It’s important for Dentist Offices to have a map and directions to their office on their website. By doing so, you make it easy for your potential new patients to find you. This of course leads to new business for your practice, and increasing profits and revenue. It is very common of internet users to search for a map or driving directions while using the internet. According to the February 2007 survey held by Pew Internet Stats, 86% of all American adult internet users search for a map or driving directions on the internet.

Remember that this is the same survey that stated 71% of all American adults use the internet in general. The fact that 86% of that 71% searches for directions or for a map shows us that it is a critical practice to have a map on your website to your dentist office. Not doing so could result in huge potential annual losses. So if you work in a Dentist office, are a Dentist, or communicate often with a Dentist or Dentist office, this effects you. Make sure every your Dentist office has a map on your website. And of course, if you don’t yet have a website we suggest you get one.

Open Source applications are for all types of businesses. Better said, Open Source applications are for every business! And that includes the Dental Practice and industry as well. A dental practice should be able to spend most of it’s dollars towards things that actually physically benefit each patient. The problem with paid software is that it’s mediocre and it costs alot of money. Open Source applications, when choosing the right one, can be much more beneficial for a practice and of course they are free. You typically only have to pay a professional to set it up for you. When I speak of open source applications in this case I am talking about Open Source software. If you want to learn about what kind of open source software would be good for your practice check out www.chasesagum.com, a blog about open source software for businesses.

An example of this would be Sugar CRM. A CRM stands for customer relationship management. Sugar CRM is open source meaning it’s free to download. You would use it to track your patients and/or marketing campaigns. This type of tool would help you with Advertising and Marketing as well as Sales and Customer Service. To learn more about Sugar CRM go to www.sugarcrm.com.

Skype is a voice over internet (voip) tool that allows you to make phone calls over the internet at a very, very low cost. Skype has millions of users worldwide and has become a very popular and favorable internet tool for businesses. At PatientDocs.com I use Skype for all of my outbound and inbound phone calls. I pay only $38 dollars a YEAR for unlimited phone calls anywhere in the United States to any phone, even landlines. At $38 a year, you really can’t go wrong. That will literally save any Dental Practice thousands of dollars. To learn more about Skype go to www.skype.com and read up on them. If you want someone to talk to you about it in person, contact us and we will walk you through the details on how Skype can be used in your Dental Office.