--- title: Articles (21) description: (21) --- ## [![Primepractice](https://3107308.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/3107308/Primepractice_June2018%20Theme/Images/logo.png) ![Primepractice](https://3107308.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/3107308/Primepractice_June2018%20Theme/Images/logo_small.png) Prime PracticeThe Dental Management Specialists](https://primepractice.com.au/) Give us a call: [+61 2 8935 0600](tel:+61%202%208935%200600) [Log in »](https://engine.primepractice.com.au/login) #### Newsletter registration ** *Our newsletter is full of the latest news in practice management* # Articles - [Dental Patient Communication (16)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/dental-patient-communication) - [Dental Practice Management (14)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/dental-practice-management) - [Practice Ownership (11)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/practice-ownership) - [Compliance: Infection Prevention & Sterilisation (10)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/compliance-infection-prevention-sterilisation) - [Leadership (9)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/leadership) - [Patient Experience (7)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/patient-experience) - [Team Management (7)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/team-management) - [Team Development & Growth (6)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/team-development-growth) - [Business Acumen (5)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/business-acumen) - [Associate Dentists Academy (2)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/tag/associate-dentists-academy) - [Dr Phillip Palmer (87)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/dr-phillip-palmer) - [Simon Palmer (43)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/simon-palmer) - [Client Interview (33)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/client-interview) - [Dr Michael Sernik (32)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/dr-michael-sernik) - [Brett Churnin (16)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/brett-churnin) - [Megan Sharpe (8)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/megan-sharpe) - [Daniel Midson-Short (6)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/daniel-midson-short) - [Anita Roubicek (5)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/anita-roubicek) - [Patric Moberger (5)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/patric-moberger) - [Bethan Flood (3)](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/author/bethan-flood) [Newer articles »](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/page/20) ## [Ethical influence or malicious manipulation](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/ethical-influence-or-malicious-manipulation) **Dr Michael Sernik, Dr Phillip Palmer, September 2007** - When we graduate from dental school we have learned how to provide the best dental care for our patients. We are skilled in our examination and... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/ethical-influence-or-malicious-manipulation) ## [To buy or not to buy... is that the only question?](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/to-buy-or-not-to-buy...-is-that-the-only-question) **Dr Michael Sernik, September 2007** - In this age of accelerated technological innovation, and in the face of lavish marketing campaigns by the dental supply industry, the question: ‘should I buy’ will... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/to-buy-or-not-to-buy...-is-that-the-only-question) ## [Staff retention](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/staff-retention) **Dr Michael Sernik, August 2007** - We are currently in a period of very low unemployment. With an undersupply of employees, practices are finding that maintaining employee loyalty is more important... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/staff-retention) ## [The South African dentists answer to...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/the-south-african-dentists-answer-to) **Dr Phillip Palmer, June 2007** - Recently when I was speaking to a non-dental industry friend of mine he told me that he thought the six-monthly checkup concept was a big con that dentists were... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/the-south-african-dentists-answer-to) ## [The rules of attraction - the competitive advantage when recruiting dentists](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/the-rules-of-attraction-the-competitive-advantage-when-recruiting-dentists) **Simon Palmer, June 2007** - The shortage of dentists in Australia and New Zealand has been widely reported for several years now. One of the lesser-reported impacts of this shortage is that practices... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/the-rules-of-attraction-the-competitive-advantage-when-recruiting-dentists) ## [Recruiting an Employee Dentist – gut instinct or preparation and protocols?](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/recruiting-an-employee-dentist-gut-instinct-or-preparation-and-protocols) **Simon Palmer, March 2007** - Most dentists depend on their gut feeling about a prospective employee, rather than utilise any structure in the screening and interviewing process. While gut instinct may... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/recruiting-an-employee-dentist-gut-instinct-or-preparation-and-protocols) ## [Don't tell anyone, I'm selling my practice!](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/dont-tell-anyone-im-selling-my-practice) **Simon Palmer, February 2007** - The laws of supply and demand tell us that the more buyers that are interested for an item, the higher the price will be. As a result, typically, when someone is trying... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/dont-tell-anyone-im-selling-my-practice) ## [With friends like me...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/with-friends-like-me) **Dr Phillip Palmer, February 2007** - Many years ago, when I found a house that I wanted to raise my family in, I approached a good friend who was an architect, with the request that he design a fairly... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/with-friends-like-me) ## [Why practice management?](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/why-practice-management) **Dr Phillip Palmer, February 2007** - There seems to be a negative stigma among many people about getting business coaching. It’s like the complaint women often make about men never wanting to ask for... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/why-practice-management) ## [Get moving!](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/get-moving) **Darren McMurray, December 2006** - Whether you’re a city or a country dental practice, you’ll know that there is a large shortage of dentists in rural Australia, that keeps growing. Most of us who work... [Read article...](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/get-moving) [« Older articles](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog/page/22) [All articles »](https://articles.primepractice.com.au/blog)