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Day #8 of 75: How to present treatment to an absent spouse
Posted 6/8/2021 by Farai Kufakwedu in 75 Days of Momentum   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 85
Day #8 of 75: How to present treatment to an absent spouse
What is the most effective way to present a treatment plan to a spouse or significant other who is not present?    That’s not a trick question.    Think about it…   How many times have you had a patient say they would like to discuss with their significant other and all you have is the treatment...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Marketing, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics
Charitable Dentistry Doesn't Pay Bills
Posted 6/8/2021 by Connie Jacox in Your Time, Your Money   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 78
Charitable Dentistry Doesn't Pay Bills
          Many dentists (and health care professionals) went into their field because they want to help people. It’s hard to ask for payment when you just want to help people. It’s especially hard when it’s a patient that not only has a health crisis but a financial one as well. The absolute worst...  Read More
Categories: Financial Planning and Investments, Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Play Leadership Baseball for a Winning Team Dental Season!
Posted 6/8/2021 by Sandy Baird MBA in Baird Dental Business Concepts   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 120
Play Leadership Baseball for a Winning Team Dental Season!
As mentioned in , this month we’re playing baseball, specifically, leadership baseball.  You, the dentist, are the owner of this team, which we will call “Team D” (for dental).  You purchased Team D with a boat-load of money, time, and sweat by graduating dental school and purchasing or buying into...  Read More
Categories: Ethics, Jurisprudence and Malpractice, Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Episode 3: Protecting Practice Value During a Crisis
Posted 6/8/2021 by Nelson007 in Dental Talk with Lynne Nelson & Donna Carlson Lowell   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 55
Episode 3: Protecting Practice Value During a Crisis
Lynne Nelson and Donna Lowell together bring over 85 years of combined experience serving the complex needs of the dental community.  Lynne and Donna have been speaking and consulting with dentists since 1997 when they co-founded Practice Management Associates Practice Management Associates now...  Read More
Categories: Financial Planning and Investments, Practice Management, HR and Accounting, Practice Transitions
Employers React to Workers Who Refuse a COVID-19 Vaccination
Posted 6/8/2021 by dentalattorney in Dental Law - What You Need To Know   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 150
Employers React to Workers Who Refuse a COVID-19 Vaccination
As COVID-19 vaccines become readily available, many employers are still wondering if they can require employees to get vaccinated, and what they can do if an employee refuses to get vaccinated. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has produced some guidance in this area. Employers may...  Read More
Categories: Ethics, Jurisprudence and Malpractice, Financial Planning and Investments, Health, Wellness and Ergonomics, Marketing, Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Influence Book Summary – The Psychology of Persuasion
Posted 6/8/2021 by DebtFreeDr in Debt Free Dr   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 1691
Influence Book Summary – The Psychology of Persuasion
If there’s one book that I’ve read that has helped me in ALL aspects of life (work, family and social), it would be Dr. Robert Cialdini’s . It’s also frequently mentioned on  as being on the interviewers favorite books. There’s something about both psychology and negotiation that has always...  Read More
Categories: Financial Planning and Investments
Episode #44: Dannielle Mckinnley of PCIHIPAA
 
Posted 6/8/2021 by The Stress-Free Dentist in The Stress-Free Dentist Podcast and Blog   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 220
Episode #44: Dannielle Mckinnley of PCIHIPAA
  Episode #44 Danielle Mckinley (also known as The HIPAA Chick) is a wife, mom, friend, and positive energy enthusiast. Gratitude is her attitude. She is a founding member of PCIHIPAA, and has consulted 1000’s of practices nationwide. She helps Dentists and their team members spend more time...  Read More
Categories: Paradental and Infection Control, Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Day #7 of 75: Social Media for Sh*ts and Giggles vs Social Media For Growth
Posted 6/7/2021 by Farai Kufakwedu in 75 Days of Momentum   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 140
Day #7 of 75: Social Media for Sh*ts and Giggles vs Social Media For Growth
There are two types of social media marketing. There is social marketing for sh*ts and giggles... Then there is social media marketing that moves the needle on a dental practice’s profitability. If your practice is into posting quotes, stock photos and other such things... then I'm afraid. You're...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Marketing, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics
3 barriers and liabilities to overcome when selling your used dental equipment
Posted 6/7/2021 by Tacomaquicksale in Smart dental   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 264
3 barriers and liabilities to overcome when selling your used dental equipment
   Whether you recently transitioned to a new office with extra equipment, or your office accumulated it over the years, stagnant equipment is a problem offices commonly face. Let’s face it, most practices do not know that there is a market for their used dental equipment, (yes, even those on their...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Endodontics, Financial Planning and Investments, Office Design, Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Amber Vilhauer – No Guts, No Glory
 
Posted 6/7/2021 by drdavidphelps in The Freedom Founders Podcast   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 210
Amber Vilhauer – No Guts, No Glory
Podcast Episode #331: Amber Vilhauer – No Guts, No Glory Episode #331: Dentist Freedom Blueprint Podcast Amber Vilhauer – No Guts, No Glory There has been a massive change in social media marketing over the last year, and Amber Vilhauer joins the show today to discuss where you need to adjust...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Endodontics, Oral Pathology, Pharmacology, and Cariology, Oral Surgery, Orthodontics
Hootan Shahidi, CODE and DentFirst
Posted 6/7/2021 by PatrickORourke in Dental Business Radio   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 329
Hootan Shahidi, CODE and DentFirst
Procedure coding, billing, and reimbursements are not a dentist’s favorite subjects, to say the least, yet successfully navigation of these issues is essential to the bottom-line health of the practice. Hootan Shahidi joins host Patrick O’Rourke on the show to discuss these issues and much more. ...  Read More
Categories: Practice Management, HR and Accounting
DSOs and Governmental Investigations (Dental Law Radio, Episode 7)
Posted 6/7/2021 by dentalattorney in Dental Law - What You Need To Know   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 84
DSOs and Governmental Investigations (Dental Law Radio, Episode 7)
DSOs are coming under serious federal government scrutiny, in part because some have developed a reputation of being non-compliant. Stuart Oberman offers eight compliance-related matters you must get right to scale your DSO successfully and without regulatory setbacks.  Read More
1636 April "Dr. Patty" Patterson, DDS on Cosmetic Dentistry and Hiring the Right Associate : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
  
Posted 6/7/2021 by howard in Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 643
1636 April "Dr. Patty" Patterson, DDS on Cosmetic Dentistry and Hiring the Right Associate : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. April Patterson, more affectionately known as Dr. Patty, is a highly-trained and forward-thinking cosmetic dentist. She attended Florida State University and earned her Bachelor's degree in biology before completing Dental School at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, named one of the top...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Day #6 of 75: The 5 Prerequisites for a 9-Star Patient Experience
Posted 6/6/2021 by Farai Kufakwedu in 75 Days of Momentum   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 55
Day #6 of 75: The 5 Prerequisites for a 9-Star Patient Experience
If your practice is going to become the go-to destination for implants, cosmetic or other high-ticket procedures, you will have to become the practice that delivers the most awesome patient experience. You must be known for the Ritz-Carlton of Dentistry in your city. Now… to deliver that awesome...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Marketing, Orthodontics
Day #5 of 75: You'd endanger patients' lives if you do this
Posted 6/5/2021 by Farai Kufakwedu in 75 Days of Momentum   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 118
Day #5 of 75: You'd endanger patients' lives if you do this
If you knew there was a huge crack in your office building’s foundation... would you continue working as if all is well? Of course not. How about your practice culture? If we agree in part, or in total, that an awesome practice culture is the One Thing that makes everything you do to grow your...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Marketing, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics
Financial Planning & Resources when Starting Up a Dental Practice (Episode 23)
Posted 6/4/2021 by Dental Unscripted in Welcome to Dental Unscripted   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 53
Financial Planning & Resources when Starting Up a Dental Practice (Episode 23)
Episode 23 is here and we are talking to Stephanie Tsang from North Star Financial Resource Group.  This Podcast is gonna show you how to get set up from the start with your own personal Insurances, Financial Growth Planning, Fiduciary Resources, and Employee Benefits, etc... Michael Dinsio and...  Read More
Categories: Financial Planning and Investments, Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Episode 6: Julia Galef on The Scout Mindset
Posted 6/4/2021 by Dustin S. Burleson, DDS, MBA in The Burleson Box Podcast   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 197
Episode 6: Julia Galef on The Scout Mindset
In this episode, Dustin talks with Julia Galef about her book, The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't. You'll learn about motivated reasoning, what Julia calls "soldier mindset" and how to hold your identity lightly, so that you can create a more accurate map of...  Read More
Categories: Health, Wellness and Ergonomics, Marketing, Orthodontics, Practice Management, HR and Accounting, Practice Transitions
Day #4 of 75: Watch Out for these 4 signs of practice self-sabotage
Posted 6/4/2021 by Farai Kufakwedu in 75 Days of Momentum   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 148
Day #4 of 75: Watch Out for these 4 signs of practice self-sabotage
Are you and your team unintentionally sabotaging your own growth?  How would you run your business if you knew where and how you might be sabotaging your own growth?  Most business leaders would do things differently.  Here are 4 signs that show where you might be standing in your own way of...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Marketing, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics
1635 Don Bell & Priscilla Esparza on Ivoclar Vivadent's Dental Innovation Tour : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
  
Posted 6/4/2021 by howard in Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 599
1635 Don Bell & Priscilla Esparza on Ivoclar Vivadent's Dental Innovation Tour : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Howard recently met up with Ivoclar Vivadent's Don Bell and Priscilla Esparza on their Dental Innovations Tour to discuss the company's latest offerings in dental technology and where the dental profession is headed as we come out of the Coved-19 pandemic. VIDEO - DUwHF #1635 - Ivoclar Bus Tour ...  Read More
Categories: Imaging, CBCT, and Radiography, Restorative Dentistry
312: Viraj Desai | SWISH Dental Taking Over Austin, TX
Posted 6/3/2021 by The Dental Marketer in The Dental Marketer   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 1067
312: Viraj Desai | SWISH Dental Taking Over Austin, TX
To you... whats a comfortable monthly marketing budget where you are seeing results AND getting great ROI: . A: $0 - $100 B: $500 - $1,000 C: $1,000 - $5,000 D: $5,000 - $10,000 E: Over $10,000 . Feel free to add your own option in the comments too! . In this episode  and I discuss how she...  Read More
Categories: Marketing, Office Design, Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Day #3: The One Thing You Must Get Right
Posted 6/3/2021 by Farai Kufakwedu in 75 Days of Momentum   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 99
Day #3: The One Thing You Must Get Right
What is the One Thing in your practice that if you and your team do well everything else will become easier or more effective? I think that One Thing is an Awesome Practice Culture. What Steven J. Anderson and the awesome folks at the Crown Council call the Culture of Success. What would you...  Read More
Categories: Cosmetic Dentistry, Implant Dentistry, Marketing, Orthodontics, Prosthodontics
Shining a Light in Your Dental Practice with Drs. Andy and Natalie Droel
 
Posted 6/3/2021 by chaddds in Everyday Practices Dental Podcast   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 181
Shining a Light in Your Dental Practice with Drs. Andy and Natalie Droel
"If we can articulate our vision clearly to ourselves then we can articulate it to our team." As Drs. Andy and Natalie Droel settled into the dental practice post-COVID shutdown, they realized the business couldn't support what they wanted to build. Juggling two locations, hiring new team...  Read More
Categories: Marketing, Practice Management, HR and Accounting, Practice Transitions
Doctor Real Estate Investing: 4 Ways To FI
Posted 6/3/2021 by DebtFreeDr in Debt Free Dr   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 70
Doctor Real Estate Investing: 4 Ways To FI
Who would have thought that a global pandemic in 2020 sending thousands of people to hospitals throughout the U.S. would cause ? Doesn’t make sense, right? You’d think the demand would now be higher but it seems that many hospitals have lost so much money that hiring new docs is next to impossible....  Read More
Categories: Financial Planning and Investments
Episode #43: Brett Cole, Joanna Monroe, and Peter Rowe of DTSS
 
Posted 6/3/2021 by The Stress-Free Dentist in The Stress-Free Dentist Podcast and Blog   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 323
Episode #43: Brett Cole, Joanna Monroe, and Peter Rowe of DTSS
Brett Cole (CEO), Joanna Monroe (COO), and Pete Rowe (Broker of Choice and President of Arcwood) discuss their company Dental Temps Staffing Solutions LLC. Go to to find their listing: Place an order and have a temporary employee assigned in five minutes or less. It’s just that simple. We discuss...  Read More
Categories: Practice Management, HR and Accounting
Veteran LANAPer Still Amazed by LANAP® Protocol Results
Posted 6/2/2021 by Institute for Advanced Laser Dentistry in Dentistry for the New Millennium   |  Comments: 0  |   Views: 204
Veteran LANAPer Still Amazed by LANAP® Protocol Results
Categories: Laser Dentistry
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