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 R/B Hall of Fame
Bob Frazer, DDS
Mary Osborne, RDH
Mike Schuster, DDS
Rich Green DDS, MBA
Deb Castillo, BA
Kirk Behrendt, BS
Greg Tarantola, DDS
Doug Reese, MBA
Doug Young, MBA
Charlie O'Leary, Ph.D
Bill Brown, DDS
Rich Fogoros, MD
Cliff Katz, DDS, Ph.D
Joan Unterschuetz, M.S.
Paul Henny, DDS
Paul Sletten, BS
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Leadership
Information on how to become an effective leader in dentistry and your dental practice.
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A memorial to Al Carlisle, my dad.
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
My dad passed away on January 11, 2012 in Lee's Summit, Missouri after a short illness. He was 97. I was fortunate to be with him during his last days. He was on Hospice care and was asleep during . . .
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Authentic life for a dentist - more relevant today than ever
Bill Brown, DDS
A Bill Brown article stimulated by Mike Robichaux's article comparing a relationship-based dental practice to a standard or business centered practice. Bill stresses the importance of determining one's own tenets instead of following the tactics of others. This leads dentists to an authentic life. . . .
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The Five Pillars of a Dental Practice
Bill Brown, DDS
The new scientific information and the shift of dental practice from a series of techniques to a process that involves the dental patient and dental team in a human setting required new systems. What evolved was Comprehensive Oral Health Care (COHC). There are Five Pillars to a COHC practice. The first pillar is Humanistic. . . .
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Pankey Classification of Dental Patients
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
A discussion of L.D. Pankey's system of classifying patients to help dentists give their best dental care and service. Included are several excellent articles that expand on the Pankey Classification. . . .
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Don't just sit there fussing - work on your dental practice!
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
Use the not-so-great recession to work on your dental practice - not just in it. It is easy to only work in your dental practice and not on it. Then you wake up in the middle of a night feeling helpless and hopeless and wonder "What in the world is wrong with my practice? . . .
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How are you? The recession and your dental practice - a check up.
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
This week marks the two year anniversary of the start of the recession. How have you weathered the recession in your dental practice? What have you learned? How hardy have you been? What have you changed that has worked? What is better about your dental practice? Have you been a good leader? . . .
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Bob Barkley Foundation Vision, Beliefs, Values
Bob Barkley Foundation Board Members
This masterful vision was created for the Bob Barkley Foundation by Bob Frazer, Doug Young, Bruce Pettersen, Joan Unterschutz, Bud Ham, Wilson Southam, Michael Dick, Cliff Katz, Judy Ham, and Lynn Carlisle. Use this as a model, but don't copy it! The process of creating a vision and mission is as important as the result. . . .
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Is it time for a Dental Health-centered Summit meeting?
Tom Risbrudt, DDS, FAGD
I think it's time for a summit-type meeting of the faithful health-centered dental practices. I'm putting this out on the discussion forum, "running it up the flag pole", as it were, to find out how the ISOC readership is feeling about this idea. So here goes: We're talking concept here, so cut me a little slack. . . .
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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. . . .
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Strengths based management in a dental practice.
Rich A. Green, D.D.S., M.B.A.
What is the difference in being a great manager and a great leader in your dental practice and dentistry? Rich Green, DDS, MBA provides the answer. The key? "Maximizing the strengths of the dentist and team members while managing the weaknesses." . . .
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Hat Trick - on becoming a decathlon dentist
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
As a dentist, imagine a day in the office and what would happen if you had to put a different hat on for every role you play. We wear many hats; philosopher, artist, counselor, coach, leader, planner, investor, entrepreneur, business owner, teacher, engineer, marketer, . . .
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Bill Brown, DDS joins the ISOC advisory board
Bill is one of the pioneers of relationship-based/health-centered dentistry. He was one of the first students of and became friends with Bob Barkley and Nate Kohn. He applied their teachings in his group dental practice in Des Moines, Iowa. He is one of the leading presenters in dentistry on comprehensive oral health care . . .
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