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…
