Category Archives: Dental Team

Practice profile: Chicago dentists build vision of success

  As soon as you walk into the reception area of Dentologie, you’re aware that little about this dental practice could’ve happened by chance. From the master craftsmanship of an artfully placed table made of Wisconsin wood to a ceiling sculpture engineered from the recycled steel of a Detroit auto plant, the layout clearly departs from the dictates… Read More »

Conference focuses on small group practices

Denver — Find out why more dentists are joining or starting small group practices at a conference preceding ADA 2016. BIG Idea: Small Group Practice is scheduled for Oct. 19 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Denver. Attendees can eat breakfast and network with exhibitors starting at 7:30 a.m. and the conference includes lunch, two breaks… Read More »

Sales seasonality in dentistry

Sales seasonality is the technical term for the fact that some months, from a business revenue perspective, are simply better than others, all other things being equal. At an extreme end, sales seasonality explains why a whopping 23.8 percent of jewelry stores sales and 15.3 percent of national chain department stores sales are in December (Source: www.NRF.com). New… Read More »

For practice durability, listen to your body

Most days of the week, Dr. Katie Sowa wakes up at 4:45 a.m. to break a sweat, either doing CrossFit or yoga, before heading to work. If she’s training for a half marathon, she gets her runs in before dinner or in the morning. “Staying active and fit will help the longevity of your career,” said Dr. Sowa,… Read More »

PPR provides product evaluations, more

Do you have questions about dental products or clinical techniques? The ADA Professional Product Review is designed to help ADA members with purchasing decisions and patient care by providing them with information that’s userfriendly, unbiased, clinically relevant and scientifically sound. Each issue includes product evaluations conducted by the ADA Laboratory as well as collaborations from dental schools and… Read More »

Identifying core values and practice philosophy

It really is kind of cool how we all turn out so different. We’re all taught the same basic principles of dentistry after we take and master core health science curriculum and yet we quickly turn into very individualized and different doctors. How do you identify your core values and practice philosophy? Thinking back, a lot of what… Read More »