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Insights & Deep Dives.

Practical thinking on case acceptance and efficiency. Select articles by length or topic.

Insights (5 minute reads)

Deep Dives (articles to ponder)

Case acceptance

Efficiency

Dr Mark Hassed 16/8/25 Dr Mark Hassed 16/8/25

The power of creativity

Constantly experimenting with new ideas is a way you can make big progress in your practice.

Dr Mark Hassed 17/7/25 Dr Mark Hassed 17/7/25

Great systems make your life easy and can make your patients say “wow”.

Dr Mark Hassed 15/6/25 Dr Mark Hassed 15/6/25

Running a formerly great practice into the ground. A cautionary tale.

Dr Mark Hassed 31/3/25 Dr Mark Hassed 31/3/25

You may need fewer new patients than you think.

Dr Mark Hassed 13/1/25 Dr Mark Hassed 13/1/25

A simple change to your new patient form can meaningfully improve case acceptance from the very first visit.

Dr Mark Hassed 28/12/24 Dr Mark Hassed 28/12/24

An end-of-year reflection on a useful and motivating quotation.

Dr Mark Hassed 13/10/24 Dr Mark Hassed 13/10/24

Occasionally you have a realisation that is so important that it changes everything.

Dr Mark Hassed 6/9/24 Dr Mark Hassed 6/9/24

Dental materials aren’t expensive. Your time is expensive. Stop penny pinching.

Dr Mark Hassed 20/8/24 Dr Mark Hassed 20/8/24

Some dentists invest huge time and effort “educating” patients. Is this worthwhile, or is it a fool’s errand.

Dr Mark Hassed 24/6/24 Dr Mark Hassed 24/6/24

Task saturation — being overwhelmed at work — impairs judgment and increases error. Here's how to recognise it and what to do when it hits.

Dr Mark Hassed 8/6/24 Dr Mark Hassed 8/6/24

New patients are like gold. Yet a simple, easily-avoided blunder at the first visit can undo everything before the relationship even begins.

Dr Mark Hassed 18/5/24 Dr Mark Hassed 18/5/24

What have you done recently to make your job more pleasant and less stressful?