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Specialists and GPs: The Interdisciplinary Solution

Specialists and GPs: The Interdisciplinary Solution

Why is it so important to create value for the dental specialist in the patient's eyes? Again, it all comes back to the words you choose...

| 9 years ago
How to Get Out of the 2 Kinds of Comfort Zones

How to Get Out of the 2 Kinds of Comfort Zones

We all know about the dangers of falling into the comfort zone trap, where good becomes good enough and growth stalls. But in order to tackle the comfort...

| 9 years ago
Open Wide Foundation: Add It to Your Bucket List
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Open Wide Foundation: Add It to Your Bucket List

Whenever I am in Vancouver, I visit the cemetery where my late wife, Shahinool, has her final resting place. I have a cousin who is buried there too,...

| 9 years ago
The Power of Finding the Right Words
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The Power of Finding the Right Words

That is quite a poignant reminder, isn't it, of the power of the right words to elicit the right response? It's a reminder that we, as human beings, are...

| 9 years ago
A Story of Friendship: How I Got to the Super Bowl
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A Story of Friendship: How I Got to the Super Bowl

Yes, that's me, alongside my good friend Jeff Slovin, the CEO of Sirona Dental Systems, at last Sunday's Super Bowl game. How I— someone who had never...

| 9 years ago
A Reminder of What Really Matters

A Reminder of What Really Matters

I was in Santa Barbara recently for a very special celebration. Lisa Wysel, the wife of Dr. Glen Wysel, my partner and one of my closest friends, was...

| 9 years ago
Avoid This Communication Killer

Avoid This Communication Killer

It's the kind of conversation couples have all the time. I was at my office at the campus, talking on the phone with Shelli, and as the conversation was...

| 9 years ago
The 4 Principles of Lucky Money

The 4 Principles of Lucky Money

With the recent passing of my father, I have found myself looking back over some significant turning points in my life and reflecting on the things I...

| 9 years ago
How to Really Own Your Progress

How to Really Own Your Progress

For a long time, New York City had a huge graffiti problem in their subway system. Cars would get covered with spray paint, at which point they would...

| 9 years ago
Have You Reached Your Saturation Point?

Have You Reached Your Saturation Point?

You can't buy more time. Which means that, no matter how diligent, efficient and talented you are as a dental team,  if you just keep doing what you're...

| 9 years ago
Dentists: Let’s Meet for a Spring Break
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Dentists: Let’s Meet for a Spring Break

'I wish I knew then what I know now.' That's a comment I have heard many times from dentists who have experienced a great career breakthrough. It's a comment...

| 9 years ago
Team Members: The Three Qualities to Look For
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Team Members: The Three Qualities to Look For

What do you look for in a candidate when you are hiring for team members? That can be a difficult question to answer in a few words. There are...

| 9 years ago