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Every Dentist's Most Important Asset

Every Dentist's Most Important Asset

What is the most valuable asset you own? It's not your house. It's not your practice, no matter how highly it may be appraised. In fact, it is not any...

| 10 years ago
Five Questions to Help You Stop the Insanity

Five Questions to Help You Stop the Insanity

You are probably familiar with the quotation, often attributed to Albert Einstein: 'The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and...

| 10 years ago
The First Thing to Say When a Patient Says No
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The First Thing to Say When a Patient Says No

What do you do when a patient says no to the dental problems you have shown them? If you're like many dentists, you consider your job done, accept their...

| 10 years ago
Dentistry as a Hobby?
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Dentistry as a Hobby?

One of our clients at Spear – someone we have been profiling as part of our effort to document and analyze the success our clients – said...

| 10 years ago
Diagnose Your Practice in Five Simple Questions

Diagnose Your Practice in Five Simple Questions

It's true that a dental practice is a complex machine, and there are a lot of moving parts that go into making a smooth-running successful operation....

| 10 years ago
How to Create Reliable Team Alignment
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How to Create Reliable Team Alignment

'I wish I could get the right people on my team,' is right up there with 'I wish I could get the right patients,' among the most common dreams of dentists. Naturally, you...

| 10 years ago
The One Hundred Percent Solution
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The One Hundred Percent Solution

What are your expectations in a relationship? We often look at a lot of our relationships, especially in a work environment, in a transactional way. In...

| 11 years ago
Does Your Dental Team Have 'Court Sense?'
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Does Your Dental Team Have 'Court Sense?'

If you're a basketball fan, things get really interesting this time of year during the playoffs. It's the time in the season when slight differences in...

| 11 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...

| 11 years ago
Are You Being Introduced with the Right Value?

Are You Being Introduced with the Right Value?

How much does a patient really know about you before they meet you? Are you just 'the dentist' that they are seeing, the same (in their minds) as any...

| 11 years ago
Five Ways to Prepare for a New Associate

Five Ways to Prepare for a New Associate

There are many different things you can and should do when bringing on a new associate to your practice. The following are five of the key ways to prepare:...

| 11 years ago
Do You Have 'The Fire' Within?
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Do You Have 'The Fire' Within?

People like to believe that there is something mysterious or special about how successful dentists and their teams reach the highest level. It really...

| 11 years ago