An Alternative to the Associate or Partner Solution
What do you do as a dentist if you find yourself hitting a saturation point but you don't want to bring in an associate or partner? In a previous article,...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Are You Capturing All the Value in Your Practice?
It's a simple fact of life in dentistry that a practice's productivity is limited by the time of the provider. You only have so many hours to work with...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
The Four Words That Can Change a Life
This is a photo of my mom giving me a scalp massage. Since the time I was born she has always had a way of making me feel better and knowing when I...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Do your patients trust you? Before you answer that we should stop and think about what we mean by trust because this really is at the heart of the dentist-patient...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Dentistry That Speaks to the Heart
My sons are fanatical sports fans and they love going to games in person. Personally, I never used to be a big follower of sports but with those two around...
Imtiaz Manji | 10 years ago ›
Finding the Right 'Mix' in Life
I have often said that the perfect 'retirement' is when you are doing what you love to do. If you are doing what you would choose to do if money were...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
I was boarding my flight from London to Davos, Switzerland this week and as I settled in I noticed my seatmate in business class: a young girl, about...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Learning to Love a Half-Empty Glass
I visited my father again last weekend. When you have a parent who is in the last stages of life, you can't help but reflect on the greater meanings of...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Our most recent Spear Faculty Club Summit was our biggest event to date. We had over 650 dentists in attendance who were Faculty Club members,...
Martin Mendelson | 11 years ago ›
Last weekend was Thanksgiving in Canada and I spent it back in Vancouver visiting with family. Primarily though, I was there to see my Dad who is currently...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
The Problem with Perfectionism
Dentistry is a profession that demands precision. Whenever I watch a gathering of dentists examine and discuss the fine points of a case study I am always...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Are You Guilty of Doing the 'Hygiene Check Hustle?'
It's a very common frustration among hygienists. They identify an area of concern during the hygiene visit and they tell the patient that the dentist...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›