When you read more, you know more. With more knowledge, you can help patients beyond their dental needs. To get you started on your learning journey, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Uche Odiatu, one of ACT’s favorite health and wellness gurus, to share his ten favorite books that have kept his mind open, challenged, and engaged.
It’s incredibly difficult to find the motivation to work when you’re burning yourself out. More importantly, it starts to affect the rest of your life and the people in it. Burnout is so much more than just stress and fatigue though—it’s a medical condition, according to the World Health Organization.
There’s often a lot of fear and uncertainty around asking for money, and as a result, your practice’s health suffers. You need better financial arrangements if you want to improve your cash flow, so instead of letting the fear of asking patients for money take the wheel, seize control and follow these six steps!
Having a great team is the most important factor in having a great practice, but what do you do when yours isn’t measuring up to your expectations? The idea of “quiet quitting,” or working only enough to get by, is not a new concept, but it’s one that’s increased in recent years.
When you have the right people in the right seats, it makes your practice something truly special. However, when the right people don’t have clarity around their positions, it’s incredibly difficult to achieve great results.
Imagine you just hired a new team member. They have all the skills, qualifications and experience you’re looking for. Does that mean you can leave them to do their thing? No way! All practices are different. Before they can start working, the new hire has to learn how your practice works.
We’ve all said or heard someone else say it before: “It’s just a little bleeding,” “You have a little cavity,” or “Looks like you’ve got some decay.” Sometimes it feels like this kind of language is ingrained in us, but the truth is it minimizes what we do, and we need to remove it from our vocabulary.
Your mind is like a rubber band. You gotta stretch it every day to stay limber and strong. Stretching involves going outside your comfort zone so you can learn new things. If you don’t stretch, then you won’t grow!
To have a great practice, you must first have a great team. Too much conflict and too little trust will make sure that your office isn’t a fun place to work, but when you have a smart and healthy team, it will make everything more enjoyable.
Like me, I’m sure many other dentists have been struggling under the yoke of PPOs. At the beginning of each year, we look back on the previous year and see the numbers showing exactly how much money you wrote off—all the work you did that you’ll never be paid for.
