The number of AMAZING practices and very educated doctors are joining the OSO/DSO world is increasing and in the mission of Orthopreneurs, I am bringing you as much information as I can to help you learn more about this fascinating world. If you didn’t read the first article, you can click HERE to read it. […]
I remember when I was a kid and my dad’s general dental office had exactly two employees: my grandmother (front desk) and one assistant. It was a VERY different type of office than the one most of us run today. HR issues? Pffft. Not back then. As I embarked on my dental practice career nearly […]
If you know the Stuart Frost, Trevor Nichols practice, then you know there are some great lessons to be learned from that practice. Take a few minutes to watch this video and learn what you can do right now to grow your practice.
I apologize, but I just couldn’t help myself. Anyone who has ever watched anything “Karate Kid” knows that the title of this blog is a quote from the Cobra Kai. While it’s not really ever meant in a nice way, I was able to think of one usage in which it is applicable. But first, […]
During my 29 years in practice, continuing education has been a staple of my life. I love attending courses and learning new techniques, connecting with my peers and getting inspiration to make my practice-and my life-better. There are no shortages of great teachers and I guess I could be more discriminating in some of the […]
If you’ve been even a casual user of Facebook, you’ve seen a ton of threads and conversations about DSO’s. I was raised watching my dad and his partner try to create a “DSO” back in the late 1970’s and 1980’s so I was living inside of one before most reading this were even born. I’ve […]
I remember waking up in the nurse’s office in my elementary school and the first thing I saw was my mom’s face. I was in 6th grade and apparently had scored a goal while competing in indoor soccer when I was accidentally tripped, landed on the back of my head on the wooden floor, stood […]
It was 2000, I had a 4 month old baby, I’d owned my practice for about 2 1/2 years and I still wasn’t really taking home much of an income. We were barely making ends meet and I was checking the bank account daily to make sure we had enough to pay our bills. You […]
There have been many debates about whether a free exam and radiographs is a good thing for the orthodontic profession. Some say that it’s a lost leader to get people in the door, while others say that we should charge fairly for our expertise. Who is right? Proponents of the complimentary exam argue that we […]
First, Kudos to Dr. Kyle Fagala for putting on one heck of a TDO Live meeting at his house with some of the most dynamic speakers around. They covered a ton of topics and if you didn’t get to watch it, you should go to TDOLive.com and register. One of the topics they covered was […]