Virginia Moore, Dental Practice Management Consultant

Virginia Moore

"I think the process of working with a management consultant is comparable to getting an MBA in Dental Administration – the sooner you gain the expertise, the longer you get to benefit from the accrued value of your investment. With Virginia, the greatest advantage has been the personalized, in-office consultations. She's helped me take my practice to a new plateau."

Michael D. Nelson, DDS, Redding, CA


For the past 20 years, Virginia Moore has focused on bringing greater productivity and profitability to hundreds of doctors and their teams, through both her dynamic speaking style and her success-focused management consulting skills. She is co-founder, along with business partner, Debbie Castagna, of The Practice Source, a company that provides dental practice management consulting services as well as practical, results-oriented practice management training materials.

The Consulting U
In January of 2007, Virginia and her business partner, Debbie Castagna, launched a Masters Training Program for Management Consultants called The Consulting U. This is an intensive, hands-on, 12-day training program held over the course of 5 sessions and 10 months that trains consultants - whether they are just getting started or simply want to take their business to a higher level of success and profitability - in every important aspect of running a successful consulting business. Participants in their first class have called the experience "the best career decision I have ever made."

Virginia and Debbie are co-authors of an impressive line-up of dental practice management training materials, including:

From "THE DOCTOR AS CEO":

• Take Control of Your Overhead (in 7 Easy Steps)
• How to Assemble a Winning Team
• The Solution Forms Kit (with forms on CD)

• The Comprehensive New Patient Experience (with co-author Tim Twigg)
• Making Meetings Work
• Foolproof Appointment Scheduling: The 10 Things Every Staff Member Must Know and Say to Get it Done Right
• Perfect Payment Arrangements: Profit-Driven and Patient-Pleasing Guidelines to Ensure a Successful Outcome
• The 1-2-3 of Remarkable Recare: How to Keep Patients Active, Motivated and Invested in Their Oral Health

Virginia’s passion for dentistry is also evident in her appearances as a professional speaker. She has been a featured presenter at the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, Yankee Dental Congress, and the Chicago Dental Society, as well as many other state and local organizations and groups.

She has authored articles for numerous industry publications, including Dental Products Report, the California Dental Association Journal and the Journal of the Michigan State Dental Association. She was recognized by Dentistry Today as a “Leader in Consulting” in 2006 and 2007.

Virginia is a current member and past president of the Academy of Dental Management Consultants, and a member of the National Speakers Association.

Professional biography on Debbie Castagna