10 Jun Short and Long Term Thinking in Dental Healthcare
I’m hearing a few conversations about about patient belt tightening and one or two ‘big cases’ being postponed and this is hardly surprising...
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06 Apr Why Is the Dental Recruitment Crisis a Crisis of Dental Practice Culture?
The behaviours that you see in your dental practice are shaped by what matters most and whatever it is that you and your team collectively believe to be true; values and then beliefs shape behaviours. ...
10 Mar How to Set Targets and Bonuses in a Dental Team
Exploring how dental practices can set targets that still put patients at the forefront of practice teams’ thoughts....
10 Mar Healthcare Not Healthsell?
Whenever we talk to dentists about 'selling', it seems to split opinion. On one hand, most dentists understand the importance of being able to effectively communicate with their patients and to be able to efficiently explain the differences in treatment options. On the other hand, it...
10 Dec History Repeating – Consent, Negligence & the 1980’s
The emerging features of a mis-selling scandal require some delicate handling...
30 Oct An Even Shorter Fuse
Slowly but surely the mis-selling dental time bomb is ticking away and the Montgomery case may have shortened the fuse...
24 Sep Inspiration and Ideas for your Dental Business Journey, from Richard Charon BDS
This is the second of my monthly Blogs, reflecting on my experiences as a dental practice owner and helping dentists with their leadership and business development journey . Richard Charon BDS...
05 Aug Inspiration and Ideas for your Dental Business Journey, from Richard Charon BDS
This is the first of my monthly Blogs and I am going to start by providing an overview of how I used sedation to differentiate my practice and attract patients from far and wide (including Norway as I recall). Richard Charon BDS ...
29 Jul Quick Fixes and Small Questions
... a magic system to sell to patients, making special offers and closing the deal, is no more effective at making dentistry socially useful than trying to stop a herd of elephants with a feather duster....
11 Jun Healthcare or Healthsell?
What happened to the implied relationship of trust between doctor and patient, when did healthcare become healthsell?...