Register NOW!! Choose Your Gold Course Crawl March 15th 2019

Dental Hygiene Lead (Hygiene License Required) Brookfield, WI Area

Our diverse and fast-paced practice seeks an experienced RDH to lead our dental hygiene department to excellence. This practice is under new management along with a new, ethical and enthusiastic team to support our dental hygiene department to the fullest!

Bi-Lingual is a plus, but not required. 

This practice is going through many upgrades -- This is a competitive and changeling position so if you are seeking a stimulating career -- then we are the right fit!

*We are looking for someone flexible for 35 - 40 hours a week Monday - Friday. We are offering a $1000 hiring bonus post 90 days. We offer Paid CE, Paid Vacation, Retirement and a generous family dental plan.

Competitive Wages!!!

We have full-time, part-time, and temping spots open.

Please send your resume to
Corey@CustomDentalSolutions.com

5 Things to Remember if You Want to be SUCCESSFUL

5 Things to Remember if You Want to be SUCCESSFUL

By:  Angela M. Henke

1.  Make Long Term Goals

Setting your daily and monthly schedule will contribute to your long terms goals.  Small continuous improvements every day will make the largest difference overtime.

2.  Give up Making Excuses
Successful people know what their responsibilities are every day, every week and every month.  Sometimes this means asking others for help so you do not fall behind in your responsibilities – do not make excuses.  Learn from your failures.  Knowing your weakness is part of your success. 

3.  Say Good-Bye to the Need to Control Everything
Controlling everything is not necessary nor is it productive.  Do your best to make situations better but also realize when it is out of your control.  What you can control in every situation is your emotions and your attitude, even if that means stepping away for a period of time. 
“Some things are up to us, and some things are not up to us.” - Epictetus

4.  Learn to Say NO
Successful people understand that they cannot say yes to everything or everyone.  There will be times saying NO is in your best interest.  Learn to pick and choose the activities that will grow you personally and professionally.  Sacrifice short-term for the big picture. 

5.  You Will NOT Always be Liked
Not every person is a fit for every personality at a practice or in a company.  Learn to always put the best person forward even if sometimes that may not be you.  Think of yourself as a market niche.  There will be some people who like that niche, who need that niche, and there will be others that do not like it or need it.  Remember it is not personal; it is business and you cannot please everyone. 

Remain true to yourself personally and professionally.

Are you busy or productive?

There is an old song that goes like this, “sitting on the dock of the bay wasting time…”  Although sitting on the dock of the bay relaxing and enjoying the quiet is truly needed in our lives; “wasting time” is a great way to get to stuck in your personal and professional life.

There are a multitude of people who talk about moving forward, desiring to act upon their goals, but never get “there” because they are stuck sitting on the dock, and wasting a lot of time.

• Consider your schedule: Are you busy reacting to busy-work, or are you productive with goal accomplishment?

• Evaluate your need for “dock-time” are you using too much of it to avoid feeling overwhelmed, and therefore creating laziness and a feelings of imposter syndrome?

•  Create active daily and weekly goals and be accountable for them.  Write them down to ensure better successful outcomes.

Organize your schedule into time periods of accomplishments, allowing for achievement and relaxation.  There are several great resources out there to help you begin a life of productive habits. A couple of my personal favorites: “The Miracle Morning” by Hal Elrod and “Train your Brain for Success” by Roger Seip (particularly the 2-hour solution section). 

Now go!  Get off the dock!

By:  Corey Jameson-Kuehl 

What is preventing your Success?

Are you finding yourself asking why you are not as successful as you want to be?  

The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is the reaction to what happens around them.  Successful people are always moving forward, prepared for any action.  Unsuccessful people have no plan and simply react to the circumstances around them. 

• Take full personal responsibly-no more excuses
• Identify what you want to accomplish and write down the steps it would take to get “there.”
• Surround yourself with successful people in successful environments and eliminate distractions.
• Become accountable to a trusted adviser to ensure you finish what you start.

What is your plan?  Be excited as you enjoy the journey of success!

By:  Corey Jameson-Kuehl

How is your Garden??

Currently, most of our flower gardens are in full bloom; and depending on what part of the county you hail from, your vegetable gardens are ready for harvest as well!

Has it been a successful season?  Were the plants healthy and high-yielding, or did you have weeds over take the garden and your initial hard work went to waste?

 At this mid-year time, reflect on the “garden” of your choices.  Just as a well-maintained garden can produce abundance, weeds of distractions, toxic people, and negative environments it can create unrest and a cycle of poor choices.  Eliminate the elements that do not produce healthy fruit in your life.  Work hard to cultivate and protect your “crops” for your future success!

BY:  Corinne Jameson-Kuehl

Practice Rescue - Part One: Ways Employees Hijack your business culture

Hijack #1 Employees taking away aspects of Patient Interaction they do not believe “you are capable of doing.”

What does it mean to be “hijacked” by the employees in your practice?  Have you ever spent time discussing treatment with a patient, only to notice details later were changed without your knowledge? 

Often, Dentists will tell me that they feel excluded from the details of the daily routine and the daily events in their own business simply because the employees make decisions without the owner’s knowledge.  They also say when they ask questions regarding financial reports or why someone didn’t schedule treatment, team members respond blasé or make them feel they are terrible for asking.

One-way employees “hijack” the dentist is by changing treatment plans and making financial decisions per what they feel is best for the patient based off assuming they know this patient’s financial and personal need.  This is especially common in newer ownership where the team may view the new dentist as inexperienced or doesn’t “know” the patients as the previous owner or the experienced team members. 

The problem with this mentality, is employees will make the choice to “give a discount” or change treatment per what “has always been done” and therefore leaving the dentists’ specific treatment plan devalued and giving the confused patient the impression the dentist is only looking to line the pocket book.

One example is seen in the dental hygiene department.  A long-time patient is seen with perio pocketing depths and heme that is consistent stage 2 Periodontal disease that the new Dentist believes needs to be addressed.  When the new dentists shares the concern with the hygienist, he/she is met with the hygienist response of “it’s always been that way, and Dr. Previous-owner always watched those areas, and besides long-time patient doesn’t have the money for periodontal therapy, so I just do a prophy and hope for the best.”

The new dentist is unsure how to respond, as questions loom through his/her mind; Where is the patient education on how this condition affects the entire health of the patient?  How can I legally treat a patient with a prophy, when that is not the accurate condition?  “Why is my hygienist making the treatment decision for the patient?”

Employees hijack your business culture by not supporting your treatment plans.

By:  Corey Jameson-Kuehl

Custom Dental Solutions Monthly Promotion

Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Staff & Industry Experts Welcome!!! Earn up to 6 CE credits!!!!!

Earn up to 6 CE Credits: Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Staff and Industry Experts Welcome!!!

Earn up to 6 CE Credits: Dentists, Hygienists, Dental Staff and Industry Experts Welcome!!!

Are you Hiring Smart??

Are you hiring Smart?

 

How is your hiring process going?  Are you finding the best of the best to work for your dental office? It is true the war for talent is getting more challenging, but who are you attracting?

Your initial job posting will express your culture.  For instance, if you are a fun office and want to add a positive person with a high sense of humor, make sure to use words that contain high energy and fun!  If you want to attract a dental hygienist with a strong interest in professional growth and adding new patient treatment options; offer continuing education reimbursements and incentives.

 

In the words of Steve Jobs, “It doesn’t make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”

 

Corey

Holiday Ho-Down

Holiday Ho-down

Happy Holidays!  It is the most wonderful time of the year!  No doubt you have made your plans for the Office Christmas party and discussed with the accountant the bonus amount you are handing out to your team.  A few thoughts on this time:  Be sure to invite the team to the dinner or activity.  If this event is required, then an hourly wage expectation should be fulfilled. I advise the holiday gathering be a non-mandatory event there so no expectation of being paid an hourly wage.  It is also a personal touch of sincere appreciation to physically hand each employee their bonus envelope.  Please verbalize how they make your practice better and how you look forward to working together in 2018!  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

~ Corey