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Bob Frazer, DDS
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Mike Schuster, DDS
Rich Green DDS, MBA
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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
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Recession Navigation
Practical articles and resources for challenging times. A collection of articles and resources to help you navigate the whitewater of the recession of 2008-?.
The articles include nitty gritty articles on what to do, foundational articles, care for the caregiver articles, financial articles, books to read and links to recent articles in magazines and newspapers. The authors include: Mike Schuster, Bob Frazer, L.D. Pankey, Harold Wirth, Cliff Katz, Doug Young, Rich Green, Mary Osborne, Deb Castillo, Carl Rogers, Bill Lockard and others.
Recession Navigation: For articles on the credit crisis and recession by the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, NY Times, TIME and others go to the discussion forum at: Discussion Forum |
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The Triathlon Dentist
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
What does it take to practice dentistry at a high, fulfilling, rewarding level? You have to be a triathlon dentist - adept but not a master in 3 areas: people skills, technical skills, business skills. Here is another way I presented this: dentistry requires three things - your head, your hands and your heart. . . .
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Life after the not-so-great recession - the new dental economy
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS
In the recession of the 1980's, it was all gloom and doom as it is now. Dire things were forecast for the future. Dentists were famous "for putting themselves out of business". Yet along came the unanticipated explosion of computer technology and applications. In dentistry lasers, implants, new bonding, composite and porcelain technology and cosmetic dentistry opened up new vistas. Will new unanticipated technologies rescue dentistry and the economy again? . . .
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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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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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The Initial Interview - a key to dental practice (and a restaurant's) success
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
How engaged are your patients during the recession? The Initial Interview/New Person Experience is what sets a relationship-based dental practice (and restaurant) apart. It transforms the patient's, dentist's and team member's experience by engagement in and with your dental practice. Here is a hidden gem from my restaurant experience on a recent trip. . . .
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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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Pay it forward in your dental practice
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
The current recession gives you a chance to make a profound difference in your own, your team's, your patient's lives and your dental practice. Here is a true story. Recently, I was waiting for my car to be repaired. I overheard a conversation between a woman and the mechanic. . . .
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Controlling your spending during the recession
Lynn D Carlisle DDS and Omer Reed, DDS
The recession may force you to make some difficult decisions about what you spend your money on in your dental practice and personal life. For those of you experiencing your first real recession, it may be be a shock to face controlling your spending. Omer Reed, DDS was way ahead of the curve in the 1970's when he talked about crunch months. . . .
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27 things to do to navigate the recession - a checklist for dentists
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
I was tempted to label this checklist Recession Proof your Dental Practice, but decided on the more honest "navigate the recession" to help you navigate the whitewater of the recession of 2008-?". I can't guarantee that your practice will be recession proof if you read the checklist, but I know if applied the checklist will help you navigate the recession and have a stronger practice at the other end. . . .
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Money, Power, Greed, Corruption in dentistry and society
Mike Schuster, DDS
With the current recession and credit crisis looming, it is enlightening to go deeper and look at human beings relationship with money. Mike Schuster comments on the nature of dentists, human beings and money. "Money, for the many I've met is a drug. The more you make the more you want. Being truthful about money is one of the first tests of maturity and control over our emotions." . . .
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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. . . .
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