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Recession Navigation Articles and resources to help you navigate the recession of 2008-?.

A hilarious, sad, thought provoking video on the dentist-patient relationship AngryDDS A dentist sent me this telling xtranormal,com video by "AngryDDS" titled "The Average Patient". It is a viral phenomenon. As of August 19, 2010 it had over 82,000 views. It was posted on August 2, 2010. The comments by viewers are as telling as the video. Watch it. . . . keep reading >> Social networking and the dentist-patient relationship Lynn D Carlisle DDS Should you communicate with your dental patients through social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, My Space, etc.? Should you respond to their requests to be their "friend" or ignore their requests? Should you answer their dental requests via these social networking sites? . . . keep reading >> Best of ISOC for old and new members Lynn D Carlisle DDS ISOC is approaching 600 articles and resources on the web site. This can be overwhelming to new and old members. I have created a new page "Best of ISOC" to make it less intimidating for new members to find a place for a fast start. While I was creating this page, I thought - "this would be very helpful for old members too." . . . keep reading >> 27 things to do to navigate the recession - a checklist for dentists Lynn D Carlisle DDS I was tempted to label this checklist Recession Proof your Dental Practice, but decided on the more honest "navigate the recession" to help you navigate the whitewater of the recession of 2008-?". I can't guarantee that your practice will be recession proof if you read the checklist, but I know if applied the checklist will help you navigate the recession and have a stronger practice at the other end. . . . keep reading >> The Gender Shift, the demographics of women in dentistry. What impact will it have? Part I ADA, Survey Center, Lynn D Carlisle DDS There is a wave of women dentists surging through dentistry. ISOC is attempting to discover the impacts this wave will have on dentistry. A logical starting place is to look at the demographics of women in dentistry. This is the first of a three part series that looks at the question "Is there a difference in the way men and women practice dentistry?" . . . keep reading >> Checklist: 10 questions to answer to become a wizard at a insurance independent, fee for service, dental practice Lynn D Carlisle DDS Being good at dentist-team-patient relationships is no longer good enough - neither is being excellent. You need to be a wizard. Use this checklist to evaluate your progress on becoming a wizard at a insurance independent, fee-for-service dental practice. . . . keep reading >>