For any leader—dentists included—one of the greatest challenges they’ll face is successfully managing people, particularly when there’s conflict. After all, most personality styles are conflict-averse, so we naturally try to avoid it. But like Kirk says, “Unresolved conflict always becomes a crisis,” so learning to
Do you want to serve your patients better, but don't feel you have the time? One solution is to create a practice within your practice. To help you get started, Kirk Behrendt brings in Dr. Brent Bush from The Pankey Institute to share his journey and experiences that changed his practice. You can slow down and still get busy! To hear how you can be a better dentist for your patients — no matter where you are — listen to Episode 668 of The Best Practices Show!
Growing a practice is more than acquiring or opening new offices. And it’s hard! Dr. Brett Levin & Dr. Jennifer Derse have done it with their Espire practice. And have the secrets to scale your business and keep the culture you want. Learn more in Episode 667 of The Best Practices Show!
People are your practice’s largest expense. It takes a lot of money to pay team members and keep them in your practice. When pay day rolls around, many dentists start to wonder, “How can I save money?” They think cutting back on team members is the answer. Let me tell you: it’s not!
Collecting money isn’t always an easy conversation, but it’s critical to the business. And it’s not just an admin task. The whole team should be learning how to get involved and support the business's profitability. Listen to expert Dayna Johnson share her systematic approach. Learn more in Episode 666 of The Best Practices Show!
If you're new in the digital space, there's one thing you should know: digital smile design and treatment planning are not the same thing! To explain how they're different and why the confusion is one of his biggest pet peeves, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Jeff Rouse from Spear Education with advice for using digital and analog in your treatment planning process. Analog isn't outdated just yet! To learn why the best dentists still use analog, listen to Episode 665 of The Best Practices Show!
It’s not just about tracking any numbers. You have to know which numbers are the best to make a real impact. When you track these 7 KPIs you can make a treatment plan to illuminate your practice health. Learn more in Episode 664 of The Best Practices Show!
In the patient’s mind, dentists are like used car salesmen. They think you’re just trying to sell them something! You know that’s not true. After all, you didn’t go into dentistry to make money. You did it to help people!
Whether you offer clear aligners in your practice or you’ve been thinking about it, Allison LaCoursiere has tips on how to bring them into your practice efficiently, get your patients to overcome cost barriers and how to make it profitable. Learn more in Episode 663 of The Best Practices Show!
For all dentists and leaders, there will come a time when conflict arises, and you have to say the word that’s so difficult for so many of us: “No!” We’ve been conditioned to think that always saying “Yes” is a good thing, and while it’s certainly important, agreeing to everything will cause the dam to burst and flood your life with stress. Instead of fearing the “No,” we must learn to embrace it, and in doing so, create a container for the factors that threaten to overwhelm us.
