7 Qualities of a Great Dental Office Manager
To be a leader in dental office management, you must develop strong leadership skills. Each dental office manager I speak with in the dental office managers community has a unique story about how they found their way into dental and how they acquired their skills. During my 22 years of meeting with dental office managers from throughout the US, I’ve identified seven characteristics of strong dental office managers and what it takes to become a dental office manager.
You’ve got to have drive
Most dental office managers started somewhere, often at the bottom, and rose to the top as a dental office manager. They often share that they started in an entry level front office position, and in some cases cross trained from dental assistant to front office. They’re eager to learn from a mentor so they can work their way up to dental office manager, and they have a drive to learn so ask for more tasks. This helps the dentist recognized them as a leader and shows their drive and passion to become more essential to the dental practice, which propels them to their desired position: dental office manager...
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You’ve got to have drive
Most dental office managers started somewhere, often at the bottom, and rose to the top as a dental office manager. They often share that they started in an entry level front office position, and in some cases cross trained from dental assistant to front office. They’re eager to learn from a mentor so they can work their way up to dental office manager, and they have a drive to learn so ask for more tasks. This helps the dentist recognized them as a leader and shows their drive and passion to become more essential to the dental practice, which propels them to their desired position: dental office manager...
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