Elevate Success By Updating Your Practice Systems
Patients need their regular check-ins. And so does your practice! Similar to how cleanings can improve a patient’s health, revisiting current systems can improve the health of your practice.
688: Ariel Juday - 2 Key Tools for Accountability Success
In this episode, Kirk welcomes dental coach Ariel Juday to talk about two key tools for accountability success in dental practices – the practice scorecard, which helps track important numbers and data to remove emotion from decision-making, and how to determine if team members fit the practice's core values and are in the right roles. This is a useful, don’t miss episode that will help you establish trust and grow your practice the right way.
Mastering Collections: How to Achieve 100% Financial Goals for Dental Practices
Discover the key strategies to achieve 100% financial goals for dental practices and enhance collections percentage. Learn how to establish a robust financial policy and communicate patient payment expectations.
3 Vital Strategies to Improve Your Practice
Anyone who seeks to create a better practice cannot do so without one critical piece of the puzzle: data. To make truly informed decisions about the business, you need to make evidence-based decisions—just as you do clinically—not emotional decisions. Data isn’t concerned with feelings but honest, tangible results, and it will tell you when it’s time to correct the course. It’s not the bad guy, just the facts, and it’s essential to learn to track your data so you can use it to reach your goals!
687: Leader’s Rule of 3: Initiating Team Accountability Success – Adriana Booth
Do you want your team to be accountable? Then you need to start at the right place — with yourself! To help you understand true accountability and how to instill it as a leader, Kirk Behrendt brings back Adriana Booth, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, with three rules to follow to improve your team’s performance. Accountability won't happen by itself! To learn how to create a culture of team accountability, listen to Episode 687 of The Best Practices Show!
686: Miranda Beeson & Dr. Barrett Straub - Cracking the Hygiene Code - How Many Days Are Right for Your Practice
Have you ever wondered how many days are right for your practice? Should you expand and if so, what are some best practices you can apply to succeed? Kirk welcomes Miranda Beeson and Dr Barrett Straub to answer these questions and more. They discuss the need to make decisions based on core values, the impact of PPOs on profitability, and highlight the importance of maximizing capacity and building effective systems. You’ll get a formula for calculating the number of hygiene hours needed, how to make data-based decisions, and make the best decisions for your practice.
8 Quick Ways To Upgrade Your Patient Experience
Patient care is the core of your practice. Patients come to you because they know your team provides the best care in town. However, your team shouldn’t focus solely on patient care. You also need to think about the patient EXPERIENCE.
685: Dr. Andrea Ricci & Dr. Christian Coachman - The Non-Dental Aspects to Succeed as a Dentist
Do you ever wonder how things are going to get better in your practice or for you as a dentist? In this episode, Kirk welcomes two educators, Dr. Andrea Ricci and Dr. Christian Coachman, to talk about the non -dental aspects that can help you succeed as a dentist. They emphasize the importance of balance in life and the need to excel in multiple roles. Dr. Ricci shares his personal journey of personal growth and how it has positively impacted his dentistry. They discuss the importance of managing emotions, time, objectives, and communication. Dr. Ricci also introduces his Dentists in Evolution course, which focuses on merging technical skills with leadership and communication skills.
684: The Evolution of Dental Education – Dr. John Kois & Dr. Christian Coachman
Dentistry has undergone many changes — especially in education. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt and Dr. Christian Coachman bring in Dr. John Kois, founder and director of The Kois Center, to take a look at the past, present, and future of dental education, as well as a few simple ways you can become a better learner. Education has no end! To hear more about The Kois Center and how to become a lifelong learner, listen to Episode 684 of The Best Practices Show!
683: Eric Hubbard - Does Culture Really Affect Your P&L?
Have you ever wondered whether company culture really affects your P&L? In this episode, Kirk welcomes Eric Hubbard from Pain Free Dental Marketing to talk about the importance of culture and how it can differentiate a dental practice from corporate dentistry. They also discuss the role of core values in shaping culture and the negative impact of tolerating a bad culture fit. Eric shares his personal aha moments and offers advice to dentists on building a healthy culture.