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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?
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?
Busy dentists are often the least productive
Paradoxically, the dentists who run around their office all day are often the least productive.
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...
A rule for certain success
Is there a behaviour that can guarantee your success? Yes there is.
An unhelpful statistic
There is a common statistic that you should not track. It is unhelpful, even damaging to your success.
First visit hygiene. Deadly!
You are doing the patient (and your practice) a disservice by cleaning their their teeth on the first visit.
Magnification? If you don't use it you're missing out.
I'm surprised whenever I hear a dentist works without magnification. Boy, are they ever missing out!
The worst thing about being a doctor
There is an answer to the biggest annoyances that we face.
Greeting patients in a covid-19 world
Covid-19 has changed everything with how your greet patients. The old rules no longer apply.
Paradoxically, it’s easier to produce $8,000 a day than it is to produce $1,500 a day, provided you get your systems right.