https://soundcloud.com/academyofgeneraldentistry/positioning-your-practice-for-excellence Dr. Wes Blakeslee interviews Alex Nottingham, CEO and founder of AGD Exclusive Benefits provider All-Star Dental Academy. Nottingham, who gained expertise in the industry by...
Category: Management
What to do AFTER a difficult conversation at work
I recently read an article in the Harvard Business Review about team dynamics, and I wanted to share the important points with you. It’s common to experience difficult conversations at work, whether they are with associates, clients, or your team. They are difficult...
The benefits of everyone feeling “critical” to the success of the practice
One of the myriad challenges facing the independent dentist is encouraging an engaged and motivated team. An article in the Harvard Business Review examined the nature of “mission critical” positions within an organization, but we can take their findings and apply it...
The Power of Having a “Can-Do” Attitude Instead of Being “No-I-Can’t” Rude
Recently, our All-Star Dental Academy team had the pleasure of visiting Orlando, Florida for a dental marketing conference. Alex and I stayed near the convention center at a hotel that was reasonably priced, very nicely appointed, and threw in a free breakfast. Upon...
Team Building through Meetings
A recent article in the Harvard Business Review explored how to make meetings more effective. As an industry where most days start off with a quick meeting to review the day ahead, it seems like the ideas covered in the article are important for dentists to review....
Stop Complaining about Your Patients and “Let it Go”
Not a day goes by where I don’t hear someone complaining about the patients in their dental office. Having come from working in a dental office for many years, I completely understand how frustrating it can be when you give your “all” to your patients, and yet they...
Your Cool Gadgets Won’t Save Your Dental Practice
Nearly every day, I hear dentists gushing about the latest and greatest cool gadgets and office equipment that they have recently purchased… everything from Cerec to special lasers and yet another camera. We get it, dentists are techies to the core and they like their...
How To Start a Dental Practice
In this series of workshops, All-Star Head Instructor Larry Guzzardo and All-Star Founder and CEO Alex Nottingham J.D. M.B.A. will explore the fundamental steps to building a successful dental practice – from assessing the...
Dental Embezzlement : Why will 60% of dentists eventually become victims?
Renowned embezzlement expert David Harris will share some of his insight into dental embezzlement with us. He will discuss the embezzlement epidemic facing dentists and will provide some concrete steps that dentists can take...
Paperless Office in a HIPPA World
Many dental practices are moving towards a chartless or paperless office. Dentists see increased efficiency and decreased costs as motivating factors. There's no time like the present to go paperless! The problem for...
Dental Insurance Mistakes Costing Thousands – Jennifer Schultz
Jennifer Schultz’s vast experience working in the dental industry has unfortunately exposed her to multiple ways that dental practices are losing thousands of dollars in insurance errors as dental insurance mistakes. This...
Dental Financial Planning – Understanding Profit and Loss
Dental Financial Planning - The opportunities provided to the typical dentist by working for themselves are limited only by imagination and determination. But, with the flexibility and opportunity, dentists have to...
