7 Practice Management We Can From Joker — the Greatest Villain of All Time

1. IF you are good at something, NEVER do it for free

You put in a lot of years, a lot of hard work and practice to be where you are today DO NOT let anyone think otherwise. If a patient crib for the amount you are charging is exorbitant, make them understand if they don’t, let them go. It’s better to lose one patient than to waste your time dealing with patients who bargain all the time (coz if you give in, the word will spread )

2. Teamwork

Your team starts from the morning cleaning lady, whom we mostly do not even look at till the end of the month when it’s salary day. She is the one who keeps your clinic clean, dust-free and presentable. Imagine a patient’s reaction to entering a dirty, shady clinic. Your receptionist, assistant and associate doctors are all a part of your team, and it’s always better to spend a little more on a well-trained staff than to waste time on a staff that requires constant training and supervision.

3. What’s your Marketing Strategy?

Mouth to mouth publicity is your best option because that is genuine and only happy, satisfied patients will give your recommendation. I have worked in clinics, where the head dentist, never did anything to advertise herself and she still treats the 3rd generation of the same patients. Work Hard in silence, let your success make noise.

4. Never Give up

So, you had a perforation during root canal, yes a file separated, a tooth fracture during extraction and your pediatric patient won’t sit on the chair Your practice is your dream, Do not let mishaps or a bad day at work put you down, figure out what went wrong, call a specialist for help, learn new methods, keep yourself updated, enroll yourself in Cde programs, find ways to keep yourself up to date. Try using the app Indian Dental Network. It helps doctors stay in their network and mentors to guide you through tough cases.

5. Let The Truth Prevail

Working in the cosmetic industry has its pros and cons. You describe all the treatment protocols, but the patient is still adamant about a Bollywood or Hollywood smile. Understand your patient’s need and be truthful. DO NOT give your patient false hopes that she will look like "Deepika Padukone or Katrina Kaif " after the treatment. Same goes for a patient requiring extensive treatment, do not add another tooth to be treated with each visit, it is appreciated if you share the treatment plan during the first visit. The patient can decide for themselves if they want to get treated for all the findings or just the chief complaint.

6. Are you always available?

There is a new trend in India, where dentists keep their clinics open 24*7, 365 days. You will indeed earn a little more than the doctor who closes his clinic on time and keeps it closed on holidays. But, If you are talented enough, your skills are good it is very easy to maintain work-life balance So what, if a patient goes to the competitor, if you have won the patient’s trust, he will reschedule, he will take time according to you and not vice versa.

7. Never Stop, Never Quit

With the number of dental clinics cropping up, new mushrooming colleges every year, it is a scary scenario. This does not mean that one should quit what they learn, jump over to a new stream. Stay put, work harder, keep your patients happy.success is just a step ahead.

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