what makes a good dentist

What Makes a Good Dentist? Top Skills To Be the Best Dentist

October 4, 2021

skills to being the best dentist aren’t things you learn in a classroom, writes Dr. Katie Dumbell.

Read More
dental meeting

3 things to know about going back to dental meetings

September 26, 2021

COVID-19 forced meetings of all kinds, including those in the dental industry, to go virtual. However, in recent weeks, the door to in-person dental trade meetings has swung back open. I attended my first in-person dental meeting back in May as a speaker at the Montana Dental Association meeting. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure…

Read More
Learning curve

The new dentist’s job and the learning curve

September 17, 2021

By Bruce Bryen, CPA, CVA After the search is over and the new job has begun, it is time to make sure that learning is occurring with a timeline that is acceptable to both the dentist who was hired and to the owner who is hopefully mentoring the new associate. The skill sets that were…

Read More

3 reasons why the dental hiring crisis may soon subside

September 12, 2021

From Las Vegas to Orlando last week, here are the things we heard about the hiring crisis impacting so many dental practices.

Read More
Help Wanted sign

New data shows how hiring crisis has grown in dental industry

September 3, 2021

how much the hiring crisis in dentistry has grown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read More

Lit leadership lessons: Let’s talk about perspective

August 27, 2021

Why? It’s a question we often ask, but without perspective, we will never know the answer, writes Dr. Amisha Singh.

Read More
Arrow sign with start

After dental school: Considerations for joining alternative types of practices

August 9, 2021

By Bruce Bryen, CPA, CVA Before graduating from dental school, the dental student is inundated with information about joining dental practices from all over the country. It is, of course, in many ways, a life-altering decision. The geographic environment, salary and benefits, and quality of life are just a few of the items being considered…

Read More
Number 3

3 ways to avoid the biggest crisis in dentistry

August 2, 2021

All across the country, dental practices are facing a hiring crisis. Teams are being stretched thin because of openings within the staff directory, and it’s putting pressure on everyone in the practice. They feel the strain … and so does dentistry as a whole. But what if you could solve a problem before it ever…

Read More
A hole in the ground

Avoiding pitfalls in your next dental office lease negotiation

July 20, 2021

By Dan Gleissner, CARR More than 80% of healthcare practices lease their office space. The location and impression their office makes on patients is a huge determining factor in patient referrals and return visits, especially in a competitive market. Additionally, the cost of rent is typically a dental practice’s second-highest expense after payroll. For these reasons, it…

Read More
dentist memes

15 Best Dentist Memes We’ve Seen So Far This Year

July 4, 2021

By: Kevin Henry When it comes to dental patients and their relationship with their dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, or anyone at the front associated with dental insurance, there are plenty of times when good dentist memes can say 1,000 words. With that in mind, we decided to find the 10 best dental memes we…

Read More