Stay abreast of new technoligies and treatments but only offer them when your peers think it is s good idea – no real rewards for first movers.
Business skills – a cerec machine is generally not a good investment – a fixed expense, ask your lab to buy one if you really like them, let them carry the monthly mortgage. Types of patients and how to treat them. Ideal patient, pt with no money but money for mobile phones and holidays, pt who really has no money, pt who doesn’t care about their teeth, victims of life circumstance , children patients, insurance cases- always get paid upfront etc, what kind of car did they drive in with?
Accounts – don’t give them, be upfront about this. Discounts- don’t give them. How to be an ethical dentist and still get rich.Achieve something every day. Don’t load your appointment book with reviews and consultations.
3 dentists – same patients , such different results why? Whether you change your ways is up to you.