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Creating an Attractive Dental Practice Culture It’s not enough today to offer people a job with good pay and reasonable working hours. Today’s employees, including those in your dental practice, want more. But what is it that they want? Aside from that paycheck and hours that support a personal life, they’re looking for a culture…

Avoid Burnout Through Work-Life Balance Do you struggle with work-life balance? If so, you’re not alone. And these struggles seem to be rampant no matter what job title you hold. In fact, we saw an article that shared that nearly 66% of Americans struggle to keep things well balanced and in proportion. That’s definitely not…

Does your practice have a clear direction? It can be easy to show up to work each day and keep doing what you’re doing. After all, what’s wrong with the status quo?  Unfortunately, if you are running a dental practice, the status quo might be acceptable today, but it won’t be tomorrow. The most successful…

How to build strong leadership in your dental practice. Have you ever thought deeply about what it means to be a great leader? To you, a sign of great leadership might be someone who keeps busy, demonstrating what you believe to be strong ethics. Walk the walk, talk the talk, and all that. Maybe a…

How do you build business momentum when things are stagnant? Every business experiences cycles. It’s no different for dental practices. You may go months on end adding new patients. And then, suddenly, things are stagnant. No growth. You may even lose some patients. When this happens, you may feel stuck. You may wonder what has…

Does your dental practice feel disorganized? We all have bad days at work. It’s inevitable. But every day makes you feel like you’re running around like a headless chicken; that’s a pretty big sign that something has gone awry. It never feels good when things are out of control. And the worst thing is that…

How Employee Turnover Affects Your Practice When you have a good employee on the team, you want to keep them. Perhaps they’re great with patients. Maybe they’re efficient and bring a great attitude to whatever they do. Whatever the reasons you think your employee is great, you certainly don’t want to lose them. Why? Because…

As much as we like to believe that we explain the needs behind various treatments to our patients, many patients don’t choose to move forward. At least not right away. This can be frustrating for dental professionals who want to do everything possible to help protect their patients’ oral health. Unfortunately, that’s not the only…

Providing feedback to team members in any setting can be tough. No one wants to hurt anyone else’s feelings or create conflict in the workplace. However, this hesitation can result in dental practice leaders not offering the guidance needed to improve the practice.  It’s true that giving feedback can sometimes feel awkward and could even…

Dental practice production can plateau even if you have many patients. The number of clients you have is just one of the many factors that can impact growth. Practices that don’t have efficient systems in place or consistently experience communication problems can also struggle to expand.  Leadership gaps are another issue that is often overlooked.…