Rick Epple, CFP® of Epple Financial Advisors, LLC, also a Northern Dental Alliance member, talked with Renstrom Dental Studio, and originally presented it on blog.EppleFinancial.com.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to a company I’ve known for years as part of the Northern Dental Alliance and offers a service to dentists that I think you should know about.

Northern Dental Alliance member, Elk River’s Heritage Construction Companies, LLC, constructs many dental offices and other healthcare related facilities throughout the state and region every year. While Heritage develops other commercial and retail projects, they present here their case studies of dentistry offices and orthodontist specialists practices, new site building or external and internal remodeling.

Heritage Construction is committed to developing and building their dentist clients’ offices with the highest level of integrity and professionalism. They manage each project from start to finish and more. A parallel goal is to make the budget better. Their dental practices (and other buildings) come in many shapes and sizes. Heritage Construction can build or expand any location, bringing clients the expertise and knowledge required to meet their needs.

Best of Saint Paul Award Program

Recently, Renstrom Dental Studio was selected for the 2012 Best of Saint Paul Award in the Dental Laboratories category by the Saint Paul Award Program.

Every year, the Saint Paul Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category.

Dental Staffing Services offers a multifaceted approach, helping dentists in the Twin Cities Metro as well as Western Wisconsin hire the right employee for the right position.

Dental Staffing Services is a leader in providing of temporary, temp-to hire, and permanent placement for talented, high quality dental hygienists, dentist’s Assistants and dental practice managing specialists.

DSS draws on personal experience working in the dental industry to provide exceptional staff and prompt service for valued patients.

Each year Northern Dental Alliance member, Elk River, Minnesota Heritage Construction Companies, LLC develops, builds many dental offices 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

Most business owners, dental offices share a variety of critical priorities, such as cash flow, managing taxes, attracting and rewarding valued employees, and establishing a long-term strategy to ensure their own financial security.

Fortunately, small-business owners also share an option that could help address all of those goals: Sponsoring a workplace retirement plan.

Dental implants seem to be the one sector in dentistry that is on the rise.

The reason may be partly due to the baby boomer generation, consumer awareness, or advanced technologies and products. Implant manufacturers are investing many dollars into marketing, education, and materials.

Nationally recognized practice management expert, Gayle Christensen, joins the NDA, 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.

Under normal circumstances, we try not to burden our clients with the details of the regulatory issues we deal with, except periodically send you notification of our status and any changes in the way we do business. Our focus is on your financial well-being.

Northern Dental Alliance member and independent consultant, Leanne Mathieu Kramer will be attending the 2012 Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) Annual Symposium.

The meeting, titled, Connecting to Drive Compliance, will be held in Atlanta Georgia June 21-23 at the Loews Atlanta Hotel.

 

Evidently, things just aren’t the same as they were two or three years ago. Aside from the recent recession, technology has also been a contributor to the continuous changes taking place in dentistry.

Laboratories have had to invest in new systems and materials in order to offer their dentist clients the latest products. This has come as a challenge for smaller laboratories who struggle with having the production levels of a large corporate lab.

Epple Financial Advisors, LLC. is pleased to announce that Rick Epple, CFP®, has been selected by Dental Practice Report magazine as one of the “2012 Best Financial Advisers for Dentists” list in their April 2012 edition. Mr. Epple is one of only three financial advisors in the State of Minnesota to be included in this year’s rankings and is his second straight year of being named to the list.

> Article by Jeffrey L. Benson, DDS for Renstrom.com

Many of the doctors I consult with say that they would like to make dental photography an integral part of their dental practice, but many don’t have a dental camera, and many who do have one are using it only sporadically, if at all.

It's amazing to me that dental practices are investing tens or even hundreds of thousands on new dental technologies while ignoring the single most important practice building technology available, the dental camera.

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Northern Dental Alliance Members, Charlie Steingas, EA, MAAA, MSPA and Rick Epple, CFP® will be co-hosting an educational seminar on Friday, November 4 at 9:00 am.

Charlie will be presenting on "How Small Business Owners Can Take Advantage of Their Size to Achieve Financial Independence Via Their Retirement Plan".

Please join us to learn more about this important topic affecting business owners.

Even if you have a business retirement plan, you will want to learn if you have the best for your circumstances.

The Northern Dental Alliance welcomes Gayle Christensen of Christensen Dental Consulting. 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

• Article by NDA Member & CBA Chief Actuary Charlie Steingas

As a dentist and a small business owner you probably work with many different trusted advisors who help you run your business. You count on these advisors to keep you aware of changes and make sure everything is running smoothly.

Your attorney makes sure you are aware of any legal changes affecting your business that may need attention, your accountant helps you plan tax strategies to minimize the amount you are giving to Uncle Sam each year, and you get advice from experts about new dental technology and safety measures to improve your practice.

Further Strengthening Our Breadth of Member Expertise, the NDA Welcomes Aboard Cash Balance Actuaries…

Charlie Steingas, owner of Cash Balance Actuaries, LLC, has joined the Northern Dental Alliance (NDA).

A Minnesota-based organization, NDA also advises dentists in the areas of office safety, construction, marketing, laboratory services, banking, practice transition, staffing, retirement plans, and personal financial strategies. 

Epple Financial Advisors, LLC. is pleased to announce that Rick Epple, CFP^®, has been selected by Dental Practice Report magazine as one of the “2011 Best Financial Advisers for Dentists” list in their April 2011 edition.

Mr. Epple is one of only three financial advisors in the State of Minnesota to be included in this year’s rankings.

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (1888PressRelease) December 02, 2010

Kim Smythe, owner of Dental Staffing Services, has joined the Northern Dental Alliance (NDA). A Minnesota-based organization, NDA also advises dentists in the areas of office safety, construction, marketing, laboratory services, banking, practice transition, and personal financial strategies.

The Northern Dental Alliance provides a comprehensive platform for dentists to structure highly successful and secure businesses, achieve superior oral health and smile enhancement restorations for their patients as well as protect and improve their financial future through proper investment and transition planning.

Dental Staffing Services greatly increases the depth of knowledge and resources every NDA member can offer their dentist clients.

Northern Dental Alliance member Heritage Construction Companies of Elk River builds and remodels dental offices throughout Minnesota and the region.

This case study covers three offices: two were expanded & remodeled and the other was new practice construction.

All three building projects involved the same client: Smile Center. The offices are located in Big Lake, St. Paul and Brooklyn Park.

• Project by Heritage Construction

Northern Dental Alliance member, Heritage Construction Companies, LLC of Elk River, MN, is a general contractor business founded on honesty and respect, and dedicated to high levels of building expertise. We serve our dentist clients with professionalism and integrity. Our knowledge and innovation is infused into each dental office project, big or small, to exceed your expectations.

We are excited to present this dentist client case study for your review. 

New Dental Office Building

• Client: Silver Lake Smiles 
• Location: New Brighton, Minnesota
• Size: 1,200 sq. ft.
• Design Build

Niche Dental posts this 'mini-financial CE course' for dentists and website visitors...

• Article First Published on Aftco.net
• And also on NorhernDentalAlliance.com 

There were three dental specialists working together in a group practice in the Northeastern section of the U.S. The practice was well run and extremely profitable (providing approximately $900,000 of annual income to each of its stockholders).

Their accountant had formed their corporation and allowed it to remain a “C” corporation rather than taking the time to file for a Sub “S” election (which would have eliminated any possible double-taxation and/or unnecessary payment of taxes that can result from operating as a “C” corporation).