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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!
I got a shock this week…
We all like to feel we are progressing. How do you take your practice to the “next level”?
Patient says no: 4 things to remember
Not every patient will say yes. Here's how to handle rejection gracefully — and why it matters more than you think for the long-term health of your practice.
An epiphany
Occasionally you have a realisation that is so important that it changes everything.
Asymptomatic cracked tooth
Discovering an unexpected crack is one thing. Communicating it to a patient who feels nothing and getting them to act is another challenge entirely.
Problems in practice
Problems will happen. It’s how you deal with them that makes all the difference.
Business success
Dental school teaches you how to fix teeth but doesn’t teach you how to run a profitable business.
Are we all on the same page?
Staff need to give patients the same treatment explanations the dentist does. Inconsistency quietly destroys case acceptance.
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.
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.