618: Less is More: How One Dentist’s Radical Approach Transformed Her Practice! - Dr. Rachel Barone - a podcast by ACT Dental

Less is More: How One Dentist’s Radical Approach Transformed Her Practice!

Episode #618 with Dr. Rachel Barone

Changing office hours seems like a bad idea. What if it doesn't work? What if it makes patients angry? What if production plummets with the new schedule? To help you dispel those negative thoughts, Kirk Behrendt brings in Dr. Rachel Barone, a mentor from the Global Diagnosis Education Study Club, to share how changing her hours improved her life and the life of her team and patients. More isn't better — it’s just more! To learn how you can seamlessly change your hours, listen to Episode 618 of The Best Practices Show!

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Links Mentioned in This Episode:

Learn more about Global Diagnosis Education

Register for the Global Diagnosis Education Symposium (September 7-9, 2023)

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Main Takeaways:

Be clear about why you want to change your hours.

Use your core values as a guide in this process.

Get your team’s buy-in for the new schedule.

Learn to use the time you have effectively.

More isn't better — it’s just more.

Quotes:

“As I've grown as a clinician and as a person, I started to have better clarity around what I wanted in my life. I realized that it's very important to me to have time and space away from the office so that I can show up and be the absolute best practitioner I can be when I'm at the office. I want to be able to show up fully for my team, my patients, and anyone I have the privilege of serving. So, I realized that when I was working longer hours and not really giving myself breaks, I was depleted. I was starting to feel burned out. And so, the shift in hours has not only served me in being able to be rejuvenated and a resource to come into the office, but it’s also served my team. I have to have their backs because they have mine every single day, and I want to make sure that whatever we're doing fits for all of our lives, not just what's going on in the practice.” (3:33—4:30)

“We used to work from 8:00 to 5:00, Monday through Thursday. Sometimes, we would do 9:00 to 1:00 on Fridays, depending on if we had some overflow or catch-up lab work or anything...

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