Stress-busting habits that help prevent burnout
Owning and running a practice is no small task – you have many responsibilities on your mind as well as your patient load, team’s welfare, financial responsibilities, s...
Three ways to maximise your revenue
If you want to increase your revenue, the good news is that it’s a very simple science. There are really only ever three ways to increase revenue in a practice, and in fac...
Skills every associate dentist should learn
A huge part of growing and scaling your practice includes building a team of people who can deliver great care to your patients. Having a reliable and productive associate is an in...
How to use the principle of influence in your dental practice
Do you sometimes see people who step from one interaction to another, always appearing to effortlessly get what they want, while others slog it out only to triumph occasionally? It...
What you need to know about fee structures
Let’s talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly of fees. Practices need to have an appropriate fee level that allows for successful commercial operation. You need enou...
Marketing your practice on a shoestring budget
If you’re concerned about the ROI of your marketing efforts or working within a tight budget, then you’ll be pleased to hear that there are several ways you can market ...
Why we buy from people we like
Robert Cialdini’s 1984 book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, famously identified six major psychological principles that make someone more influential and persuasive...
Single vs. Multiple Practice Ownership
It’s a topic that many people have strong views on – single versus multiple practice ownership. Of course, there’s no definitively right or wrong answer here, but...
Mistakes people make when scaling
After more than 20 years of working with dental practices around the world, I can tell you that almost every single practice owner has identified scaling as one of their major goal...
The Savvy Dentist Value Model™
The Savvy Dentist Value model™ is a framework we developed to show the progression of a practice as it grows and scales. All of our courses, training, and resources are desig...
Assets every leader should give their team
Organisational Structure There are all sorts of ways of describing organizational structure and it’s a bit of a personal choice how flat/hierarchal your practice will look. ...
How to create an effective strategy
Developing and implementing strategies is a crucial part of success in business. There’s been a lot written on the subject, and it truly is a mammoth topic. In order to cr...
The four kinds of assets you need to build in your practice – and why!
The ability to build assets is incredibly important to your success in business and practice ownership. In fact, every headache, frustration, bottleneck, and pain in the backside t...
The five elements of scaling
When it comes to scaling a practice, it can be a bit confusing knowing where to start. You want to grow, but you need to have the fundamentals in place to ensure your business stay...
What is the Performance-Culture Matrix?
I am yet to meet the person who comes to work knowingly, willingly, trying to do a poor job. Most people are internally wired to want to do their job successfully, and want to do i...
How to have a successful partnership with your right-hand person
There’s an old saying that goes, “if you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It’s a bit like the adage, “it takes a ...
6 mistakes practice owners make when it comes to leadership – and how to fix them!
Imagine leading a team that is self-driven, self-regulated and self-starting so you are able to operate your practice without necessarily being on-site every moment of the day. ...
Why you should never compete on price alone
We know patients are often concerned with finding the lowest price and saving a few dollars where possible – it’s common to get “price shopper” calls where ...
Common mistakes dentists make with case acceptance
By taking the time to learn the skills to master case acceptance, dental practices ultimately have more patients receiving ideal treatment. When patients receive ideal treatment...
Why you need a systemised dental practice
Systemisation allows your practice to operate smoothly irrespective of the personnel rostered on any given day. If you’re able to create and implement simple, practical, a...
The Practice Owners’ Guide to Recruitment
Great staff are worth their weight in gold. They contribute to a productive work environment, boost morale, and can even play a huge part in patient retention and therefore the pro...
5 steps to increasing financial intelligence
By taking the time to develop your financial intelligence, you will begin to know your business intimately – inside and out. You’ll be able to understand what’...
Five steps to building a winning team
Ask any practice owner one of their great stressors, and they’ll invariably say staff. When practice owners find themselves doing dentistry by day and running the business ...
6 mistakes practice owners make when it comes to leadership – and how to fix them!
Imagine leading a team that is self-driven, self-regulated and self-starting so you are able to operate your practice without necessarily being on-site every moment of the day. ...
Read this before onboarding your next new hire
A smooth onboarding process is something we often take for granted, but can either create or save you massive headaches further down the track. Studies show that between 33% of ...
Why great leaders never stop learning
Over the past 30 years, author and self-made millionaire Steve Siebold has interviewed over 12,000 of the wealthiest and most successful people around the world. What did he fin...
How to use Virtual Assistants to grow your practice
Recent years have seen small business owners across numerous industries engage the help of Virtual Assistants. A Virtual Assistant can work with you digitally to execute countle...
How to Survive in the Business of Dentistry
There are many obstacles in every practitioner's way. Visit Savvy Dentist to know about "How to Survive in the Business of Dentistry".
4 Crucial Things You Need to Check Before Subscribing to A Marketing Service
Check out The Savvy Dentist Podcast and know all about "4 Crucial Things You Need to Check Before Subscribing to A Marketing Service".
Top Business Trends Post Covid-19
Covid-19 has given us a new perception of life and business. Rather than going back to business, you need to learn how to EVOLVE your business post-pandemic.
How To Be A Confident Decision Maker, Defeat Stress And Overcome Setbacks
There’s no doubt that running your own business can be super stressful. When you invest your time, life and money in a business you have to accept that there’s alway...
When A Recession Hits: What To Do Next!
You need to understand what recession is, why it is taking place and how you can avoid its extreme after-effects once the situation gets diffused.
How Personal Development Assists With Professional Growth
Short of time to get a better understanding of your goals and objectives? Here’s everything you need to know on how to develop personally to grow professionally
Marketing Your Practice During Uncertain Times
Not sure why or how you need to manage your marketing during these uncertain times so here is everything you need to know!
Creating A Powerful And Unique Brand Identity
What is Branding? When we think of branding, we think of logos – the bitten apple for the technology giant of the same name or the little tick for Nike that is a movement in...
How To Work Collaboratively With Specialists
It has always been a little difficult for the general dentist and a specialist to amicably co-exist. But the fact of the matter remains, both of them are equally important componen...