Did you know that there are many dentists who dream about having a practice one day, but never take the leap into ownership? Others dream of renovating their practice and making it state of the art, or buying the new, hugely expensive scanners and milling machines. Doubts plague their dreams and their waking moments. It
Many patients and clients these days are constantly looking for bargains and how to get stuff cheap. They are even getting into bartering in your practice which traditionally never happened for healthcare professions in Canada. But times are changing and demographics are changing too, and we are seeing this trend for some patients and clients
In analyzing practices and chatting with practice owners, the most common subject they bring up is “staff issues”. Interestingly enough, the “issues” are widely variable from practice to practice. However, about 75% of the problems relate to communication as a general category. Let’s look at these “staff issues” and some solutions. Your Most Valuable Asset
Some professionals consider their professional licence their most valuable asset. Others think that having a location in a prime area is the biggest asset. Many would answer that their state of the art equipment ranks highest. There is a saying that your future earning power is your most valuable asset (insurance companies selling you on
A potential new patient or client walks into your practice and looks around. What they see can influence their opinion of your professionalism and whether they will become a patient or client of your practice. Will they see a clean, well-organized, zero-clutter front office and be impressed by what they observe? Or will they see
Over our lifetimes, many opportunities to improve and expand present themselves. New ways of thinking. Fresh ideas. And we get excited by some of them, right? Let’s call that the First Thought: “Hmmm, that sounds like a great idea; we should go for it.” Then there is the Second Thought that comes right after: “But
“I hope she filed that tax return on time.” “Surely she will remember to lock the back door on the way out.” “I wonder if he will remember to call that patient who was upset this morning?” “I’m fairly sure that she will remember to do inventory and place the order today while I’m away,
Are you wondering what the heck “upleveling” is? In short, it is a business term that means moving your practice upward through another level of growth or transformation. Sound exciting…or terrifying? Have you reached a certain level of success and are now wondering what’s next? Obviously some things need to be done differently if you
Ever wake up some mornings and wish that you could hide out under the covers for the day, or at least a few more hours even though you had enough sleep? You’re probably too disciplined to do that if it is a workday, but where did that impulse come from? Is there something you wish
Let’s say one of your key team members wakes up deadly ill and she can’t come in to work today – and you wouldn’t want her to either or you could end up with a team that all gets sick. How the heck are you going to deal with this? You could shut the whole
Most healthcare professionals (not all of you, but MOST) are in substantial debt. You may still have Student Loan Debt. Then you bought or started a practice from scratch. How about that amazing house you bought or built. But is it all bad debt? A Primary Impulse It seems that most people have a goal
The Really Big Question for today: How on earth do you get the patient or client in front of you to choose, of their own free will, to go ahead with the IDEAL CARE you are presenting? Have you ever really decided to get a patient or client to go ahead with an ideal treatment,
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