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February 11, 2020 Video Dental Video

Weekly Wisdom: Developing Your Unstoppable Team

by Oral Health

  Peter Barry discusses how to utilize individual skills to develop an unstoppable team within your dental practice in episode 3 of Weekly Wisdom.   Subscribe to Oral Health’s weekly e-newsletter to have the latest episode delivered straight to your inbox each week!…

 Leaders in Practice
October 31, 2019 Feature Dental TeamOral Health Office

Paid 2019 Leaders in Practice Awards: Nominate Your Peers Today!

by Leaders in Practice

After a very successful inaugural year with over 15,000 votes from across the country, the second annual Leaders in Practice awards program is now accepting nominations! Leaders in Practice recognizes dental care professionals who are passionate about providing optimal patient…
April 29, 2019 News NewsOral Health

Quality Beyond Reliability – How Dentsply Sirona Defines Experience For Treatment Centers

by Dentsply Sirona

When it comes to experience around treatment centers, Dentsply Sirona can look back at a proven, long-standing history in the dental industry. But there is also another way of looking at experience: the high quality that turns a dental treatment…

 DENTAL ASSISTANT
March 1, 2019 Feature Dental TeamOral Health Office

Paid Celebrating the Dental Assistant: A Closer Look at the Dentist’s Right Arm

by Elaine Powell, Practice Auditor at dentalcorp

In honour of Dental Assistants Recognition Week, I’d like to take this opportunity to delve deeper into the integral function of the Dental Assistant. As a former Dental Assistant myself, I am deeply familiar with the multi-dimensionality of the role;…

 ENTHUSIASM
March 1, 2019 Feature Dental TeamOral Health OfficePractice managementTeam motivation

The Real Secret of Success is Enthusiasm

by Jillian Cecchini, Managing Editor

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm – Winston Churchill This past February, Oral Health was invited to Henry Schein’s National Sales Meeting at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario – and it…
February 5, 2019 Feature Dental OfficeDental TeamOHGdataPractice management

Smile! Your Patients Are Watching You

by Oral Health

In the day-to-day rush and routine of running a dental practice it can be difficult to pause and appreciate the value your staff bring not only to your office, but your patients’ experiences. We recently surveyed 1,000 dental patients from…
February 4, 2019 News BlogsDental TeamHuman ResourcesPractice Operations

Recruiting Talent is a Full Time Job!

by Shawn Peers, DentalPeers

Now that one month of the year is behind us, I hope you are on your way to making any of the necessary changes to your practice that you feel will help improve your patient care and financial performance in…

 hiring success
January 3, 2019 Feature Dental TeamHuman ResourcesOral Health OfficePractice Operations

Attracting & Hiring A-Players: A Win-Win Strategy for Recruitment Success

by Peter Barry C.M.C., R.R.D.H., Transformational Trainer & Strategic Enhancement Coach

The most important task your office will ever undertake is the hiring of great team members to join you in growing your practice and serving your patients. Hiring new team members is an exciting opportunity but it also often comes…
December 3, 2018 News BlogsDental TechnologyTechnology

Does Your H.I. Need an Upgrade?

by Shawn Peers, DentalPeers

Many of you may have noticed the recent trend in my blogs where I have been focusing on how technological evolution is impacting dentistry. While I could never be mistaken for a “techie”, the idea of considering how innovation is…

 hygiene schedule
November 22, 2018 Feature Dental Hygiene

Managing Your Hygiene Schedule

by Lisa Philp, Chief Visionary Officer, TGNA – Transitions Group North America

There are many systems that can be implemented in a dental practice to enhance time management between dentists and hygienists. Although these solutions are relatively simple and easy to implement, they require the cooperation of all members of the administrative…

 employment law
November 13, 2018 Feature Human ResourcesOral Health Office

What If They Say, “No”?

by Mariana Bracic

Dr. Sylvia Ha purchased a practice, and, like many dentists in that situation, she inherited the staff. As is also, unfortunately, still quite common in the dental industry, none of the staff had written contracts. Dr. Ha maintained that status…
November 13, 2018 Feature Dental TeamHuman ResourcesOral Health OfficeTeam motivation

Betterment Begins With Attitude

by Lisa Philp

You want the best for yourself and your practice, but the first step toward getting there is developing the right mindset. Have you ever wondered what it takes to make it to the very top in dentistry? I’m not talking…
September 11, 2018 Feature Dental TeamOral Health OfficePractice managementTeam motivation

Strategizing for Success

by Jillian Cecchini, Managing Editor

Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. It’s the ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. Teamwork divides the task and multiples the success. There is something to be said about working collaboratively with your…
August 24, 2018 News News

Employees of Closed FLOSS Dental Location Say They Haven’t Been Paid

by Phil Prazan, KXAN

Former employees of Dr. Clint Herzog say they haven’t seen a paycheck after the FLOSS Dental on Brodie Lane closed. Latisha Hines says Dr. Clint Herzog owes her money, more than a thousand dollars. The dental assistant used to work at…

 Dynamic Teams
May 9, 2018 Feature Dental Hygiene

Strategic Systems for a Successful Practice Getting your Ducks in a Row Dynamic Teams – Attitudes and Platitudes:

by Lois Banta, CEO, President and Founder of Banta Consulting, Inc.

Okay, you have a dental practice, you have all the best equipment, a great computer system, a beautiful building, and all the protocols in place. Now what? You need a dynamic dental team to get you to the next level.…
July 24, 2017 News BlogsDental TeamPractice Operations

Are You Paying Attention to Your Dental Team?

by TGNA Dental

As leaders, we can be too busy sometimes to see the warning signs that our team members are showing that they are falling out of engagement with us. We often don’t notice this until it’s too late and our team…
June 12, 2017 News BlogsSocial media

Everyone Needs a Crisis Plan… Yes, Even Dentists

by Jackson Hadley, My Social Practice

If you’ve been following the news lately, you’ve seen some high-profile public relations nightmares unfold. And while your dental practice may not get the attention a major airline does, you still need a plan to deal with crises when they…
June 5, 2017 Feature Dental TeamOral SurgeryPractice management

At the Root: The Curious Case of the Cranky Comrade

by Ankur A. Gupta, DDS

Middle age, for me, has produced all kinds of wonderful little miracles – like hair growing out of my ear, and a sporadic weird eye twitch. These, although not exactly pleasing, have been expected. One thing that I hadn’t expected…

 Team Development
June 1, 2017 Feature Dental HygieneDental TeamTeam motivation

The Critical Importance of Team Development & Dynamics in Your Practice

by Mark Carbonelli

Developing an effective team can be one of the most crucial aspects of success in a practice. It takes time, as each member brings unique personality traits, preferences, styles and experiences to the team. It is a worthy investment, because…
December 29, 2016 Product Spotlight

Premier’s Ceramic Restoration Kit is Key to Success

by Oral Health

This kit for the dental team is an  integral guide and solution to ceramic success! Premier Dental’s market-leading Rotary tooth Preparation, Tissue Management, and Finishing /Polishing products are packaged together- with a step- by- step technique in a “solution” kit…