Ken Blanchard explained it best when he said, “The gap between LEARNING and DOING is bigger than the gap between IGNORANCE and KNOWLEDGE.” Continuing education is an important part of any quality-oriented dentist’s development. Utilizing what we’ve been taught, or know to be true, often becomes the difficult part of this equation. So how do … Read more

“All transformational ideas emerge from a transformational vision.” — Avrom King The success of The Pankey Institute is highly correlated to its unwavering commitment to helping dentists learn about Dr. Pankey’s patient-centered practice philosophy. Many of us have applied this philosophy and have found it to be a successful and healthy one for our practices, … Read more

During the class introductions at a recent Continuum Level One course at The Pankey Institute, I listened as most participants in the group spoke of their concern about balancing their practice and personal lives. It’s a common dilemma. Where do you dedicate your time, care, expertise and the best of yourself – to your patients … Read more

I attended a meeting by speaker phone with a client and his team because the topic was one which made him nervous: Compensation. I suspect compensation discussions are often awkward and poorly handled because most teams have such little experience dealing with compensation issues and talking openly about money. My role was to support the … Read more

This article appeared on www.spiritofcaring.com. In a Spirit of Caring is the “The online newsletter, gathering place, virtual library, information and resource center for dentists and team members who are serious about the people part of dentistry”. Go to www.spiritofcaring.com to check it out. This is a long article. Research has shown that you read … Read more

1. You have said that dentists are currently engaged in the “Esthetic Revolution.” Tell us about that. The “Esthetic Revolution” is something that has been happening in our profession since early 1990. That’s the year that Ivoclar released IPS Empress, and we finally had a material that had the fit requirement as well as the … Read more

This article appeared on www.spiritofcaring.com. In a Spirit of Caring is the “The online newsletter, gathering place, virtual library, information and resource center for dentists and team members who are serious about the people part of dentistry”. Go to www.spiritofcaring.com to check it out. I thought I had a fairly good restorative practice before my … Read more

This article appeared on www.spiritofcaring.com. In a Spirit of Caring is the “The online newsletter, gathering place, virtual library, information and resource center for dentists and team members who are serious about the people part of dentistry”. Go to www.spiritofcaring.com to check it out. A good preventive dental practice is based primarily on the ability … Read more

In past articles, I have discussed a comprehensive, system-wide, masticatory examination, and what it entails. “Comprehensive” is a well-used word. Having many discussions through the years with hundreds of dentists, I have found there are as many nuances to being “comprehensive” as there are dentists. What does it really mean? The dictionary defines it as … Read more

As an owner of a small business, economic slow downs are always a cause for concern. It is easy to be stressed about open spots in an appointment book, that once always seemed to be filled. I have found in my 22 years of practice, that when the economy ebbs, it is a great time … Read more