Weekly Tip: The Briefing

The Briefing By Dr. Lee Sheldon We have something in our office called the briefing. It is essentially a summary that my assistant gives me after she has seen a new patient before I walk in.  So essentially it works like this: The assistant will spend a half an hour...

Weekly Tip: Director of Dentistry

Director of Dentistry–The Written Agenda By Dr. Lee Sheldon We talk about Director of Dentistry. What is Director of Dentistry all about?  Part of the concept is that we are directing the  dentistry for patients. We are doing the treatment plan and we are making...

The Paradigm Shift Expanded: Epilogue

Dentistry is a business, and ultimately, businesses respond to the marketplace. When given a choice, your patients would rather receive all treatment under one roof whenever possible. You’ve heard that from your patients yourself, haven’t you? So now, it...

The Paradigm Shift Expanded: Part 4

Harnessing Your Forces   Now we’ve talked about the trend toward group practice which will continue until a new dental economic equilibrium is achieved. How slowly or how quickly? To what degree? But the trends are already there. And for the younger folk...