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Negotiating commercial leases: Negotiate for free perks
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate. Whether you are leasing a new location for the first time or negotiating a lease renewal for your business, here are two money-saving tips.
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Root Canal Awareness Week spotlights endodontists
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareMay 6-12 is Root Canal Awareness Week! Woo…hoo? At first glance, it might seem an odd (or even silly) thing to celebrate and raise awareness about. Root canals? Really? But if you’ve ever had a root canal, you know firsthand the sweet, sweet, sweet feeling of having your pain relieved after it’s all over. Guess who alleviates that pain? An endodontist. And here’s a little story to illustrate this truth…
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Negotiating commercial leases: Cap your operating costs
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
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With oral cancer on the rise, dentists can play an important role
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareToday's dental professionals routinely see and deal with many issues and conditions that were not so common just a few short decades ago. For example, there has been a marked increase in the incidence of oral cancer in the United States, sparking the need for regular oral cancer screening as part of a preventive dental checkup. This additional screening is now routinely performed in many dental practices across the nation.
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An opportunity for dentistry to improve its value in healthcare
Dr. Fred Ferguson Oral & Dental HealthcareThe April 2 MultiBriefs Exclusive article "Why doesn't Medicare cover dentistry?" emphasized that cost was the major obstacle to dentistry's inclusion in Medicare. However, the cost was not the main obstacle in the beginning. In the mid-1960s, the American Dental Association (ADA) decided to not join the American Medical Association in accepting a position in Medicare.
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Dental leadership doing its part in preventing opioid misuse
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareEvery day, more than 115 Americans die after overdosing on opioids, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse in the United States alone is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment and law enforcement involvement.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Give the loser one last chance
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
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April is National Facial Protection Awareness Month
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareAlthough it may be more appealing (and mouth-watering) to talk about National Donut Month or National Ice Cream Month, April marks another area where awareness is important. It's National Facial Protection Awareness Month.
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Why doesn’t Medicare cover dentistry?
Tammy Hinojos Oral & Dental HealthcareMedicare is often touted as the gold standard of healthcare for aging Americans. And in many ways, it is. The massive government program certainly allows seniors to receive care they might not otherwise be able to afford. Many Medicare recipients are on fixed incomes and no longer have employer-covered insurance options to carry them through their retirement years.
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Negotiating commercial leases: Beware of the agent’s dual agency
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailFor many commercial tenants, negotiating a good lease or lease renewal against an experienced agent or landlord can be a challenge. While an entrepreneur focuses on marketing and managing, savvy real estate agents and brokers are specialized salespeople. Their job is to sell tenants on leasing their location at the highest possible rental rate.
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