Article originally posted on DrBicuspid.com. There is a difference between growing your dental practice and making it profitable. This distinction is important because when you’re creating a strategic plan, the stepping stones you use to generate profitability can vary from those used to stimulate growth. The following 10 tips are absolutely essential to growing dental…
Read MoreWe all know how important a normal blood pressure is to an individual’s overall health. Yet, even as dental health professionals, we forget the role we play in making sure that our patients are aware of their blood pressure numbers and are taking the necessary steps to maintain a normal reading. How do you handle…
Read MoreA mission statement is a written declaration of your organization’s core purpose and focuses that normally remains unchanged over time. Business studies, such as this 2001 study, show that those organizations with mission and vision statements, mantra, and guiding principles outperform those companies that forgo the exercises. Your practice’s mission statement should answer the following…
Read MoreA common strategy for building practice is to sign up for every Medicaid, health maintenance organization (HMO), and preferred provider organization (PPO) plan available. Cash flow is cash flow, and when you have to pay your bills, maintain payroll, and keep your lab coming to pick up your cases, you need to get those dollars…
Read MoreOf the more than 2,500 dentists surveyed in 2003, 80% said their work was stressful, according to the ADA Center for Professional Success’ 2003 Dentist Well-Being Survey Report. In the 2015 version of the survey, 78% of the more than 2,100 dentists replied that their work was stressful. The percentage of dentists reporting severe stress…
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I wanted to share with you a conversation I recently had with Tony Edwards, editor of DrBicuspid.com. Tony was feeling overwhelmed and stressed after a large event that took so much of his time that other tasks were neglected. He was feeling like he couldn’t keep his head above water, so I shared with Tony…
Read MoreThere are foundations in everything we do. Foundations in construction, parenting, communication, business. The same is true for stress management. When we gloss over or completely bypass the foundation phase of a process, eventually things come crashing down like a house of cards. To ensure you have the basics in stress management, let’s review three…
Read MoreEnd of Year Success Most dentists I speak with a look forward to November and December. Not only because they don’t need to shave or there are lots of holiday celebrations, but because November and December are the months in dentistry when production is easy, the schedule is full, and patients from long ago resurge…
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This article written and shared from the ADP HR Tip of the Week Sometimes employers’ seemingly harmless questions can be problematic. They may violate certain laws or get in the way of a productive and engaged workforce. Here are 10 questions to avoid in the workplace: “Money is tight. Do you mind working off the…
Read More“I dread going into my office. There’s no fun in it and people are there just to collect a paycheck.” This quote from a doc sounds like most other practitioners I talk with every day. Work has turned into a daily grind, which adds to the pressure, stress and thoughts of doubt that you made…
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