Career/Professionals
How to Protect Your Practice’s Reputation 24/7 (Even When You’re Home)
Your Reputation Keeps Working After Hours Your practice’s reputation isn’t on pause when you lock the door and head home. Patients are still reading reviews, visiting your website, looking through your social media, and talking with friends about their experience in your office. A review, a social media reply, a parent’s recommendation, or the way…
Read MoreThe Efficiency Trap: When Being Busy Doesn’t Mean Being Successful
Busy Versus Productive: Learn the Difference Oh, the concept of being busy and having plenty to do. It can be so easy to look at someone who is running from here to there, and to naturally think that they’re successful. After all, isn’t the concept of a busybody synonymous with success? The answer? Not really.…
Read MoreMaximize Your Benefits: How to Get the Most Out of Your AOS Membership
How to Get the Most From Your AOS Membership The American Orthodontic Society (AOS) offers courses that can help dentists grow their practices by adding new skills to their treatment arsenals. Most people assume this is the most important aspect of AOS membership, but you have a full toolkit at your disposal to improve everything…
Read MoreBuilding Confidence Case by Case: Why Mentorship Matters in Orthodontic Training
How Mentorship Builds Confidence Adding orthodontics to a dental practice can be an exciting but daunting experience. It may be simple to receive orthodontic training, but when it comes time to apply the new services to clients, many dentists feel intimidated and unsure. This is where mentorship comes into play. Mentorship offers more than professional…
Read MoreHidden Leaders: How to Spot and Develop Leadership Skills Within Your Dental Team
When considering what leadership means in a dental practice, the tendency is to focus solely on the dentist. However, there are many other people who make up your team, and some of them could take an active role in improving it. More leaders available can also mean less stress, which helps prevent burnout. In most…
Read More6 Ways Soft Skills Drive Dental Practice Success
Improve Your Practice Through Better Soft Skills Running a successful practice requires more than just a focus on clinical expertise. Patients have a wealth of choices when it comes to dental care, so finding ways of making your practice stand out can make the most difference. One of the most effective strategies to obtain dental…
Read MoreHow to Use Your AOS Membership to Become a Respected Industry Mentor
Give Back to Your Dental Peers by Becoming a Mentor A dentist’s career goes through many stages, moving from the early years of learning and growing to becoming a respected industry mentor. The American Orthodontic Society (AOS) is a thriving community with dentists at all stages. AOS membership is about more than just accessing continuing…
Read More6 Things Growing a Dental Team Teaches You About Leadership
Best tips for developing your leadership skills today. As your dental team continues to grow, you need to pay close attention to your role as a dental practice leader in order to find long-term success. Even if you have the best clinical skills around, you need leadership skills, too. When you continue to develop the…
Read MoreHow Solid Is Your Front Desk? Strong Admin Systems Support a Thriving Dental Practice
The Powerhouse of Your Practice When people think of a successful dental practice, their minds usually go to great clinical work, cutting-edge technology, or an impressive patient transformation. But there’s one part of the practice that quietly holds it all together—the front desk. This is where the heart of daily dental practice operations takes place.…
Read More5 Wellness Initiatives for Your Dental Practice to Reduce Stress & Burnout
How to reduce stress in your practice through wellness. A dental practice is a challenging work environment where stress and burnout are serious concerns. You can be proactive and support your team’s well-being by implementing a few simple dental practice wellness initiatives. You’ll be surprised by the impact these changes will have on team morale…
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