ON-THE-JOB HELP FOR NEW and EXPERIENCED DENTISTS

New Dentists, as you prepare to enter private practice or academia, you may have many questions and concerns---some practical, some philosophical, some logistical, some enjoyable, and some stressful.  The variety of things to take into consideration and do, or prioritize for later accomplishment often seems endless. 

Two sources of help:

·         Practicon’s website: FREE Resources for Your Practice.  The first section included in this treasure trove of practical information to assist newly-minted or experienced dentists is entitled Associateships, Partnerships and Start Ups.  You’ll find invaluable information gleaned from my 35 years of consulting work with hundreds of newly graduated dentists.

·         Additionally, it may help to read about experiences your peers are having   ---their successes, their disappointments, their challenges, and their solutions.  The American Dental Association offers a guest blogging site filled with writings by other new dentists in which you may find solid advice, steps to be avoided, and solace in case of problems along the way to career choices.  The blogs are found on the ADA website at newdentistblog.ada.org.

And for you Experienced Practitioners who are fully, partially, or in-training managing your practice, one of your most extensive management resources is, as mentioned above, on the Practicon website and IT’S FREE!  I have up-dated and condensed 35 years of practice management experience---the advice I gave to clients, the published articles and textbook chapters, the letters, forms, outlines, and strategies I wrote; the numbers and statistics crucial to effective practice management and profitability, on and on.  Find all this and much more on the Practicon website, practicon.com, accessed at FREE Resources for Your Practice on the home page.

In addition to the section on Associateships, Partnerships and Start Ups mentioned previously, you’ll find practice management pearls arranged by topic headings:

            Interviewing, Hiring and Training

            Personnel Administration

            Scheduling and Recare System

            Practice Management; Knowing the Numbers

            Marketing

Please use the information in each of these sections to ease your management responsibilities for your small business/dental practice and to gain a renewed sense of enjoyment plus an improved bottom line.