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Story Hunting: An Integral Component of Dental Patient Engagement

Story Hunting: An Integral Component of Dental Patient Engagement

In this article, Dr. Ricardo Mitrani explores the impact of dental patient engagement in dentistry through storytelling and active listening.

| 3 months ago
The Three Types of Listening: A Guide for Dentists and Their Teams
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The Three Types of Listening: A Guide for Dentists and Their Teams

The three types of listening–objective, subjective, and intuitive–can help dentists improve patient relationships. Dr. Mitrani gives an overview here.

| 5 months ago
Building a Better Dental Patient Relationship #2: Communication Tips

Building a Better Dental Patient Relationship #2: Communication Tips

Dr. Mitrani provides tips to improve communication and the dentist-patient relationship in part 2 of this...

| 6 months ago
Building a Better Dental Patient Relationship #1: Overcoming Biases

Building a Better Dental Patient Relationship #1: Overcoming Biases

Dr. Mitrani advises not to overlook bias from the old dental patient relationship when building a new one in part 1 of this 2-part...

| 7 months ago
Embracing Neurodiversity in Dentistry: A Journey of Self-Discovery
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Embracing Neurodiversity in Dentistry: A Journey of Self-Discovery

Embracing neurodiversity in dentistry is a journey of self-discovery and growth. Dr. Ricardo Mitrani shares how neurodiversity is a benefit to the dental...

| 7 months ago
Self-Awareness:  An Essential Trait of Contemporary Teambuilding

Self-Awareness: An Essential Trait of Contemporary Teambuilding

Spear's Dr. Ricardo Mitrani, discusses the benefits of using self-awareness in teambuilding to create healthier and happier relationships.

| 8 months ago
Building Psychological Safety: The Question Formulation Technique

Building Psychological Safety: The Question Formulation Technique

Promote a space for your team to openly share mistakes and lessons learned from failure through encouraging expression and the free flow of questions....

| 2 years ago
What Dentists Can Learn from 2021’s Effects on Dental Practice Hiring

What Dentists Can Learn from 2021’s Effects on Dental Practice Hiring

If you're having a hard time getting people to apply to work at your dental practice, you're not alone. Here's why this problem is happening, and how...

| 2 years ago
Changing the Narrative in Your Dental Practice and Community
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Changing the Narrative in Your Dental Practice and Community

Are we talking about the wrong things in our dental practices? Spear resident faculty Dr. Ricardo Mitrani shares his vision for the dental profession...

| 3 years ago
Moving Beyond Dentistry’s ‘Zoom Boom’
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Moving Beyond Dentistry’s ‘Zoom Boom’

Dentistry's lessons learned from the 2020 pandemic go beyond the 'Zoom Boom.'

| 3 years ago
Creating a New Vision for Your Dental Practice

Creating a New Vision for Your Dental Practice

Dr. Ricardo Mitrani introduces FLOW — Focus on Letting Others Win — a new way to help dentists meet the changing needs of patients, nurture...

| 4 years ago
Rewriting Mission and Vision Statements for Growth

Rewriting Mission and Vision Statements for Growth

Downtime during the new coronavirus pandemic gives dental teams an opportunity to re-establish their principles and redefine how they serve patients.

| 4 years ago