Everyone deserves respect. In dental practices, every doctor, team member, parent, patient, sales representative or person that enters the office deserves respect. You may feel like someone is …
What is your superpower?
What is your superpower? We believe that everyone has something special about them in their ability to relate to other people. Dentistry is a personal and relationship-driven business and …
Stay on top of trends in the profession.
Stay on top of trends in the profession. Successful dental practices utilize research and data to do strategic planning as well as to manage their day-to-day operations. There are many excellent …
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Optimists have higher incomes.
Optimists have higher incomes. I recently read an article that said that optimists generally have higher incomes. It makes sense since these are people who come to work every day to do a great job, …
Create fun with theme days.
Create fun with theme days. Orthodontics is generally a fun business. Why not extend that fun to the team itself? You can have theme days such as coffee day, pizza day, sushi day, sports team jersey …
Do it now.
Do it now. Any task that takes less than three minutes should be done the moment you identify it. Otherwise, tasks are likely to pile up, be forgotten, or never get done. …
Motivate yourself and everyone around you.
Motivate yourself and everyone around you. If you come to work with energy, everyone picks up on it and it influences their own energy. We really do believe that energy is transferable and contagious …
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Interest-free financing?
Interest-free financing? As the economy becomes more challenging, some parents and patients will need additional assistance to afford dentistry. Fortunately, interest-free financing is available and …
To increase production, what should you change first?
To increase production, what should you change first? Orthodontics is a business and if you have a strong desire to increase practice production, start with the bigger changes first. Overhauling and …
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You can achieve just about anything!
You can achieve just about anything! In the science of positive thinking, you are taught to believe that you can achieve about anything. We have seen practices accomplish amazing results and doctors …
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If you want to have fun…
If you want to have fun…If you want to have fun in your practice, then it is as easy as making up your mind that you’re going to have fun every day. In reality, little annoyances and frustrations are …
Assign a mentor.
Assign a mentor. One of the best ways to help new team members to understand the practice and practice systems is to assign a mentor for six months. This is a person that the new hire can go to with …
