A productivity miracle
Here’s how you can make yourself dramatically more productive in your dental practice.
It’s counterintuitive – do less, achieve more
By doing fewer things better you can achieve much more in your dental practice.
Photography. Why not?
In 2022 take clinical photos for every new patient examination you do.
How a barber could teach dentists to be more productive
Many dentists don’t believe you can do a textbook perfect crown preparation in 20 minutes.
A practice is like a three-legged stool
Here’s a new way to look at your dental practice. I hope you find it useful.
Forget your hourly rate
Does it make sense to have an hourly rate or should you charge by the procedure?
Nothing to do?
Most dentists are having down time currently. How can you fill in the spare time productively?
What's your hourly rate?
How much a dentist needs to talk shows the quality of systems in your office.
How much do you need to talk?
How much a dentist needs to talk shows the quality of systems in your office.
Don't torture yourself
Staff members who focus on the outcome ("performers") are worth their weight in gold.
Patient "education" is a fallacy
Many dentist like to "educate" patients about the technical details of treatment but is this desirable or counterproductive?
Is a bad neck inevitable?
So many of my colleagues suffer from a sore neck or a bad back. Is there a way of practicing dentistry that takes less of a toll on your body?
Who writes your clinical notes?
You want good quality clinical notes and you also want to be efficient. How do you blend those goals?
What do you do when lab work doesn't fit?
Hopefully lab work not fitting is very rare problem for you but when it happens how do you handle it?
Fatigue leads to poor decision making
Decision fatigue is a real thing in dental practice. How can you stay in control and continue to make good decisions even at the end of a long day?
Busy dentists are often the least productive
Paradoxically, the dentists who run around their office all day are often the least productive.
First visit hygiene. Deadly!
You are doing the patient (and your practice) a disservice by cleaning their their teeth on the first visit.
Magnification? If you don't use it you're missing out.
I'm surprised whenever I hear a dentist works without magnification. Boy, are they ever missing out!
The worst thing about being a doctor
There is an answer to the biggest annoyances that we face.