Mdpm Dentists

‘Tis the time of year to take stock of 2010 and look to 2011. For many, the year has been one that many wish to go away as soon as possible. Good riddance!

Jim Rohn passed away last year. He was an inspiration to at least three generations of entrepreneurial minded people like you and me. My friend, Tom Hoobyar, gathered some of his statements of wisdom that are just too good to not pass on to you. Each one merits some significant thought and reflection.

What is emotional profit? It is the not quite quantifiable sense of having made a contribution that matters. Many of us give away our services just to get that feeling of making a difference, of being appreciated. Just as you take certain actions to ensure that you get paid and make a profit financially, there is a like system for ensuring you get paid emotionally for the care you give.

The reality is that the publicity-marketing-sales continuum takes more time, effort and money than ever before. And you really don't have a choice. The times have dictated that if you want to thrive now, you must strategize and market and persuade better than ever before. The key is creating optimum profit. Optimum profit is the profit you can feel good about taking, knowing that you have re-invested a part of the total profit back into your business.

Focusing on rising problems, worsening problems, and crisis problems, will help you relate the behavior of your patients to your own behavior. Assessing your behavior can help you improve your decision making and your practice.

Dr. Charles Martin explains 11 key steps in predicting personnel problems to run a successful dental practice.

Removing ambiguity for yourself and making strong decisions could be the key to your success.

Poor customer service is one of the causes of death for many retail chains. Examine the way your practice works to ensure that it doesn't experience the same fate.

Each week, dental practice management consultant Dr. Charles Martin stresses the importance of improving dental practices through active marketing.

Richmond, Virginia dental management consultant offers word of mouth marketing advice to dentists throughout North America. Dr. Martin has been a coach and consultant to some of the best dentists in the U.S. and Canada. He offers a variety of innovative solutions for the practicing dentist including private and group coaching.