Management

The Eleven Essentials of Effective Staff Meetings, Part 2: Getting it Together in the Name of Customer Service

his article is part 2 of a 3-part series that describes the Essentials of...

How Bad Ads Can Undermine Good Practices: Get Your Message in Print Properly and New Patients Will Follow

“No Pain, No Gain!” the headline bellows. If the clichéd message in this ad...

How Dentists Are Judged by Patients

In the 18 years I managed a dental practice, I never once heard a...

The Eleven Essentials of a Staff Meeting-Centered Dental Practice, Part 1

Twelve years ago, I returned from Peter Dawson’s “Top Ten Percent” course, a valuable...

The Incentive Bonus Plan: How to Avoid the Pitfalls and Enjoy the Rewards

Is an incentive bonus plan right for you? A new consulting client shared with...

Improving Your Practice’s Financial Performance

Many dentists believe that production is the ultimate measurement of their practice. While dentists...

Collection Correction: How to Turn Receivables into Cash

Despite all the hottest high-tech wizardry for which you’ve purged and splurged in the...

A 12-Year-Old’s Guide to Treatment Acceptance

This piece is short and sweet, just like my inspiration was for writing it....

The Changing Patient-Doctor Relationship

Not so long ago, dental practices enjoyed long-term, loyal relationships with patients from their...

Endonomics and the Healthy Dental Practice

There is no question that improved endodontic skills can greatly reduce the stress of...