Hygiene
Teeth First, Oral Fitness, and the Oral Theory of Everything
As a former bodybuilder, fitness trainer, and practicing dentist with 18 years of experience,...
Management
How Dentists Are Judged by Patients
In the 18 years I managed a dental practice, I never once heard a...
Management
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...
Hygiene
The Staff’s Role in the Sale of a Practice
How many times have I heard the retiring doctor say, “When I sell my...
Management
Collection Correction: How to Turn Receivables into Cash
Despite all the hottest high-tech wizardry for which you’ve purged and splurged in the...
Computers
Operatory Computers: Expensive or Investment?
As soon as I get comfortable with something, it changes! Twenty-five years ago, I...
Hygiene
Compensation From All Angles
It’s staff review time again, and while you have been busy trying to understand...
New Directions
New Directions in Dentistry
For the first time in my career, my wife and I have had the...
Management
How To Build Your Dream Practice, Part 3 Some Remaining Steps
Figure 1. Orient the new employee to start producing. Figure 2. Monitor duties and...
Hygiene
Terrifying, Troublesome, or Terrific? Secrets to Perfect Pediatric Patients
The crying started, then the wailing, then the screams. The patient was pediatric. I...