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For Dental Practice SuccessOne of the proudest moments of my professional career was when I was inducted into Fellowship in the American College of Dentists. The ACD, the oldest honorary society for dentists, considers itself ‘the conscience of dentistry’. It promotes ethics and values. It teaches courses in dental schools and I’ve been proud to have taught in the ethics course at Hackensack
Dentistry’s “Changing Landscape”
Sep. 07, 2017I don’t know about you but I’m sick of hearing this. The “landscape” is always changing, which is why, if you’re smart, you create your own landscape. While you can never become an “Island unto yourself”, you can create an ecosystem that shields you from the fluctuations of the common market. How you ask? I won’t lie to you. It’s
Leveraging Your Time
Jul. 31, 2017Leverage is a term few of us know of and in practice, even fewer of us use. The dictionary says: “use (something) to maximum advantage”. Maybe the reason we don’t use it in Dentistry is that it’s a term most used in finance. Leverage is used daily as a way to make money. And for many dentists, making money makes
It’s Getting Harder
Jul. 12, 2017Have you found it harder and harder getting people to say YES to your best care? As dentistry is becoming commodified, thought of as just another Groupon offer, life for those of us in the practice trenches, doing excellent, comprehensive dentistry has gotten harder. We’re under siege. We’re more skilled than ever, able to deliver better care today than we
Stop the Madness
Jul. 12, 2017Keep doing what you’ve been doing and you’ll keep getting what you’re getting. Heard that before. Well, it’s wrong. If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’ll get less and less and less. As competition increases along with the costs of doing business, old systems have to be revamped to keep pace with the change. As our culture evolves


