Last updated on October 31st, 2025 at 05:44 pm As dentists, we do what we do out of a place of care. Dentistry is not an easy field much of the time, but we do it because we really want to help patients get better. And you know that if a patient has healthy teeth and gums, they’re going to…
Last updated on November 17th, 2025 at 01:48 pm As a dental practice owner, being able to delegate well is vitally important. You can’t be productive or achieve much growth if you’re micromanaging everything while also practicing chairside. So, delegation is a nice idea: “I can focus on treating patients while my office manager and team take care of everything…
You’ve finally found and hired a great team member—yay! But, now what? Recently, Chris Menkhaus shared how to find great team members for your dental practice (if you haven’t read it yet). But what comes after that? Do you just show them their desk and let them get to work? If you’ve ever hired someone you thought was a great…
“I hired a new employee, but they’re just not getting up to speed the way I hoped.” Or, “I’m just unhappy with my staff. I feel like it’s hard to find good staff these days.” I’ve heard this a lot, and I understand the feeling. You hired someone to lessen the load, but now you feel like the person you…
“Hiring” is not most dentists’ favorite word. It can be one of the more stressful aspects of owning and managing a dental practice. And it becomes a lot more stressful when new employees make costly mistakes. I’ve seen just about every mistake that can be made, including silly ones, like: Inputting insurance incorrectly, Forgetting to take a payment before the…
Last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 07:46 pm Do you ever feel frustrated that your staff don’t seem to care as much about the practice as you do? And when there are problems—production is low, or other improvements need to be made—are you always the one that has to take initiative to fix it? Naturally, as the practice owner…