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The Great Mindset Shift
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The Great Mindset Shift

Every dentist who goes from average to exceptional reaches a point in their training where they undergo a fundamental shift in thinking. When this mindset...

| 11 years ago
Why 'Bad' Patients Are Actually Good Patients
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Why 'Bad' Patients Are Actually Good Patients

You will always have some patients who choose to accept nothing more than having you 'fix' their most immediate care concerns. But at the same time...

| 10 years ago
Why 'Now' is More Important Than Ever
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Why 'Now' is More Important Than Ever

There was a time in America when the pattern of adult life was steady and predictable. You grew up, got a job and stayed in that job until you retired...

| 10 years ago
Competing in Today's Economic Landscape
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Competing in Today's Economic Landscape

More people these days think of dentistry in terms of lifestyle-enhancing makeovers. They look at high-profile people in the media-saturated world around...

| 10 years ago
The Hidden Benefits of Choosing the Right Words
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The Hidden Benefits of Choosing the Right Words

I heard about an interesting study recently. Researchers came to find that if you tell people to 'not forget' something they are more likely to forget...

| 10 years ago
Do You Talk About Dentistry?
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Do You Talk About Dentistry?

You have a patient in the chair. She has an esthetic need that is obvious to anyone who has seen her smile. You're both aware of it, yet neither one of...

| 11 years ago
Beware of 'Phantom' Case Acceptance
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Beware of 'Phantom' Case Acceptance

Do you ever find yourself suddenly thinking about a patient you diagnosed several weeks ago – the one who agreed to your plan for a quadrant or...

| 10 years ago
Do You Feel the Shirt on Your Back?
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Do You Feel the Shirt on Your Back?

When I begin the process of speaking with patients about their current dental conditions, I often get responses like, 'It never bothers me, 'or' I never...

| 11 years ago
Dental Research Part 1:  Five Tips to Reduce Confirmation Bias
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Dental Research Part 1: Five Tips to Reduce Confirmation Bias

In the first of a three-part series, Dr. Bob Winter shares the importance of dental research in your practice. This article shares tips to reduce confirmation...

| 1 year ago
‘Frank Phrases:’ Educate Patients on What Is Possible
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‘Frank Phrases:’ Educate Patients on What Is Possible

Dentists should always show patients all the exam findings and know how to transition their mindset to seeing possibilities, according to Dr. Frank Spear....

| 8 months ago
Review of Findings (ROF) Part 1:  The What, Who and When
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Review of Findings (ROF) Part 1: The What, Who and When

Dr. Margaret Richards Frankel discusses the what, who, and when of the 'review of findings' visit in the first of this three-part series.

| 2 months ago
The Most Underrated Value Creation Tool In Dentistry

The Most Underrated Value Creation Tool In Dentistry

The intra-oral camera, panoramic digital X-rays and other technologies like them are phenomenal tools when it comes to educating patients about their...

| 10 years ago