Are you in Case Presentation Hall of Fame?

By Christine Uhen Academy Executive Coach

Baseball’s leading players have a batting average of .300. That means they hit the ball one out of every three times at bat. Think about it. The best of the best strike out two-thirds of the time! This type of “rejection” surely suggests strong personal belief in

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Coach’s Corner: Office Manager Spotlight

We get excited when our coaching clients have something to share! Dr. Marissa Miller’s Office Manager, Lori Cline, was recently published in Dentistry IQ’s OM Spotlight section. Great work, Lori!

Lori Cline On… the relationship between the office manager and the doctor

In order to have an effective leader and coordinator in the

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Coach’s Corner for Dental Coding: Focusing on COBRA

By Teresa Duncan, MS

Q: What is the deal with COBRA coverage? Why do we always get stuck waiting while a patient fights it out with their old employer? — Kerry

A: Hi, Kerry — I feel your frustration with COBRA and you are certainly not alone. Let me start with how COBRA

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Chicago Midwinter Interviews

Join Vicki McManus as she makes the Chicago Midwinter rounds and reports on various products and services.

Vicki meets an interesting character at the Midwinter in Chicago!

Learn about XP technology this morning as Vicki McManus interviews Lewis Meyers of American Eagle Instruments at the 2013 Chicago Midwinter event.

Can you

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How to Catch a Kangaroo

By Vicki Mcmanus

I know this sounds crazy, but as a leader, do you sometimes feel you would stand a better chance of catching a Kangaroo than getting all your team players moving in the same direction?

Team building can be tough, but we have some insider secrets that make it easier.

My

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What’s the real barrier to hygiene co-diagnosis?

By Rachel Wall, RDH, BS, Founder & President Inspired Hygiene, Inc.

One of the fathers of personal development, Jim Rohn, once said ‘Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know’. This quote sums up one of the biggest obstacles dental teams face. You know WHAT

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Rapidly Growing Inc 5000 Company Hires CFO

Productive Dentist Academy, one of the fastest-growing companies in the United States, has just entered into a partnership with Chief Financial Officer Rich Bloomfield this month. This arrangement will address a growing need for the company to undergo an organizational restructuring that will allow it to expand its dental management services even more

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Production down? Don’t focus on the numbers!

By Dr. Bruce B. Baird Many dentists falsely think that productivity has something to do with numbers. Nothing could be further from the truth. Whenever our team is off goal, we review our relationships! At The Academy, we define the word relationship as “an agreed upon course of action between two people.” If

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Sending our Wishes

We are thinking of you this special holiday, and hope you are spending it with the ones you love. As this year draws to a close, we reflect on the successes, lessons learned, and everything in between. Thank you for joining us on this exciting journey.

As you know, at PDA, we like

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Power of Belief

“Whether you say you can, or you say you can’t – either way you are right.” – Henry Ford

Check out this video for inspiration on the power of belief and how the encouragement of just one person in your life can change everything.

As a performance coach, I’ve witnessed first hand

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