Alan Stafford, DDS, MBA, MAGD

Dental Education
Want greater success? Be a quitter
We're often told that the key to success is perseverance. Motivational gurus exhort us to keep working, trying, and fighting until we succeed. But what if they're wrong?
March 14, 2010
Dental Education
START now for success
Five simple steps to achieving your goals.
February 14, 2010
Dental Education
Time for a New Year's 'revolution'
A resolution is most often a determination to improve or change a situation incrementally. A revolution is something much different.
January 17, 2010
Dental Education
Present perfect
Is it possible to truly "live in the moment"?
December 10, 2009
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Making your dreams come true
Are you spending more time doing what you should do than what you want to do?
November 8, 2009
Dental Education
Getting everything you want
What does "having it all" really mean?
October 4, 2009
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Dentist disciplined for lax infection control practices
A dentist was disciplined for numerous infection control practices, including using unsterilized instruments.
Dentist Thinking
Vulnerable Populations
Do you know about this dental paradox?
Levin Practice Success 400
Patient Communication
Do’s and don’ts for providing exceptional customer service
Pregnant Woman Dental Exam Andrey Popov
Vulnerable Populations
Coordinated care boosts oral health during pregnancy
Stanford Lauren 400
Office Management
How a dental hygienist fell in love with the practice's numbers
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Dentist disciplined for lax infection control practices
By Melissa Busch
A dentist was disciplined for numerous infection control practices, including using unsterilized instruments.
September 8, 2026
Discipline Employee
Do you know about this dental paradox?
By Melissa Busch
People who need dentists the most are avoiding them entirely.
September 8, 2026
Dentist Thinking
Do’s and don’ts for providing exceptional customer service
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Successful practices have systems that help them exceed patient expectations. Learn how to deliver a hospitality-driven experience.
September 8, 2026
Levin Practice Success 400
Coordinated care boosts oral health during pregnancy
By Karie Neeley Anderson
Scheduling dental visits during prenatal care sharply boosts follow-through for vulnerable patients.
September 4, 2026
Pregnant Woman Dental Exam Andrey Popov
How a dental hygienist fell in love with the practice's numbers
By Lauren Stanford, RDH
A hygienist explains why she fell for the numbers and how reading collections reports reveals where money is leaking from dental practices.
September 4, 2026
Stanford Lauren 400
Why 35 patients separate growth from busyness
By Mehmet Dogan
Mehmet Dogan of Planet DDS explains a step-by-process on how marketing teams can turn demand into booked chairs.
September 4, 2026
Dental Office Busy Staff
Improving patient recovery following SRP
By Maryam Shamuel, RDH, Dr. Ben Alvarez
How does the StellaLife VEGA Oral Care Recovery Kit affect healing after SRP? Two Catapult evaluators share insights.
September 4, 2026
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Judge rules in dental patient death case
By Melissa Busch
A judge ruled in a death complaint filed against a dentist.
September 3, 2026
Judge Gavel Lightfield Studios
Severe gum disease may be linked to increased stroke risk
By Ava Barros
Severe periodontitis could be a bigger stroke risk factor than you think. Learn what a new review means for chairside care.
September 3, 2026
Gum Inflammation My Ocean Studio
Stop looking for dental assistants and start building the careers they want in your practice
By Dr. Alan Stern
Money isn't the whole story, writes Dr. Alan Stern. Practices need to rethink what a dental assistant career can offer and whom they hire.
September 3, 2026
Dentist And Assistant
Is the 60-minute hygiene appointment actually based on anything, or is it tradition?
By Mary K. Hughes, RDH
Mary Hughes, RDH, argues that the 60-minute hygiene appointment isn't broken; assuming that every patient needs the same amount of time is.
September 3, 2026
Dr Bicuspid Podcast 400
Board charges Iowa dentist with negligence
By Clark Kauffman
A Fort Dodge, IA, dentist faces disciplinary action involving charges of negligence.
September 2, 2026
Board Hearing Disciplinary Nyetock
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