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An asymptomatic crack
dental practice manage..., clinical Mark Hassed 19/12/22 dental practice manage..., clinical Mark Hassed 19/12/22

An asymptomatic crack

What do you do when you discover an asymptomatic crack in a tooth?

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A niche. Who says I need one?
dental practice manage..., productivity, clinical, marketing Mark Hassed 23/8/22 dental practice manage..., productivity, clinical, marketing Mark Hassed 23/8/22

A niche. Who says I need one?

Do you need a niche or is it better to do a little bit of everything?

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Second opinions
dental practice manage..., productivity, clinical Mark Hassed 16/8/22 dental practice manage..., productivity, clinical Mark Hassed 16/8/22

Second opinions

What do you do when a patient comes to you for a second opinion?

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Nothing to do?
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 17/8/21 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 17/8/21

Nothing to do?

Most dentists are having down time currently. How can you fill in the spare time productively?

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What's your hourly rate?
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency, finance Mark Hassed 3/8/21 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency, finance Mark Hassed 3/8/21

What's your hourly rate?

How much a dentist needs to talk shows the quality of systems in your office.

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How much do you need to talk?
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 27/7/21 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 27/7/21

How much do you need to talk?

How much a dentist needs to talk shows the quality of systems in your office.

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Dragged through a hedge backwards
advertising, case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage..., marketing Mark Hassed 20/7/21 advertising, case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage..., marketing Mark Hassed 20/7/21

Dragged through a hedge backwards

Dragged through a hedge backwards is not the look you want to have down at the office.

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Don't torture yourself
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 14/4/21 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 14/4/21

Don't torture yourself

Staff members who focus on the outcome ("performers") are worth their weight in gold.

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The interruptible dentist
case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage..., marketing Mark Hassed 7/4/21 case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage..., marketing Mark Hassed 7/4/21

The interruptible dentist

How much attention do your patients deserve? 100%? 90%? 50%? The more the better I say.

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Assumptions can be deadly
case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage..., finance Mark Hassed 4/1/21 case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage..., finance Mark Hassed 4/1/21

Assumptions can be deadly

Assuming that you know what a patient can afford is a road to disaster. Patients deserve better.

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Quoting the fee to patients
case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage..., finance Mark Hassed 28/12/20 case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage..., finance Mark Hassed 28/12/20

Quoting the fee to patients

So often dentists find it difficult to have a fee discussion with patients, especially when the fee is large.

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Patient "education" is a fallacy
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 24/12/20 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 24/12/20

Patient "education" is a fallacy

Many dentist like to "educate" patients about the technical details of treatment but is this desirable or counterproductive?

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Is a bad neck inevitable?
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 21/12/20 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 21/12/20

Is a bad neck inevitable?

So many of my colleagues suffer from a sore neck or a bad back. Is there a way of practicing dentistry that takes less of a toll on your body?

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Who writes your clinical notes?
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 17/12/20 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 17/12/20

Who writes your clinical notes?

You want good quality clinical notes and you also want to be efficient. How do you blend those goals?

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What do you do when lab work doesn't fit?
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 14/12/20 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 14/12/20

What do you do when lab work doesn't fit?

Hopefully lab work not fitting is very rare problem for you but when it happens how do you handle it?

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Fatigue leads to poor decision making
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 10/12/20 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 10/12/20

Fatigue leads to poor decision making

Decision fatigue is a real thing in dental practice. How can you stay in control and continue to make good decisions even at the end of a long day?

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Busy dentists are often the least productive
clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 7/12/20 clinical, dental practice manage..., efficiency Mark Hassed 7/12/20

Busy dentists are often the least productive

Paradoxically, the dentists who run around their office all day are often the least productive.

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Do you practice dentistry?
advertising, case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage... Mark Hassed 30/11/20 advertising, case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage... Mark Hassed 30/11/20

Do you practice dentistry?

When was the last time you practiced and improved your skills?

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Passive aggressive – No thanks!
advertising, case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage... Mark Hassed 23/11/20 advertising, case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage... Mark Hassed 23/11/20

Passive aggressive – No thanks!

A couple of days ago I needed to have a prescription filled at a pharmacy. As I was out walking I came across a pharmacy in a quiet area...

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Scolding patients
advertising, case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage... Mark Hassed 10/11/20 advertising, case acceptance, clinical, dental practice manage... Mark Hassed 10/11/20

Scolding patients

Do you ever tell your patients off? Maybe that is not such a good idea.

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