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Let’s say you’re a dentist who owns four or five locations. You split your time between managing your dental group and continuing your clinical practice. 

For too many dentists, the road to building a dental group is riddled with trial and error.

If you want to succeed in business, you need to be able to assess what you’re doing. Otherwise, how can you figure out what’s working and what areas of your company need improvement?

DSOs have historically faced something called the trust problem. AI can help solve it.

Whether you think cryptocurrency is brilliant or a scam, you probably don’t think it has much to do with dental. But that’s starting to change.

Many dentists probably assume that the latest advances in dentistry — everything from lasers to CEREC scanning and milling — are just for high-end practices that cater to wealthy patients.

Dentists are increasingly frustrated with the insurance model of doing business. Insurance companies are paying out less than ever, racing each other to the bottom — just as inflation has hit a 40-year high.

Want to do a better job getting your team to buy into your vision? Consultant and dental industry legend Dee Fischer has a suggestion that we love. When it comes to important changes or issues in your organization, you (the leader) should always speak last, not first.

With the broader economy on shaky ground and the dental industry in the midst of a wave of consolidation, what does a small dental group need to do in order to stay afloat? 

If you want to make the leap from being a dentist or a practice owner to becoming a real leader, stop thinking about what you can do to help yourself.