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What does your practice need? I think every dentist will probably give a slightly different answer to that question, but I would suggest that most dental practices have a common need: new patients. I think most of you would agree with that. Usually, where most practices begin to disagree is in determining how to get […]

As you know, there are many different ingredients that need to go into a thriving practice. I would say one of the staple ingredients for any thriving practice is “effective leadership.” Before we begin, I think it’s important to define what leadership is. Leadership is more than management because it’s not just about getting tasks […]

Mergers and acquisitions are a common growth strategy in the business world, but they’re not used very often in dentistry. Today I want to tell you why they should be and how merging dental practices can help your practice grow. At LifeSmiles, we have successfully purchased and merged two practices into ours over the years, […]

If you’re like many dentists, you may have some negative ideas about DSOs. If this is where you’re coming from, you might be in for a surprise today! Did you know that even as a small single practice dentist, you can build your own DSO? This may not work for everyone, but if you are […]

As you know, there are many things that thriving dentists do differently, but one of the things that is true of world-class thriving dentists across the board is their commitment to continuing education (CE). Many dentists fail to see the value of CE and may simply rush to complete something by the end of the […]

Sometimes we get so caught up in trying to do things differently in our efforts to grow and thrive that we might actually neglect the fundamentals. So today I want us to get back to the basics and make sure your dental practice is following the dental marketing fundamentals that every thriving dentist uses. Marketing […]

Let me tell you a secret: your patients probably aren’t interested in dentistry. Nobody really wants a root canal or a dental crown or filling. But do you know what your patients do want? They want an attractive, functional, pain-free smile. It’s your job as their dentist to help them see how dentistry can help […]

In these unprecedented times, I’ve been thinking a lot about history. You know, I got my B.A. in history, so I like to look at what we can learn from history. One of the things I’ve learned is that tough times like these are nothing new. Looking back nearly 100 years in U.S. history, the […]

Today I will be listing out 4 Dental KPIs that must be measured for dentists. Keep in mind that none of these Dental KPIs are available through your dental practice management software. Typically practice management software tells you “what happened” as opposed to “what’s happening”. My friend Weston Lunsford, the CEO of Dental Intel also […]

In my Life Smiles practice, we use aligners as well as Six-Month-Smiles, and it has made a nice impact on our practice and fits our practice very well. We also have a wonderful orthodontist who we refer to for kids for complicated cases. Historically all of orthodontics, both for adults and kids, have been done […]