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Let's face it, working with people is the most challenging part of dentistry. It can also be the most fulfilling part of a dental practice. To reach fulfillment as a dentist, dental consultant or team member you need to build exceptional doctor/patient/client/team relationships.

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Leadership, leading change and The Merlin Factor in dentistry and your dental practice
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
Leadership, leading change and The Merlin Factor in dentistry and your dental practice Lessons from experts on mastering leadership, the future and change. Leading change in your dental practice and dentistry - why most attempts at change fail and what you can do to insure successful change in your dental practice. . . . keep reading >>
How are you? The recession and your dental practice - a check up.
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
How are you? The recession and your dental practice - a check up. 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? . . . keep reading >>
Bill Brown's top ten most influential dentists -- Part I
Bill Brown, DDS
Bill Brown, DDS shares his personal experience and knowledge of several of the pioneers in preventive dentistry, behavioral dentistry, adhesive dentistry, dental ergonomics and dental instruments. Bill had the good fortune to live in a geographical area (Iowa) and at a time in which he knew many of the most . . . keep reading >>
New book In a Spirit of Caring Revisited is ready
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
New book In a Spirit of Caring Revisited is ready 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 >>
A Preventive Philosophy of Restorative Dentistry.
By Robert F. Barkley, D.D.S.
A Preventive Philosophy of Restorative Dentistry. Another in a series of the 30th year Barkley memorial series. For the active restorative dental practice, an aggressive, well-planned program of preventive dentistry is a godsend. Aside from the obvious need to get mouths healthy before treatment - and to keep them that way later - dental disease control can remove the element of urgency from the treatment program. This one step will increase patient's acceptance of high quality dentistry by a significant margin. . . . keep reading >>
Staying in the Question - the most powerful dental patient communication tool you can use - Part I.
Mary Osborne, RDH
Staying in the Question - the most powerful dental patient communication tool you can use - Part I. Staying in the question is perhaps the most powerful dental communication tool you can develop. The concept is simple, and the effects are profound. . . . keep reading >>
3 must read books on growing your dental practice and dentist-patient relationships with service marketing.
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
The rock solid, lights out, highest quality, bell ringing, best books on dental service marketing that I have read. Service marketing is the most congruent way to market a Tier IV relationship-based dental practice . . . keep reading >>
Women in dentistry - a new In a Spirit of Caring department
Lynn Carlisle, DDS
Women in dentistry and In a Spirit of Caring will address the issues and impact that women dentists are having in dentistry. It will include demographic, psychographic, social, cultural, developmental, psychological, and attitudinal aspects. . . . keep reading >>
The 10 characteristics of top dentists who thrive in practicing fee-for-service dentistry.
Kirk Behrendt
The 10 characteristics of top dentists who thrive in practicing fee-for-service dentistry. Kirk Behrendt shares the 10 common characteristics of the best dentists and dental practices he has worked with. "There are two distinct groups in dentistry; those who are thriving in practice, and those who are starving in practice." . . . keep reading >>
How to improve "Crucial Conversations" in your dental practice
Deb Castillo
How to improve "Crucial Conversations" in your  dental practice Deb Castillo offers valuable tools to help dentists and team members manage difficult conversations that are crucial to the success of a dental practice. . . . keep reading >>
What separates the great dental practices from the good ones?
Doug Young
What separates the great dental practices from the good ones? The most significant difference between the great and the good dental practices is almost always the strength of their leadership. Good dental practices are everywhere. Great dental practices however are few in number. They are the ones that have endured through good times and bad. . . . keep reading >>
The Pankey philosophy of dental practice
L.D. Pankey, DDS
The Pankey philosophy of dental practice This article is one of the most impactful articles ever written in dentistry. L.D. Pankey's introduction of philosophy into the practice of dentistry changed it from a vocational to a professional level. His emphasis on "Knowing your patient" was a paradigm shift in dentistry. . . . keep reading >>
Transform your dental exams - Part I
Lynn Carlisle
Transform your dental exams - Part I The key to developing the health-centered, relationship-based practice. The new patient experience sets the stage for all that follows in the h/c relationship-based practice. Your dental examination process is the foundation you build a h/c relationship-based practice upon. When you implement it, everything is transformed in your practice. It is a profound change for most dentists. . . . keep reading >>
5 plus 1 keys to remarkable dental team building
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
A well functioning dental team is foundational to a successful dental practice. As with any championship team, you don't build a team without working on it and practicing. Here are 5 plus 1 keys to building a remarkable dental team. . . . keep reading >>
The key role listening plays in dental patients with chronic diseases. How well do you listen to these patients?
Nancy Burkhart, RDH, EdD
The key role listening plays in dental patients with chronic diseases. How well do you listen to these patients? Doctors are famous for not listening to patients. The more serious or more chronic the disease, the less they listen. Nancy Burkhart, RDH, EdD shares her experience of how her patients with oral lichen planus taught her to listen. . . . keep reading >>
When is cosmetic dentistry ethical and when is it not ethical?
Lynn D. Carlisle, DDS
Gordon Christensen has raised this question for all dentists in his article "I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!", but particularly dentists who specialize in cosmetic dentistry. When is cosmetic dentistry ethical and when is it not ethical? . . . keep reading >>
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