Of course, I hear this all the time because that is what’s supposed to happen. And this year it should be happening more than ever before for you (as it is for so many across the country). There are reasons for this, perhaps I’ll discuss in more detail at another time. The good news is… Read more »
How To Make Productive Days Happen On Purpose
Productive days don’t happen on accident. In fact, there is a whole lot that goes into every one of them. Even if there is only one patient who makes the day… A patient has to call and schedule. A patient has to show up for the appointment. A patient has to be greeted. A patient… Read more »
Dentistry: Two Realities – Choose Yours
There are two realities about being a practice owner that you get to choose from… 1st Allow it to be limiting 2nd Engineer it to be liberating Funny isn’t, how the exact same thing built, managed and ran can have the most opposite of outcomes, all depending on this one choice. This is what ‘business’… Read more »
The Most Irrelevant Number In Dentistry… Case Acceptance Percentage
I know you think about this each day (at least I hope you do), about why some patients (or most patients), don’t move forward with any treatment or certainly not ‘all’ treatment. You have heard me say here and in many other places that more treatment leaves than actually gets done in your practice. Of… Read more »
How to Prevent (not just solve) Practice, Patient and Team Problems
I’m sure you are familiar with the saying about problems that goes something like… The Way You See The Problem Is The Problem The point of this phrase is describing the power of perception. Most people spend so much time dwelling on the problems they face or the challenges they have, they tend to magnify… Read more »