Over the past 25 years I have always had at least 1 C&B lab tech in my office.  It works great and costs very little.  Your cost on equipment in order to do most porcelain and gold work is about $5,000.  This should fully equip your lab to do most Crown and Bridge work.  I always paid the Tech as an employee with a bonus based on the ...

DAILY Review deposit slip and daysheet from prior day and compare to schedule Review actual vs goal from prior day for each producer Review actual vs goal for next day for each producer Review all adjustments and write-offs Be positive at all times – set a positive tone for each day SMILE — a lot Be the biggest advocate ...

Having just completed a five hundred page book covering transitions, a curious number of questions have arisen.  This book takes you through the strategy of removing equity from your practice by selling fractional shares to other doctors.  It clearly guides you through every aspect of the Number One Wealth Building Strategy in Dentistry Today.  ...

I had a call the other day with a Doctor and his wife, who works in the office, concerning staffing. It was a nice, twelve year old office, with average production, slightly below average new patient numbers, with about 3-4 employees. I had met each of the employees and interviewed them, along with allowing them to give us feedback thru a “Staff ...

In last month’s newsletter, I introduced the term “fun deprivation”.  I defined it for you and then gave you a little exercise to complete, the purpose being to help you see what you might not be seeing about your true level of happiness and satisfaction within yourself and your team.  If you didn’t take the five statement assessment ...

I’m becoming more and more aware of a disturbing phenomenon in many practices today.  I’m seeing it much more often and I fear it may be becoming a trend.  In fact, it could be emerging as the new number one threat to doctors and their practices.  I’ve even decided on a term to describe it: fun deprivation.  Just to be clear, here is ...

Years ago my favorite TV show and favorite scene was Star Trek with Captain Picard at the helm looking out into space when, in his commanding British voice would launch the Enterprise on its journey by saying, “Engage”.  There was something special about the Star Ship Enterprise having the entire crew, warp engines, and flight deck ready to ...

It has been over thirty years since I received a visit from an investigator from the State Board of Texas.  Needless to say I was scared to death.  On that day he requested and received copies of 3 patient files.  I was not informed for 3 months why they wanted them or what I had been accused of.  The registered letter with the State Board’s ...