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ISOC Book Revisited

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Bill Brown, DDS

Bob Frazer, DDS

Doug Young, MBA

Mary Osborne, RDH

Mike Schuster, DDS

Paul Henny, DDS

Rich Fogoros, MD

Rich Green DDS, MBA

Cliff Katz, DDS, Ph.D

Deb Castillo, BA

Kirk Behrendt, BS

Greg Tarantola, DDS

Doug Reese, MBA

Joan Unterschuetz, M.S.

Paul Sletten, BS

Charlie O'Leary, Ph.D

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Bob Barkley's Successful Preventive Dental Practices has been re-published
Lynn D Carlisle DDS

Great news! How to order. Doug Reese, a member of the ISOC advisory board and Bob Barkley's stepson, has re-published Barkley's famous book on preventive dentistry. There are new forewords by Pete Dawson, Bud Ham, Bob Frazer and me. . . . keep reading >>

A Summer Reading list - 10 + books
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
A summer reading list; Summer is a great time to catch up on reading you have postponed - or to read new books. Here is a list of 10 + thought provoking books - both dental and non-dental - old . . . keep reading >>

A Few Words From the Chair, a patient speaks to dentists - a book review
Lynn D Carlisle DDS

A book about dentists from a patient's standpoint is long overdue. David Clow has written a must read book for dentists - A Few Words from the Chair, a patient speaks to dentists. I was honored when he asked me to write a foreword to the book. Here is the foreword: Patients see things differently than dentists. . . . keep reading >>

New book In a Spirit of Caring Revisited is ready
Lynn D Carlisle DDS

The new In a Spirit of Caring Revisited is ready! It is a book for dentists, team members and dental consultants to help them provide exceptional care for their dental patients and clients. The current crisis and recession is leading people to rediscover the importance of altruism and caring. This is what In a Spirit of Caring Revisted is all about. . . . keep reading >>

Searching for hope? Inspired talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers.

Searching for hope in these troubled times? When you are stressed with the dailyness of your dental practice or the negative news in the media about the recession, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture. TED and the internet come to the rescue with inspired talks by the world's greatest thinkers and doers. . . . keep reading >>

The Science of Creating Wealth - a book review
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS

Mike Schuster, DDS has written a must read book to help dentists create wealth. Most dentists, even those with high incomes, struggle with creating wealth. They have expensive cars, live in the best part of town, kids in the right schools, boy toys and girl toys, go to exotic places, often the best of every material thing, but they do not have wealth. . . . keep reading >>

ISOC top ten reading list

Looking for excellent books on the caring dimensions? Ten books to get you started. It was a difficult clarification process to choose the ten books I feel are most important to In a Spirit of Caring. It is a very personal list for me - Lynn Carlisle. . . . keep reading >>

The Exceptional Dental Practice - Chapter 3 - Know Yourself
Bill Lockard, DDS

Becoming an exceptional dentist starts with knowing yourself. Bill Lockard's Chapter on Knowing Yourself offers guidelines on this perpetual journey for dentists. "Know thyself is carved above the entrance to the Delphic Oracle. Philosophers throughout the ages believed self-knowledge was essential for happiness." . . . keep reading >>

A bell ringing review of Bill Lockard's new book "The Exceptional Dental Practice, Why Good Enough Isn't Good Enough".
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS

Bill Lockard has written a book that I would place up there with L.D. Pankey's "A Philosophy of the Practice of Dentistry". Bill's book shows that he was a rapt student of Dr. Pankey - and of life and dentistry. He has combined all of these in creating a book that only a wise elder could write after a lifetime commitment to learning the lessons that dentistry has to teach. . . . keep reading >>

Emotional Intelligence - (EQ) - Why it can matter more than IQ.
Daniel Goleman
Don’t think this applies to dentistry? It does!
A book review on why EQ and the neurology of hope, optimism, empathy and emotions are more important than rational intelligence on the road to personal, professional and financial success . . . keep reading >>

A "Buy It" dental book review: "The Spirituality of Imperfection - Storytelling and the Search for Meaning."
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS

Every dentist who struggles with the myth of perfection must read this book. Buy this book and be prepared for your own pilgrimage through your spirituality of imperfection. To date, I have read it three times and I am on my fourth. I have underlined almost every sentence. It is profound and simple in its wisdom. . . . keep reading >>

New book exposes how insurance companies and the government covertly ration health care and are destroying the dr-pt relationship.
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS

Rich Fogoros, MD, a cardiologist, has written a book titled "Fixing American Healthcare". The book exposes how managed care (managed costs) covertly rations health care to control costs and plans to destroy the doctor/patient relationship to do the same. . . . keep reading >>

Are you feeling stuck, in the doldrums or on a plateau? Understanding the transitions of your dental career.
Lynn D Carlisle DDS, June 29, 2007
The old dental career paradigm was a linear one in which you ascended the ladder of progress in smoothly successful steps. Life Launch the book, blows this out of the water. Now, life much more complex. Life is a series of renewal cycles with endings, beginnings, plateaus, ups and downs. This makes more sense. . . . keep reading >>

The “new wellness revolution” and its impact on your dental practice profitability, dentistry and health care
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS, May 18, 2007
As a dentist, consultant or team member, this is one of those books that you need to read to understand the profound changes that are going on in the health care and wellness industry. If you are not aware of these changes and do not plan for them, you could be blind-sided by the wellness revolution’s impact on your dental or consulting practice. If you plan for them and integrate wellness into your dental practice you can be a part of the trillion dollar wellness industry. . . . keep reading >>

222 Secrets of Hiring, Managing, and Retaining Great Employees in Dental and Healthcare practices by Bob Levoy - A book review
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS
One of the greatest challenges for a dentist is finding, hiring and keeping high quality employees or team members who understand and are excited by the mission and vision of their dental practice. . . . keep reading >>

A book review for dental practices. Prepare to be irritated! Buy Tom Peters' Re-imagine!
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS
Why did Peters write this, his 11th book? He wrote: "Because I'm pissed off! and "I'm mad as hell!" What is he pissed off and mad at? Bankrupt business practices and petty tyrants that create absurd organizational barriers to excellence in business. . . . keep reading >>

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