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An Opportunity Too Big to See
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An Opportunity Too Big to See

If you go anywhere in Africa, even to some of the most remote areas, you'll find signs for Bata Shoes. In fact in many places their market presence is...

| 11 years ago
The Secret to Effective Scheduling
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The Secret to Effective Scheduling

Has a patient ever accepted your treatment plan, and you suggest to your assistant to place an hour and a half in the schedule as soon as possible to...

| 11 years ago
A Space and Time Solution for Dentists
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A Space and Time Solution for Dentists

What do you do if you are poised to grow as a practice but your facility won't let you? This is a question that came up recently from a reader when I...

| 11 years ago
Finding the Leader in You
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Finding the Leader in You

I have spent a good portion of my professional life studying and presenting on the topic of leadership. It is an important, complex topic, as you can...

| 11 years ago
How to Get the Universe on Your Side
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How to Get the Universe on Your Side

'At the moment of commitment, the universe conspires to assist you.' I have always loved that quote from the philosopher Goethe largely because in the...

| 11 years ago
A Simple Tip for Talking About Fees
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A Simple Tip for Talking About Fees

'That sounds great, doc, but how much will it cost?' If you're like a lot of dentists this is among your least favorite questions. And it's not because you...

| 11 years ago
Reinventing the Patient Experience
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Reinventing the Patient Experience

Remember when movie theaters were supposed to be going out of business? With the home theater revolution, ticket sales at the major cinemas started declining...

| 11 years ago
An Alternative to the Associate or Partner Solution
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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,...

| 11 years ago
Are You Capturing All the Value in Your Practice?
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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...

| 11 years ago
The Four Words That Can Change a Life
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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...

| 11 years ago
The Trust and Value Equation

The Trust and Value Equation

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...

| 11 years ago
Dentistry That Speaks to the Heart
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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...

| 11 years ago