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The Big Secret to Growing as a Dentist
Practice Management

The Big Secret to Growing as a Dentist

Becoming a complete, optimally successful dentist means making the move from focusing on high-volume, bite-sized dentistry to diagnosing and performing...

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The Big Secret to Success Revealed [Ed.]
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Practice Management

The Big Secret to Success Revealed [Ed.]

Why do some people succeed spectacularly in life while others struggle? I think it comes down to recognizing the difference between the art and...

| 11 years ago ›
The Two a Day Strategy for Acceptance Breakthroughs
Practice Management

The Two a Day Strategy for Acceptance Breakthroughs

Patients become programmed by their expectations. They expect that you and the team will be friendly and encouraging. They expect you to be professional...

| 11 years ago ›
What Are Your State of Mind Choices?
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Practice Management

What Are Your State of Mind Choices?

The quality of your life depends a lot on the choices you make each day. And I'm not just talking about the 'should I take this course or that course?'...

| 11 years ago ›
A Must-Do for Any Dentist Buying (or Buying Into) a Practice
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Practice Management

A Must-Do for Any Dentist Buying (or Buying Into) a Practice

It's important to get an expert economic projection. This is probably one of the most overlooked steps in the buying process, which is disturbing because...

| 11 years ago ›
What if Steve Jobs Had Been a Dentist?
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Practice Management

What if Steve Jobs Had Been a Dentist?

You could argue that running a technology company and running a dental practice are two very different things. However, I think someone who achieves profound...

| 11 years ago ›
Are You Asking Yourself the Right Questions?
Practice Management

Are You Asking Yourself the Right Questions?

The heart of strategic planning is about asking the right questions. It's about focusing beyond the daily noise in our life and looking at how it all...

| 11 years ago ›
Three Slumps Dentists Face--And How to Beat Them
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Practice Management

Three Slumps Dentists Face--And How to Beat Them

It happens to even the best athletes and sports teams. It also happens businesses that involve performing basically the same tasks each day. Everything...

| 11 years ago ›
A New Way to Look at Age-Old Problems
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Practice Management

A New Way to Look at Age-Old Problems

Sometimes the biggest problems have the simplest solutions. It's not necessarily about applying more time and resources, it's about thinking in a new...

| 11 years ago ›
Three Lessons From a Life in Business
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Practice Management

Three Lessons From a Life in Business

When I immigrated to North America, I arrived with three things: Twenty dollars in my pocket, my education, and a youthful desire to succeed. With those...

| 11 years ago ›
The Three Meetings You Should Be Having
Practice Management

The Three Meetings You Should Be Having

Meetings have a bad reputation. Too many people think of meetings as low-value time – something to be endured, as opposed to the time where real...

| 11 years ago ›
The Surprising Cost of 'Slippage'
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Practice Management

The Surprising Cost of 'Slippage'

Case success is a linear process that you can think of as a chain of events. There can be a lot of links in that chain, but for the purposes of this article,...

| 11 years ago ›