Are You Ready for a Re-Boot?

If you have been in practice for several years, I am willing to bet that you do not consider yourself the same dentist you were when you first began.

Can you say the same thing about your practice?

What I mean is, when you started out, you probably took the time to establish the protocols, procedures and systems that would drive the practice simply because you had more time back then. You wanted to get things right, or at least what felt right to you, back then.

Then you got busy.

Practice life became more about just keeping up with the flow. You may have grown a lot as a dentist through experience and through new clinical education, but for the most part those same protocols remained in place. They have become entrenched as the way we do it.

Maybe it's time for a re-boot. Maybe it's time to look at the key functions of your practice—things like how you approach scheduling, new patient exams, hygiene appointments and team roles. Then you need to ask yourself an important question: "If I started all over again, knowing what I know now, is this still the way I would do it?"

If the answer is no, it's time for a shake-up. It's time to hit that reset button and bring your practice in line with what you know to be right today.