Today’s guest on the Everyday Oral Surgery Podcast is Dr. Michael Hall, a general dentist who practices in Pueblo, Colorado, and a close friend of your host, Dr. Grant Stucki. In this episode, Dr. Hall shares his perspective as a general dentist when dealing with an oral maxillofacial surgeon and reflects on his personal business experience, as a dentist who owns his own practice. Tuning in, you’ll hear what his top criteria are when referring out, why patient feedback is important, and how having an abundance mentality can make you a better teacher. So stay tuned, and enjoy!

Key Points From This Episode:

Hear a brief introduction for Dr. Hall, including his training and his current practice setup.
He also shares a bit more about the demographic of dentists in Pueblo, Colorado.
Dr. Hall’s top criteria when referring out to an oral surgeon, like competency, bedside manner, personality, and what they charge.
Why he’ll send all his referrals to a specialist that backs him up and helps him out in a pickle.
The importance of receiving feedback from the patient about their referral experience..
How having a colleague to refer to can feel more like a real relationship or partnership.
Why Dr. Hall chose to watch a surgery that the referral oral surgeon performed on a patient of his; gaining trust and familiarity.
The abundance versus scarcity mentality that can make oral surgeons good teachers.

Tweetables:

“Whether it’s to an oral surgeon or to an orthodontist or an endodontist, basically, I have the expectation that whoever I refer out to has the competency to get the work done [and has] a great skill level. Better than myself, essentially.” — Dr. Micheal Hall [0:04:06]

“It [is] great for me to know that I have that professional college within the area that we can work together on, because at that point, it feels like a real relationship.” — Dr. Micheal Hall [0:10:13]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Pueblo Dental

3 simple ways to build stronger relationships at work | Alyssa Birnbaum

TED Talks Daily

Personal story: Getting feedback about connection

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