March 2023: GPS Dental Newsletter

MARCH 2023 ISSUE THREE

Monthly Newsletter

EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT On Page 6 – New Roles:

Chandler Werr: Facilities Coordinator Britney Long: Executive VP of Marketing Click

OUR ORGANIZATION GPS Dental wouldn’t be what it is without our exceptional team.

Everyone here plays an important role, whether it’s leading a team, behind-the-scenes work, or working directly with patients.

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TO VIEW OUR CLINICAL TEAM AT GPS: https://gps.dental/ our-organization/ #our-doctors

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Important Updates Y

ou mentioned needing help with insurance benefit verification in our employee survey—a very reproducible and scalable position that can improve the bottom line of your practice and also contribute to the overall GPS platform.

Up to this point, GPS has been able to support insurance-related functions for some of our practices who were on Open Dental. We are now adding team members who are fluent in Dentrix and plan to begin opening up more support services to those offices as well.

As always, GPS supports when and where it makes sense. We don’t want to disrupt the operations at our most efficient clinical settings, or add duplicative positions, but we are putting plans together to be able to help both short-term and long-term as needed. There will be more details as our plan unfolds, with the first step being taking inventory of our existing staff and current technology. If you feel that you can bring value to the project, we would love your feedback. Click here!

We can’t wait to hear your ideas!

Speaking of support, transition, and new opportunities, GPS is currently hiring for an Assistant Transitions Coordinator to support the onboarding of our ever growing number of partner practices. Change is hard, and scary, and

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you know that all too well. Why not use your experience for the better.

Breanna Couch has been leading our Transitions team and in coordination with several operations leaders, has recreated our Onboarding “Journey.”

The goal being: 1) Little staff attrition 2) Informed and educated leaders at the practice level who feel supported and know what to expect at each phase of the project, and...

3) Sellers that feel validated in their choice of partnering with GPS. If you’re interested in learning more about what our Onboarding Journey looks like, click here to see our new roadmap.

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You will also find a link to the job description for the Assistant Transitions Coordinator position below. If you are interested in this opportunity, please update your professional resume and provide a cover letter explaining how awesome you are and how valuable you can be. We will be conducting both internal and external candidate interviews in the coming weeks. Submit to Sarah at: operations@gps.dental.

We look forward to seeing our current growth opportunities take off, and our projects that will only benefit your practice coming to fruition very SOON. Stay tuned!

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Assistant Transitions Coordinator Learn more or apply here!

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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT Exciting Promotions!

Britney Long: Executive VP of Marketing Chandler Werr: Facilities Coordinator We are excited to announce the promotion of two of our key Support Team members. Britney Long and Chandler Werr.

Britney Long has been an integral part of our Marketing team since its inception in 2018. Actually, she was GPS’ first full-time marketing hire. As our organization has grown, Britney has built a team of her own and formed relationships with outside vendors who share our mission and values. Britney is passionate about serving others and is committed to delivering informed, media-savvy advertising. Britney aims to be an extension of our dental practices, producing results that directly and positively impact our employees that care for our patients. Congratulations Britney, our Executive Vice President of Marketing, we are honored to have you on our team.

Many of you met Chandler Werr, previously our Patient Experience Coordinator. In fact, she was likely the first person you were introduced to when partnering with GPS. Chandler served a vital role in the progress of our company and gained many skills along the way. Chandler’s role was recently changed to Facilities Coordinator. With her project manager hat and general excitement for organized chaos, Chandler enjoys bringing life to and coordinating our ever-growing list of projects. There will be more communication in the short term about how Chandler’s new role affects you and where she plugs in to assist with short and long term repair and renovation projects. We couldn’t think of anyone more suited for this position and are so proud of Chandler’s accomplishments.

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Holly Billingsley, COO

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A GREAT TOOL:

Paycom’s “Ask Here” function in the app Don’t forget about the Ask Here option in Paycom. Employees can ask questions anytime, anywhere, by logging into Paycom.

Ask Here automatically routes their inquiries to the appropriate personnel companywide. From one place, employees can trust quicker, thorough responses.

In addition to starting an inquiry, they can track and review past conversations, attach relevant documents, including photos.

⁉ ⁉ ⁉ ⁉⁉ ⁉ ⁉ ASK HERE IS IDEAL FOR REPEATED QUESTIONS LIKE THESE...

“When does my health insurance kick in?”

“Where do I report a workplace accident?”

“Who can I ask about my 401(k)?”

“When is open enrollment again?”

“How can I contact maintenance?”

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e are thrilled to announce that GPS Dental has chosen Dentira as our Procurement Platform. Dentira is an Amazon-like private marketplace with Google-like search functionality that simplifies the procurement process.

One of the key benefits of using Dentira is its real-time stock availability, full visibility on vendor prices, inventory, and order history, which allows us to make informed decisions and save money by comparing prices from all approved vendors. Dentira’s private marketplace feature helps our practices save money by allowing us to see prices from all approved vendors, and it also offers the ability to return items on the platform, making the returns process more efficient.

Dentira’s user-friendly interface, real-time tracking, and budget management features make it the ultimate solution for GPS Dental looking to streamline our ordering process. With Dentira’s real-time integration with all large vendors and manufacturers, we can get vendor pricing and inventory visibility, allowing us to compare prices in real-time.

At GPS Dental, we are committed to providing innovative solutions to simplify and streamline businesses’ processes. With the launch of Dentira, we aim to transform the way we manage our ordering process.

We will be preparing to onboard all practices in mid March and will be reaching out to your offices soon to set up a training session. Training sessions are taking place through March 16th.

Please contact acastro@gpsdental with any questions or more information.

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Proudly Welcomes

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Dentist Partner

Testimony

BALCONES FAMILY DENTAL

DR. PAUL LOUNSBERRY AND DR. ROSS MADDOX “I am transitioning out of ownership and heading for retirement soon. GPS has provided a safe and comfortable solution for me to maximize my investment and set up Dr. Maddox and our office for continued success in caring for our patients. Dr. Smith and Dr. Little have created a fabulous Support Team at GPS for Partners, Dr’s, and staff, that help facilitate one of their best features- excellent communication. They have always met and many times exceeded expectations! For Balcones Family Dental, partnering with GPS was definitely the best choice we could make.”

-Dr. Paul Lounsberry

“My previous partnership dynamics changed. With a retiring partner, it was time to consider all opportunities for my future. Partnering with GPS gave me the opportunity to continue building off the success of our practice and position ourselves well for future growth. Dr. Smith and Dr. Little have created an amazing culture of support. I feel confident in my financial and professional goals with them by my side.”

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-Dr. Ross Maddox

employee appreciation month Thank you to our amazing team members!

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Fun & Games March Challenge!

Scavenger Hunt to win The Pot O’ Gold!

Part 1: Take a picture with...

A LEPRECHAUN A FOUR-LEAF CLOVER SOMEONE WEARING GREEN A DOLLAR BILL A SET OF DENTURES Part 2: Name our female dentists within the GPS organization.

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Be the first office to finish all items on the hunt and send in the photos to WIN A “POT O’ GOLD!”

Use this form to submit your answer: https://gps.dental/e-newsletter-form/

Congrats!

CHECK OUT OUR FEBRUARY CHALLENGE WINNERS

SANGO FAMILY DENTISTRY of Clarksville, Tennessee

Special Recognition

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Amber and I would like to give a shout out to Southern Dental of Bald Knob,

Taylor-Wagner Family Dentistry, and Edgewood Family Dentistry for being the first three offices to get a 100% employee check approval rate in our new payroll system, Paycom. This has definitely been a learning process and we really appreciate everyone being so understanding and being on board with this change! Thank you so much!”

-Cara and Amber

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Tips & Tricks While the vacuum is running and the valves are closed, apply two to three drops of 3n1 silicone lube in each of the valves. This will loosen any stuck valves and help maintain a smoother operation.

At the end of the day, raise all chair bases and backs to their fullest. This will allow the cleaning staff ease of access and will also allow the hydraulic fluids to lube the cylinder seals preventing leaky cylinders.

Procurement Highlights

💙 These operatory tips have been brought to you by our equipment team at Burkhart.

promotions

Stay tuned for more amazing promos.

FREE CE courses Check out the following pages or click on the links below for free, on-demand CE opportunities!

• Vitalert: Free medical emergencies CE • Philips: Various free CE courses • Straumann Group: Various free CE courses

spotlight / announcement Compliance is a very important part of practicing dentistry and to protect our GPS family we are proud to announce we have secured pricing with several vendors for your compliance needs. Please see below for our new compliance vendor partners. Contact acastro@gps.dental to set up accounts or for more information on switching your current vendor.

- Spore Testing: Mesa Labs - Waterline Treatment: ProEdge - Emergency Medical Kits: Vitalert - Medical Waste: Allied USA - Document Shredding: Allied USA - Metal Refining: Garfield Refining

🖱 Click here to see a full list of GPS’s preferred vendor partners.

FOR MORE INFO OR QUESTIONS: ABIGAIL CASTRO ACASTRO@GPS.DENTAL

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GPS DENTAL PRICING Click and follow this link!

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Employee Referral Rewards!

Refer someone to GPS and receive a $200 Amazon Gift Card after they have worked for 90 days)

⬅ Scan to start referring!

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Mail-In Spore Testing Services Weekly Testing Service $223.01 retail price + 52 tests with matching controls + Individually barcoded envelopes + Email test results

GPS Dental Client Pricing $173.22

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Complete Paperless System + Email Test Results Set up for the appropriate managers and office personnel + Easy Test Documentation Scan barcode to record test run date and operator + Online Storage and Backup of Test Results Easy access to your test result history 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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Online Anytime Compliance Tracking (ACT) Dashboard + Comprehensive review of test results data for your sterilizers + Provide % of tests versus CDC weekly guidelines + Easily analyze test result data to identify areas of non-compliance

Notification and Compliance Support + Failed test management - prompt notifications of results + Review the process for managing failed tests + Review with staff members, managers, or doctors the process for monitoring and access to documentation on our secure website

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Join us for this exclusive webinar

MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN YOUR OFFICE

It’s a Matter of When

Most dental practices will experience a medical emergency within the next year. Unfortunately, you cannot choose what emergency will occur, when or where it will occur, or to whom it will occur.

You can, however, choose to be prepared. Because it’s not a matter of if an emergency is going to happen in your practice…it’s a matter of when.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to: • Identify the most common medical emergencies that occur in dental offices • Understand proven algorithms that can be used to treat those emergencies • Understand the proper drugs and equipment that should be used in those emergencies

THURSDAY March 16th

EARN 1 CE CREDIT

5pm PT | 7pm CT | 8pm ET

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or click the link below to register today. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_oav2G5qVQcaS15iYMZWiMg

About the Presenter

Dr. Cornelius received his DDS degree from Northwestern University, his MBA degree from the University of Utah, and his MPH degree from The University of Pittsburgh. After practicing general dentistry for 15 years, Dr. Cornelius completed a three-year residency in anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh. He is a Fellow of the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology and a Diplomat of both the American Dental Board of Anesthesiology and the National Dental Board of Anesthesiology. He is also a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry. Currently, Dr. Cornelius is the Medical Director of The Dental Surgery Center of Columbus and the Vice President of the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists.

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The Straumann Group wants to support you in several ways.

We want to assist you in sustaining clinical excellence, improve operational efficiency and activate growth potential. As a leading dental provider, Straumann Group is renowned for innovation and quality backed by scientific evidence. Our vision has always been to create more than just smiles, but lasting confidence for dentists, labs, patients, employees, partners, dental networks, and the global community.

We are proud to be commercial partners with GPS Dental and look forward to providing you with quality products at negotiated pricing. We also have a large catalog of educational courses that we can offer. Local and National Education courses are available in person and virtual as well as webinars for Straumann and Neodent. The courses include Hands on using models, Live patient courses, Digital Workflow, Digital Dentistry, Full Arch, Guided Surgery, Hygiene, BLX and Immediacy, Esthetic Zone and Restorative dentistry.

Please scan the QR codes provided to look at the current course offers and contact your territory manager for assistance or contact your DSO Regional Manager, Fara Rohani at fara.rohani@straumann.com.

We look forward to a long-lasting partnership with you and your practice.

Please let us know if there is anything we can do to support you now and in the future.

Best regards, The Straumann Group

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Welcome to ProEdge ONE: SHOCK FIRST Often mistaken as unnecessary, shocking your dental unit waterlines is recommended for every water treatment protocol to be effective. Shocking utilizes a stronger chemical to completely rid your lines of contaminants and enables daily (or continuous) low level antimicrobial products to work most effectively.

TWO: DAILY TREATMENT Daily (or continuous) waterline treatments are designed to continuously control contamination in dental unit waterlines by reducing and inhibiting re-growth of bacteria. They are safe enough for direct patient contact and strong enough to maintain safe waterlines.

THREE: TEST QUARTERLY Quarterly clinical monitoring of your water is the only way to ensure that your waterline maintenance protocol is effective and your dental unit water is within the standard for safety (≤ 500 CFU/mL).

Testing also provides the necessary documentation to protect your practice.

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