790: One Word That Creates an Amazing Team – Dr. Marco Brindis

The Beatles said it best — love is all you need! But maybe you don't love the people you see four days a week. To explain how that can change, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Marco Brindis, former chairman of the prosthodontics department of Louisiana State University, to share his journey to a better team culture through loving his team and his profession. To learn more about this secret ingredient to an amazing team, listen to Episode 790 of The Best Practices Show!

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Episode Resources:

• Watch the video version of Episode 790: https://www.youtube.com/@actdental/videos

Main Takeaways:

• Love is all you need. But love is hard work!
• Loving your team is a commitment, not just a feeling.
• Make time to connect with your team on a deeper level.
• There is something much more powerful than money — it’s love!
• When your team loves one another, that love will extend to your patients.
• Having a vision for your practice is critical. It is the GPS that will guide you.

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction.

1:44 Dr. Brindis’s background.

7:17 Loving your team is hard work.

10:43 The importance of core values in finding the right people.

15:20 How to talk about this with your team.

20:44 Reaching your patient’s heart.

23:29 Your vision is your GPS.

25:09 Ideas for when team members aren't receptive.

33:11 Final thoughts.

35:29 More about Dr. Brindis and how to get in touch.

Dr. Marco Brindis Bio:

Dr. Marco Brindis was the former chairman of the prosthodontics department of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, and former assistant professor of dentistry at LSUHSC School of Dentistry in the department of prosthodontics. He earned his DDS from the Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City in 1998, completed a Preceptorship in Dental Implants at the Universidad Intercontinental in 1999, a Preceptorship in Dental Implants at the Dental School at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio in 2002, and a Surgical Implant Fellowship at the Biotechnology Institute in Vitoria, Spain, in 2003. He earned his Certificate in Prosthodontics at LSU School of Dentistry in the Department of Prosthodontics in 2007, then completed the Esthetic and Occlusion courses at the Pankey Institute in 2007.

Dr. Brindis is very passionate in the field of interdisciplinary dentistry for full-mouth reconstruction, esthetics, and implant dentistry. He is involved in the development of new implant protocols to treat edentulous patients. He has lectured in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Spain. He is a member of several organizations, including the Academy of Osseointegration, American Dental Association, American College of Prosthodontists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is a well-established national and international speaker, having spoken at symposiums such as the AAOMS Dental Implant Conference, International Symposium on Oral Implantology in Spain, Academy of Osseointegration, AAOMS Annual Meeting, and the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry.