Lisa Knowles, DDS[email protected]Dental Practice6 easy ways to prevent 'death' by a thousand dental cutsYou probably have days that feel like an endless stream of unfortunate events that, when combined, add up to a long, frustrating day in your practice. However, Dr. Lisa Knowles offers six practical ideas to prevent "death" by a thousand dental cuts.November 7, 2016Patient Communication4 reasons to improve your patient communicationAre you able to communicate with your patients? It's a simple question, but there's rarely an easy answer. Dr. Lisa Knowles has thought about the role clear communication plays in a dental practice, and she offers four reasons why better patient communication is good for your practice.September 20, 2016Dental Practice5 signs of capability in dental leadershipMany people think they are capable of leading others. However, as Dr. Lisa Knowles writes, thinking you can do something and actually being able to do so is a different story, at least at first. Here she offers five signs of leadership, including the ability to recognize your own weaknessesAugust 7, 2016Dental Practice6 tips for when a team member is sickWhen your phone rings at 6 a.m., it's generally not good. What do you do when the call is from a key team member who is sick and won't be in the office that day? As Dr. Lisa Knowles writes, having a plan in place is crucial. She offers six ideas for how to handle these situations.July 18, 2016Dental PracticeNever believe your patientsHas this happened at your practice? The patient in your chair is certain that pain emanates from a certain tooth, but you can't find anything that would be causing that pain, until you search other areas of the mouth. This has happened to Dr. Lisa Knowles, and she's developed three tips to help her diagnose these patients with clarity.April 26, 2016Dental PracticeIf it were easy, everyone would have teethThis might happen every day in your office: A patient sits in your chair and you see red gums and too much plaque. When you learn that the patient's home-care routine consists of the occasional use of a pick, how do you react? Dr. Lisa Knowles calls for working on the communication skills necessary to encourage patients to make changes.March 31, 2016Dental PracticeWhole-body health and our role in substance abuseWhile there has been much attention recently to the rise in opioid abuse, Dr. Lisa Knowles relates a chance meeting at an airport that brought the issue home to her. After this meeting, she came up with nine suggestions for you to think about opioid and pain management prescriptions in your practice.February 10, 2016Dental PracticeKnow when to nurture and when to nudgeWhen you first got into practice, how did you react to the questions and difficult cases that came your way? As Dr. Lisa Knowles writes, it wasn't easy at first. Here she offers six tips to help you answer those questions from your staff.January 11, 2016Dental Practice5 tips for macromanagingHow can we learn to step back and see our entire business with clarity and a visionary perspective? How do we train ourselves to stop looking for more details and gain the outside, rooftop view in our businesses? Here are Dr. Lisa Knowles' top tips to help dental professionals see the bigger picture.November 17, 2015Dental PracticeWhy are you micromanaging?Dentists are often accused of micromanaging. Why is that? Because they do just that. However, as Dr. Lisa Knowles writes, micromanaging can sometimes take the form of microlearning, which has a very different purpose.September 29, 2015Previous PagePage 2 of 4Next PageTop StoriesOral & Maxillofacial SurgeryIt may be time to have tough conversations with dental patientsClinicians need to keep it real when they are discussing the potential success and failure of dental procedures with patients.Team ManagementA Colo. GOP chair boycotts dental practice for employing trans workerPeriodonticsGender, age may affect nonsurgical periodontal therapy outcomesPodcastsPodcast: Simple tips for recruiting new dental team membersSponsor ContentWhat dental technologies deliver the greatest practice revenue opportunities?
