Hygiene Recall is a Waste of Time

Hygiene Recall is a waste of time unless your current system is minimally 80% effective in having patients return to your office at least twice annually to maintain their dental health. If you are not getting this level of compliance, it is probably time for a change....

The Courage to Lead

“I have learned from years of experience with people that when a person really desires a thing so deeply that he is willing to stake his entire future on a single turn of the wheel in order to get it, he is sure to win.” – Thomas Edison What is it that makes a great...

The Consultant of the Future: Beyond Practice Management

This article was inspired by my peers and by doctors past, present, and future in need of help with their practices. Someone once inquired of me, “What’s the most difficult question you’ve ever been asked as a consultant?” Resisting the urge to answer “this one,” I...

A 12 year-old’s Guide to Treatment Acceptance

This piece is short and sweet, just like my inspiration was for writing it. Allow me to explain… Several years back, I received some unlikely inspiration for this article. It just so happened to coincide with a deadline I was facing while desperately searching for a...

Don’t Practice in Your Blind-Spots

As you’re reading this, ask yourself this question: How do my patients and staff really view me and my practice? Before you ponder too long on this, I’ll save you a lot of undue effort because most of what you will come up with is probably inaccurate. There is an...