Your return on your dental school investment has already paid off, but unless you’re brushing up on your skills or learning new ones, you’re missing an opportunity to better your dental practice. But furthering your skills isn’t limited to dental classes. Here are other ways to approach your continuing education.
Why continuing education matters
The world of dentistry is ever-evolving as technology changes. In fact, every state requires some level of mandatory continuing education to maintain a dental license. From artificial intelligence to augmented reality, it’s important to keep on top of all the dentistry trends that could make your dental practice stand out from the rest.
What courses to take
Any dentist knows owning a practice is more than just clinical work. Yes, it’s important to expose yourself to new aspects of dentistry and clinical education, but you should also be focusing your efforts on business leadership, customer service, and sales and marketing in an effort to help you better run the practice, implement new systems and lead your team to success. Commit to reading one book on business management or taking a webinar on leadership or team development to streamline your practice and train and retain staff to support it.
Other resources to be aware of
It’s never too early to think about what path you want your dental career to head down. If you are just getting started in your career as a dentist or a dental specialist, make sure you have all the information you need to get started on the right foot, starting with a free e-book for dental school graduates. Alternatively, if you are wondering how your life could be different if you made another decision along the way, check out a choose-your-own-adventure-style e-book.
Bottom line
Your work as a dental practice owner is never done. Contact the experts at Professional Transition Strategies to learn more ways to keep your dental practice on top of its game.