Dental Drills Bits

Who's picking up the phone when your practice is closed? Is your front desk demonstrably disappointed and surprised when patients call in to cancel? Sandy digs into these situations and more. Plus, she shares a super-simple secret to learn about broken appointments well before they happen.

Being bad on the phones is the best way to drive away good patients. Sandy and Richard jump right into the best practices in phone etiquette. Grab a pen and take notes as Sandy gives us actionable gems about how many times you should let it ring, empathetic tone of voice, and why being assigned to the phone is not a bad thing--at all!

Richard and Sandy discover where dentists fail to take charge; keeping a "scoreboard", developing a lifestyle of learning, and how not to be afraid of your team. Listen now.   Sandy@ClassicPractice.com

As Sandy continues showing the process of working with her and her team, she talks keeping a 'scoreboard', firing the wrong people the right way, and how she trains your team to build out (and sustain) new, effective systems!   Sandy@ClassicPractice.com

Some of us have reached the point where we don't want more money; we want less stress! Sandy teaches us when it's right to hire a consultant (and when it's wrong). Having helped countless practices uproot deep-set problems, she also shares what it took to help one practice shake free of the stress caused by hurtful employees unwilling to change. Plus, what it's like to work with Sandy and her Clas...

Last week Richard and Sandy discussed urgency with regard to team members. We now uncover the steps to take to maintain that same sense of urgency when communicating treatment plans to our patients. Sandy gives warnings about consistently mentioning a timeline, proper handoffs to team members, educating patients on the dangers of waiting, and more...

Richard and Sandy jump into a conversation about urgency. With only a little urgency, we can fill dropped appointments faster, collect more overdue accounts, and reduce the amount of diagnosed treatment that goes unscheduled--plus, the simplest thing in the world your team could be doing now to get started. ** Take an online sample Wonderlic test now.

Dr. Richard Low joins the legendary Sandy Pardue in a brand new season of Dental Drill Bits! Today, after asking Sandy to sound off on the subject of morning huddles, we get a constant stream of actionable info. Who should attend, team members' actual responsibilities, and the antidote to the perceived need to micromanage are all covered in detail.

Dr. Richard Low joins the legendary Sandy Pardue in a brand new season of Dental Drill Bits! Today, Richard strikes gold. When he mentions his friend's chaotic team meetings, Sandy opens up a treasure chest of information for the rest of us! When to schedule team meetings, how to make effective agenda outlines, KPI ownership (and a lot more)--all inside.

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Dr. Taher Dhoon and Dr. Chris Green met up with Sandy Pardue at the Voices of Dentistry conference. Listen up as they talk about the efforts and strategies that have made their practices successful. 

Dr. Grace Yum with Mommy Dentists in Business podcasts with Sandy Pardue and Lori Webre at the Voices of Dentistry booth. 

Missy Fryer joins Sandy Pardue and Lori Webre at the Voices of Dentistry podcasting booth to learn more about the Dental Office Survival Guide of 2019. Thanks for the opportunity to interview you to learn more, Buckeye!

It's easy to interview someone whose service you can stand behind! Sandy Pardue and Lori Webre met with Laura Maly and Michael Anderson of Wonderist Agency. 

We sit down with Therese, a Classic Practice consultant, to discuss common concerns in the Hygiene Department in offices throughout the United States. 

What is your leadership style? Consider that you lead your team and you determine the culture and vibe that sets your practice apart from others. Your team feels it, your patients feel it. Your office's culture plays a significant part in your brand.

The Dental Marketer himself, Michael Arias, talks with Sandy Pardue and Dana Salisbury from the Delivering Wow seminar in Jamaica. Listen up for great practice tips, inspiration, and get to know Michael! For more information on how Michael can help you, check out  thedentalmarketer.site  to see how you can get GROUNDED! 

Costly mistakes can happen in the first 10 seconds of a phone call to your practice. All front office staff need to be aware of forbidden phrases when communicating with patients.  Your entire team needs to know that the Internal Marketing Goals for the practice are to have more patients referring, higher treatment acceptance, more trust, and higher retention.  Check out this podcast to learn more...

Dr. Gina Dorfman joins Sandy Pardue and Dana Salisbury discuss Yapi software and how it can be utilized to increase efficiency within the practice. 

Amber Young shares the story of how she received her diagnoses of Clear Cell Odontogenic Carcinoma thanks to a routine hygiene visit.  Oral cancer screenings at routine hygiene visits only occur 1/5 of the time nationwide each year! This is our reason for sharing Amber's story of diagnosis and strength.

Paul Edwards guest stars on Dental Drill Bits to discuss typical HR mistakes you want to avoid. This episode was recorded live at the Townie Meeting in Las Vegas.  To learn more about CEDR Solutions, check out www.cedrsolutions.com

Sandy Pardue and Dana Salisbury interview Rohit Garg with Practice By Numbers to talk about the software and how Classic Practice Resources uses the data with clients.

Recorded live at the Townie / Dentaltown Meeting in Las Vegas, NV. Sandy Pardue and guest host Dana Salisbury interview Howie Horrocks & Julie Mitchell of New Patients Inc. to discuss Dental Web Content for your dental practice. 

Sandy Pardue hosts Dr. Bob Westerman and Dana Salisbury to discuss building your dream practice. This will be a multi-part feature and we look forward to discussing this more in future episodes.