Prologue
Partners in Practice
No dentists in the family and no love of the dentist's chair, but a servant's heart and a service industry.
The Issue
Spring 2014
Contents
Prologue
My Journey
Soliciting yearbook ads at Riverside High in Durham took her to a Black woman dentist's office, where she watched a businesswoman, clinician and mother at once, and decided.
Getting Started
Building Your Practice Brand – Essential for Building Your Personal/Professional Brand After Graduation
Your future employer, loan officer, partners and patients will all search your name. Why practice brand and personal brand are built together, starting the moment celebrations end.
Getting Started
Start Out on the Right Foot! Donald P. Lewis Jr., DDS, CFE
Dentists are scrutinised by government agencies, insurers and regulators.
Business Fundamentals
The Unrealized Financial Power of the Dental School Graduate
A diploma and a large debt. What a graduate actually brings to an associate job search, why savings matter from the first pay cheque, and the financial power most new dentists…
Business Fundamentals
Will Today’s New Dentist Debt Prevent Practice Ownership?
Hundreds of new dentists have been told that debt has closed ownership to them, and they believe it. The answer is no, and the cash-flow comparisons behind it.
Business Fundamentals
Five Reasons to Invest in Your Practice Now Wendy Catone
A growing number of dentists build from the ground up to get an office that matches their vision, and some buy the commercial real estate under it.
The Power To Succeed
Effective Patient Communication
Clinical skill will not by itself build a practice, and patients judge the team's communication as much as the dentistry.
The Power To Succeed
If I Had It To Do Over
Countless dentists asked one question: what would you have done differently?
The Power To Succeed
Ignite Your Future
One match overcomes a dark room, and several candles carry the warmth further.