I once heard somewhere that if you really want to keep up with what\u2019s going on in America, you should walk through a major mall (like the Mall of America) every six months or so and see what new stores are open and which old stores have closed.<\/p>\n
Likewise, you can tell what\u2019s going on in Dentistry by looking at the convention floor at the 2014 Star of the North Meeting.<\/p>\n
Aspen\u00a0Dental was not at the convention. They are in\u00a0Iowa and Wisconsin though, and they are on their\u00a0way here!\u00a0Midwest has about 130 Upper Midwest\u00a0practices. Heartland Dental has over 500 and\u00a0they are making an aggressive move into the\u00a0area. Although they do not like to be referred to\u00a0as such, these \u201cCorporate Dentistry\u201d outfits are\u00a0really coming on strong.\u00a0For clients who are approaching retirement they\u00a0help keep practice values up. For those of us still\u00a0working, they are competition.<\/p>\n
At APM, it\u2019s our job to help you keep up with and succeed despite the presence of these conglomerates. In a way, being part of our practice management family, you have one of the advantages that these big companies do\u2014professional management.<\/p>\n
We monitor over $25,000,000 worth of dental activity per month in over 250 offices that we
\nwork with. That gives us a wide and deep frame of reference. You better believe that my staff and I are constantly looking to keep up with the best business practices so you can have the best practices!<\/p>\n
If you were at the Convention, you got a look at our new video that tells about what we do at APM. If you were not, you can take a look at it here.<\/p>\n