David Schwab, PhD

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David Schwab, PhD, provides seminars, marketing, team training, and in-office consulting. Contact him through his website at davidschwab.com.

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Just Passing Through—How to Retain Restless Employees

The challenge of finding good new employees is surpassed only by the difficulty of retaining the best ones. To increase the chances of retaining good employees, do the following.

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Planning for Growth in the Post-Covid World

October 5, 2020

The Covid-19 virus has created the greatest disruption to daily life since World War II. Some have been affected directly, others indirectly; all of us are dealing with a pandemic of uncertainty. At some point in 2021, we are told that a combination of factors—the virus naturally running its course (perhaps through a measure of “herd immunity”), better therapeutics, and safe and effective vaccines—will finally put the pandemic behind us.

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Talkin’ Bout a Revolution

May 29, 2020

Here are five ways dentistry is changing on an almost daily basis, with recommendations on how to join the revolution or run the risk of being left behind.

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The New Dental Marketing Paradigm

March 18, 2020

Companies aim their marketing messages at us in an ever-evolving variety of ways. Dental marketing is changing just as quickly, and practices need to adapt or be left on the sidelines.

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Increasing Practice Profitability with Large Cases

November 4, 2019

To get ahead and increase practice profitability, you need to increase your average case fee (by doing more large cases) and therefore raise your per-hour production rate.

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Taking the Mystery Out of Management: Five Timeless Principles

October 3, 2019

Here are five management principles that take some of the mystery out of management.

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Business Lessons from Seattle

October 3, 2019

The Seattle area has produced many impressive businesses, including, for example, Microsoft, Nordstrom, Starbucks—and, of course, the Seattle Study Club. Another of Seattle’s finest businesses is Amazon.com, founded by Jeff Bezos.

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Reimagining the Dental Front Office

September 14, 2019

Employees are now aided by computers, but the basic tasks performed at the front desk—such as answering the phone to schedule patients and collecting payments—remain the same.

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2019 Symposium: Dentistry, Business, Life. What You Need to Know

September 1, 2019

You will leave the meeting a different person, and you will see dentistry differently.