240920 – Resetting the System
It had been long since the last time I re-evaluated the clinic business system and its workflow and I always wanted to see if there can be any improvements. However, I have realized there are some staffs that may not be comfortable with the new changes. The mentality of your staffs can have direct effect […]
240809 – Sinus Lift, Another Live Surgery Demonstration!
Sharing our knowledge is the best experience one can have and I feel so blessed for being able to share mine via seminars, workshops and courses. As my journey in my profession in the field of Periodontology and Dentistry, one of the challenges for educators is to be able to show the attendees how a […]
240715 – New Lecture, New Topic, New Challenge!
Every time I am invited as speaker and lecturer, I ask the organizers what topic they want me to talk about (of course the topic should be in my field which is periodontology and dental implants). This time, just a week before the national event, they told me I can choose the topic myself. Since […]
240719 – Accepted Challenge!
Before each patient being prepared for surgery, I review his or her case, so I remember the treatment plan we have discussed with the patient and or prosthodontist. Last weekend when I saw the CBCT of my patients who was being prepped by my assistants in the surgery room, I made a pause with amazement! […]
240601 – Another Dream Come True as Lecturer
One of my dreams when I was a dental student was to be able to be a teacher as well. Mostly to be a seminarian as a means to be able to share my knowledge and experiences in life and work. For that I knew I had to be good in my profession and be […]
240417 – Make Your Workplace a Respectable System
One of the most important things in my practice is to have a clinic environment where not only the personnel but also their families and patients respect. There are times where a patient might be furious and conduct his/her business with anger specially towards secretaries, due many reasons including pain, impatience, and fees. Sadly, some […]
240416 –Dental Staff Hiring Points
We have a new trainee to hire as assistant and since this is her first time working, I have to be much patient training her. So, I told my staff to help her and teach her as fast as possible to learn and be skilled. Though I used to hire assistants who were experienced in […]
240408 –A Rotten Apple, Spoils the Barrel
We became short of dental assistant when my personal assistant had to take sudden leave of absent due to her family problem for a couple of months. We wanted to hire someone but the urgency made us to ask everyone whom we knew to refer us a dental assistant with work experience. The succeeding day […]
240225 – Flexibility in Leadership, Is Strength
Yesterday I asked my personnel in reception that, there were few days where the patients appointments were packed in such a way that upon finishing a surgery I would go to next dental unit and start the succeeding one. Personally I liked when I work in such momentum, however most of the time (almost 90%) […]