Management
10 Things You Need to Know Before You Buy Your First Dental Practice
How to Buy a Successful Dental Practice Pick out a successful practice from among the list of practices for sale from retiring dentists, and buy it. Poof! You have a successful practice. If only it were that simple, right? You already know there is a laundry list of things that must be evaluated before you…
Read MoreHey, Doctor, Are You Working Too Hard?
5 Common Mistakes Dentists Make That Mean They Work Harder Work smarter, not harder—we as a society have this saying for a reason. Stretching ourselves too thin—even while working in a profession we truly love and were made to do—can only result in one thing: burnout. Building a dental practice from scratch is no easy…
Read MoreBeing on Purpose with Your Dental Leadership
Being “on purpose” is the motivational factor that drives you and/or your team to provide the services—both professionally and personally—that are the core of your business. Your purpose goes deeper than and will outlast the technical aspects of your business. The purpose is the “why” behind all that you do. Your Purpose is your inspiration.…
Read MoreCommitment Versus Compliance | Dental Leadership
Leaders gain momentum from their employees when they involve them in the creation of the vision of the ideal practice – whatever that ideal is to them. This is a valuable way to develop a sense of co-ownership in the practice – one that will enhance productivity. This cooperatively developed shared vision becomes part of the…
Read MoreShifting Your Dental Business Efforts with the Digital Age
We as a society have entered into what economists and the like are calling The Fourth Industrial Revolution or as Deloitte Global calls it, “The Big Shift”.* The digitization of the way we as a society function and interact through technology is dramatically shifting the way businesses are starting to function both with the internal…
Read MoreThe Personal Side of Case Presentation
As dental professionals, you live within the clinical side of the care you provide – so much so that I dare to say many forget just how personal the work you do for patients can be to them. You are working on a very intimate zone of the human body – the mouth. If you…
Read MoreIs Your Team Ready to Soar?
As a business owner you read every blog, journal, and leadership book you can to increase your awareness and to promote growth within your practice. It is expected of you! When you are presented with an opportunity to change the systems within your practice to increase efficiency or profitability you must make certain your team…
Read MoreOvercoming “I’ll Think About It”
In 2013, a Gallup poll revealed that 1/3 of the American population did not visit the dentist in that entire year. A saddening truth when it comes to the prioritization of dental health in the mind of the patient. The ADA released survey results in 2014 on why adults forgo dental care. While the results…
Read MoreConsidering Multiple Locations? Think CONTINUITY.
As we have more and more conversations with high performing dentists and teams throughout the U.S., there is more interest than ever before in the entrepreneurial approach to owning multiple locations. The “group practice” model is often not fully developed in the beginning of its growth, which can lead to headaches for the practice owner(s)…
Read MoreTelephone Technique: The Window to Your Dental Practice
Did you know that you have less than 15 seconds to make a great impression with someone? Did you know that the first words out of your mouth when answering the phone are judged not only on what you say but also how those words are spoken? Did you know that the first words out…
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