Tag Archives: Dental Team

Building Trust with a New Patient

The 28th New Dentist Conference is in full swing right now in Kansas City, Missouri. A number of CE programs are taking place right now, including Take This Job and Love It! presented by Dr. Mark Hyman. Earlier this year Dr. Hyman spoke with ADA New Dentist News about people skills new dentists can use in the practice.… Read More »

Educating Patients using Evidence-Based-Dentistry

When it comes to oral health there is a lot of misinformation circulating in the public imagination. What’s the best course of action when a patient makes a request or assertion that isn’t supported by science? Dr. Partha Mukherji is a general dentist practicing in Ft. Worth, Texas, and a supporter of Evidence-Based dentistry. He spoke with New… Read More »

Brush, Floss, Baby!

University of North Georgia student Jonathan Lee Casas makes some important (and catchy) points about good oral health. Here are the ADA’s recommendations: Brush 2 minutes, twice a day with fluoride toothpaste Floss daily Eat a balanced diet Visit your dentist regularly And with that, remember icky biofilm/now that’s just whack (H/T to Huffington Post who brought this video to our… Read More »

What to do when Delegating Goes Wrong

When we talk with new dentists, one challenge comes up frequently — the difficulty in getting comfortable with delegating. But whether you own a practice or work for one, there is simply no way to do it all yourself. Over at the HBR blog, Elizabeth Grace Saunders has a series of suggestions for how to delegate effectively. Here’s… Read More »

Create a User’s Manual about Yourself for your Team

We’ve written before about using employee agreements to clarify expectations between the practice and the dental team. So we were interested when we read on The Build Network about a corporate strategist who developed a one-page user’s manual to help his new employees understand how to work with him effectively. Check out the original post for a series… Read More »