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Recession Navigation
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


Hat Trick - on becoming a decathlon dentist
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
Hat Trick - on becoming a decathlon dentist 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, . . . keep reading >>
Tight budget? How to get the most value for your dental CE dollars
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
Tight budget? How to get the most value for your dental CE dollars Concerned about the cost of dental continuing education courses? Continuing education courses for dentists and dental team members can be expensive. Often there are excellent inexpensive courses available regionally or locally. . . . 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 >>
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. . . . keep reading >>
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. . . . 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 >>
Good news from relationship-based dental practices
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
Many long-time relationship-based dental practices report that they are navigating the recession better than most of their colleagues. They even say they are doing well in the current recession. Th . . . keep reading >>
Wise cost cutting in your dental practice
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
With all of the dire news in the media about the financial meltdown and recession, you may be frightened into indiscriminately wielding the cost cutting axe. Be wise and don't cut out the heart of your dental practice. Use this guideline: don't cut anything that will detract from . . . keep reading >>
A wisdom story, your dental practice and the recession of 2008-?
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
A wisdom story, your dental practice and the recession of 2008-? I am reminded of an old wisdom story whenever adversity strikes. See if this applies to you, your dental practice and the recession of 2008-?. My memory of how the story goes is this: In a mountain village there was an farmer that had captured a beautiful, wild horse. The villagers said 'What a beautiful horse, how lucky you must feel'. The old man replied; 'Good luck, bad luck, we'll see'. . . . keep reading >>
27 things to do to navigate the recession - a checklist for dentists
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
27 things to do to navigate the recession - a checklist for dentists 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. . . . keep reading >>
Money, Power, Greed, Corruption in dentistry and society
Mike Schuster, DDS
Money, Power, Greed, Corruption in dentistry and society 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." . . . keep reading >>
Integrity, Capitalism, Greed and dental health care providers
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
What are the strengths and weaknesses of our capitalistic system as it relates to health care and dental practices? This article generated many requests for permission by ISOC members to send it to colleagues. It appeared first in the ISOC Bulletin in November of 2004. . . . keep reading >>
The recession, credit crisis and your dental practice.
Lynn D Carlisle DDS
The recession, credit crisis and your dental practice. A new "Recession Navigation" department has been added to ISOC. I have put past articles and resources from ISOC and will be adding new articles and resources that will help you navigate the recession of 2008-?. The articles include nitty gritty articles on what to do, foundational articles, care for the caregiver articles . . . keep reading >>
What you can do to navigate the recession in your dental practice.
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS
What you can do to navigate the recession in your dental practice. How to identify a recession in dentistry and your dental practice. What can you do about it if your practice is in a recession? What can you do if the national economy is in a recession? What can you do to prevent a downturn in your practice? . . . keep reading >>
The Science of Creating Wealth - a book review
Lynn D Carlisle, DDS
The Science of Creating Wealth - a book review 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 >>
In Search of The Hardy Dentist
Cliff Katz, DDS, PhD
In Search of The Hardy Dentist These are challenging times to be a dentist. Team, time, family, financial, technical, and societal challenges confront us. It takes a major dose of hardiness to meet all these stressors. Cliff Katz wrote this classic series "In Search of the Hardy Dentist" on stress and dentistry over 25 years ago. It is more relevant now than it was then. . . . keep reading >>
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