The Productive Dentist Podcast Dr. Bruce B. Baird: America's Most Productive Dentist

Does your team know what your goals are? Have you told them?  When your team understands the why, you get their buy in and their pride in the office their working in. Today, I’m going to talk about some ways you can align your team to your goals.  

“I want to sell my practice.” I’ve heard a lot of dentists recently who want out but I think for the most part this is premature. Remember, when you’re scared you don’t always make choices that are in your best interest. Step away from the cliff, and let’s talk about a different way of thinking.

What’s your why? What gets you through your day? It can be hard to stay motivated as a practitioner and business owner, especially in uncertain times. So, today we’re going to talk about motivation, finding your why, and what to do when circumstances challenge your motivation.

What dentistry really needs right now is leadership. One of the most important lessons I learned was that once I understood my business, I became a much better leader. And once I became a better leader, I realized how important my team was and - guess what - they started following me. Today I’m sharing part of a conversation I had with Dr. Joe Blalock from the Life and Dentistry Podcast last week as we dug into what dentists really need to do in their practices in the days and months ahead.

I had a very difficult time enjoying dentistry. Once I mastered the foundations, I started to love my work and patients. We're holding a class on mastering predictive analytics, cultivate a fee-for-service base, uniting a fearless and loyal team, and more and I want to talk a little bit today about why these foundations are critical. 

I’m dedicating today to answering the myriad of questions I’ve gotten from listeners recently. We’ll cover the following: How do you schedule when you only have 2 operatories? Several of my team members didn’t return because of COVID…what do I do? What should I do if there’s a second wave?