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Quick — what’s the most important quality for a leader to have? Vision, energy, and the ability to motivate are all good, yes. But if you have to pick one, try cultivating humility.

Here’s a question for those brave souls looking to take a solo practice or a small group and turn it into a budding DSO:

If you’re running a dental group or DSO, you know the importance of assessing your team’s performance. But what’s the best way?

Here’s a simple shift in your mindset that can dramatically change your daily experience and move you closer towards the kind of success you want to achieve.

Did you know that the first dentists were likely barbers?

Following the lead of other healthcare providers, dentists and the dental industry as a whole are moving in a clear direction: towards consolidation. Solo practices are linking up to form groups, groups are becoming DSOs, and big DSOs are absorbing smaller competitors.

It’s 4 PM on a Friday. You’re itching to get an early start on your commute home when your phone rings. The caller wants to know if your practice accepts Medicaid.

If you want to recruit the best new talent, take a good long look at your benefits package. As a whole, the dental industry is falling behind other healthcare providers (and the larger business community) in offering the kind of benefits that make potential hires sit up and take notice.

If you’re running marketing for your dental practice — or hiring an outside firm to do it for you — here are three key numbers that you need to be able to measure.

If your group is struggling to develop a healthy, supportive culture — take note. This is a big deal. Fortunately, an unhealthy or even toxic culture doesn’t have to be set in stone. Once you’re clear-eyed about the problem, here’s what to focus on, in this order.