We all have been there; as dentists, we all get to work with an alpha nurse at least once throughout our careers. In this conversation, we try to understand the dynamics of working with an alpha nurse from the perspective of a young dentist or a practice owner.We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Leave a comment or connect with us on social media. Your comments and messages will help us know you and our profession better so we can offer real value in return. And, if you like it, please subscribe! Please take a look at our Conscious Leadership Course here: https://softbites.online/Follow Soft Bites on IG @softbitespodcast and follow us @mindful.dentistry & @andredolf
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A Dental Practice is a Long-Term Game
Dentistry has no shortcomings. A successful dental practice is a long-term game, and dentists must learn to play it if they want a long and fulfilling career. Surrounding yourself with good people is one of the many secrets to playing the long game, but there are many more. We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Leave a comment or connect with us on social media. Your comments and messages will help us know you and our profession better so we can offer real value in return. And, if you like it, please subscribe! Please take a look at our Conscious Leadership Course here: https://softbites.online/Follow Soft Bites on IG @softbitespodcast and follow us @mindful.dentistry & @andredolf
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Buying a Porsche and still not raising your staff
It’s still easy for dental clinics to offer minimum to low wages and salaries – especially if the applicants have no differentiated education or are new to dentistry. However, not every employee will comply and accept the offered payment, especially when they know how much money your clinic makes. When that happens, consequences will affect all dental practice, and can include low loyalty, high employee turnover, poor performance, low morale, or/and poor company culture.
We know while it may seem straightforward to increase wages, a combination of economic, market, and social factors also complicates the situation. However, addressing these issues should be a priority if you want to build and maintain a strong team.
We would love to hear your thoughts on this episode. Leave a comment or connect with us on social media. Your comments and messages will help us know you and our profession better so we can offer real value in return. And, if you like it, please subscribe!
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Antonio Roma Torres: Dialogues Beyonde the Cusp
In this episode, we talk to António Roma Torres, a Portuguese endodontist with a private practice focused on advanced endodontics, utilizing surgical microscopes for precision treatment. António is a graduate of the University Fernando Pessoa in Porto (DDS, 2010) and a Specialty Training at Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Lisbon (2013-2016) in endodontics, and has been training dental professionals in endodontics and clinical microscope use since 2015.
In addition to clinical practice, António has held key roles within the Portuguese Dental Association, serving as President of its Continuing Training Centre (2020-2024) and currently as a Board Member. He also represents Portugal as National Liaison Officer at the FDI World Dental Federation since 2022.
Topics:
- How António got into dentistry;
- Why endodontics?
- Biggest career challenges until;
- Exploring new paths in dentistry as a part of the Portuguese Dental Association;
- How music shapes and reflects in António's everyday dentistry practice.
Connect with António on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/antonio_roma_torres/ and on LinkedIn at https://pt.linkedin.com/in/artendo
You can listen to Art Talks podcast here http://bit.ly/4e2TUZ8
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Celebration Over Comparison: Develop a genuine desire to see others win
In this episode, we dive deep into how can we develop the (genuine) desire to help others succeed in a highly competitive field like dentistry.
First question: Do you feel joy at other's dentist's success? Or does their good news make you feel competitive?
It’s impossible to find anyone who’s entirely self-made—we all rely on and benefit from others.
Insight: Viewing individual success as communal is the way.
Do you find yourself spending more time comparing and less time celebrating? What are some practical ways you can show support instead of harboring jealousy? Share in the comments some of the things you do when you find yourself in this kind of situation.
The Podcast mentioned by Jorge André is Rich Rool.
The book is The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida.
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Manuela and Jorge André joined on a podcast to reflect on both challenges and beauty of dentistry as a profession and its impact on one's lifes, hopes and dreams.
Together they try to understand dentists' common struggles and create awareness, communication tools and emotional insights to make dentistry a fulfilling activity while making space for one´s freedom, wonder and creativity in this ride called life.
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