Dr. Chris Green, dynamic dentist, and entrepreneur shares insights on strategic dental practice management, efficient onboarding for dental assistants, and the upcoming launch of a new manual. Topics include creating robust onboarding processes, systematic training, and tiered competence systems to enhance practice efficiency and patient care. A must-listen for dental professionals seeking operational excellence.
Efficient dental assistant training is crucial for practice efficiency and patient care improvement.
Customizing systems to individual practice needs fosters a supportive and efficient work environment for dental professionals.
Deep dives
Creating Efficient and Profitable Dental Practices
The Dental Success Institute aims to help dental practice owners build profitable, efficient practices run by well-trained teams, reducing clinical hours while increasing income and fulfillment. The institute offers support to improve business acumen and productivity for growth-minded members. With a track record of over a decade, their coaching helps owners achieve systemized, high-performing practices.
The Importance of Effective Dental Assistant Onboarding
A new book, 'The Complete Dental Assistant Manual', addresses the need for rapid onboarding of dental assistants due to workforce changes post-COVID. The manual helps in quickly training assistants, whether experienced or with no prior dental background, to handle essential tasks efficiently. It focuses on key skills like room setup, patient workups, and sterilization.
Enhancing Dental Assistant Training and Proficiency
Efficient onboarding and training reduce turnover rates among dental assistants, leading to a more skilled and empowered team. The book highlights the importance of proficiency check-ins and formalized onboarding processes to track skills acquired and ensure effective training. Such structured approaches help in creating a cohesive team and a positive work culture.
Balancing Clinical Responsibilities and Side Projects
Highly successful dental professionals like Dr. Chris Green engage in side projects, leveraging their expertise and experience. These initiatives, such as writing books and coaching ventures, stem from a passion for helping others and a desire to give back to the profession. Efficient time management, honed skills, and the transition from technician to CEO role enable them to pursue additional projects alongside their primary practices.
On today’s episode, we welcome back Dr. Chris Green, a dynamic dentist and entrepreneur who founded Green Dental Care in 2018. Dr. Green shares insights on his journey from starting a practice from scratch to experiencing rapid growth, leading to a strategic partnership in 2023. As a DSI black belt coach and co-founder of the Practice Launch Pad, Dr. Green offers a wealth of knowledge on effective dental practice management.
During their conversation, Dr. Green discusses his collaboration with Dr. Addison Killeen on a new book aimed at addressing current challenges in the dental workforce exacerbated by COVID-19. The book focuses on optimizing dental assistant training to enhance practice efficiency and patient care. Dr. Green elaborates on the structure of the upcoming manual, which includes comprehensive guides, tests, and digital resources to support both new and transitioning dental assistants.
Listeners will gain practical advice on creating a robust onboarding process, the importance of systematic training, and the integration of a tiered competence and compensation system. Dr. Green emphasizes the significance of adapting these systems to individual practice needs to foster a supportive and efficient work environment.
This episode is a must-listen for dental professionals seeking to elevate their practice through strategic staffing and operational excellence.