5 Procedures Every New Dentist Must Perform , As another school year comes to an end, another class of new dentists graduates and prepares to enter the trenches of private practice. These new dentists all carry the weight of their own expectations, which can be crippling enough by themselves. We didn’t grind out four years of dental school just to graduate and struggle adjusting to private practice. We all expect to join or start a practice and immediately be greeted with schedules full of high-value production and more patients than we know what to do with. Unfortunately, this is a fairytale for most new dentists. Getting started in private practice is tough. Whether you are an associate, the owner of a new start-up, or purchasing an existing practice, there are certain things you can do to maximize your production and keep busy even with a limited patient base. As a new dentist, there are five things that you must be comfortable performing. Let’s review them! #1. Pediatrics: New dentists need to feel comfortable performing procedures on children. Parents prefer to have all their kids seen at the same time. It cuts down on the number of trips they have to make to your office. If you are an associate in a practice, the senior dentist or hygienist(s) might be seeing one child, leaving the new dentist to see the other. Spend 30 minutes on an exam, bitewings, and prophy. Odds are they need either restorations or sealants. Knock those out too, all of a sudden you’ve had a nice morning of production and hopefully had some fun with the kiddo. Now that child will want to see you from here on out, and everyone is happy! … Watch for my next blog post for the next 4 procedures every New Dentist Must Perform , http://bit.ly/18czFTi

5 Procedures Every New Dentist Must Perform , As another school year comes to an end, another class of new dentists graduates and prepares to enter the trenches of private practice. These new dentists all carry the weight of their own expectations, which can be crippling enough by themselves. We didn’t grind out four years of dental school just to graduate and struggle adjusting to private practice. We all expect to join or start a practice and immediately be greeted with schedules full of high-value production and more patients than we know what to do with. Unfortunately, this is a fairytale for most new dentists. Getting started in private practice is tough. Whether you are an associate, the owner of a new start-up, or purchasing an existing practice, there are certain things you can do to maximize your production and keep busy even with a limited patient base. As a new dentist, there are five things that you must be comfortable performing. Let’s review them! #1. Pediatrics: New dentists need to feel comfortable performing procedures on children. Parents prefer to have all their kids seen at the same time. It cuts down on the number of trips they have to make to your office. If you are an associate in a practice, the senior dentist or hygienist(s) might be seeing one child, leaving the new dentist to see the other. Spend 30 minutes on an exam, bitewings, and prophy. Odds are they need either restorations or sealants. Knock those out too, all of a sudden you’ve had a nice morning of production and hopefully had some fun with the kiddo. Now that child will want to see you from here on out, and everyone is happy! … Watch for my next blog post for the next 4 procedures every New Dentist Must Perform , http://bit.ly/18czFTi , via Dental Teach " Daily Dental Info " http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=588572434500643&set=a.588572397833980.1073741857.110664842291407&type=1