A Raleigh, NC Cosmetic Dentist Metamorphosis

As an avid golfer, I often wonder what life might be like on tour, playing each week with the best in the world.

Funny though, when I was in college I used to think about being a dentist and how great it would be to be a member of a respected profession, just to be part of the group. Well, after just being part of the group for more than fifteen years, it was time to either quit or rise above and be a winner - a great Raleigh, NC cosmetic dentist. Granted, being part of a group had its rewards, but when you're around winners, your expectations somehow change. Mine changed when I was introduced to Bill Dickerson at the Baylor course in the summer of 1996.

After finishing the anterior course, I began to realize that being with the group wasn't enough, that it was time to do more as a committed Raleigh, NC cosmetic dentist. I packed up my amalgamator (put it with my gold foil condenser) and changed the way I did dentistry. I presented ideal dentistry to my patients, didn't try to be everyone's dentist anymore, and my practice soared. I must say at this point that I owe a great deal of my success to the support and enthusiasm of my staff. They have been behind me 100 percent. They too were not only tired of being just part of the group, but ready to get started again.

Realizing I had just touched the surface, I took the Advanced Course in the fall of 1997. Talk about the cream rising to the top... here's a group of dentists committed to excellence and excelling. If they had been professional golfers, they would already have a room full of trophies. The Advanced Course finely tunes clinical skills as well as marketing skills. But more than that, you begin to realize that you're different, not that same as you were a couple years ago, not ready to quit after fifteen years of just being part of the group, but fired up about dentistry again.

Since being introduced to the LVI philosophy, my Raleigh, NC cosmetic dentist practice has grown in many ways. We increased our production and collection in the first twelve months by over ten percent. In the last twelve months we've grown an astonishing twenty-nine percent while reducing our overhead. My staff is happy. My patients are happy and well cared for, and my smile gets bigger every day. Now if I could only learn to putt.

Since completing the Advanced Course, my staff and I went on to take the Leadership course and the Mastery of Hygiene course. My hygienists are among the elite in their field, producing in the top five percent nationally. Their enthusiasm has blossomed and every week we seek to find new ways to separate ourselves even more from mediocrity, the profession's standard. My clinical staff is among the best trained and brightest in their field, and my administrative staff thrives on our success, fulfilling marketing, scheduling and production goals.

I recently completed Newton Fahl's "Artistry in Direct Bonding" course. A marriage of finely tuned clinical skills and a master's touch. As a Raleigh, NC cosmetic dentist, I love crafting the ability to be able to recognize color, light, subtle anatomy, texture and function, and combine and manipulate materials to achieve truly amazing results. This course overwhelms the senses, and gives the graduates the tools and knowledge to offer their patients an alternative to veneers without compromising aesthetics. A truly amazing course taught by a very talented master. I can't wait to see the impact it will have on my practice.

I thank you, Bill, and all the clinical instructors who cared enough to teach, to share, to encourage and to rekindle. And my patients thank you for making me a better dentist. I think I know a little better what it's like to be a winner, to be just a little better than the group and if only for a moment, to hold the trophy over my head and be proud that I hung in there.

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