Managing Dental Drama
Dental practice management advice for practice owners, office managers, and dental team leaders. Each week, Dr. Reena Kuba, a pediatric dentist and private practice owner, and Bethany Petty, a dental consultant, take real-life examples and talk through the challenges of running a dental practice in an open, honest, and sometimes hilarious way.
Topics cover hiring and retaining dental team members, performance reviews, difficult patients, dental insurance, and leadership trends, ranging from “The Art of Retaining Good Employees” to “The Marriage of Dentistry and Insurance Ending in Divorce” and everything in between. Each episode gives dental leaders practical tips and common mistakes to avoid. Enjoy the unscripted conversation between Dr. Kuba, Bethany, and various dental practice owners!
Managing Dental Drama
Latest Episodes
Work Culture Problems
While work culture has always been a “thing,” it has become a very important “thing” over the last few years. Whether it is due to post-pandemic depression and anxiety trends or workforce generational gaps, work culture has taken a hit...
Hiring Family and Friends a.k.a “Baby Bear”
Practice owners and managers agonize over hiring decisions, especially when there are family members and friends in the pool of potential staffing solution options. Today, Dr. Kuba and Bethany discuss a mother/daughter hiring scenario that caus...
When Background Checks Go Wrong - Dental Hiring Tips
Are background checks truly necessary? Today, Bethany discusses a recent scenario she encountered where a brand new employee had unflattering information show up on her required background check. She presents the scenario to Dr. Kuba to get her...
Dental Determination - Fighting for the Positive
Feeling burned out after a busy summer? Dr. Reena Kuba and Bethany Petty share encouraging facts and trends in dentistry to help doctors, hygienists, dental assistants, and administrative team members get re-energized and fight the fall slump. ...
Lacking Motivation = Flab Fest
What do flabby abs and arms have to do with dentistry? In one word - EVERYTHING! Today, Dr. Kuba and Bethany discuss the massive impact of motivation in our everyday dental lives. It is hard to ignore the impact of motivation on the overall hea...
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