“We have worked with Ginny since 2006, and Ginny has helped us hire and develop our new manager, develop our administrative team, and helped us create clinical and marketing systems that have produced these results. Ginny has a keen eye for analyzing practice data with her monitors that identify where your purpose and focus must be.”

~Dr. Bill Linger Charlotte, NC

“We hired Ginny to do Practice Analysis and Staff Development and she was superb at focusing on our Practice Strengths and on areas we needed to develop to a higher level. Ginny is the consummate professional, as well as a caring and personable up-beat motivator.”

~Dr. Simon Rosenberg, New York, NY

“Practice Management Consultant doesn't define Ginny Hegarty very well because you can't paint her with a single stroke. Leadership Coach, Key Team Member, Admin Expert, HR Guru, Productivity Wizard..., and I could go on. A master communicator and motivator, I rely on Ginny to help my clients in their dental practice in ways I cannot.”

~Steve Steinbrunner, Four Quadrants Advisory

“Ginny was amazing. She presented and implemented a lot of great stuff, but for me the biggest impact was when she pointed out to the team how they were not scheduling me efficiently. With her coaching, I am able to work one day less and produce more in 3 days than I was previously in 4 days.”

~Dr. Michael Barton, Lebanon, PA

“Our relationship has had a major impact on me. Your assessment hit the nail on the head. All the stuff I knew about and couldn’t admit, and everything I never even saw. You have helped me immensely and given me good direction. I definitely see improvement from where we were just 3 months ago – it's night and day!”

~Dr. Steven R. Goldberg, Augusta, GA

“Ginny Hegarty is consistently a big hit with the team program at LVI. Her high-energy presentations on motivation, communication and performance get the teams fired up as they learn practical strategies to make a difference in their practices. Ginny's passion for what she does is contagious and the feedback on her presentations is fantastic.”

~Sherry Blair, Las Vegas, NV

“Save time, grief, heart, and intestinal lining by tapping into the right resources when making a staff change. My recommendation is to get the assistance of Ginny Hegarty. It was such an awesome experience for once, and the new team member is working out AWESOMELY.”

~Dr. Rania Haddad, Meford, OR

“Ginny and Bent Ericksen & Associates have been awesome in helping me with my termination and hiring issues. I am better protected and more likely to find a great replacement with their help. Definitely recommend signing up for their HR package, which includes hiring and firing forms protocols, plus consultation support whenever you need it."

~Dr. Keith Ogawa, Meford, OR

“Ginny has solved a lot of gray areas in our practice.  I finally feel like we can focus on dentistry. Ginny and Bent  Erickson have been very helpful every time I have any questions about HR issues.  I would recommend them highly."

~Dr. Joel Smith, TX

“I have used Ginny Hegarty for my human resource needs. I have to say that I was so impressed with how knowledgeable and on top of things she is! It made my life so easy to just cut through to what is absolutely necessary and put these things in her hands. I am definitely more comfortable and confident in knowing that my t's are crossed and my I's are dotted."

~Dr. Kathleen Carson, Carson, CA

Meet Ginny Hegarty

A dental check-up at the age of sixteen proved to be a very lucky event in Ginny Hegarty’s life. It was during this visit that Ginny’s dentist asked if she’d like to work for him after school.  For two to three hours a day and Saturday mornings, Ginny greeted, seated, assisted, handled the administrative aspects of the patient’s visit, cleaned the treatment room, set up for the next procedure and then began the process all over again…while also answering the phones! The best way to sum it all up: Ginny spent the next couple of years falling in love with dentistry.

Upon returning from college, Ginny would once again find herself drawn to dentistry. She has since worked as a patient care coordinator, financial coordinator, treatment coordinator, hygiene coordinator, office manager and practice administrator, in addition to her work in sales and software systems integration.

Now, with over 25 years of experience, certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and an extensive background as a speaker, writer, and consultant, Ginny Hegarty, owner and President of Dental Practice Development, Inc., is recognized as a leader in the dental community. Ginny is best known as a turnaround expert specializing in practice renewal as she leads new teams or teams that have plateaued to rediscover and build on their strengths. Clients describe Ginny as “a master communicator, a management strategist with a keen eye for analyzing practice data and identifying where your purpose and focus must be, and a caring, personable,upbeat motivator.”

Ginny is a visiting faculty member at The Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI). She has authored the "Practically Speaking" Column in Dental Products/Practice Report for the past seven years and been published in Dental Economics and other trade journals. Ginny also lectures at the Kornberg School of Dentistry, at Temple University in Philadelphia as part of the Practice Management Program, and is the President-Elect of the Academy of Dental Management Consultants.  Ginny describes herself as “..passionate about empowering dentists and their teams to improve their practices and their lives.”