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Giving Patients What They Want in 2021

January 27, 2021 sikkamarketing Leave a comment

Before COVID-19, a gradual shift in patient behavior toward an easier, digital experience was in progress. 69 percent of patients said they would switch doctors for a better, more convenient patient experience.

As the pandemic progressed, that demand has significantly accelerated. How have patient preferences changed? How will you adjust in 2021?

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Please join the webinar hosted by Jeff Pickett from Sikka, as dental industry brand experts Norm Schrager and Alyssa Graetz of PatientPop help you get ready for the new year with the latest data on patient trends so you can take the steps needed to attract and retain patients.

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Going to The Dogs? Sikka Analytics Show Huge Pet Spending During COVID

September 1, 2020 Vijay Sikka Leave a comment

The week of March 8 seems like a lifetime ago. That week was, more or less, the last one in the U.S. where things still felt “normal.” It was certainly a completely different business environment, with veterinary and other retail healthcare practices – including dental, optometry and chiropractic (no different from restaurants, retail outlets and other small businesses having a steep revenue drop-off starting in mid-March.

Throughout the crisis, the one area where people are spending more money is on their pets. Early on, there were widespread reports about the increase in pet adoption, driven in part by people wanting the company of a dog or cat to keep them company during the shelter-in-place.

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Going to the Dogs? Sikka Says Pet Parents Invest Heavily in Health of Their Pets

August 18, 2020 sikkamarketing Leave a comment

Despite COVID-19, U.S. Spending on Animals – Especially for Dental Procedures – Races Forward

Santa Clara, August 18, 2020: Sikka Software, a market leader in advancing retail healthcare connectivity, applications and insights, today announced the results of a months-long study into the veterinary industry about animal health during the COVID-19 crisis. Despite the devastating economic impact created by the pandemic across industries in the U.S., pet parents are investing in the health of their pets at a record pace.

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Guidance for Veterinary Practices through the COVID-19 Environment

July 29, 2020 sikkamarketing Leave a comment

Please join us for our Part II of our series of webinars on the COVID-19 impact of the veterinary industry, hosted by Rory Byrne, General Manager of Fintech at Sikka, in conversation with Dr. Matthew Salois, Director of the AVMA’s Veterinary Economics Division.

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We will present the latest data on veterinary practices production and procedures as the crisis continues and help guide veterinary practices through these challenging times.

Dr. Salois comes from the AVMA from Elanco Animal Health, where he served as director of global scientific affairs and policy since 2016, and as an economic research and policy adviser from 2014-16. Prior to joining Elanco, he worked as the chief economist for the Florida Department of Citrus and as an assistant professor in economics at the University of Reading in the United Kingdom.

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Will Dentistry recover from COVID-19, and if so by when?

June 23, 2020 Vijay Sikka Leave a comment

Taking back dentistry from COVID-19 impact, a State level analysis.

Sikka Software is the leading provider of award winning API platform and marketplace of applications to the dental industry, and over the last several weeks we have been tracking over 10,000 opt-in dental practices to measure the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the industry. We have been focusing on production, visits and functional areas such as orthodontics, oral surgery, preventative and restorative procedures, endodontics and periodontics procedures, implants and prosthodontics procedures and more.

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The Dental Industry Is Bouncing Back

June 18, 2020 Vijay Sikka Leave a comment

The week of March 8 seems like a lifetime ago. That week was, more or less, the last one in the U.S. where things still felt “normal.” It was certainly a completely different business environment, with dental and other retail healthcare practices – including veterinary, optometry and chiropractic – no different from restaurants, retail outlets and other small businesses in feeling the steep revenue drop-off since then.

Among the healthcare industry, dental practices have felt an acute revenue hit since they were not initially considered an essential service. Because of this designation and the shelter in place orders keeping people away, the day-to-day services of check-ups, cleanings, cavity fillings and everything else not considered an imminent health risk came to a virtual standstill until only just recently. With revenue grinding to a halt, most dental practices had to furlough their employees or lay them off.

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Rebound Data for Dental Practices

June 3, 2020 sikkamarketing Leave a comment

Attend Sikka’s 3rd in the series of COVID-19 related webinars on the dental industry. With our unique insight into dental industry production trends, from nearly 10,000 opt-in practices, we will be discussing how the dental industry is rebounding, and what the future holds. View the interactive rebound map at Covid-19-Rebound.

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Join Marko Vujicic, Chief Economist of the ADA Health Policy Institute and Kevin Henry, Thought Leader and Editor of Dr. Bicuspid, in conversation with Rory Byrne of Sikka Software, as they share data and insights on how dental practices are starting to regrow their businesses, state by state, while dealing with the new protocols and procedures required in this challenging environment.

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Sikka Software announces new service empowering retail healthcare to rebound from the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Sikka Insights delivers state- and county-level insight and analytics to support the rebound in the dental, orthodontic, chiropractic, optometry and veterinary industries

Santa Clara, CA – June 3, 2020 – Sikka Software, a market leader in advancing retail healthcare connectivity, applications and insights, today announced the launch of Sikka Insights. This new analytics service encompasses the retail healthcare ecosystem of practices, manufacturers, distributors, financial institutions and service providers.

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Lifting the ‘Shelter-in-Place’ on the Dental Industry

May 12, 2020 sikkamarketing Leave a comment

Since our last dental webinar, we have generated new data from states who have shifted back to the new normal since the ‘shelter-in-place’ orders have been lifted. Hosted by dental industry expert Kevin Henry in conversation with Rory Byrne, General Manager of Fintech at Sikka, as they reveal 3 things we learned from the early opening states in the dental industry, utilizing Sikka’s data.

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With more than 16 years in dental publishing at Dental Products Report, Dental Economics and DrBicuspid.com, Kevin Henry was recently named as one of the top five influential voices in the industry. Kevin has conducted numerous webinars and presentations, advising dental professionals how to more effectively manage their practices and enhance their patients’ oral health outcomes. You can follow Kevin on Twitter at @kgh23.

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