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Chris Barrow
2 days ago3 min read
Real Change Takes More Than a Quick Fix—Here’s What Actually Works
A guest post by Mark Topley I’ve had a lot of conversations over the past few weeks with practice owners and managers who are overworked,...
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Chris Barrow
3 days ago4 min read
The inevitable price of progress: handling patient concerns about rising costs with ChatGPT
It was interesting this week to get a very extensive email from my water provider, United Utilities, explaining the very considerable...
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Chris Barrow
4 days ago2 min read
The Science and the Story - why we need to use parables
I was chatting to Sheila Scott over dinner last night as we prepared for her workshop in Leeds today and we were reflecting on the five...
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Chris Barrow
5 days ago2 min read
Profitability and pay rises: are your numbers keeping you on course?
There are no less than five sets of accounts on my desk this morning, all sent in by clients who have asked me to take a look at the...
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Chris Barrow
6 days ago2 min read
S08 E02: Building Smile Stories - a conversation with Dr. Gareth Edwards
After graduating in 2012, Gareth Edwards spent the first 5 years of his dental career by treating patients in Middleton, North...
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Chris Barrow
7 days ago1 min read
Are Your Dental Chairs Truly Profitable? Understanding MVP & DVP for Sustainable Success
There are couple of brand new three-letter acronyms entering our language here at The Extreme Business 100 community: MVP - Minimum...
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Chris Barrow
Feb 141 min read
Love Your Success: 10 Valentine’s Day Secrets for a Thriving Dental Practice (and Life!) ❤️🦷
Secrets of success: Every 90 days, make a list of the things, situations and people that you are tolerating and either fix them, remove...
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Chris Barrow
Feb 132 min read
The Numbers Don't Lie: Why Dental Practice Owners Must Take Control or Risk Failing and Falling.
Inexorably, it's becoming more and more about the numbers. I'm starting to put dental practice Owners into three categories: Flying blind...
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Chris Barrow
Feb 121 min read
Why Vague Goals Fail: The Power of Measuring What Matters
One thing is for sure - qualitative goals don't work. I'd like to be: Happier; Less tired; More in control; Thinner; Fitter; Richer;...
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Chris Barrow
Feb 111 min read
From Baghdad to Boutique Dentistry: Dr. Abeer Al-Adhami’s Journey of Resilience
In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Dr. Abeer Al-Adhami, the founder of Abi Dental in Sutton, Surrey. From surviving personal...
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