A Wonderful Weekend!

It was a wonderful weekend for everyone that is a part of our Mortenson family! We are so blessed to be starting a fresh new week (and year!) full of happiness, excitement, fulfillment, and feelings of great success and purpose in our community. 

As a member of the Crown Council, part of our Mortenson Family Dental team headed down to Las Vegas this weekend to attend the annual Crown Council event. The Crown Council is an alliance of dedicated, leading-edge dental teams who have a commitment to building profitable practices that provide a continually rising standard of care. It is an organization who's members are chosen by invitation-only and are recognized throughout the profession as leaders in health, wellness and prevention. 

You may have heard of Smiles For Life from your Mortenson Family Dental office or from seeing it on our Facebook page. The Smiles For Life program is an initiative that all Crown Council members promote during the months March through June. Hundreds of dental practices professionally whiten teeth to raise money for underprivileged and disabled children in their communities and around the world. 

This weekend we received the award for raising the most money for Smiles For Life out of any other office in North America! 

What an achievement! We are so happy for our teams and for all those that benefit from Smiles For Life. It is an organization that is dear to our hearts and one that we love being a part of. This is amazing fuel for us to have another amazing 4-month campaign for Smiles For Life starting in March. 

Sue Mortenson accepting one of the "Top Office" banners.

The Mortenson team of doctors and team members with their Smiles For Life "Top Office" banners! 

While our team visiting Las Vegas with Crown Council received an outstanding award, our teams here at home in Louisville and Southern Indiana received some wonderful news, too! On Sunday, the Louisville Courier-Journal published this year's list of "The Top Places To Work"  in Louisville. 

Mortenson Family Dental was chosen as the 

#1 Place to Work in Louisville 

for Large Employers! 

How it works? The top places to work in Louisville were all based on employee surveys. Employees responded to a set of statements using a seven-point Likert scale. For employers with between 100 and 400 employees (Mortenson Family Dental), the minimum response rate was 30%. Employers are then ranked in the size group based solely on the employee responses. The top employers in each size group are then selected as the top workplaces. 

To our hard-working team, passionate doctors and loyal patients - THANK YOU for making Mortenson Family Dental "Large Business of the Year" and one of Louisville's top places to work. 


We are so blessed to have such amazing and talented professionals that are dedicated to not only taking care of our patients, but our team members, too.

We look forward to another prosperous year serving those in our community and beyond and establishing great relationships with you as your family dentists.

To all of our amazing patients, doctors, team members and friends...
WE APPRECIATE YOU! 

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR!

On Tuesday night, 14 Mortenson executives and employees joined Dr. Wayne Mortenson for the Business First: Business of the Year Awards Gala carrying high hopes for a great win. We are so grateful to have had a fantastic and successful year, opening 6 new locations in the Louisville area and expanding beyond our Kentuckiana roots to Georgia and Iowa. 

After a fun hour of mixing and mingling with other finalists and excellent business teams, we enjoyed a delicious dinner before the awards ceremony began. A statement that was read during the introduction of the ceremony set the perfect tone for the evening: "We are all winners," a statement that could not be truer. The Cascade Ballroom in the Kentucky International Convention Center was certainly filled to the brim with winners.

There were 5 categories: Non-Profit Organization of the Year, Small Company of the Year, Medium Company of the Year, Large Company of the Year, and Very Large Company of the Year. There were 3 finalists in the non-profit, small, medium and large categories, and 4 finalists in the very large category. It was great to watch short video clips of all the finalists' businesses before the winners were announced. Louisville is lucky to be the origin of so many superior businesses that have fantastic visions for great success. We are so proud to share that we won BUSINESS OF THE YEAR in the large company category. We want to congratulate our fellow finalists in the large company category, Mr. "P" Express, INC. and CandyRific LLC. for their eminent success in 2011. 

There are so many factors that we contribute to our growth and success, especially in 2011. Dr. Wayne says that "having a recognizable brand has helped [Mortenson's] local expansions." We also contribute our success to having an exceptional leader, Dr. Wayne, who has a clear mission, vision, and set of core values that are clearly understood and practiced by Mortenson employees. Mortenson Family Dental is committed to making dentistry easy for everyone in our community. We take pride in our patient experience and in making dental visits enjoyable, comfortable, and personable for our patients. We give incentives to see the dentist by offering evening and weekend hours. Mortenson accepts most dental insurance plans and has an internal discount plan exclusive to Mortenson patients all in an effort to make the cost of dental treatments and needs achievable and accessible to everyone.We strongly believe in the importance of giving back to our community and  provide a free day of dentistry to new and existing patients about once every quarter. Most importantly, we believe in thanking our patients. Establishing lasting and rewarding relationships with our patients is so important to us. Whether it be at individual office Patient Appreciation events, or simple reminders or giveaways on our social media platforms, we always take great care in ensuring that our patients know how much we value and appreciate them. The growth we have experienced over the years is the result of our patients whose continued patronage and faithful support have been vital to our success.

How does the Business of the Year selection process work?

Business First considers many factors in making the selections for Business of the Year finalists and winners. Factors include financial performance, increased market share, new products or services and major new clients. Also considered are contributions to the community and how the businesses and organizations treat their employees and clients. After the finalists were chosen, a panel of 5 judges were recruited to select the winners.

Tuesday night was such an amazing and humbling experience for everyone. We cherish our employees, patients and community as a part of our Mortenson family and extend our most sincere thanks to you for your loyalty to Mortenson Family Dental. As 2011 comes to a close, we look back with great joy and gratification and we look forward to the new year filled with happiness, excellence and success!

Mortenson Ranked 31st in Louisville's 50, Fastest Growing Companies!

We are so excited to share with you that Mortenson Family Dental was named as one of Business First's Fast 50! Business First's annual recognition of the 50 fastest-growing companies in the Greater Louisivlle Area boasts companies from a variety of industries.

Dr. Wayne with his Fast 50 award.

 Fast 50 companies must be privately owned and be headquartered in Bullitt, Henry, Jefferson, Meade, Nelson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer or Trimble counties in Kentucky, or Clark, Floyd, Harrison or Washington counties in Indiana. They must have a 3-year operating sales history and an average of $1 million in annual revenue for their 3 most recent fiscal years. The 50 companies with the biggest percentage of revenue growth over the last 2 years make the list.

Below are the questions and Dr. Wayne Mortenson's responses that were published in the Business First: Fast 50 edition. Dr. Wayne started the very first Mortenson Family Dental office in 1979 in Middletown, KY.

What's the best thing that has occurred at your company recently?
"Mortenson Family Dental acquired none practices in the Savannah, GA and Hilton Head, SC areas."

What's your news?
"We are acquiring practices in Iowan, Alabama and Louisiana. These acquisitions will add $18 million in annual revenue. There are 17 dentists, 40 hygienists, 42 dental assistants and 38 business-related employees involved in these transactions."

Why do you think your company has grown so fast?
"Mortenson's rapid growth has been attributable to our leadership team creating outstanding patient outcomes and experience that has generated a high level of referral and new patient flow."

What strategic steps have you taken to grow in a sluggish economy?
"The company has focused on pediatric dentistry and has increased evening and Saturday hours to make appointment times more convenient for patients. Educational efforts focused on training new employees and improving patient service."

How is your company different fro your competitors?
"Mortenson is a regional group practice that is owned and operated by its doctor and employee shareholders."

Have you hired employees in the last year?
"Yes, 55 new employees in 2010 and 100 new employees in 2011. in human resources and as dental hygienists, dentists, administrative personnel  and dental assistants"

What are the biggest challenges for your company in the next 12 months?
"Training and developing employees quickly enough to staff our growth opportunities"

Describe your company's corporate culture.
"Family. Supportive. Innovative. Appreciative. Respectful."

We want to thank all of our amazing patients, friends, and fans for being such a valuable part of our growth and success! 

We appreciate you!