Multi-Practice Owners Spill Their Secrets!

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Clinical Corner

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1/ New Study Finds Alarming Rates of Sleep Apnea in Children With Down Syndrome. 

• A recent study published in Pediatrics has discovered that a staggering 75% of children with Down syndrome suffer from sleep apnea. This is a condition where the airway becomes blocked during sleep, leading to interruptions in breathing and poor sleep quality.

2/ Smoking and Sleep: Highlights of Damaging Effects of Smoking on Sleep Quality. 

• A study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research has shed light on the negative effects of smoking on sleep quality. The study found that smokers experience more sleep disturbances and lower sleep quality than non-smokers and that these effects are directly related to cigarette use.

Business of Sleep

📈Better businesses = more lives saved!

1/ Mulit-practice owners share their insights into growing exponentially.

Focus on the needs.

• It’s often too easy to fall into the trap of forcing patients into a treatment that you know will benefit them but that they don’t find important. Avoid this by making their chief complaints your chief concern.

Develop a strong team.

• So, you want to know the secrets of great teamwork, eh? Well, according to some experts, there are five key elements.

• First, you need a clear and inspiring team purpose. If you don't know what you're working toward, you might as well be playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey.

• Second, you need specific team goals. It's not enough to say, "Let's just do our best." You need to know what you're aiming for so you can hit the bullseye.

• Third, you need a communication system that actually works. No more of this, "I thought you were going to do that" nonsense.

• Fourth, you need accountability. Everyone needs to do their part, or the whole thing falls apart.

• Fifth, you need to focus on collective results. If you're only worried about your own success, you're going to be about as helpful as a screen door on a submarine. The bottom line is that effective teamwork requires a plan, clear goals, good communication, individual accountability, and a focus on the team's success over individual glory.

Create a replicable business model.

• If you left on vacation for 6 months, where would your business be?

  Did it die?

  Did it grow?

  Here at More Than Teeth define business as an “A repeatable, extremely profitable enterprise that works without you”.

Use technology to increase efficiency.

• Many software platforms can create efficiencies, but introducing new technology to your staff can cause more problems than what its worth.

• The Three C’s of implementing technology into any team:

  • Communication

  • Coordination

  • Conviction

Something Sweet

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Miscellaneous

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