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Art and Skill of FeedbackBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
The workplace, family and marriage are often greatly impacted by our ability to provide consistent feedback to people we interact with on a daily basis. It can impact the work performance of our employees and the quality of our relationships at home. Read more.
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Assessing the Dental PracticeBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
Assessment is a popular mantra in the field of educational at all levels. The Standards of Learning (SOL’s) were introduced in the 90's, established and measured to provide objective evidence that students were learning and tax payer dollars were being used effectively. Read more
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Can You See the Future?BY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
Our profession is morphing before our very eyes yet we are often too busy to notice the change taking place just outside the front door. As often as we press the refresh button on our computer, we should clean and refresh the lens we look through to examine our practice. Read more
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Capitalizing on Your TeamBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
Companies listed as top employers have discovered their greatest assets are their co-workers. However, knowing something does not mean we apply it in our workplace. Maybe you are a skeptic, and don't believe that an engaged employee working in their strengths can maximize not only your bottom line, but also patient and staff satisfaction. Read more
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Dental Insurance: Friend or Foe?BY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
The external force from "dental insurance," and the impact it is having on our profession needs to be explored. Dental insurance was hailed as a tremendous benefit for patients and doctors many years ago. Employers were able to provide a benefit to their employees that allowed them to gain access to the valuable benefit of preventative dental care and services for the treatment of dental disease. Read more
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Avoiding Difficult Conversations?BY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
Not long after entering practice you realize there is one skill you did not acquire in dental school: how to have difficult conversations. These conversations often involve issues or behaviors related to staff, patients, associates or partners. I find the majority of dentists and physicians avoid these difficult moments by focusing on what they were trained for and enjoy. Read more
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External Forces Have Shifted the Landscape of our Profession
BY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
The financial status of many dental practices today are now experiencing 25%-35% in insurance write-offs from their gross production leaving less revenue on the table to pay for an associate salary. Read more
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Fingerprint of ChangeBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
As I travel throughout the state I experience a wide range of dentists and practice models that vary in size, scope, age and experience. Our profession is morphing right before our very eyes. If you haven’t taken the time to look outside your window, the landscape is changing quite rapidly. Read more
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Has Your Office Been Hijacked?
BY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
Why would I title an article about your office being hijacked? My definition of hijacked is losing control of your intended direction due to a takeover by an internal or external party - often leaving you with a helpless feeling. Read more
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Growing Gap Between Communication and UnderstandingBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
Our world of technology has created a tsunami of information with very little
emphasis on personal understanding. Healthy relationships require understanding of each other. As professionals we live in a performance driven world. Read more |
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Navigating Storms of ChangeBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
This is truly a dynamic stage of life in our dental profession with many implications for us as individual practitioners. Currently I have the unique opportunity to work with young graduates entering the world of dental practice, coaching established practices making decisions to strengthen their practice and the senior group of dentists contemplating their exit strategy. Read more
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How to Eat an ElephantBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
For those thinking of bringing on an associate or have hopes of a partnership, in today’s climate there are many skills required beyond delivering quality technical services to the patient. The "elephant in the room” are the rarely mentioned areas that must be considered when acquiring an associate, considering a partner, or designing an exit strategy. Read more
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Ride of Your Life: Traveling Our Professional JourneyBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
It’s no small task to acquire the technical skills in the different specialties of dentistry. Reaching a level of competency, confidence and knowledge in four years is an amazing achievement for both the student and the dental school Read more
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The Triple Threat Dental PracticeBY JIM SCHROEDER DDS, MS, FACD
The expectation of today's dentist is to be as adept as a “Triple Threat Athlete”: an expert with the Technical skills, knowledge and skills for the Business side of the practice, and Leadership to create a positive work culture where people enjoy working. Read more
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