No – not a moan – a request – get your tickets booked for the Bridge2Aid SuperBash at the BDIA – support a wonderful charity and have a splendid night out with all your dental buddies. https://bridge2aid.org/bridg2aids-superbash/
Author: Chris Barrow
Chris Barrow has been active as a consultant, trainer and coach to the UK dental profession for over 20 years. As a writer, his blog enjoys a strong following and he is a regular contributor to the dental press. Naturally direct, assertive and determined, he has the ability to reach conclusions quickly, as well as the sharp reflexes and lightness of touch to innovate, change tack and push boundaries. In 2014 he appeared as a “castaway” in the first season of the popular reality TV show “The Island with Bear Grylls”. His main professional focus is as Coach Barrow, providing coaching and mentorship to independent dentistry.
Most of the treatment plans I read send me to sleep – they are compliance documents, no emotion and no “needs, benefits and features”. Whilst I appreciate the need for compliance (and the small print), you wouldn’t expect an estate agent to hang mortgage deeds in their shop windows. Our October newsletter – broadcast this
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Attached to this post is a free download of The Campbell Academy Education Programme 2020 (see below). A few weeks ago, Colin kindly promoted my workshop programme in his blog. Here, I reciprocate and suggest that The Campbell Academy has become one of the “go to” places, not just for those who want to develop
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Two items of news stand out for me this morning and give us a brief glimpse of a possible future in the delivery of dentistry. Item #1 – In my “Wired” e-shot I read: Amazon held its annual hardware showcase in Seattle this week, and WIRED was there to see all the new stuff. In
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Price-shoppers. Tyre-kickers. Bargain-hunters. Time-wasters. All people to be avoided if you want to build a profitable business. They are not real patients. So I’d like to ask you a question. How much of your advertising spend is aimed at attracting shoppers, kickers, hunters and wasters to your web site and/or your front door? Can I
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Sabrina Griffith is a dental hygienist and also Practice Manager at Central England Specialist Referral Centre, founded in Solihull, West Midlands just over 3 years ago by Dr. Neil Wilson. Neil, Sabrina and the senior management team are clients in the 2019 Extreme Business Workshop Programme. Here she spends just 60 seconds talking about how,
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If you either work in London or know anybody who does – and you/they are looking for a 100% enthusiastic addition to your team – read on. Many is the time I have suggested to clients that they “recruit The Barista” when seeking new non-clinical team players. I’ve shared with you stories of me asking
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It’s that time of year when dental conferences and dinners seem to flow thick and fast, as well as evening Study Club meetings and the like. My “season” was off to a flying start last week with a Tuesday evening GDP Study Club at Crossbank Dental Care in Kendal, Cumbria, where Neil Cooper and the
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The Extreme Business Academy is now 6 months old and we have a membership approaching 200 people (some from overseas) who are enjoying the monthly content and extended courses. The Academy is being used by owners and managers to improve their skills and as a team training resource, with the video tutorials and interviews
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Gina Vega is the founder of the City of London practice Bishopsgate Dental Care – winners of the National Team of the Year Award in the The Dental Awards 2019. Gina and her senior management team are clients in the 2019 Extreme Business Workshop Programme. Here she spends just 60 seconds talking about how, since
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