You walk into your practice on Monday morning and, immediately, the energy feels off. Your front desk is stressed about the schedule. Your hygienist is grumbling about a difficult patient from Friday. The whole team seems to be operating at half-speed. So, what do you do? Do you absorb that negative energy and let it dictate your day? Or do you actively shift the temperature? Are you the thermometer or the thermostat?
We discussed last time how in order to produce more, you can either work more days, or increase your production per day. Improving your production per day is our preferred option, and one of the ways you can get started is by asking this question: “Are my chairs full?”
How do you outshine your competition without the ads and billboards? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings back Adriana Booth, one of ACT’s amazing coaches, to share one way to make your practice stand out from the crowd. To learn how to find your unique value proposition to get patients through your doors, listen to Episode 948 of The Best Practices Show!
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Maybe it’s uncomfortable, or maybe you're short on time — but are you ignoring the perio conversation with your patients? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings back Miranda Beeson, ACT’s director of education, to break down perio visit percentage, the impact it has on your practice, and what to do to improve your numbers. Are you underdiagnosing or defaulting to prophy? To find out if you are and to learn how to fix it, listen to Episode 949 of The Best Practices Show!
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You and your team deserve a positive, rewarding work environment. A key piece of that is to optimize the people you currently have. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings back Alan Twigg, president of Bent Ericksen & Associates, to share how to address underperformance, ways to fix it, and what to do when nothing seems to work. To learn how to navigate these difficult conversations, listen to Episode 947 of The Best Practices Show!
It’s 7:30am. You’re already running late, and the last thing you need is the smoke alarm screaming at you because your breakfast decided to turn into charcoal. In that moment, it can feel like everything is falling apart. The day is ruined. You’re behind schedule. Nothing is going right.
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How do you know if you're serving your patients well? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings back Miranda Beeson, ACT’s director of education, to share two metrics that will help both your patients and your practice get healthy. To learn more about perio diagnostic percentage, perio acceptance percentage, and how to improve these numbers, listen to Episode 946 of The Best Practices Show!
No one truly plans to fail, but when you fail to plan, that’s when you start to see failures showing up. Opportunities for culture and growth slip away and fall through the cracks, and dentists are often instead left in survival mode. Instead of building a thriving, profitable, and fulfilling business, they’re on the
Most days, we are online. But how often do we think about cybersecurity? In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings in Travis Wentworth, cybersecurity expert from Intelligence Quest, to share the safeguards to put in place to reduce your risks and protect your patients and practice from common cybersecurity threats. Don't take cybersecurity for granted! To learn the best practices to stay ahead of cyberattacks, listen to Episode 945 of The Best Practices Show!
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Dentistry is a difficult and demanding profession. But with the right people and the right resources, you can make it rewarding and worthwhile. In this episode, Kirk Behrendt brings in Dr. Louis Kaufman from Smile Source Chicago to share his journey from his time at Burger King to becoming a successful practice owner. To hear about his incredible path and the lessons he’s learned, listen to Episode 944 of The Best Practices Show!
