Today, I'm tackling this question I got recently from a listener. How do I answer my patient when they ask "What will my insurance cover?" This is one of the hardest questions any dentist has to answer with their patients, and today I will be sharing some techniques I learned over the years so you too can take control of the conversation and confidently answer.

Communication is everything in dentistry. You could be the world's best clinician but if you can't communicate effectively with patients, well, it's game over for you. I believe every dentist deserves to have the skills to help patients say "yes" to the treatment they need. So listen now for practical strategies - including the #1 thing you can start doing today - to better communicate with your patients.

It doesn't matter how good you are if you don't have people sitting in your dental chairs. It's not enough to be a fantastic communicator with exceptional clinical skills. You need to have people walking through your doors. Join me today for the second part of this two-part series where I share marketing and acquisition strategies and how to keep your practice safe with risk management.

I get asked all the time "What are the most important things I need to do to run a dental practice?" Today, I'm going to share 5 areas every independent dentist needs to manage within their practice to ensure their productivity, as well as some tips for how to manage each area.

Are you the leader your team deserves? For a long time, I was like a walking time bomb. I would let things build up and build up until I exploded. I lost good team members to my out-of-control emotions. I had to learn how to govern them instead of letting them govern me. Join me today so you can learn from my journey.

There's nothing wrong with being ignorant. All it means is that you don't know everything. But being arrogant means you don't want to listen to anyone else. Join me, Dr. Bruce B. Baird, today for a conversation about the cost of arrogance, and the exponential benefits of seeking out help to grow your dental practice.

It doesn't really matter how old you are – 20, 30, 60, 70 – it can happen anytime in your career. You can start feeling old. This is it, you've reached the pinnacle of your career. But this is what I know about dentists who stay on top: they keep pushing forward, learning new techniques. They don't let the old man in. So today, I want to talk about how you can stay focused on what matters in life so you can live the fulfilling life I believe you deserve.

Hey doctor, do you want a great team who handles everything exactly how they're supposed to? Does that sound like magic? It's actually simpler than you might think. Over the years I developed a process in my dental practice called "trust, but verify." Join me to learn what this can look like in your practice.

Weight Watchers is a well-known program designed to help people lose weight. However, some dentists have their own "losing" program called "Wait Watchers." These are dentists who see patients with significant oral health problems, and they suggest "waiting and watching" to see what happens. Maybe it's because they aren't confident in their clinical skills. Maybe insurance is dictating too much, or perhaps it's because they can't get their patients to agree to comprehensive treatment. Whatever the case, you don't want to be a dentist on Wait Watchers, and this episode of The Productive Dentist Podcast will explain why this approach is problematic, and what steps you can take to avoid it.

Most dentists are spending about 1% of their budget on marketing. Dr. Bruce Baird markets at 8% and what he realized was not only was his market penetration getting better, but his overhead was also going down. That's the concept of net zero marketing: as you start producing more, you drive all your fixed costs down. Today, Dr. Bruce Baird dives into how net zero marketing can help you grow your business and profits.