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Well here we are arriving at what would be the most important part of your working day\u2026 your patients. \u00a0Regardless of your role, whether you are on the phone, in the back, dealing with insurance, cleaning teeth, or anything else, your awareness with your patients is the most critical aspect that serves as the glue to hold all things together.<\/p>\n

The obvious measures for paying attention to people is with eye contact, attentive listening and being present; all of which we have talked about before. \u00a0The question is, on a scale of one to ten, how do you stack up every single day with every single patient?<\/p>\n

I can tell you this \u2013 the best analogy I have for your ability to be aware of and with your patients is like going to the airport in the TSA Line (assuming you don\u2019t have Global Entry or Pre-Check) and having to remove everything and put it in the bin.<\/p>\n

That should be your brain when you walk into the practice. \u00a0Put everything in the bin for later. \u00a0Regardless of what\u2019s on your mind (problems, challenges, plans and celebrations), because in order to do a great job everyday you have to be completely clear minded.<\/p>\n

Now, I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s easy or even reasonable, but I can tell you that the best practices do it. \u00a0Champion teams discipline themselves to be where they are in more than just body but mind.<\/p>\n

This goes far beyond just dentistry to any aspect of life.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the good (or possibly bad, depending on the day) news\u2026 when you walk back out of the practice that bin will still be full. \u00a0You can pick up all your \u2018stuff\u2019 and put it back in your head.<\/p>\n

Funny things will happen though if you do this. \u00a0You\u2019ll find that some of it you won\u2019t want back in there. \u00a0You can leave it and by tomorrow it will have dissipated, if not already. \u00a0This whole clearing the mind thing has a greater impact and meaning to people that embrace it than just for being aware with your patients.<\/p>\n

By the way, people know when you aren\u2019t really there. \u00a0Your eyes, attitude and expressions tell the story. \u00a0That doesn\u2019t even include the worse offense of checking your phone.<\/p>\n

I hear a lot of people who wish others would take them seriously. \u00a0I\u2019m sure you feel the same way. \u00a0Well, the only way to make that happen is to actually value more what you do by being immersed in it.<\/p>\n

Imagine heart surgeons checking their phones; one hand on the knife and the other trying to text someone back. \u00a0The point is: if you held your work as sacred as those who had no choice, otherwise risking death, then everyone else would take what you do more seriously too.<\/p>\n

Of course, I\u2019m sure you are focused every day, totally aware and completely present with your patients. \u00a0None the less, sometimes a little reminder doesn\u2019t hurt.<\/p>\n

Finally, I would say, in your practice it is important to know what \u2018being aware\u2019 means in your position and with what you do. \u00a0Whether that\u2019s knowing every detail about every insurance claim or balancing the reports at the end of the day or owning every phone call with great effectiveness or chart reviewing your patients beyond just the obvious so you can help them today.<\/p>\n

There is an awareness that is in front of patients when you are with them directly and that is usually best achieved with the other awareness by doing the work that is required behind the scenes before they get to you in the first place.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure that\u2019s enough to get your discussion going today. \u00a0We\u2019ll pick up here next week with the flip side of the awareness you owe to your patients.<\/p>\n\"\"<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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