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Looking for a summer read - dental and non dental?
Lynn D Carlisle DDS

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 and new. In no particular order. . . . keep reading >>

Buying an e-reader?
Lynn D Carlisle DDS, June 10, 2011

Here is a quick summary and ISOC rating of the 4 e-readers. The process of publishing In a Spirit of Caring Revisited on an e-reader has given me an accelerated course in the advantages and disadvantages of e-readers. My book is available on all four of the e-readers. . . . keep reading >>

A Philosophy of the Practice of Dentistry
Lindsey D. Pankey and William J Davis

A book review. "The philosophy" has served as a guide and beacon for thousands of dentists. In many ways dentistry still has not caught up with his philosophy of practicing dentistry. Like all great philosophies, every time I read it, I find new depths and new meaning. . . . keep reading >>

Looking for resources to plan your dental practice?
Lynn D Carlisle DDS

Here are seven articles from the In a Spirit of Caring archives by Bob Frazer, Lynn Carlisle, Harry Beckwith, Rich Green, L.D. Pankey, Doug & Marlyn Young, and Deb Castillo to help you start or enhance your dental practice planning. . . . keep reading >>

Wooden On Leadership a book review for these trying times and your dental practice
Tom Risbrudt, DDS, FAGD

In all my years of dental practice (they are considerable) I have never seen economic times like this recession. Lately, I admit, there are days when my poise, confidence, patience and faith are being tested to the max. With the recent passing of John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach, I re-visited some of his books - especially Wooden On Leadership. They renewed my faith in these trying times. Read them an be re-newed. . . . keep reading >>

Best of ISOC for old and new members
Lynn D Carlisle DDS

ISOC is approaching 600 articles and resources on the web site. This can be overwhelming to new and old members. I have created a new page "Best of ISOC" to make it less intimidating for new members to find a place for a fast start. While I was creating this page, I thought - "this would be very helpful for old members too." . . . keep reading >>

New addition to the ISOC top ten reading list - "Why Can't we be Good?".
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
This has been a destiny book for me. What is a destiny book? - a book that changes your life. My other destiny books are listed in my top ten (not all of the top ten are my destiny books.) . . . 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 >>

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 >>

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