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The 5 Functions in Your Dental Practice That Should Be Automated

Dentists can benefit greatly by utilizing technology tools to automate practice functions. Use of technology and automation allows dental practices to operate efficiently and can lead to increased profitability.

By Art Wiederman and Dan Larsen On Sep 23, 2020

This Podcast Episode Is Sponsored by Dentrix Ascend by Henry Schein One.

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Dentists can benefit greatly by utilizing technology tools to automate practice functions. Use of technology and automation allows dental practices to operate efficiently and can lead to increased profitability.

In this episode of The Art of Dental Finance and Management podcast, Art visits with Daniel Larsen, principal product manager from Henry Schein One. Art and Daniel discuss the five things in your practice that should be automated, but likely are not:

Appointment scheduling
Routing slips
Payment processing
Patient forms
Imaging

Art Wiederman, CPA

Serving dental professionals for 35 years, Art Wiederman, CPA, is director of dental practices for Eide Bailly, one of the nation’s leading CPA firms. With special expertise in dental practice metrics and benchmarks, he oversees a variety of services, including accounting, tax and financial planning, retirement planning, and financial practice management. In addition to his podcast, Wiederman lectures nationally on dental accounting and financial management. He can be reached at awiederman@eidebailly.com.

Dan Larsen

Dan Larsen has been in the dental industry for 15 years and is currently a Principal Product Manager for Henry Schein One focused on Dentrix Ascend. He’s been a member of the Ascend team from the beginning and enjoys working with customers and providing them a truly great experience. Prior to being on the product management team, he was a member of the development and support teams. Dan lives in Utah with his wife Shandi and their two sons.