#dental efficiency

[therelaxeddentist]

Roller skates or relaxed?

Roller skates or relaxed?

One of the things I’m most looking forward to presenting at Quantum Leap Dentistry on 23, 24 October is how to work very efficiently.

In particular, I want to debunk the myths that in order to be efficient:

You need to get your roller skates on

It is stressful

You need to lower your quality

In actual fact, the most efficient practices produce consistent high quality with minimal stress on the…

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[therelaxeddentist]

Secrets of productive dentists

Secrets of productive dentists

I try to keep my blog posts short and to the point but sometimes an idea needs more space. This is the third in my series of longer articles.

The following article will take you a few minutes to read but I think that it will be time very well spent.

Secrets of productive dentists <<Click on link to read article

And, once you have read it, ponder the concepts it contains. It could change how you…

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[therelaxeddentist]

How does your practice stack up?

How does your practice stack up?

I try to keep my blog posts short and to the point but sometimes an idea needs more space. This is the second in my series of longer articles.

The following article will take you a few minutes to read but I think that it will be time very well spent.

How does your practice stack up?  <<Click on link to read article

And, once you have read it, ponder the concepts it contains. It could change how…

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[therelaxeddentist]

The productivity paradox

I try to keep my blog posts short and to the point. But, sometimes I need a bit more space.

The following article will take you a few minutes to read but I think that it would be time well spent.

Productivity paradox (long)

And, once you have read it, ponder the concepts it contains. It would be a very productive use of your time.

A little time spent thinking about your practice systems could…

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[therelaxeddentist]

Do yourself a favour

Do yourself a favour

I like materials that make my job faster, easier or that improve quality. Today I’m going to mention a product that does all three — G-aenial Universal Flo. Weird name, great product.

In terms of manipulation it is great. It doesn’t slump, has beautiful flow characteristics and a lovely thin nozzle that allows precise placement.

It is universal and so does not require a layer of tougher composite…

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[therelaxeddentist]

"We specialise in..." (Oh really?)

“We specialise in…” (Oh really?)

Last week I received an invitation to attend a talk on photography given by someone who “specialises in family and corporate portraiture, architecture, product catalogues, event coverage and the exhibition of prints”.

It immediately struck me that if a photographer “specialises” in six different things then they don't specialise at all. They are really a general photographer who is trying to…

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[therelaxeddentist]

Building your practice

Great dental practices are built on comprehensive new patient examinations, thorough diagnosis and carefully communication of their needs to patients.

Struggling practices whip new patients through the office. A quick look. A quick clean. Back out the door.

Great practices don’t need a huge flow of new patients. Twenty or so per month is plenty to keep a dentist very busy and their appointment…

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[purrrcrastination]

it'd be cool if dentists could shrink down and clean your teeth and stuff. it'd be weird, but efficient. unless they like farted while in there. i'd squash a bitch.