One 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 […]

I 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 […]

Leverage 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 […]

Have 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 […]