Management

The Dentist as Facilitator

My work as a personal-effectiveness coach—particularly the work with dentists and their practices, as well as with executives and their organizations—has led me.

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Management

Engaging Your Disability Insurance Company

That you never learned in dental school was what to do if disability struck and you could no longer perform clinical dentistry. When.

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Management

A Journey Like No Other!

A visit to the dental office in the 21st century. Words to describe this event: fun, informative, exciting, interesting, wow! Are we describing.

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Management

Initial Communication Your Lifeline to Practice Success

A hidden practice killer is lurking in about 50% of the practices in dentistry. Doctors, what you don’t know may be killing your.

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Management

Too tired, Too Stressed, Too Busy to Enjoy Dentistry?

When you opened your practice it was probably difficult to imagine you could ever have too many patients or be too busy. At.

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Management

Eliminating Participation in Dental Insurance Programs

Recent published articles have discussed the practicality of a dental office eliminating participation in dental insurance programs. This article will describe certain parameters.

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Management

The eleven Essentials of Effective Staff Meetings Part 3

As we begin this final article in the “Staff Meeting” series, I suggest a quick review of part 2 (September 2004), which discussed.

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Management

Dealing With Patient Feelings

Regardless of how a patient enters a practice, he or she brings feelings about having an experience in a dental office. The feelings.

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Management

Don’t Lose Patients in the Chair…or the Charts

As I wrote in the August issue of this magazine, a doctor is judged on everything but his or her quality of care..

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Management

Developing a Successful Financial System

Financial guidelines are the key to practice success. A rock-solid payment system can significantly impact your practice’s financial health by improving cash flow,.

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