Salary increase for dental nurses and dental assistants
As I write this, most of the Western world is experiencing some of the highest inflation rates in 40 years. As an employee of any...
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Jesper Hatt
- Oct 27
- 8 min
Accepting treatment in times of crisis
Imagine you overhear the following phone conversation at the reception: "Hi Mr. Jones.... aha... Well you want to make an appointment to...
Jesper Hatt
- Aug 4
- 5 min
What is DTC and why you should care about it.
Patients increasingly demand a nice white smile produced by a minimally invasive treatment (it is debatable whether orthodontics is...
Jesper Hatt
- Jul 21
- 6 min
Worthless activities
This post is about leadership in dental practices. It is aimed at dentists who want to practice dentistry in a less stressful- and more...
Jesper Hatt
- Jun 23
- 8 min
How to overcome the 5 biggest obstacles
This post is about getting started with clear aligners. The content may also inspire colleagues who do not want to work with...
Jesper Hatt
- Jun 21
- 7 min
Avoid running a unsustainable dental practice
Dentists love to be in control. I am a trained dentist myself. I have been practising dentistry for 18 years and know the feeling of...
Jesper Hatt
- Jun 9
- 6 min
Success with Clear Aligners
This week's blog post gives you an overview of what it takes to achieve a clinically and financially successful implementation of clear...
Jesper Hatt
- May 29
- 9 min
Implementing clear aligners in a general dental practice
Introduction Dentists do not feel clinically confident about treating patients with clear aligners. Many may have attempted to treat a...
Jesper Hatt
- May 12
- 5 min
A threat to patient health
I am on my way to Finland to give a course in the use of clear aligners for beginners. In the process, I have come to think about some of...
Jesper Hatt
- Apr 28
- 6 min
Stress
The reasons are many: Most dentists sit at the dental chair for about 28 hours a week. Patients demand painless and empathetic care in an...
Jesper Hatt
- Apr 7
- 8 min
Practice optimisation
This blog is about everything you didn't learn in dental school. In general, I write about 3 elements. How we attract the right patients...
Jesper Hatt
- Mar 24
- 9 min
Does your surgeon make these mistakes?
It is about management and procedures around the dentist's field of work in a general practice. In this post you will find inspiration...
Jesper Hatt
- Mar 10
- 5 min
Do your patients care?
Would you like a step-by-step guide to increase the acceptance rate of your treatment proposals? Then read on here: Traditionally, we...
Jesper Hatt
- Feb 24
- 6 min
Personality test - communication
I have previously advised against implementing personality profiling as part of patient communication in the dental practice. Not because...
Jesper Hatt
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Get off the tread mill
There is a lot of pressure and momentum in the dental industry. An increasing number of dentists are experiencing stress and loss of...
Jesper Hatt
- Feb 10
- 7 min
Character profiles and patient communication
Many point out the importance of knowing the personality types of patients. The argument is that knowing the personality type makes it...
Jesper Hatt
- Jan 27
- 6 min
Acceptance of complex treatment
Why is it relatively easy to get patients to accept simple treatments and difficult to get them to accept the complex ones? In this post...
Jesper Hatt
- Jan 13
- 6 min
Acceptance of complex treatment - the fundamentals
Can we agree that Starbucks is not selling a product that directly harms their customers? Can we also agree that Starbucks does not...