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By Claude Hammond
Dentists from New York to New Mexico attended the July 13-15 ELEMENTS Orthodontic Finishing course, taught by Dr Chris Baker. The course, which provided 20 hours of ADA CERP continuing education credit, used some of the latest and most effective methods and approaches in orthodontic finishing.
Some of the comments for the course include:
• "...the theme of having the finished case in mind at the beginning was excellent."
• "...clinical results backed up findamentals."
• "Dr Baker is extremely knowledgable. Everything flowed without a hitch."
• "Excellent review of diagnosis and information about new modalities of treatment."
• "Useful information presented in-depth. Well-presented. I will use this in my practice."
• "Not only clinical learning, but a resort-like setting."
• "I am 'wowed' by a completely new presentation with all new information!"
• "I am bringing home a new paradigm of case management."
• "Learned many principles that are essential to orthodontics."
The next ELEMENTS weekend is August 17-19: The Great 'Way Too' Weekend: Practice management techniques for financial independence and career happiness.
Dentists from New York to New Mexico attended the July 13-15 ELEMENTS Orthodontic Finishing course, taught by Dr Chris Baker. The course, which provided 20 hours of ADA CERP continuing education credit, used some of the latest and most effective methods and approaches in orthodontic finishing.
Some of the comments for the course include:
• "...the theme of having the finished case in mind at the beginning was excellent."
• "...clinical results backed up findamentals."
• "Dr Baker is extremely knowledgable. Everything flowed without a hitch."
• "Excellent review of diagnosis and information about new modalities of treatment."
• "Useful information presented in-depth. Well-presented. I will use this in my practice."
• "Not only clinical learning, but a resort-like setting."
• "I am 'wowed' by a completely new presentation with all new information!"
• "I am bringing home a new paradigm of case management."
• "Learned many principles that are essential to orthodontics."
The next ELEMENTS weekend is August 17-19: The Great 'Way Too' Weekend: Practice management techniques for financial independence and career happiness.
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There is a certain 'secret sauce' in each successful dental practice. For the dentist to be successful in life and career, and to experience happiness along the way, generous portions of this 'sauce' need to be applied on a daily basis.
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It can be a challenge to become the kind of dentist you originally set out to be.
We dentists start out to help people We may become technically excellent in our patient treatment -- But the business of dentistry becomes another challenge.
We dentists start out to help people We may become technically excellent in our patient treatment -- But the business of dentistry becomes another challenge.
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Your dental practice needs to be independent of the threats to its (and your) freedom.
Too often, dental practice earnings are eroded or eliminated by diminishing and delayed insurance reimbursements and increasing restrictions. But there is a way to become independent.
Too often, dental practice earnings are eroded or eliminated by diminishing and delayed insurance reimbursements and increasing restrictions. But there is a way to become independent.
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This can be the step you take to revolutionize your dental practice and career!
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When you truly love to practice dentistry and you truly love and care for your patients, you get what is called 'Lead Generation' and new patients result.
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Part II of "Doctor, there's a fast train coming. Are you dancing on the tracks?'
It is a great opportunity and an important step: Dentists can take a free market approach with their practices, and avoid the oncoming 'train wreck' of corporate and government domination.
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Besides providing great patient treatment, great dentists learn to work on their businesses / practices and to provide vision, leadership and love.
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Just what makes you want to be a dentist, anyway?
Where do you find your motivation each day when you walk into your practice?
These are important questions to ask ourselves -- and to address as we progress through our careers.
Where do you find your motivation each day when you walk into your practice?
These are important questions to ask ourselves -- and to address as we progress through our careers.
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If you just do IT every day, you’ll be enormously successful.
What on earth is IT?
IT is constantly and consistently making what author Jeff Olson calls “Slight Edge" decisions. Like these:
Make your lunch and take it with you. This avoids the takeout. In your lunch, include healthful foods like fresh vegetable strips, cheese, boiled egg…
Decide to walk some today. You can even do some flights of stairs in the stairwell at the office.
Read something you can learn and grow from.
Skip the donuts and pastries today at the coffee stand.
Skip Facebook and Instagram and get on your work project instead.
Make a life-goal list and look at it three times today.
Spend time with your family, without TV or other devices.
Leave your cell phone on the charger and sit down for a morning coffee with your beloved.
Write an old-fashioned letter with pen and paper to that elderly family member or friend.
Mail it.
Truly listen to your children, looking into their eyes, and loving them.
Eat no food between meals today.
Write down three things for which you are grateful.
Feel the gratitude.
You are on your way. You’re doing IT.
Love,
What on earth is IT?
IT is constantly and consistently making what author Jeff Olson calls “Slight Edge" decisions. Like these:
Make your lunch and take it with you. This avoids the takeout. In your lunch, include healthful foods like fresh vegetable strips, cheese, boiled egg…
Decide to walk some today. You can even do some flights of stairs in the stairwell at the office.
Read something you can learn and grow from.
Skip the donuts and pastries today at the coffee stand.
Skip Facebook and Instagram and get on your work project instead.
Make a life-goal list and look at it three times today.
Spend time with your family, without TV or other devices.
Leave your cell phone on the charger and sit down for a morning coffee with your beloved.
Write an old-fashioned letter with pen and paper to that elderly family member or friend.
Mail it.
Truly listen to your children, looking into their eyes, and loving them.
Eat no food between meals today.
Write down three things for which you are grateful.
Feel the gratitude.
You are on your way. You’re doing IT.
Love,
Each new day, consistently and constantly make what author Jeff Olson calls 'Slight Edge' decisions.
