September 2016

I graduated from Loma Linda University’s School of Dentistry in 1996 and in 1999 bought my own general dental practice in Redlands, California. There are three dentists, one specializing in...

Ten years ago I was disenchanted with dentistry. I was struggling, burning out. I was working 5½ days a week, but my practice wasn’t growing. Since my staff didn’t grasp what…

I started taking courses in cosmetic dentistry right after I got out of school in 1985 and now have a cosmetic/restorative practice. I was quite successful in the technical aspects…

In the fall of 1992, I purchased a one-chair dental practice from a retiring dentist. I had one employee who operated as my receptionist and assistant. My goal was to build...

My story is a bit different than most you read here. While most dentists have a problem with attracting enough new patients, mine was just the opposite. New patients were...

"The problem I had was that I was mainly taking Medicare patients," says Dr. Abe Boadi. "And I was only getting paid 25% of what my work was worth, and...

When I built my practice in Temecula, California, it was the second fastest growing town in the US. With no more marketing than a sign out front to let people...

I graduated from dental school in 1988 and six years later opened my own office in Manteca, a city of 55,000 in California’s Central Valley, about an hour’s drive east...

We felt like there was room for improvement primarily in how the office was run, the management aspects of everyday operation. We were hoping to just improve things in general,...

My general dentistry practice is on the "big island" of Hawaii, quite rural. We are very close to all the five-star resorts that you see on TV with the Masters...