How do you know if your hygiene department is successful from a profit stand point? This may be one of the most commonly asked questions we come across as dental coaches. The good thing is your hygiene department can become a profit center of your practice if managed properly. One of the key factors to…
Somedays our personal baggage feels heavier than others and it sure can weigh you down. Have you ever stopped to reflect upon how that baggage effects your ability to serve others whether at home or work? What about those around you- your significant other, your kids, your patients, and co-workers? Is it possible that in…
A morning huddle can be the single most important meeting that you can have with your team because it encourages efficiency and high performance within your practice. It sets you on the right path, helps everyone to avoid obstacles, and sets the tone to deliver high quality care. The key lies in the purpose of…
Back in October Jeff Haden wrote an article on how what you do can make you extremely likeable, but so can what you don’t choose to do. When you sit down and look at your personal and professional life, your life at home vs your life in the dental practice are you paying attention to what it…
Personality tests have been around for ages, all over the internet and in books you’ll find endless information about personality traits. Whether you’re into horoscopes and astrology or you’re into all of those personality tests you find online, like DISC. Either way, we all have a general curiosity about our individualism. One thing to keep…
Nutritional counseling plays an essential role in dentistry and in the overall health of our patients. There is an unquestionable relationship between dietary factors, dental caries, and the correlation of multiple health problems, including diabetes and heart disease. It is our responsibility as excellent clinicians to educate all of our patients on how a healthy…
Are you practicing excellent clinical standards by providing your patients with the best care possible? As dental professionals we should all be practicing to the standard of care while striving to go over and beyond it. The definition of the standard of care is typically identified by the level at which the average, prudent provider…
Anybody, that has had the responsibility of hiring new team members, knows that it is one of the most important, and most challenging, tasks you will ever be given in a business. Here are a few suggestions that AMP has to make the process a little easier. First of all, have your profile ready. A…
How do you get dental patients to listen to what you want to say, how do you get them to truly hear you and pay attention to what you have to say? I think we find this to be an issue in dental offices often. We could be delivering bad news, big news or maybe…
‘Living life to the fullest’ is something that we’ve all heard, but how seriously do we take it? Doctors and team members, all have a tendency to get stuck in our own routine, going on about the days, in a fog, doing nothing to change our direction. What would you like people to remember about…