Thinking better about your future is key to building a Better Practice and a Better Life, and tracking your Scheduled Production will help you accomplish it. This is your total dollar amount of treatment scheduled to be completed for a specific period of time. It can be for a specific day, week, or month, but in
You just spent an hour washing and waxing your car. It’s gleaming in the driveway, and you’re admiring your work when a seagull swoops down out of nowhere and leaves a fresh white mess right on your hood. You’re left standing there wondering what just happened, holding a dirty rag and dealing with the chaos. Now picture your Monday morning team huddle. You burst through the door, fired up about a new patient experience idea you heard at a conference. You spend five minutes explaining your vision, tell everyone “we’re starting this next week,” then rush off to your first appointment.
Dentistry is an amazing profession, but that also means that many other people want to obtain the life that it offers. As a result, the market is crowded, so it’s more important than ever to stand out above the rest. Many choose flashy gimmicks, but the truth is you don’t need more ads or billboards to
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?”
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.
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
Picture this: The Milwaukee Brewers just clinched their 12th win in a row, and George Webb—true to their legendary promise—is giving away free burgers to anyone who wants one. The whole city is buzzing. Strangers are high fiving in the streets. Everyone’s celebrating together because something amazing happened.
When setting goals, many dentists say, “I want to produce more.” But few want that increase to mean working longer hours or more days. The better question is: How can you grow production without sacrificing your time and energy?
Picture this: You’re playing carpool karaoke with your team, and everyone wants to pick the next song. Your Baby Boomer hygienist is belting out "Don’t Stop Believin’." Your Millennial assistant is lobbying hard for an indie band you’ve never heard of. Your Gen Z receptionist just rolled her eyes and said, "Can we please play something from this decade?"
