Steve Jobs was no dentist. But, like every dentist, he had a team. Unfortunately, here’s a complaint I hear from too many dentists: “My team is driving me crazy!” How does it happen? How do things go wrong with our teams? Is the problem with you or them? Well, I have a very easy answer for you, doctor. The problem … Read More
Ep 79: 5 Lessons Surviving In The Wild Has Taught Me About Business With Cotopaxi CEO Davis Smith (Part 1)
Special guest Davis Smith, founder of the outdoor company Cotopaxi and an avid survivalist shares with us his experiences of how surviving in the wild and running a business is not all that different. He’s sharing the 5 lessons he’s learned in survival situations that prepared him to lead his team and business through various crises and challenges. You’ll … Read More
Ep 78: The 3 Things That Hold Practices Back
Dr. John and Wendy collect data from thousands of practices every year and are able to identify the really successful practices and what they are doing differently. In this episode, they are digging into some common mistakes and blockages that can actually prevent practices from growing. Listen to this episode and learn how to step around these landmines so that … Read More
How To Fill Your Schedule During Coronavirus
Transcript So one of the things that we talk about when it comes to keeping the schedule full (now, granted we know this is a temporary blip for many practices, right?) is because six months ago, many of us were closed. So we started talking about this in March, the need for schedule forecasting and, trying to fix … Read More
EP 77 – Make Money While Finding And Hiring Great Dental Assistants With David Roux
In this episode, David Roux, CEO of Accelerated Dental Assisting Academy, sits down to talk with Dr. John about his struggle to find and hire team members. He wanted to hire people that were a good fit for his culture which led him to start ADAA. They’re diving into how practice owners who are struggling with staffing issues can use … Read More
Our Secret To Finding & Hiring Great Team Members
One of my first jobs before college was waiting tables at the Cheesecake Factory. I remember going in prepared for the typical interview but didn’t expect what would happen next. It was not the typical interview I was had prepared for . But, I must have done well because I got the job! Fast forward several years … Read More
EP 76: Turning $600 to $6000 With Hygiene With Bert Triche
Bert Triche, a hygiene coach, discusses with Dr. John & Wendy how to turn $600 to $6000 with hygiene. She talks about a common mistake that practice owners make that leaves them missing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in the long run. She’s also sharing a common scenario that occurs when doctors think about performance-based incentives for hygienists. … Read More
Tax Strategies To Save Practices Thousands For 2020
Here’s a funny little story I heard. A local bar was so sure that its bartender was the strongest man around that they offered a standing $1000 bet: The bartender would squeeze a lemon until all the juice ran into a glass, and hand the lemon to a patron. Anyone who could squeeze one more drop of juice out … Read More
How To Increase Your Hygiene $327,808 By Building Massive Value
Missing hygiene patients is an untapped goldmine in your practice. The potential production increase by recovering these missing patients can be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars each year. The reason I see a lot of missing hygiene patients is because we’re not properly communicating the value to them. Hygiene needs to focus on building value. … Read More
Key Levers to Increase Your Case Acceptance By 10% Tomorrow
I started out with a small practice in rural Iowa (check that this is how he says it), and when it was all said and done we were a 21-op practice. It was during our growth that realized how much one team member can impact the practice – both positively and negatively. In this case, it was a very … Read More