The Paragon Blog » Articles http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:05:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 August Featured Resource: 8 Moves That Pay http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/08/16/august-featured-resource-8-moves-that-pay/ http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/08/16/august-featured-resource-8-moves-that-pay/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:51:06 +0000 Joshua Scott http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/08/16/august-featured-resource-8-moves-that-pay/ 8 Moves That Pay

8 Moves That Pay
Maximizing Case Acceptance

Are there 8 Moves you can make this month that will pay quick dividends? Yes, and they are currently being used by the most successful practices in the country. Ken Runkle has uncovered 8 Moves every practice can make right away to immediately increase case acceptance and impact the bottom line. Don’t leave any more money on the table… begin making your moves today.

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]]> http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/08/16/august-featured-resource-8-moves-that-pay/feed/ 0 Ken Runkle in July Dental Economics http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/08/09/ken-runkle-in-july-dental-economics/ http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/08/09/ken-runkle-in-july-dental-economics/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:35:39 +0000 Joshua Scott http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/08/09/ken-runkle-in-july-dental-economics/ Issue-7.Par.75842.Image.300.375.1

Dental Economics has once again published one of Ken’s articles. The July, 2010 issue includes The Frank Sinatra Principle.

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You can also read some of Ken’s previous DE articles:

May, 2010 – GPS Dentistry

November, 2008 – Think Big!

September, 2008 – Four Proven Laws for Practice Profitability

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Making Time Pay
10 Profitability Strategies for Time Management

How do you get more money out of your time? Almost all dentists exchange time for money, but not all time produces the same amount of money. Through in-practice research, Ken Runkle has discovered 10 proven profitability strategies for time management that when understood and implemented could fundamentally shift your profitability trajectory immediately. Start making time pay today.

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The Frank Sinatra Principle

Your Ticket to Increasing Case Acceptance

What does Frank Sinatra have to do with your practice? Follow his lead and you may see your case acceptance numbers rise dramatically. Using the Sinatra Principle, Ken Runkle presents 4 Proven Steps to increasing case acceptance that will have more patients saying “Yes!” right away.

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]]> http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/06/04/june-featured-resource-the-frank-sinatra-principle/feed/ 0 The New Numbers Game: Understanding Today’s Bottom Line http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/01/29/the-new-numbers-game-understanding-todays-bottom-line/ http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/01/29/the-new-numbers-game-understanding-todays-bottom-line/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:25:31 +0000 Joshua Scott http://www.theparagonprogram.com/blog/2010/01/29/the-new-numbers-game-understanding-todays-bottom-line/ Ken Runkle has discovered a revolutionary new concept that will forever change the way you think about the numbers in your practice. If you’re satisfied with your current profits, this is not for you. If you want to maximize your profits, you must understand The New Numbers Game.


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Georgetown University recently featured Dr. Victor Siegel, a long-term Paragon client, as its Alumni Spotlight.

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Does the current economic situation have you anxious about your practice?

Ken Runkle lays out eight keys to navigating the current economic recession and how to remain in the top twenty percent of practices that will grow during this time.

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Want to put more money in your pocket every month? Reducing your overhead is essential to maximizing the profit in your practice. We do not have any cute gimmicks or parlor tricks here, just some proven principles based on twenty-four years of experience in helping dental practices reduce overhead and maximize profit. Follow a few and you will see your overhead decrease and your profits increase. Follow them all and your practice may quickly join the upper tier of practices in the country.

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Can thinking big really grow your practice?

Donald Trump understood one thing that has the power to immediately transform your life and practice:

“If you’re going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.”

Discover why raising practice expectations will lead to more growth in 2009 than you have ever experienced.



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Are there really laws that govern practice growth?

We believe so.

In twenty-four years of helping dental practices grow, Ken Runkle has realized that all consistently growing practices follow a number of proven laws. He’ll share four of these in his September 2008 Dental Economics article titled, “4 Proven Laws for Practice Prfoitability.”

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