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Dental practices stand on 3 legs
Dental practices do three things: attract patients, gain their agreement on treatment, and deliver the care. Get all three right and your practice will thrive.
The cost of clutter
Clutter isn’t just a mess. It’s a tax on your attention, your speed, and your clinical confidence. Here’s how and why to get rid of it.
Step away from the computer
Lunchtime in a dental office should be for relaxing, not writing treatment notes. Doctors need to delegate.
What’s your time worth?
Trying to keep costs down may be damaging your productivity. If a material will make you more efficient, buy it!
Business success
Dental school teaches you how to fix teeth but doesn’t teach you how to run a profitable business.
Do you have sufficient staff?
Understaffing is one of the most common and most costly efficiency problems in dental practice. Here's how to recognise it and fix it.
The power of creativity
Constantly experimenting with new ideas is a way you can make big progress in your practice.
How to have amazing systems
Great systems make your life easy and can make your patients say “wow”.
A dental disaster story
Running a formerly great practice into the ground. A cautionary tale.
Change your new patient form
A simple change to your new patient form can meaningfully improve case acceptance from the very first visit.