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Communication

Leadership 

Want to Lead Your Patients & Team?  

Barry F. Polansky, DMD 0 Comments Communication, community, Dental Leader, Journaling, leadership, Young Dentist

Here’s how to become an instant leader. A while back, I sat in on a Facebook Live interview with a dentist

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Pankey Philosophy 

Believe in Your Ideas. Believe in Yourself. 

Bill Davis 1 Comment Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Pankey Philosophy, Positive Emotion

“Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” — Napoleon Hill When L.D. Pankey was developing

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Pankey Philosophy 

Staying in the Question – Part 3

Mary Osborne RDH 0 Comments Communication, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Pankey Philosophy, Patient Communication, Question, Understand

Ask One More Question One of the ways I have learned to Stay in the Question is to practice asking

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Pankey Philosophy 

Trusting Dental Patient Intuition

Lee Ann Brady DMD 0 Comments Communication, Doctor-Patient Relationship, leadership, Pankey Philosophy, Patient Communication

I had a great reminder recently while I was working with a patient that listening to patients’ intuitions and beliefs

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Communication Pankey Philosophy 

My Patient Ron

Paul Henny DDS 0 Comments Communication, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Pankey Philosophy, Patient Communication

We had another interesting week at the dental office when a patient (I’ll call Ron) came in. Ron has been

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Communication 

The Wonder of Relevant Examples – Part 2

Richard Green DDS MBA 1 Comment Communication, Doctor-Patient Relationship, leadership, Pankey Philosophy, Patient Communication, Team

One evening I was seated next to a new acquaintance at a dinner party. As we began the conversation, I

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Communication 

The Wonder of Relevant Examples – Part 1

Richard Green DDS MBA 1 Comment Communication, dentistry, Doctor-Patient Relationship, leadership, Patient Communication, Team

Doctor L.D. Pankey would often say to me, “Communicate with others by making your examples relevant to the other person’s

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Dentistry 

The Examination Is Sacred Time

Barry F. Polansky, DMD 0 Comments Communication, dentistry, Examination

Here I share abridged excerpts from my newest book The Porch: A Dental Fable to illustrate why the new patient

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Community 

Staying in the Question – Part 2

Mary Osborne RDH 0 Comments Communication, dentistry, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Patient Communication, Team

Staying in the question — staying curious about what more you can learn about each dental patient and the intention

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Communication 

Staying in the Question – Part 1

Mary Osborne RDH 0 Comments Attitude, Communication, Skill, Staying In The Question, Team

The art of helping our patients develop ownership of their present condition and their desires for their dental health is

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Communication 

Conversational Recall

Sheri Kay RDH 1 Comment Communication, Conversational Recall, Dental Team, leadership, Success

Over the past few months, I’ve had a series of coaching sessions with frustrated dentists due to many of their

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