Is there an optimal strategy for hiring that will land you the next dental dream team? Look at it this way — the better your team is, the more you can focus on dentistry. The more tasks you can delegate to assistants, hygienists, or administrators, the more treatment you can provide to your patients. It […]
Category: Team Management
Walkin’ Around the Dental Practice
Depending on the size of your pediatric dental practice, you may have one or more people in leadership positions. Even if their leadership office is well-deserved, the team might be best served by a leadership style known as Management By Walking Around (MBWA). The concept is simple. Leadership will gain more effective feedback by walking […]
Are Your Dental Assistants Costing You Money?
Have you ever wished for an extra set of hands in your practice? Dental assistants are the help you need, and so much more. They are the face of your pediatric dental practice and ambassadors of your brand. Dental assistants with the right training can bring an extra layer of profitability to your pediatric dental […]
Phooey on New Year’s Resolutions!
The New Year seems like the perfect chance to make a change, which is why so many people set resolutions to change their lives. “This year I’ll lose weight!” “I’m going to spend less time surfing the internet!” “This year I’ll definitely write that novel!” Most of us have made these types of promises to […]
How to Make the Most of Holidays
This time of year can be challenging for pediatric dental practices. But the holidays don’t have to mean you experience slowdowns or a bunch of missed appointments. In fact, there are a few things you can do to increase revenue in your dental practice during the holiday season. Here are a few ways to rid […]
How to Build a Championship Franchise
What can your pediatric dental practice learn from the Golden State Warriors? You might be surprised. Only a few years ago, the Warriors were one of the worst-performing teams in the National Basketball Association. From 1992–2012, the team only managed to break a .500 win percentage four times (for those unfamiliar with sports, a .500 […]
Team Building – Morale & Relationship Boosting Exercises
The Pediatric Dental Assistants Association is dedicated to helping your team operate at the highest levels. How do you help a group of professional individuals learn to operate smoothly and efficiently as a team? They need opportunities to get out of their normal bubble and begin to think about each other in different ways. If […]
Be the Best You Possible!
Just how good would you say your dental team is? Would you say that you are the very best in your market? Perhaps you are the best dentist; that doesn’t necessarily mean you have the best practice. To be the best, you have to work with the best. “There is no ‘I’ in team.” Imagine […]