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5 Dental Consultant Strategies for Dentist-Hygienist Collaboration
Tensions between dentists and hygienists can disrupt efficiency and morale. A dental consultant can guide practices to foster collaboration, reduce friction, and boost success. Here are five strategies, drawn from dentist insights and optimized by dental consultants. 1. Collaboratively Establish...  Read More
How Google's reCAPTCHA is Changing and What You Should Know
As a medical professional, your website must balance patient privacy and website security without compromising user experience. With Google moving legacy reCAPTCHA keys into Cloud projects by the end of 2025, many practices are rethinking whether to continue with Google or explore alternatives....  Read More
From Sucktember to Success: How to Save Your September
In this episode of Dental Drill Bits, Sandy Pardue and Dana Salisbury explore the often-overlooked power of a well-crafted job description. They explain why generic or outdated descriptions can set your practice up for failure, creating confusion, legal risk, and missed hiring opportunities....  Read More
Marketing Advice Your Practice Can’t Do Without
Dental A Team’s marketing mastermind Eve joins Tiff on the pod to discuss the top marketing strategies that can be easily implemented in your practice. They touch on social media, offline marketing, retention, and more. Episode resources: Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:01) Hello Dental A...  Read More
Why You Should Never Ignore a Plumbing Issue in Your Dental Clinic
    Water problems in dental clinics are not like other businesses. You have expensive equipment, strict health rules, and patients who depend on you. One small leak can turn into a big disaster.  This guide shows you why every plumbing problem needs quick attention. The Hidden Dangers of Water...  Read More
How Much Do You Need To Maintain A Dental Clinic
Running a dental office means more than just treating patients. It means keeping your practice in top shape. Many dentists don't know the real costs of maintenance.  This guide will help you plan better and keep your practice running smoothly. Starting Costs: What You Need to Know Opening a dental...  Read More
Why Ground Marketing Still Wins for Local Dental Practices | Dr. Kapil Kella | GMS
Are you wasting precious hours and money tweaking Facebook ads and SEO campaigns, when the fastest way to fill your schedule might be walking into your local gym or coffee shop? Dr. Kapil Kella reveals how ground marketing not only lowered his practice’s acquisition costs but also: - Brought in...  Read More
Create Momentum in Your Life with a Simple Morning Routine
In the fast-paced world of dentistry, it’s easy to pour into patients, team members, and your practice while leaving little left for yourself. But what if the secret to becoming a more fulfilled, focused, and effective dental professional starts before you even walk into the office? As a dental...  Read More
Smart Hiring Strategies in Today’s Dental Market
Hiring in dentistry has become one of the most difficult challenges practices face today. Whether it’s finding hygienists, assistants, or strong front office team members, many practices are feeling the squeeze of a competitive and limited market. The good news: with the right mindset and approach,...  Read More
Marketing That Connects: Strategies for Dental Practices
Marketing your dental practice has become more confusing than ever. Between the noise of social media, expensive Google ads, and a hundred “must-have” tools, it’s tough to know where to focus. But marketing doesn’t have to be complicated or cost-prohibitive. At the Dental A Team, we’ve tested...  Read More
How to Avoid Burnout as a New Practice Owner: The Path to a Balanced Leader | Dr. Simone Ellis | 570
Here’s the Hard Question If your dental practice is hitting record revenue but you’re running on fumes is it smarter to double down and keep scaling (risking burnout, broken systems, and staff turnover) OR sell at the peak to protect your health, family time, and long-term career longevity? ...  Read More
The Tool to Making Those Difficult Conversations Easy
Kiera talks about the concept “going into the storm,” aka how to approach those difficult conversations with team members, and how this builds trust as a practice.  Episode resources: Transcript: Kiera Dent (00:01) Hello, Dental A Team listeners, this is Kiera. And today I think is gonna be a...  Read More
Dentistry has come a long way from the prehistoric days of basic dental care and imperfect teeth manipulation to the present-day advancements. However, for dental professionals, maintaining patient records, managing billing, and compliance using conventional processes has become nearly impossible. ...  Read More
Stop Selling Dentistry. Start Telling Stories. (E.301)
  “Patients don’t buy what you do. They buy the story you tell and how it makes them feel.” – Matt Hutchings Brief Overview In this episode, Regan Robertson sits down with Everyday Practices producer and videographer Matt Hutchings to explore how dental practices can leverage their why into...  Read More
Which Is Better: Paying Employees Based Off Production or Collections?
Tiff and Kristy discuss the ongoing challenges of hiring, including how incentives and mentalities have shifted over the past five years — and what you, as someone hiring, can do about it. Part of the discussion includes the pros and cons of how to pay team members. Episode resources: ...  Read More
Office Autopsy: How to Know If You’re Producing Enough
Kiera and Kristy break down a few reasons why your practice might not seem (or might not be, period) to have any money. They touch on how to find your profit point, knowing your debt, staying on top of collections and AR, and more. Episode resources: Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:00)...  Read More
Catching The Falling Knife
DISCLAIMER:  I’m not an attorney, I’ve spent millions on legal fees, and I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.  This is not legal advice! We are seeing a pronounced uptick in financially distressed private practices of all sizes and varieties across the country. There is no singular...  Read More
The Patient First Podcast Episode 179: How L’Diamante Coaching Empowers Hygienists to Empower Patients
There’s probably no better team member to take the lead in empowering patients with knowledge about the oral-systemic link than dental hygienists, and there’s probably no better team to help hygienists do that than L’Diamante Coaching. In this episode of The Patient First Podcast, I sit down...  Read More
The Non-Annoying Referral Approach Every Dental Specialist Needs | Part 2 | GMS
What if I told you that the reason your referrals feel flat or forced isn’t because you’re “bad at asking", but because you’re asking the wrong way? In this episode, we reveal the exact referral scripts that flip awkward cold requests into genuine professional alliances. Imagine: -...  Read More
Hiring Detour: How Culture Shapes Every Hire
In this episode of Dental Drill Bits, Dana Salisbury and Sandy Pardue discuss the challenges of hiring and retaining new employees in dental practices. They explore the reasons behind high turnover rates, the importance of effective onboarding, and creating a welcoming workplace culture. The...  Read More
How Dental Leaders Build Stronger Teams Through Difficult Conversations
In dental practices nationwide, one skill separates thriving teams from those stuck in frustration: the ability to have difficult conversations swiftly and effectively. Leadership isn’t about avoiding conflict, it’s about facing it with clarity, empathy, and a desire to move forward. The Buffalo...  Read More
How to Pay Your Hygiene Team: Compensation Models That Work
Hygiene compensation remains one of the most debated and sensitive topics in dental practices. Get it wrong, and you risk burnout, poor morale, and turnover. Get it right, and your hygiene team becomes one of the most profitable and productive parts of your practice. So what’s the right hygiene pay...  Read More
Why Your Practice Feels Broke at $2M
It’s a common and frustrating reality: collections are high, the schedule looks packed, yet there’s barely enough left over for the owner at the end of the month. If you’ve ever looked at your practice numbers and asked, “Where is all the money going?”, you’re not alone. We’ve walked hundreds of...  Read More
Handling Failures with Grace (E.255)
  “Handle the objection before it becomes an objection.” – Dr. Bruce Baird Brief Overview Every dentist faces failures—veneers pop off, teeth become sensitive, implants don’t integrate. But how you communicate about those possibilities makes all the difference. In this episode of...  Read More
Raises + How to Give Them Correctly
Kiera walks listeners through the science of giving raises without breaking the bank or falling into the feel-good trap. She gives three steps to implement around the topic of raises:          Know your numbers               Raises are earned; they’re not automatic               Communicate with...  Read More
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