“Welcome to McDonald’s!” The man’s voice boomed at me through the loudspeaker of the drive-through, crystal-clear and friendly. “Would you like to try our new Apple Cinnamon Walnut Oatmeal today?”“No…
In most practices, voice mail is used to provide callers with the ability to leave messages for unavailable staff members. However, there are times, such as those involving urgency, when…
As I cover in detail in my book No to Lost Cases, your profession is facing pressure on financing arrangements from two fronts: technology that is reducing the treatment time for patients,…
If you are a Treatment Coordinator, you have had this happen: at the end of a new-patient consult, the visitor/decision-maker gives every indication that they want to move forward, but…
If you are a follower of my weekly column, you know that I am currently “on the warpath” with regard to the need for improvement in doctor communication skills during…
A recent advance in printing that is finding its way into orthodontics is the ability to inexpensively produce bound materials in a book format. In the orthodontic practices that I…
