The Dental Lighthouse with Dr. Jason Tanoory

Jason Tanoory, with 20 years of experience, helps dental professionals excel in their careers and personal lives. This episode tackles incorporating core values into your practice with a caller facing staff turnover. Jason offers actionable advice and shares strategies for balancing a growing practice with family commitments. Tune in for valuable insights on winning in dentistry and life!

In this episode of the Dental Lighthouse Podcast, host Jason Tanoory discusses with caller Carmen the challenges of compensating the hygiene team fairly while integrating new technologies. Carmen's practice, which operates with eight hygienists, is considering a shift from a commission-based model to a more hygiene-driven approach to support expansion and ensure fair pay. Jason shares insights from his own experience, suggesting a percentage of adjusted production and tenure-based model. They explore a hybrid tier system to motivate skill elevation and system adoption. The episode emphasizes the need for a balanced, thoughtful approach to compensation that aligns with practice goals and standards of care.

On today’s episode, we hop into the second part of this series, where we get into the nitty-gritty of effective communication and scheduling. Learn how routers and open dental chart notes can transform your practice’s appointment setup. Discover the benefits of customized scheduling templates and the importance of adhering to daily appointment limits. 

In today’s episode, we hop into the first part of a two-part series where we dine into the art of balancing a bustling dental practice with personal life. Listen in for strategies on efficient practice scheduling that optimizes productivity without sacrificing the human touch necessary for professional and personal growth.   Jason mentions a Presentation in this episode you can find here:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zmCyrr7otL5D0LL715wAAGbVy9RA1HxVmJRyjEDxx50/edit?usp=sharing

Always love talking about Moral, Goals and leadership! This episode I get to chat with Caitlin from Dental Success Network. She is such a great resource and has so much knowledge! If you love what you hear on this episode, check out what she is all about at www.dentalsuccessnetwork.com. We hope to have her on future calls.

In this episode we talk to a Doctor who is having a difficult time with his Assistants communicating effectively and another Doctor who is working on Growth mindset!  

75 Hard! It was hard but I learned some great things along the way. Listen in to hear my thoughts on it all. 

Let's talk about a few things, with a few people. How are some Hygienists paid, what works best for them and the office as a whole. Secondly let talk about Regular Office Meetings and how to get people on board with that. Finally let's talk about Culture and Core Values! 

How you can balance home life with work life and wanting to be involved with different projects. We will also talk about how to be productive vs. busy and transparency with team members regarding office profits and loss. 

Let's discuss vetting and hiring an Associate and how to manage expectations for them.