What Will the Future of Dentistry Look Like?
What will dentistry look like five years from now? Much of the dentistry you'll be doing will be updating obsolete dental work. You know how you...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Does Your Practice Have a Word-of-Mouth Culture?
Not all new patients are created equal. People who come to your practice at the invitation of a current patient come with the right mindset and expectations;...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
If You Schedule It, They Will Come
In a previous article, Practice Dentistry without a Net?, I talked about the importance of really challenging yourself from time to time by taking away...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Practice Dentistry Without a Net?
I remember hearing about a family of circus performers from years ago who specialized in trapeze routines and other spectacular highwire acts. They were...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
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...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Sometimes it can seem that a dental practice is an extremely complicated piece of machinery. There are a lot of moving parts and human considerations...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
At a recent event here at the Spear Campus I ran into Dr. Zane Khan, an oral surgeon I know. He's the leader of one of our Spear Study Clubs and he was...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
A Parable for Stressed Dentists
How much does a glass of water weigh? You wouldn't think of this as a profound philosophical question but it's at the center of an interesting metaphor...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
If You're Happy and You Know it, Show Your Patients
A while ago my sister Nadia needed some restorative dental work and I arranged for her to see one of our faculty leaders, Dr. Gary DeWood, whom many...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Is There a Gorilla in Your Patient's Mouth?
By now you're likely familiar with the 'gorilla' perception test. That's where researchers had test subjects watch a video of two groups of people...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Wear Your Disturbances Like a Badge of Honor
I was in Boston this week, just as the people there were digging themselves out from the latest winter storm. Some people, like the owner of this car,...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Some Good Advice From the Guy on the $100 bill
'Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn.' These words come from one this country's founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin, and...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›