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23 Aug

Written By Dr Mark Hassed

It's always great to get positive feedback.

Last night I spoke with a client about how he'd gone since we put 6-handed dentistry into his office.

Here's a few of the things he said:

"Treatment times for some procedures have gone from 20 minutes down to 5 minutes."
"For the first time in my life I find myself standing around with free time."
"I'm getting out of the office on time every night."
"I no longer have to take work home or come in on my days off."

Pretty dramatic stuff, I hope you'll agree.

Training your team on 6-handed dentistry is one of the services that my team can provide. Please get in touch if you are interested.

If you want to understand why these kinds of results are so common, I’ve written a detailed Deep Dive on 6‑handed dentistry that explains the workflow and the time savings behind transformations like this.

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Dr Mark Hassed

After 30+ years in private practice and more than 20,000 crowns, Mark Hassed now helps dentists do what he spent decades figuring out himself: communicate better, work more efficiently and enjoy the practice of dentistry. He teaches practical systems that increase case acceptance and lift productivity across the whole team.

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