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Three Things to Say to a Patient Who Only Wants a Cleaning

Three Things to Say to a Patient Who Only Wants a Cleaning

It's the common request of patients (and prospective patients) who don't value dentistry highly: I only want a cleaning. I've spoken many times...

| 12 years ago
When Doing Your Job is Not Good Enough

When Doing Your Job is Not Good Enough

Our friend at Cerec Doctors, Dr. Armen Mirzayan, posted an interesting update on Facebook a while ago about his visit to a doctor's office: 'I walk...

| 12 years ago
The New Value Roles: The Provider

The New Value Roles: The Provider

This is where our week-long discussion of value roles ends, and it's appropriate that we finish with the Provider. This is where all the effort comes...

| 12 years ago
The New Value Roles: The Treatment Coordinator

The New Value Roles: The Treatment Coordinator

When my late wife, Shahinool, was undergoing cancer treatment at the Mayo Clinic we got an up-close look at how their legendary interdisciplinary care...

| 12 years ago
The New Value Roles: The Relationship Coordinator

The New Value Roles: The Relationship Coordinator

Contrary to popular belief, attracting new patients is not the number one factor in achieving practice growth. The most important factor is keeping the...

| 12 years ago
What Can Dentists Learn From the Parenting Experience

What Can Dentists Learn From the Parenting Experience

Raising kids can be difficult work, as anyone who has them knows. When they're very young, they need constant attention (and diaper changing) and cost...

| 12 years ago
Finishing Power: One of the Secrets to Real Leadership

Finishing Power: One of the Secrets to Real Leadership

I study leadership the way dentists study clinical care—it's my profession. I've led successful businesses myself for more than 30 years, and a big...

| 12 years ago
Does Google Know You're a Dentist?
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Does Google Know You're a Dentist?

By now just about every dentist has come to realize that having a website is practically as important has having a telephone. And I've seen some pretty...

| 12 years ago
Why is Your New Patient Coming to See You?

Why is Your New Patient Coming to See You?

In most cases, that new patient you're seeing is someone else's 'old' patient. So why are they in your practice now? Why did they leave their previous...

| 12 years ago
Two Ways to Get the Most From Your Team

Two Ways to Get the Most From Your Team

I've said it many times: great practices are about more than great dentists. They almost always are driven by great dentists supported by great teams....

| 12 years ago
A Tale of Two Dentists
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A Tale of Two Dentists

Dr. Whitecoat is a devoted clinician. She loves being a dentist and she's driven to providing the best care for her patients. She's always on top of new...

| 12 years ago
Three Patient Problems--And Why You Should Love Them

Three Patient Problems--And Why You Should Love Them

Last week, I wrote an article about the nature of perfection and how it's the pursuit of excellence — the ongoing journey of getting better —...

| 12 years ago