Monday Huddle: When the dentist is taking their sweet time 😵‍💫 #shorts

Oct. 17, 2022
So, is your dentist taking FOREVER to get to your exam room to see your hygiene patient? Dr. David Rice understands and wants to help you solve this issue.
David R. Rice, DDS, Chief editor

Hey, hygiene friends! Ever feel like your dentist is taking their sweet time to do the exam? Do you feel ignored? Frustrated? Pressed for time? U P S E T?

ONE: Dare to share a moment below. 👇

TWO: Understand what might be happening. It could be: Office finances: are we doing OK? Equipment issues…it’s a thing. Patient stuff…the buck stops here. Life stuff—we have it too.

THREE: If you’re here, you’re a rare reader. Drop a “need help” comment so we know, and we’ll add real solutions on how we can work together and win! 

—Dr. David Rice, @ignite University

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Editor’s note: This video first appeared in Through the Loupes newsletter, a publication of the Endeavor Business Media Dental Group. Read more articles and subscribe to Through the Loupes.

About the Author

David R. Rice, DDS | Chief editor

Founder of the nation’s largest student and new-dentist community, igniteDDS, David R. Rice, DDS, travels the world speaking, writing, and connecting today’s top young dentists with tomorrow’s most successful dental practices. He is the editorial director of DentistryIQ and leads a team-centered restorative and implant practice in East Amherst, New York. With 27 years of practice in the books, Dr. Rice is trained at the Pankey Institute, the Dawson Academy, Spear Education, and most prolifically at the school of hard knocks. Contact him at [email protected].