Podcasts about spice up your practice

This unique cross-over episode of Behind The Smiles equips you with solid advice on how to proceed with your practice and patient engagement during a time when your practice needs to shut down. Good leadership is essential during this time. In this episode, Dr. Gina Dorfman, Sandy Pardue, and Michael Arias answer questions such as, "How do you deal with patients who do not want to reschedule, and say will call you when they are ready?"

Part 2 of a 2 part episode. Dr. Gina Dorfman talks with Dana P. Salisbury, Operations Officer and Lecturer at Classic Practice Resources, Inc. They talk about managing teams, creating a thriving work environment, and how to break the bad habits that may be hurting your practice. Check out Dana's upcoming events: Academy for Scheduling Excellence - Seminar Dates: https://classicpractice.com/training-events/academy-for-scheduling-excellence/ Spice Up Your Practice - Seminar Dates: https://classicpractice.com/training-events/spice-up-your-practice/ Don't forget to listen to Dental Drill Bits! https://classicpractice.com/dental-drill-bits/

Part 1 of a 2 part episode. Dr. Gina Dorfman talks with Dana P. Salisbury, Operations Officer and Lecturer at Classic Practice Resources, Inc. They talk about managing teams, creating a thriving work environment, and how to break the bad habits that may be hurting your practice. Check out Dana's upcoming events: Academy for Scheduling Excellence - Seminar Dates: https://classicpractice.com/training-events/academy-for-scheduling-excellence/ Spice Up Your Practice - Seminar Dates: https://classicpractice.com/training-events/spice-up-your-practice/ Don't forget to listen to Dental Drill Bits! https://classicpractice.com/dental-drill-bits/

Dana Pardue Salisbury is the Chief Operations Officer for Classic Practice Resources and the daughter of renown dental consultant Sandy Pardue. She joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss how offices can save money by training their staff more effectively and how “mystery shopping” calls can expose deficiencies in a practice. Mrs. Salisbury also discusses random topics ranging from crawfish/beer and to whether she would shave her head to become 25% smarter. Notes of Interest: *Dr. Ryan Swain, founder of Six Months Smiles, makes an appearance to discuss his feelings about being banned from multiple Dental Facebook groups *Dr. Swain also discusses a recent Facebook post about debt and how it is an epidemic in the dental community *Classic Practice Resources is the industry leader in Dental consulting and their two seminars (Spice Up Your Practice and Academy for Scheduling Excellence) have helped Dentists worldwide *Mrs. Salisbury states that most offices are hemorrhaging their marketing dollars due to inadequate training to meet the influx of new patients *Classic Practice Resources offers “mystery shopping” calls to all clients to help eliminate deficiencies and improve staff performance *Nifty Thrifty Dental Deal of the Week – $200 off tuition for Spice Up Your Practice of Academy for Scheduling Excellence seminars. Use promo code “Nifty” *Fake President Donald Trump makes an appearance Links from the Show Classic Practice Resources – http://classicpractice.com/ Spice Up Your Life and Academy for Scheduling Excellence Registration – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spice-up-your-practice-july-14-15-2017-tickets-31966458538?aff=es2

It’s one thing to know how to use a sickle probe. But knowing how to make your practice profitable is another. And to be profitable year after year, you’ll need to adapt to certain changes: Modern dental equipment New technology Relevant marketing strategies But there’s one part that doesn’t change: People. To run a stellar dental practice, you need a good staff. And if you’re wondering what it takes to have a good staff, there’s no better person to turn to than Sandy Pardue. Sandy is the senior consultant at Classic Practice Resources, a key contributor to DentalTown, and director of the Spice Up Your Practice training events. If you’re looking to grow your staff soon, you’ll appreciate the bonus. It’s Sandy’s employment application that will help you identify the best fit for the role. Get that here. Here are a few things you’ll discover in today’s episode: The mistake that will get potential clients going to see other dentists instead of coming to see you (and how to avoid it) What job title to avoid to prevent confusion in responsibilities (especially with larger age gaps) The four parts you need to fill in your front office (and what personality traits to look for when hiring for them) A key characteristic to pay attention to during interviews (that may cause problems if overlooked) The difference between an interview and an outerview What to do before, during, and after an interview to find the best candidates for the job (and maybe even get new clients out of it) The staffing ratio formula to make sure your business runs smoothly Why block scheduling can be a costly mistake How The Hawthorne Effect can be applied to your practice to make it more efficient Red flags when buying a practice (and the first thing you’ll want to do as a new owner) How to tell when someone’s not doing their job The key metrics to maintain a high performing office   Free Episode Bonus: If you want to improve the quality of your hires, this bonus will come in hand. Sandy has provided an employment application to help you find the qualities you’re looking for, rather than relying on a resume that only shows you what they want you to see. Click here to access that now. Quote: “Nothing in your practice is more important than time.” – Sandy PardueResources: Classic Practice Resources WebsiteContact Sandy Pardue via Email Support The Show: Without you, Ambitious Dentists, this show wouldn’t exist. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please go here to give me an honest rating and review in iTunes. This allows me to evolve the show as it goes on, and also helps spread the word to other podcast listeners since iTunes promotes shows with active engagement.