Perhaps one of your top \u201ccan\u2019t-wait\u201d moments for your dental practice or dental organization right now is \u201cstarting fresh!\u201d After 2020 you might agree that your top goal is to reimagine your practice in 2021.<\/p>\n
Seeing yourself and your practice(s) or organization with fresh eyes will help you reset for the months ahead. Healthy analysis of your systems, workflows, and overall productivity can produce some useful insights.<\/p>\n
You might be among those who are wrapping up 2020 feeling more like a survivor than a conqueror. And as always, there are plenty of articles that spotlight the top performers in dentistry each year\u2014this year is no exception.<\/p>\n
Although the perspective is helpful it\u2019s perhaps more vital that you set your sites on something other than landing in say\u2026the top 10 percent. Since we\u2019re on the subject of reimagining your practice here\u2019s a better general goal target for 2021:<\/p>\n
Leverage instead of compare!<\/strong><\/p>\n Levin Group founder, Dr. Roger Levin, noted in a Dental Economics article his discoveries from the organization\u2019s 30-year ongoing study of the top 10% performing dental practices in production,<\/p>\n \u201dWe felt it was important to understand what makes top practices successful and distill this information into practice management categories that would allow other practices to improve performance. By analyzing the systems, methodologies, and behaviors of top 10% performing practices<\/a>, we were able to identify commonalities and determine which strategic approaches would help increase production for almost any practice across the board.\u201d<\/p>\n The essence of his point: find the common top-performance elements and leverage them for your purposes. That\u2019s a better approach to reimagining your dental practice(s) or organization<\/a>\u2026especially following a year like 2020.<\/p>\n If you learned anything from 2020 – a year dominated by COVID-19<\/a> – it\u2019s patient-centric dentistry. What\u2019s new about that you ask?<\/p>\n Well, generally speaking, nothing. But strategic reflection would reveal that you were somewhat forced into a patient-first mindset in 2020.<\/p>\n An ongoing and enhanced emphasis on building and maintaining patient trust will continue keeping you focused on the core of why you\u2019re in dentistry.<\/p>\n Your dental practice(s) in 2021<\/strong>: what are the unquestionable core values of your patient care?<\/p>\n Innovation unlocks new opportunities. But not all innovation is well-timed or appropriate to every season of dentistry in your practice or the industry in general.<\/p>\n It\u2019s best to upgrade and innovate around those solutions that provide consistent patient-facing impact.<\/p>\n Your dental practice(s) in 2021<\/strong>: what innovations or upgrades will improve your patient-facing culture?<\/p>\n Your professional and personal integrity was on-display in 2020.<\/p>\n How?<\/p>\n Consider the decisions you were somewhat forced to make as COVID-19 created new challenges and shifts in standard operational processes. You were pressed to make decisions quickly and efficiently.<\/p>\n It\u2019s no less vital leading your dental practice in 2021 to rely on and drive your operations forward with the same level of integrity and responsiveness to present challenges.<\/p>\n Your dental practice(s) in 2021<\/strong>: how can you increase yours and your team(s) confident role in healthcare landscape?<\/p>\n Much of 2020 has schooled you about what was once second nature. But more so, the challenges you faced have prepared you for a reimagined future starting with how you lead your dental practice and\/or organization in 2021.<\/p>\n Check out the following resources as preparation for the months ahead:<\/p>\n Track and Maximize the Trends in Dentistry for 2021 (and Beyond)<\/a><\/p>\n Part 2: Trends in Dentistry for 2021 That Could Shape the Industry\u2019s Landscape<\/a><\/p>\n Dental Trends in 2020 That Could Have Staying Power Beyond COVID<\/a><\/p>\n Planet DDS\u2019s Denticon is the proven cloud-based Dental Practice Management Software<\/a> in today\u2019s market among solo private practices, private group practices, and top DSOs.<\/p>\n From contactless options to cloud-based solutions Planet DDS is a leading technology provider among emerging and sustained dental trends now and in the future.<\/p>\nHow to leverage top performance principles and reimagine your dental practice in 2021<\/h2>\n
Reaffirm your \u201ccore values\u201d <\/span><\/h3>\n
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Innovate around patient-facing solutions<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Show your true \u201ccolors\u201d <\/span><\/h3>\n
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Platform support and innovation for reimagining your dental practice(s) in 2021 and beyond<\/h2>\n
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