Exceptional Dental Practice Management

Carpe Factum

    I found a new weblog that I really like.  It's Timothy Johnson's Carpe Factum weblog.  Tim is smart and witty and has a delightful writing style.  He seems like the  kind of guy you'd look forward to sitting around just talking to.  He makes sense and gets his point across without lecturing or  being condescending.  Take a look and see what you think.

It Just Flew By!

    I just realized...my weblog turned a year old on Sunday.  Writing this weblog has been a wonderful experience for me.  It's an outlet for all the buzz that goes on in my head, a way to connect with other people who are interested in how to make things better where they work.  It's also like self therapy because if you haven't caught on by now, a lot of the dilemmas I talk about here are things that actually are happening or have happened in my work life.  Thanks for indulging me. 
    I really want to think everyone who thinks enough of this blog to read it and even subscribe to it.  You make my day and I always love hearing from you.  Whenever you want to comment on anything you read, just click comment, you don't have to agree with me, it's fun either way.  I also want to once again thank my friend, Ed Brenegar who writes the Leading Questions blog.  He is the one who suggested that I start a blog and has encouraged me.   He and Tom Morris encouraged me through a difficult professional crossroads and kept me on the right path.  That path has turned out to have many twists and turns (all duly recorded on this weblog somewhere), a few detours and pitfalls, but in the end it is the journey that has made me grow up, accept responsibility for what outcomes I create and focus on the many positive things in my life. 

    If I am going to mention people who back me up and encourage me I must also mention my family, Mark, Kim, Adam, Erik and Nick.  They complete me (I know, I'm corny, you should be used to it by now).  Finally thanks to my boss and co-workers, Jeff Price, Betsy Armstrong, Julie Edwards, Annette Lane, Janis Young, and Cady Russell.  You put up with me and my ideas all day.  'Nuff said.

The Endo Blog

    I've just been introduced to a great new weblog called the Endo Blog.  It's very well-done and may be just what a lot of dentists could use to help their staff understand endodontics a little better.  Very good clinical photography helps staff members see what they've possibly only heard the dentist speaking about.  I can see the information on this site being used for a very educational and interesting staff meeting.  It also provides a great forum for interaction between clinicians.  Take the time to give it a look.  I don't think you'll be disappointed.

Just For You

    I've created another weblog just for my readers.  My intention is for this second weblog to be an interactive forum.  Many readers e-mail me privately with problems, questions, concerns and ideas.  I'd like for the most people to get the benefit of these thoughts and questions from other readers.  Since the typepad set-up requires readers to leave comments what you can do is leave a comment or question that you want me to post and then anyone who would like to respond can do the same.  I will then publish all questions, comments and ideas so that we can all benefit from a wider knowledge base.  The URL for the new weblog is: http://dentalpracticemanagement.typepad.com/whatsonyourmind/

I'll talk to you there!