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title: Dental Intelligence Blog | Scott Livingston
description: Helping you intelligently shape the future of your practice.
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AUTHOR

# Scott Livingston

## Stories by Scott

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<https://blog.dentalintel.com/patient-payments-made-super-easy>

### [Patient Payments Made (Super!) Easy](https://blog.dentalintel.com/patient-payments-made-super-easy)

70% of patients want to pay their bill via text, but less than 20% of dental practices currently offer this option.

 Scott Livingston  Apr 25, 2022

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/how-71-practices-just-like-yours-had-their-best-year-ever>

Scheduling

### [How 71 practices (just like yours) had their best year ever!](https://blog.dentalintel.com/how-71-practices-just-like-yours-had-their-best-year-ever)

Build systems and follow them. Show up for and participate in team huddles. Set goals and hold yourself and your team accountable for those goals.

 Scott Livingston  Apr 21, 2022

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/di.-payments-a-simple-way-to-deal-with-staffing-shortages>

### [Dental Intelligence Payments - A Simple Way to Deal With Staffing Shortages](https://blog.dentalintel.com/di.-payments-a-simple-way-to-deal-with-staffing-shortages)

Dental Intelligence Payments was built to help you provide more and better dentistry to your patients.

 Scott Livingston  Mar 22, 2022

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/why-hygiene-is-the-mvp-of-your-practice>

Metrics

### [Why Hygiene is the MVP💪🏼 of Your Practice](https://blog.dentalintel.com/why-hygiene-is-the-mvp-of-your-practice)

The hygienist’s role is central to everything else everyone else does in a practice. Their work makes everything else possible.

 Scott Livingston  Mar 14, 2022

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/case-study-affordable-care-an-urgency-for-action>

### [Case Study: Affordable Care - "An Urgency for Action"](https://blog.dentalintel.com/case-study-affordable-care-an-urgency-for-action)

Dental Intelligence Online Scheduling enables each of the dental practices to be available 24/7. Patients need help when they need it, and Online...

 Scott Livingston  Feb 22, 2022

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/reaching-and-retaining-real-growth-in-a-dental-practice>

### [Building and Growing a Thriving Dental Practice](https://blog.dentalintel.com/reaching-and-retaining-real-growth-in-a-dental-practice)

Dental Intelligence lets us ask what we want out of our work. It’s like having an extra employee telling us what we need to pay attention to.

 Scott Livingston  Sep 16, 2021

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/why-office-managers-love-️-data>

### [Why Office Managers LOVE ❤️ Data](https://blog.dentalintel.com/why-office-managers-love-️-data)

"Dental Intelligence has paid for itself 10x over. It’s the best dental practice management tool I’ve ever experienced."

 Scott Livingston  Sep 16, 2021

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/the-best-way-to-increase-production-per-visit>

### [The Best Way to Increase Production Per Visit](https://blog.dentalintel.com/the-best-way-to-increase-production-per-visit)

"Dental Intelligence just allows you to operate much quicker, faster and to adapt if needed. It lets you see everything instantly so you know what...

 Scott Livingston  Sep 14, 2021

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/two-powerful-and-simple-ways-to-schedule-for-success>

### [Two Powerful (and simple!) Ways to Schedule for Success](https://blog.dentalintel.com/two-powerful-and-simple-ways-to-schedule-for-success)

The more your scheduler knows and understands the impact of their role and what your production goals are, the more effective they will be.

 Scott Livingston  Sep 13, 2021

<https://blog.dentalintel.com/case-study-how-to-love-being-a-dentist-again>

### [Case Study: How to Love Being a Dentist Again](https://blog.dentalintel.com/case-study-how-to-love-being-a-dentist-again)

"The day I began using Dental Intelligence was the day I started to get my life back."

 Scott Livingston  Sep 13, 2021

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