Ep 123: Should Dentists Attend Team Training Days?
The Double Your Production Podcast
Release Date: 11/15/2023
Ep 148: “What Should I Pay My Team?”
The Double Your Production Podcast
Team compensation can be an emotionally-charged topic in any dental office. With wages rising and profits shrinking, this can put doctor-owners in a tough spot when determining a fair pay structure. Today, Kellie Black is joining Wendy Briggs on The Double Your Production Podcast to share how to best handle compensation in the practice. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to determine the market rate for your area (and the pros and cons of meeting or exceeding that rate) How to introduce activity bonuses periodically to energize the team and incentivize top performance ...
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Ep 147: Misconceptions About Delegating Projects to the Team
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Most dentists are taking on too many things in the practice. They see patients every day, manage the team, and operate the business, all of which could be full time jobs. This overload often leads to burnout and causes practice growth to hit a ceiling, but delegation isn’t always easy. Do any of these sound familiar? “The team is already working so hard, I can’t ask them to take on any more.” “By the time I teach someone else how to do this, I could have just done it myself.” “This project is too sensitive to give to a team member, it can only be done by me.” When delegation is...
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Ep 146: Are We Headed for a Recession? (How to Prepare, Part Two)
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In part 2 of this episode, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are discussing more ways to protect your dental practice in the event of an economic recession. In this episode, you’ll learn… How to make the most of lean periods in your practice Why it’s a good time to evaluate your insurance participation and renegotiate reimbursement rates How to avoid bad habits if appointments dip Why an economic downturn is often a good time to invest in growth Unexpected challenges will always arise in business, but the more prepared you are, the less your practice will be impacted. Don’t miss this...
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Ep 145: Are We Headed for a Recession? (How to Prepare)
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Over the past few months, there have been countless headlines warning of a recession. While nobody can predict the future, there is considerable evidence to indicate a looming downturn. What can you do to protect your dental practice? Contrary to popular belief, recessions don’t hurt all businesses. Some companies make it through difficult periods unscathed, and some even take advantage of certain economic factors (like low interest rates) and grow. How you prepare will determine the impact economic fluctuations will have on your production, profitability, and growth potential. In this...
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Ep 144: Dental Technology to Watch (AI in Dentistry)
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How is AI impacting the dental industry? How will it transform patient care? In this episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are diving into the AI advancements that they believe are making the biggest difference right now. Technology is improving at breakneck speed, and changes are coming to dentistry every day. As you look at the technology available, it’s important to have sound recommendations so you can make smart investments for your office. We’re proud to announce that this episode will be part of a recurring series on the podcast where Dr. John...
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Ep 143: Ways to Quickly Reduce Conflict Within Dental Teams
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When people work closely together, conflict is inevitable. In a dental office, disagreements will come up, but if you have strategies in place to handle them, these sticky moments can actually bring team members closer and create a stronger work environment. In this episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Wendy Briggs is joined by Heather Driscoll to talk about ways to reduce conflict at the office and bring the team together with a common purpose. In today’s episode, you’ll learn: How to establish non-negotiable rules of behavior to protect core values The Drama Triangle: what it...
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BONUS: Home Care Products - The Best Options for Today’s At-Risk Patients
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Every day in dentistry, new science emerges that requires dental professionals to revisit their recommendations for patients. While chlorhexidine was a widely used antimicrobial agent for many years, it may not be the gold standard moving forward. In this bonus episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Wendy Briggs is sharing her best recommendations for home care products for at-risk patients.
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Ep 142: How to Help Patients See Their Rising Risks
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Do your patients thoroughly understand why they need the care you recommend? Do they understand their risks and the benefits of preventative treatment? In today’s episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Wendy Briggs and Dr. John Meis are discussing better ways to communicate these risks and benefits to patients to get them more engaged in their oral health. In this episode, you’ll learn: How risk assessments help patients better understand oral disease and the health implications of their lifestyles How a chairside risk assessment process raises the case acceptance rate How to talk...
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Ep 141: Easy Ways to Expand Care in Your Office
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Patients appreciate options. When you’re able to offer more to patients and provide the education and autonomy to choose a higher level of services, their health improves and the business performs better. When patients have access to new technology, new treatment, and advanced care, they are more engaged with their dental care and feel more satisfied with their providers. Today, dental hygiene coaches Bert Triche and Paige Hood are joining the podcast to talk about ways to expand care in a dental office. In this episode, you’ll learn: How expanded hygiene care leads to higher doctor...
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Ep 140: Small Changes to the Schedule That Impact Financial Performance
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Scheduling is central to the financial success of a dental office. Without a great system for scheduling patients, the day can quickly fall apart with delays, patients getting upset, and the team turning on one another. In today’s episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Heather Driscoll is sharing her tips for building a productive, smooth schedule each and every day. Heather has spent her career managing and overseeing dental offices across the US. She owns her own group of practices and sees each day how small changes can create big improvements to performance. In the episode,...
info_outlineIn today’s episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are answering a common question we hear from clients at The Team Training Institute, “Should owner-dentists and associates attend team training days?”
If you’ve ever booked an in-office training day with us, or are considering it in the future, it’s important to know who should be in the room in order to get the best results.
In this episode, you’ll hear Dr. John and Wendy’s thought process behind these decisions and their advice for getting the most out of a training investment.