If you follow this blog and have read The Super General Dental Practice (free at www.supergeneralpractice.com), you will know I feel strongly that no one wants or needs another average practice. You will also recall that multi-doctor offices are growing at 20% per year while solo practices are diminishing at about 7% a year. If you take a ...
Read MoreSeeing the light, according to the dictionary, is to understand or come to accept something, especially something that one was previously confused about or skeptical of. In Chapters 16 and 17 of The Super General Dental Practice (www.supergeneralpractice.com for a free copy of the second edition of the Super General Dental Practice), there is a ...
Read MoreThe topic for the video today is CHANGE. To access the video, click here. After viewing the video, you will find additional related information in Chapter 4 and Chapter 30 of THE SUPER GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE book. "WHEN YOU’RE DONE WITH CHANGE – YOU’RE DONE.” Dr. Mike Abernathy Maybe ...
Read MoreThe topic for the video today is STOP THINKING LIKE A DENTIST. To access the video, click here. After viewing the video, you will find additional related information in Chapter 7 of THE SUPER GENERAL DENTAL PRACTICE book. This topic is extremely important in our current environment. On page 97 of the book, Mike ...
Read MoreI realize that I am about to step off the deep end with hygienists and am placing a huge challenge in the lap of every doctor that reads this article, but the time has come to move away from hourly wages for hygienists. Years have passed and pay for our employees has increased, and we failed to notice that “overhead creep” has stolen our ...
Read MoreAt my age, I don’t like anything that mentions “terminal”. Just this one time I will assume we are not talking about my “use before date”. With every end of a year, we face a new beginning. For a few, it might be a time to recommit to keep doing what you are doing because the results are so good. For some it may be a time to re-engage ...
Read MoreThis will seem pretty simple but at the same time these well known facts seem to get pushed to the side as dentists throw money at shiny objects and chase misplaced strategies purported to be the next best thing to hit Dentistry by the newest guru on the cover of Dentistry Today. Whether we talk about case acceptance or any other topic, I continue ...
Read MoreIt is said that when you graduate from dental school, you are just barely “not dangerous”. In a way, that diploma is merely a learner’s permit. Those who embrace a consistent commitment to learning something new every year of their career just seem to do better. That learning is in no way limited to just clinical performance and services. ...
Read MoreI read an article a couple of months ago by Dr Rada Jones, an emergency room physician who penned “The 68 Laws of the ER”. I thought I would take a shot at just twenty or so for Dentistry. I feel like from 1975 till today, I ought to be able to reflect on those common catastrophes we all face and bring them into the light of day. 1. ...
Read MoreI’m sure I’m not the only doctor that has wondered if my CPA is actually at the top of his/her game. I was told by a friend who is a CPA that they spend the entire year making sure they understand and are applying the new tax codes correctly, only to face more changes the next year. He felt like he was always playing catch up. I want you to ...
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