A Collection of Published Articles Written by Peter Barry
"Mindfulness": The New Science of Finding Focus & Happiness in Dentistry
s a society we are in the midstof a popular growing obsessionwith mindfulness as the secretto health, happiness and success in anyfield of human endeavour, includingdentistry! What was a fringe movementin our busy society is now becomingan…
Attracting & Hiring A-Players
A Win-Win Strategy for Recruitment Success
he most important task your office will ever undertake is the hiring of great team members to join you in growing your practice and serving your patients. Hiring new team members is an exciting…
Cultivating “Mindfulness” into Your Practice
A 21st Century Formula for Practice Success
Mindfulness provides a much needed opportunity to take back our lives from the clutter of noise and distraction that competes for space in our consciousness every moment of our busy lives —…
Leadership is a Team Sport
Growing Leadership-Minded Team Players
Why do some dental teams have all the fun? Why do some practices always seem to advance and be “in the zone” while others feel stagnant and stuck? Why is it some offices work twice as hard and…
The Influential “ORAL HEALTH COACH”: Our Emerging Role
hat ever happened to the days gone by where you could graduate from dental school, obtain your license and walk into a treatment room feeling highly trusted and influential as an expert? In those days the dentist would simply look into the…
Better Communication With Patients Will Improve Your Practice
hen it comes to clinical excellence, experience and expertise matter, but there is more to the story. Clinical excellence can only be served when patients feel empowered and motivated to take actions that are in their best oral health interests,…
Vital Interactions
The Chemistry of a Championship Dental Team
ABSTRACT
It has been stated by many in history who are known for their wisdom that the quality of your life is determined by the quality of your “RELATIONSHIPS.” Low quality relationships…
The Power of Listening
How much of an impact does our communication really have on our ability to succeed and thrive in the field of dentistry?
cross the board there is virtual agreement by opinion leaders in business development that “communication”…
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Pt.I
have always been fascinated why people like Gandhi, Einstein, and Martin Luther King succeeded in life while other people who may be equally talented and hard working achieve only mediocre results. Why do some dental teams always seem to…
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work Pt.II
n part one of this two-part series we explored the importance of having a clear and achievable vision as a road map for conducting our daily activities in the practice. We also discussed how to create a business vision by involving your entire…
Death of a “Salesman” Birth of a “Helping Professional”
People Love to “Buy” but Hate to be “Sold” to
ABSTRACT
For most dentists the concept of “selling” was not something they signed up for when applying to dental school. In fact for many clinicians, especially first-decade…
Relationship-based Dentistry: the 21st century formula for success
he 21st century is such an amazing time to be in our wonderful profession. From a technical standpoint we’ve got better diagnostic tools, better materials, and greater clinical and theoretical knowledge. Today we are a much more experienced…
Riding the Wave of Change
What got you HERE won’t get you THERE!
n Part One (DPM, Spring, 2009) of this three part series we examined the amazing power and impact that connecting with your patients on a deeper level can have on your business. In Part Two…