There is a definite oxymoron in the title of this blog. Hiring IS stressful, someone has given notice, or you have decided to change out a weak link on your team. Either of those scenarios are already stress-inducing. Finding the right person to fill the right position on your team is always a balance. The …
There seems to be many dental practices changing hands right now. As with anything in life there is a good way to have a practice transition and there is the way that is setting up the new owner for trouble with the team and patients right from the beginning. Here are some tips to ensure …
Every dentist knows that delivering excellent dentistry is stressful, most dentists will tell you though, that running a successful office is more stressful than the dentistry they deliver. Getting everything done in a day can be stressful or sometimes you end up handing off the running of your business to someone else without you really …
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We all know that there are more dentists than ever before, we also know that even with more dentists only about half of the population attend the dentist regularly. There isn’t a magic button you can press to instantly bring more patients into your practice, there are some effective strategies that you can use to …
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Without realizing it there are many dentists right now who are shrinking the potential of their practice without even realizing it. If you think of the famous quote “Build it and they will come” it can mean many different things but in a dental office, it really sums up the solution to many different problems. …
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Many dental offices struggle with clear and consistent communication. Finding the time and structure for daily meetings can sometimes be a challenge due to staggered start times or lunches. It may take some creativity to find ten or twenty minutes, even if you decide the best time to have the meeting is the day before …
When you review your outstanding patient list do you see name after name of patients and wonder why they aren’t in the schedule and why they never respond to the messages that you have been left for them? You first need to appreciate that industry norm for hygiene retention is 80%. This would mean that …
Operating rooms and surgeons are famous for their protocols and checklists to ensure that no vital detail is overlooked and that all tasks are carried out safely and confidently. In the dental industry, we also need to prioritize these same principles to instill high standards in our practices and in our delivery to our valued …
One of the greatest sources of frustration in every office is when your schedule falls apart even though your team set you up for a “perfect” day. Your team members may have followed every scheduling rule you have in your office and then you get four calls for same day or next day cancellations. Your …
When I refer to a healthy practice, I am referring to a practice that has minimal politics, clarity for all team members, positivity throughout the day and a low turnover rate of team members. You can have a practice that follows every rule for success for production, cash flow, schedule success and patient retention but …
Everyday I see dental practices make crucial mistakes that burnout their teams and turn away patients. I’ll show you how to change all that in this guide. Download the guide – it’s FREE!
