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Recession Navigation Articles and resources to help you navigate the recession of 2008-?.

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." . . . keep reading >> Bob Barkley's Successful Preventive Dental Practices has been re-published Lynn D Carlisle DDS Great news! How to order. Doug Reese, a member of the ISOC advisory board and Bob Barkley's stepson, has re-published Barkley's famous book on preventive dentistry. There are new forewords by Pete Dawson, Bud Ham, Bob Frazer and me. . . . keep reading >> Tight budget? How to get the most value for your dental CE dollars Lynn D Carlisle DDS 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 >> 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. . . . keep reading >> The Gender Shift, the demographics of women in dentistry. What impact will it have? Part I ADA, Survey Center, Lynn D Carlisle DDS There is a wave of women dentists surging through dentistry. ISOC is attempting to discover the impacts this wave will have on dentistry. A logical starting place is to look at the demographics of women in dentistry. This is the first of a three part series that looks at the question "Is there a difference in the way men and women practice dentistry?" . . . keep reading >> Checklist: 10 questions to answer to become a wizard at a insurance independent, fee for service, dental practice Lynn D Carlisle DDS Being good at dentist-team-patient relationships is no longer good enough - neither is being excellent. You need to be a wizard. Use this checklist to evaluate your progress on becoming a wizard at a insurance independent, fee-for-service dental practice. . . . keep reading >>