This editorial is part of a special series on Women in Dentistry for Women's History Month. By: Dr. Terri Tillis and Ms. Lisa Hinz It can be elusive. Yet, you know it when you see it. And, you know the feeling when you experience it. When it is present in an...
By: Mr. Kevin Henry I recently was in St. Petersburg, Fla., for a dental meeting, and, while there, I took part in a bicycle tour that took us by Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays. As we pedaled past, I had a flashback to being there for a baseball...
By: Mr. Gary Salman The dental community continues to see triple extortion methods deployed by many hacking groups. These occur when hacking groups steal all the data from a victim, publish the data on the Dark Web and contact the practice’s employees and patients...
By: Ms. Kiera Dent It’s no secret that running a dental practice is hard. I mean, here you are, reading this article about how to go from Winging It to Bringing It, hoping to glean some gems to help your practice thrive rather than just survive. When I started as...
By: Jeff Feakes As a partner or co-owner of a dental practice, you’ve spent years building a valuable financial interest in your business. Of course, you want to protect your business and your family should something happen to you but are unsure of the appropriate...
By: Dr. Justin Baltz After stumbling across a book titled, “Winning” written by the late Jack Welch, I became captivated with the idea of implementing candor into my practice. Welch, who is thought to be one of the most dynamic and successful CEOs of all time, led...
By: Dr. Joel Small and Dr. Edwin McDonald Many of us are familiar with the concept of cognitive dissonance. Described initially by Leon Festinger in 1957, the theory of cognitive dissonance proposes that humans seek psychological consistency between their current...
By: Mr. Tom Terronez Cyberattacks are an ever-growing business that continues to evolve with new creative tactics deployed every day. Through years of experience and conducting assessments, we have found cybersecurity in dental practices to be weak, making a...
By: Ms. Kim McGuire The last two years have provided all of us, especially the dental community, ample opportunity for leaders to learn how to embrace change, be flexible, pivot our focus and continue to provide excellent patient care. We have found dental...
By: Dr. Aaron Stump We know quality feedback is critical for the professional development of dental teams. The question is: how should leaders efficiently give quality feedback to maximize its impact? Traditionally, performance reviews were the standard way of...