "The advantage with Heritage is that they had completed several other dental offices and they know the importance of getting the project done quickly so we can get back to work. We were also able to work around the construction so that we could stay open."

Actual Dental Office Remodeling Pictures (Middle 3 Only)

Final part: Richfield Dentist, Dr. Berg's Testimonial 
"Dan, the job superintendent, kept the subs coordinated and chipped in whenever needed. The subs were efficient and courteous. We were very happy with the whole process and would not hesitate to hire them again for our next project. We highly recommend Andrew Harvala and Heritage construction. ” 

Heritage Construction began in 2004 when Andrew Christensen started the general contractor business to serve the Northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota and into Central Wisconsin to build commercial and retail buildings that fit the needs of the business, the business owner and the area.

Again Andy Christensen, "We have been successfully building, remodeling and servicing dental clinics for the many years. With our combined knowledge, experience and skill set, we have become experts in the dental industry. Many dentists in Minnesota and the surrounding states already know about our construction company, whether we have built or remodeled their practice or not. This is because we support the Northwest Dentistry Journal and regularly participate in dental events, including attending the main three MN dental meetings every year.”



CONTACT INFORMATION

Heritage Construction Companies, LLC
HeritageConstructionMN.com
763-633-4080
Andy Christensen • Owner
info@heritageconstructionmn.com
13422 Business Center Drive • Suite 2B
Elk River, Minnesota 55330

Andy on LinkedIn.com

Heritage a Northern Dental Alliance Member

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Dick Chwalek
NicheDental.com

Niche Dental also a Northern Dental Alliance Member.

Northern Dental Alliance Formally Introduces Newest Member, Practice Management Consultant, Gayle Christensen

Nationally recognized practice management expert, Gayle Christensen, joins the Northern Dental Alliance, a Minnesota organization that works with dentists, care professionals and dentistry offices to boost results.
Gayle adds office systems, HR development expertise to a membership who offer laboratory, banking, construction and staffing services, OSHA training, retirement/financial planning and marketing consulting.


Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (1888PressRelease) June 05, 2012


Gayle Christensen, owner of Christensen Dental Consulting, provides our organization of independent businesses, advisors and consultants with substantial expertise in practice management systems and dentist and team development services. Like many members of the NDA, Gayle is based in Minnesota but has a national reach and profile with her clientele, dental resume´ and expansive office services.

Besides an offering of dental practice-related consulting services, she also is a published author, a popular presenter and a developer of human resource and dentist office systems. The addition of her expertise and services markedly amplifies the value of Northern Dental Alliance to dentists, dental professionals, patients and their offices. Helping them achieve a high level of success in many areas from clinical and business to vocational and personal financial goals.

Gayle's firm joins Cash Balance Actuaries (retirement plans), Dental Staffing Services (part, full time employees), Heritage Construction Companies (new dental offices, remodeling), Renstrom Dental Studio (dentistry laboratory), Statements Plus Compliance Solutions (safety training: infection control, OSHA), U.S. Bank (dental equipment financing, etc.), Epple Financial Advisors (certified planner for dentists), and Niche Dental (dentistry marketing consulting) as an independent, Northern Dental Alliance consultant member.

Her company, Christensen Dental Consulting, and personal experience contributes deep expertise. Gayle is the founder of the Dental Business Training Center (DBTC). She is a member of the Academy of Dental Management Consultants (ADMC) and has served on their board, American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM), and Speaking and Consulting Network (SCN) which are prestigious organizations of independent speakers, consultants and authors.

She has an extensive background in training and coaching leadership as well as in dental team building areas. Gayle has spoken at dentistry study groups, and lectured to students at the University of Minnesota to current and future dentists.

Gayle has been certified by Bent Ericksen and Associates Specialist in Employment Law, and by Drake P3 (Predictive Performance International). She is also the Author of "The Power of Knowing Your Benchmarks" featured in the book published by ADMC titled Powerful Practice Volume 2. Some of the benchmarked dental office processes covered include new patient referral sources, an effective and profitable hygiene department, overhead control, case acceptance and appointment/treatment scheduling.

Gayle has dedicated her professional career to developing and employing effective dental management systems. Her systematic approaches bring clarity, accountability, increased dental practice profits and patient satisfaction to her dentist-clients from Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa. She believes the team is the heart of dentistry offices, and customer service is the best marketing tool.

Dentists praise Gayle's unique ability to relate to, and motivate, the entire dental team to make positive changes in their practices and, ultimately, their own lives. Her caring attitude and years of dental management experience give her the insight necessary to develop personalized methods for improving the day-to-day operations and meeting common dental office challenges.

According to NDA co-founder Rick Epple, "Gayle is a much welcomed and essential new member of our organization."

Like all members, Gayle is an independent dental consultant. Each Northern Dental Alliance member works in the best interest of their clients. The NDA helps dentists reach their goals with personal and practice financial advice, office safety training, and banking, employment marketing and laboratory services.

• Christensen Dental Consulting
• Gayle Christensen, Owner
• www.GayleChristensen.com
• 13640 Alamo St NW
• Ham Lake, MN 55304
• (763) 755.4087

http://www.northerndentalalliance.com

Also Posted Here: The Northern Dental Alliance Introduces Newest Member, Practice Management Consultant, Gayle Christensen

Also Posted Here: NorthernDentalAlliance.com

PLUS here: NicheDentalCollaborate.com Blog

See Northern Dental Alliance in Northwest Dentistry Journal

Insure Your ‘House’ Is Built On Solid Ground To Be Entirely Viable, Safe, Profitable, Secure...

Lift your ‘house’ higher and build it up stronger to do much more than just survive during the winds of your dental and business career, and beyond...


Northern Dental Alliance’s many members are able to access the entire scope of solutions you need to reach your goals.

Ask a NDA member consultant about assisting you in structuring durable and greater success.

We are independent businesses and business people; experts in managing the variables involved in developing, running and improving dental practices and establishing a secure future for our clients.

Review members list next/below, link to each member's profile, peruse our website and call to get direct access:

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Gayle Christensen
• Practice Management Solutions
Christensen Dental Consulting

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Randy Renstrom, CDT
• Laboratory Quality & Consistency
Renstrom Dental Studio, Inc.

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Leanne Mathieu Kramer Leanne Mathieu Kramer
• OSHA & Infection Control
Statements Plus Compliance Solutions, Inc.

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Charlie Steingas
• Retirement Plan Design and Administration
Cash Balance Actuaries, LLC

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Kim Smythe
• Temporary, Temp To Permanent, Permanent Placements
Dental Staffing Services

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L. Richard Etshokin
• Dental Office Construction & Service
Heritage Construction Companies, LLC

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Rick Epple, CFP®
• Fee-Only Financial Planning
Epple Financial Advisors, LLC

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Jen Maschke
• Practice Financing & Commercial Real Estate
U.S. Bank

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Dick Chwalek
• Marketing Consulting & Development
Niche Dental - Marketing for Dentists

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Maintain your competitive edge: Contact a NDA Member Today!

866-556-6213

www.NorthernDentalAlliance.com

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NDA Welcomes New Member, Christensen Dental Consulting

Gayle Christensen, Welcome to The Northern Dental Alliance. Gayle brings on board significant expertise in the practice and dental offices management area. She is a published author and has experience in many areas of office and team improvement and is excited to be part of NDA to help more dentists achieve ongoing and complete success.

READ more about Gayle, then CALL her 

or anyone of our Northern Dental Alliance members, 

who can work specifically with you or coordinate with other members, 

only when or if you request their services.

NDA members are independent dental consultants, like Gayle, who work in the best interest of their dentist-clients. The NDA can take your practice to the next level of customer service, internal efficiency, building design, new patient revenues, safety standards (OSHA/Infection control), financial independence, laboratory results, and overall performance.

Gayle Christensen - Consultant/Owner & NOW NDA Member

Christensen Dental Consulting 

Practice Management Systems & Training

Gayle has dedicated her professional career to developing and implementing effective dental management systems. Her systemic approaches bring clarity, accountability, increased office profits and patient satisfaction to dentist offices all over the Midwest including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa. She believes the team is the heart of the dentistry offices, and customer service is the best marketing tool.

Dentists praise Gayle's unique ability to relate to, and motivate, the entire dental team to make positive changes in their practices and, ultimately, their own lives. Her caring attitude and years of dental management experience give her the insight necessary to develop personalized methods for improving the day-to-day operations and meeting common dental office challenges.

Gayle has dedicated her professional career to developing and implementing effective dental management systems. Her systemic approaches bring clarity, accountability, increased office profits and patient satisfaction to dentist offices all over the Midwest including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Iowa. She believes the team is the heart of the dentistry offices, and customer service is the best marketing tool.

Dentists praise Gayle's unique ability to relate to, and motivate, the entire dental team to make positive changes in their practices and, ultimately, their own lives. Her caring attitude and years of dental management experience give her the insight necessary to develop personalized methods for improving the day-to-day operations and meeting common dental office challenges.

She has extensive experience as a trainer and coach on leadership and dental team building-related topics. A popular presenter, Gayle has spoken at dentistry study groups, and lectured to students at the University of Minnesota to current and future dentists.

Associations, Accomplishments & Authorship

• Founder of the Dental Business Training Center - Learn More: DBTC Link
• Member of the American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM)
• Member of the Academy of Dental Management Consultants (ADMC)
• Served as ADMC Board member
• Certified by Bent Ericksen & Associates Specialist in Employment Law
• Certified by Integrated Performance Management (IPM)

Gayle Christensen

Author of 

“The Power of Knowing Your Benchmarks”

Published in 

“Powerful Practice: 

Leading Consultants Share Strategies for Dental Practice Success” 

Order Here

• Website: www.gaylechristensen.com
• 13640 Alamo St NW
• Ham Lake, MN 55304
• For General inquiries - Use Form at Gayle's Website
• CALL Direct • (763) 755.4087

Also Posted at NorthernDentalAlliance.com

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Blog Story Posted by 

Dick Chwalek 

NicheDental.com

Dental Consultants Sponsor Minnesota Dentists Golf Tournament

Minneapolis District Dental Society

Golf Tourney

August 2

The Northern Dental Alliance is sponsoring the Minneapolis Society's Summer Golf Event at the Golden Valley, Minnesota Golf Club. We hope to see many dentists at the tourney.

The Minneapolis District Dental Society Golf Tournament is scheduled for Monday, August 2 at Golden Valley Golf Club in Golden Valley, Minnesota. The tournament will return to the Golden Valley Country Club at the request of several previous golfers.

The event will kicks off with lunch before a shotgun start of 1:00 p.m. This event is open to all Minnesota Dental Association members statewide. Enjoy an afternoon of great golfing and meet some knew friends.

Dental Society members planning the event expect lots of prizes to be given away and special events held throughout the day for all participants.

Get the date on your calendar, August 2, 2010 and join MDA member dentists and the Northern Dental Alliance for a ton of summertime golfing fun.

Our Members will have various prizes as well as information about our organization of consultants who work with dentists and in dentistry and for dental offices.

NDA Members Scheduled to Attend...

Northern Dental Alliance Golf Tourney Sponsors

• Heritage Construction Companies - Andy Larson, NDA Member
• Aftco Practice Transitions - Mike Haase, NDA Member
• Niche Dental Marketing Consulting - Dick Chwalek, NDA Member

Member Sponsoring Another Hole

• Statements Plus Compliance Solutions - Leanne Kramer, NDA Member

Golf Tournament Information Provided by Northwest Dentistry Journal
Minneapolis District Dental Society Web Page

• Dental Blog Written and Posted by Marketing Consultant Dick Chwalek

www.NicheDental.com

Call 866-453-1026 ext 253

Multi-Million Dollar Dental Office Results

How do you achieve the increased dentistry production levels your practice needs to help patients stay healthy? What is holding your dental office revenues in a stall mode?

Start managing success with the right plan. Claudia Walters will make sure you are 'scripted' for big time results!

Whether it is case presentation, hygiene production, team cohesion, or scheduling effectiveness, CW Dental Consulting has the tools to make your patients and office the healthiest it can be.

Michigan Dentist Client Testimonial:

Dr. Rita: "I am writing to give you some background on Claudia Walters and her abilities to help practices map out successful strategies on all levels, from the new patient experience to accounts receivable and far beyond. She took my practice from 35K per month to more than 180K now. We hope to do 2 million this year. The principles she and I set down help us to continue to thrive in a bad Michigan economy. We take no HMO's or PPO's and continue to get 20 to 30 new patients each month with our internal marketing and word of mouth.

Thanks to Claudia we have a perio recall system that keeps three full time and two part time hygienists busy. We employ a part-time hygiene recall coordinator that spends 20 hours a week making phone calls to patients that are due or over due. We have an extensive chain of command that begins with our Front Desk Manager and her three front desk co-workers that do everything according to our front desk manual put together from Claudia's scripts and financial arrangement protocols.

We do a daily fifteen minute huddle that reviews our previous days work, today's goal and patients, as well as the entire week ahead to make sure we are all on the same page. We do a weekly meeting, every other is a team meeting and then each department is arranged on alternating weeks so every area is addressed every 5 weeks. Claudia was instrumental in developing our present day blueprinting and color coding our appointment book (now computer), so that we were better able to meet our daily production goals just by plugging patients into our daily blueprint. It makes for a much better day, week, and month when we spread our needs over each day instead of the haphazard ways of the past. She was able to help us implement a successful strategy for payment options so that patients are able to choose one to four options that allows them to afford and receive the care and treatment recommended to them.

I could go on, but I believe Claudia can take any practice and guide them to be more efficient and organized from the front desk to everyday huddles. Again, she has helped many and can do so for anyone willing to listen and learn."

Find out more about Claudia's services for dentists and dental offices at CWDentalConsulting.com.

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• Plus: Dental Office Newsletters Marketing - Build The Value of Your Services

Blog entry by Dick Chwalek

- Marketing Consultant, Dentist Coach, NicheDental.com

Do You Need Dental Practice Management With Scalable Flexibility?

My goal as a dental consultant is to find the right resources for my clients to achieve success. There are three basic elements that I see as important: flexibility, consistency and pragmatic implementation.

Recently, I was contacted by a person who fit those criteria as well as having the expertise to move forward efficiently for my dentist clients. Her name is Claudia Walters; her consultancy is focused on dental practice management...

Flexible, Scalable and Affordable Practice Management Consulting

Get the experience and flexibility your dental practice needs in this economic environment. Claudia Walters has over 20 years in dentistry and has the expertise to develop the systems required to help your dental office thrive.

Claudia has a flexible dental office program from a financial and logistical standpoint that is also comprehensive and efficient. She is very knowledgeable about dentistry and how dental offices work. She will move you in the right direction with specific objectives and instructions.

With her consultant services, you will end the frustration of an inactivity and low productivity. Improve every office system you have, generate more dentistry, and increase revenues very quickly.

Claudia is a Professional Dental Management Consultant. She has worked one on one with dentists for over 10 years. She was a chairside assistant while attending the University of Detroit Dental Hygiene School.

She practiced dental hygiene for 18 years. Claudia received her management and consulting training from The Goldman Group, Professional Management Consultants and Brokers. Paul Goldman, president of The Goldman Group, has been a consultant in the health care profession for over forty years, and has worked with over fifteen hundred practices in a consulting capacity.

According to Paul Goldman: "I have had the opportunity to know Claudia Walters for twenty years. We trained Claudia for a year before she saw her first doctor. For nine years she worked for me and consulted with over five hundred doctors. I have received a number of referrals from doctors she worked with. If she were interested in moving back to Michigan, I would rehire her!"

Goldman and his chief consultant Henry Bechek, worked with Claudia for one year, on the road in over 100 practices. Subsequently, Claudia traveled on her own as a consultant representing The Goldman Group, to dental practices all over Michigan and Canada. Claudia believes in working one on ore with her doctors, and a team concept with staff.

Her objective is to create a highly productive yet relaxed environment where everyone knows their job description, yet each staff member helps one another. The environment developed will be where the doctor can concentrate on dentistry and feel confident that his dental practice is running smoothly.

Claudia's areas of dental expertise include new patient experience, phone coordinator, appointment book control, case presentation, collections, internal marketing, motivation communication, staff meetings and huddles, scripts, hygiene quarterly reviews, interview process, tracking progress, and more.

Claudia has been published in Dental Management and RDH Magazine and has designed a 4200 square foot office from the ground up. She is also listed in Who's Who in the World.

While currently located in southern California, she consults with dentists, dental teams and dentistry practices coast to coast via Skype video or in person.

• Visit Claudia's Dental Consulting Website
• Email Claudia - Dental Practice Management Consultant

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For comprhensive dentistry communication consulting and dental marketing coaching, contact Dick Chwalek of Niche Dental.

866-453-1026 Ext 251

Dentists Get Personal Financial Tools for Whipsawing Economy

Dentist CE Course: Financial Preventative Care
Making the most out of your financial opportunities...
Location: Renstrom Dental Studio
Date: February 17, 2008
Gathering Time: Appetizers 6:15 PM
Program Time: 6:30 – 8:00 PM

This short, timely course will be given by Rick Epple, Senior Financial advisor at Epple Financial Advisors in the Renstrom dental laboratory seminar room. Rick will cover ways to maximize financial opportunities, implement effective succession and retirement plans, and  achieve financial independence.

At this dental seminar, dentists from the Twin Cities MN area will be presented with ideas and strategies that you can use to build a financial future, enabling you to live the life that you always dreamed of. Rick will discuss a model for making smart decisions, common pitfalls, avoiding and escaping the financial alarm trap, resources to count on, and much more.

Care for your future just as you do for your dental patients! There will be no cost for attending and all dentists are welcome to attend. Hope to see you there!

Rick is a Northern Dental Alliance Member.

To RSVP and find out more about the Dentist Financial CE seminar at NDA.

Find out more about Rick Epple, CFP - Financial Advisor for Dentists in MN and other states.

• RSVP Renstrom dental lab in Minnesota

MN based Dental Alliance Announces Formation

As independent business people, which most dentists are, the need for expert assistance is often vital. Financial, legal, clinical, and marketing among dozens of other related business and personal services are part a dentist's success repertoire.

Of course, getting the right information at the right time is also very crucial. The Northern Dental Alliance is a new format for making it all work for dentists.

Read the Northern Dental Alliance official launch press release.

Get local with your Dentistry PR.

Sincerely, Dick Chwalek - Niche Dental President and NDA Member
CALL 866-453-1026 ext 251
Dental Marketing Coach and Dentistry Consultant Services Provided
www.NicheDental.com

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