Your Meetings Have Issues
There’s an unfortunate tendency for team meetings to turn into nothing more than a gripe session where you recycle the same grievances over and over again, wasting everyone’s time.
Energize Your Team Meetings
You’ve heard the complaints about the weekly meeting: they take up too much time, they don’t accomplish anything, and they just repeat the same information over and over again.
The 80% concept for progress
One of our favorite mantras here at ACT is “Progress, not perfection.” It’s a difficult concept to take to heart—especially for the Type-A personalities who so frequently find themselves in the dental profession—but we can’t emphasize enough how much it will free you from feeling overwhelmed every day.
The Perfect Plan for Onboarding a Hygienist
You’ve hired a hygienist to join your dental practice. Now what? There is no doubt it can be frustrating to train a new employee, but it can also be frustrating as a new hire to go through “trial by fire.” Do your new team member and yourself a favor; implement an onboarding plan, and simplify the process for everyone.
Expectations - Reality = Failed Treatment Plan Acceptance
Have you ever been 100% certain that a patient will commit to your treatment plan, only to find out later the patient left the office without scheduling? Have you been shocked to hear that a patient canceled and did not reschedule, with no reason given other than “I need to think about it more”?
S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goal Setting
It’s the beginning of a new year, the time of “out with the old and in with the new”. Resolutions are made, and goals are set. In your dental office, what goals are you and your team setting?
Starbucks, And All Its Combinations
Do you know how many different possible combinations there are to Starbucks drinks? If you look on Starbucks’ website, you’ll learn that there are 87,000 possible permutations. Now, Starbucks may not be the world’s best coffee, but it’s pretty good.
Two Important Transitions For A Rewarding Dental Career
Congratulations! After many years of hard work, you graduated from dental school ready to treat patients and be the first line of defense in their overall physical health. For most in dentistry, this means heading out into the world to practice newly learned clinical skills as an associate in an established practice.