Top 10 Issues for Selling a Practice in 2023

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Looking to Sell? Need a Contrast?Put Down the Drill and Stash the Cash?Dash Down South ’n Make a Splash,Mash it Up and Have a BlastDoing Dental Outreach with Lee and Carabash?! Well, To Get There: You’ll Need a Plan.First Thing’s First: Your CorporationAnd Financial InformationWe’ll Need to Scan it to See if You CanAvoid Paying … Read more

Do Not Let Your Patient Experience Go on Holiday

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Best practices from the industry that knows hospitality best Before we know it, spring break will be in the rearview mirror, and we will be starting down the peak travel season. There is no time like the present to “borrow” from what our busy friends in hospitality have down to a science: the “guest experience.” … Read more

Office Space: Tasios Orthodontics

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THE WHY: The Owner’s Story Tasios Orthodontics has two locations that Dr. Bruce Tasios has opened. Both places were constructed in less than 1 year and simultaneously opened their doors in 2022. His professional journey began before university when Bruce felt inspired to follow in his father’s footsteps as a practising dentist. He was excited … Read more

The Benefits GA4 Can Bring to Your Dental Practice’s Digital Marketing Effort

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Analytics is the foundation of every dental digital marketing strategy. Harnessing data-driven insights can help you make informed decisions leading to the growth of your dental practice. Google Analytics 4 is the latest version of Google Analytics built to replace Universal Analytics (UA) after July 1, 2023. Essentially, it’s meant to alleviate the privacy concerns … Read more

The Benefits of Exit Interviews

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Only 34% of practice owners conduct exit interviews when staff depart from their practice. Considering the current staffing challenges facing the dental industry today, we encourage more practices to think about adding this step into their process for staff departures. It is the perfect opportunity to find out exactly why the staff member is leaving … Read more

Creating YOUR Delegation System

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Congratulations! You have stepped into the world of the great CEOs and committed to delegating some tasks to your manager (see last months blog)! Now you have to consider: Delegation is not about surrendering control of your business. It is about gaining control! It is about allowing you to steer the ship while ensuring your … Read more

Let National Campaigns Be Your Muse!

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Take your marketing efforts out of the shadows this summer. Spreading the word and extolling the virtues of your practice should not take a holiday, even during the dog days of summer. There are numerous opportunities to shine a light on and take a big bite out of some of the biggest barriers to drawing … Read more

The Art of Leading with a Smile: Unlocking Your Potential as a Practice Leader

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Have you ever noticed how the fast-paced world of modern healthcare demands something more from its managers? It’s not enough to simply manage tasks; the time has come for these professionals to evolve into great leaders who can inspire, motivate, and empower their teams. By embracing the powers of empathy, innovation, and community-building, individuals can … Read more

Office Space: Go Orthodontics

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THE WHY: The Owner’s Story Go Orthodontics is a long-standing orthodontic practice that has served the downtown Montreal community and surrounding areas for nearly 40 years. This well-established family-owned practice is the pride of Dr. Rosalinda Go and Dr. Nicholas Go Thorpe, who also happen to be a mother-son principal dentist team. While growing up, … Read more

The Most Important Thing We Can Do for Our Patients

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I used to have nightmares that my teeth were falling out of my mouth. Then I would wake up, rush to the mirror, and count my teeth. I would say to myself, “Yup, all still there. I guess that perio patient is still on my mind.” I haven’t had that nightmare in a while. Maybe … Read more

The Only Thing More Painful Than a Root Canal is a Cyberattack on Your Practice

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This Root Canal Appreciation Day, ESET wants Canadian dentists to strengthen their cybersecurity Today is Root Canal Appreciation Day – while we can’t imagine appreciating something that can be so unpleasant, as a Cybersecurity firm what we can praise is taking preventive actions to avoid something truly painful.  Dentistry, along with other medical practices, are … Read more

Considerations When Selling a Dental Practice

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This time comes for every dental practice owner – the time to sell your practice. Whether you are selling your practice to completely retire or to step away from owner responsibilities while still practising, there is much to consider when selling your business. The two most popular reasons our readers would consider selling their practice … Read more

Chairside Chats: A Word with Dr. Fahad Chater

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Dr. Fahad Chater Altima Dental Canada What is your favourite part about being a dentist? The people. We have a great team that is very supportive. I am also very fortunate to have two mentors that taught me that dentistry is a long-term relationship-building career. We also have great patients that I enjoy interacting with … Read more

Working With Your Leadership Team

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In last month’s journey to developing your inner-CEO, we referenced the importance of working with a leadership team. Working more efficiently will mean delegating some managerial tasks to members of that team. Before considering which tasks you should delegate, I want to address one of the greatest obstacles I see to the effective operation of … Read more

Office Space: Atlas Orthodontics & Periodontics

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THE WHY: The Owner’s Story Atlas Orthodontics & Periodontics is a dual specialty clinic in Richmond Hill, Ontario. It is the brainchild of Dr. Jason Zimmerman and Dr. Fernanda Barona. As business partners, they are also a proud husband and wife team who initially met in 2014 during dental specialty orientation week at UBC. As … Read more

Dental AI: The End of Dentists?

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Imagine a patient’s health history, x-rays, digital scans, and other inputs are submitted to an artificial intelligence (“AI”) for diagnosis. In seconds, the AI analyzes and then presents a personalized treatment plan to the patient (complete with interactive diagrams, stats, and model renderings). The patient gives informed consent. The AI then uses dental specific hardware … Read more

Episode 4: Designing Efficiency & Comfort into Your Practice

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Newcom Media Inc · Episode 4 – Designing Efficiency & Comfort into Your Practice Subscribe: Read the audio transcript below: Dr. Luisa Schuldt (LS): Hello everyone. Welcome to another episode of Brush Up, presented by Oral Health Group, the dental podcast where we speak with industry experts to discuss a variety of topics such as … Read more