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A Genuine Patient Greeting Makes All the Difference

A Genuine Patient Greeting Makes All the Difference

It is an irony of modern life that we have so many ways to be connected now—cell phones, email, text and instant messages—that we sometimes forget the power of...

| 10 years ago
Are Your Patients Talking About You?
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Are Your Patients Talking About You?

Having a patient invite their friend or relative to join your practice is a very high compliment. Maybe that's why so many practices take a rather passive...

| 10 years ago
Give Your Team Time to Focus

Give Your Team Time to Focus

Human beings are capable of doing extraordinary things and achieving amazing success when they put their minds to reaching a clearly defined goal. We...

| 10 years ago
Is There Someone Missing From Your Practice?
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Is There Someone Missing From Your Practice?

Every practice should have someone with an excellent clinical background such as a senior assistant, performing a designated treatment coordinator role,...

| 10 years ago
Dental Insurance in the 21st Century
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Dental Insurance in the 21st Century

Put a group of dentists together and before long the discussion invariably turns to dental insurance. Today, if those dentists are in the states of Washington...

| 10 years ago
Five Points of Clarity Before You Bring in an Associate
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Five Points of Clarity Before You Bring in an Associate

So you've made the decision to expand operations and bring in an associate. Congratulations. But now that you have arrived at that answer, there are a...

| 10 years ago
Trusting Your Internal Compass

Trusting Your Internal Compass

My sister Nadia is an exceptional woman. So when she graduated from university, I encouraged her to get going on her career. I knew she had incredible...

| 10 years ago
How to Speed Up By Slowing Down
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How to Speed Up By Slowing Down

I have always been an action-oriented kind of person. For the most part that has served me well, but in my younger years my impatience with anything that...

| 10 years ago
Honoring Women in Dentistry: Lucy Hobbs Taylor

Honoring Women in Dentistry: Lucy Hobbs Taylor

In honor of Women's History Month and her birthday, we're highlighting Lucy Hobbs Taylor for her contributions to the dental profession. Lucy Hobbs Taylor...

| 10 years ago
A New Era in Team Communications

A New Era in Team Communications

Does your dental practice team feel out of the loop? If team meetings alone are not helping, here's another way you can ensure your entire dental team...

| 10 years ago
Three Big Steps When Introducing a New Dentist

Three Big Steps When Introducing a New Dentist

Bringing a new doctor into a practice is a huge step for any dental team. Unless you can make the people around you really believe in what you're...

| 10 years ago
How to Achieve 'The Transitions Effect' Without a Transition

How to Achieve 'The Transitions Effect' Without a Transition

I love transitions for the anxiety they cause. Don't get me wrong, I don't like to see dentists struggle with change in their practices. This is especially...

| 10 years ago