Dental Training Blog
Is Your Dental Office Stuck in the Matrix?
I know why you're here, Dentists. I know what you've been doing... why you worry about your practice, why you stress about finances, and why night after night, you sit by your computer and obsess about filling holes in your schedule. You're...
50 Shades of GREAT: The Keys to Unlocking Your Phone Success
I am sure many of you have heard of the recent film, “50 Shades of Grey” (unless you have been living under a rock). You may be less familiar with our sexy and simple system for taking new patient calls in your dental office: The Great Call Process®. Here’s a peek at...
Seattle Study Club: Working Smarter, Not Harder
I had the pleasure this past weekend to visit The Seattle Study Club Symposium (their big annual meeting they hold each year). Many of you know this group, but for those who don't, The Seattle Study Club was created by a periodontist to bring general dentists and...
Sell Your Sizzle: The 5 Things Your Patients Should Know About Your Dental Office
There is immense competition out there when it comes to choosing a dentist; especially a cosmetic dentist. If you know how to effectively marketing your dental office, there should be no shortage of new patients calling to ask questions and decide who they are going...
The Egg Approach to Dental Time Management
The egg is probably the most efficient protein source there is. The egg is also one of the most productive dental time management tools there is. “Huh,” you may say. I’m not referring to a real egg. I’m referring to an egg timer. For those who do not know what an egg...
Dental Workshops: Turn Meeting Frown Upside Down
As we discussed in Why Dental Meetings Suck, there are lots of reasons why dental meetings are not productive. The perfect solution are dental workshops. What the “heck” are dental workshops? I’m glad you asked. Dental workshops are a very focused type of meeting that...
Stop Selling Yourself And Your Dental Practice
You may be wondering, “Isn’t the whole point of marketing is to sell yourself and your practice?” Well, yes. “Then, why are you listing this as a blunder?” Simple. Nobody cares about you and your practice. Who are people really interested in? That’s right… THEMSELVES....
Choose Your Partner Wisely
Choosing the wrong business partner can cost you your business! Really. You can go bankrupt from it or at the very least become an emotional wreck. Consider these 10 questions posted by DentistryIQ: Is it a good idea financially? Why are you doing it? Can you share...
8 Success Principles From Top Entrepreneurs
Fastcompany.com shared some wonderful advice from entrepreneurs that have built successful technology companies. Here are they are: Avoid the risk of not trying and the regret of wishing you had. Spend wisely early in life so you can achieve the financial independence...
A Quick Primer on Hiring Dental All-Stars
High performing dental staff members can be the difference between getting by and being successful. But underperforming, disinterested, or unhappy staff members can mean bankruptcy. One practice we provided consultation services to faced a lawsuit from an unhappy...
How to Lose Money In Dental PPC Marketing
Pay Per Click (PPC) is either loved or hated in the Internet Marketing arena. Most dentists that do not know what they are doing will come to hate PPC. For those who do not know what PPC is, it is a method of paying search engines money to have them send you traffic...
The 3 Dental Phone Skill Mistakes that are Costing You a Fortune
Whenever I listen to my New Patient Secret Shopper calls to dental offices there are always 3 very easy phone skill mistakes that happen time-and-time again. They are so basic and they may not seem like a big deal, yet the amount of money and new potential patients...
