Productivity Workshop Overview

The Productive Dentist
The key to higher production isn’t working longer hours or working more hours. It’s about being strategic with your scheduling and communication. Dr. Bruce B. Baird’s shares his highly effective strategies for reducing stress, improving communication, and streamlining planning, including:
- Philosophy Of Productivity Per Hour
- Comprehensive Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
- Scheduling to Productivity
- Eight Steps to “Yes”
- Net Zero Marketing
This training is designed for your whole team so you can return to the office as a unified team ready to help patients make healthier choices and support your dental practice business goals.
- Take control of your finances
- Learn how to discover what patients want
- Elevate your communication with patients
- Develop a self-directed team

Authentic Marketing
For many dentists, the thought of marketing can feel overwhelming. You may ask questions like, “How do I know my marketing is working?”, or “How can I differentiate myself from the dentist down the street?”
The answer is Authentic Marketing. In this riveting session, Sara Hansen walks attendees through a framework that will help you clarify your message, attract ideal patients, and track your results for success.
- Discover Your Authentic Story
- Leverage Your Unique Culture
- Understand Why Your Patient is The Hero
- Connect Internal & External Marketing
- Create Marketing Collateral that Works


Clinical Calibration For Doctors
There’s a lot on your plate as an independent dentist: you’re the clinical doctor, the team leader, the business owner. It’s time to reduce your stress so you can take better care of patients, be the leader your team deserves, and guide your practice as a flourishing business.
- How to delegate to and empower your team
- Deliver a 5-star patient experience
- Diagnosing on risk factors for increased case acceptance
- Understanding your practice as a productive business

Clinical Calibration For Hygienists
Dental hygienists have a significant role in creating value for treatment during a patient visit. Fitting all of it into one 60-minute appointment can be a struggle. This course will help you discover how to successfully prepare for your day while prioritizing your patients’ health and maintaining a smooth workflow. You will also explore ways to align with your doctors so you convey the same message to patients, enhancing overall treatment outcomes.
- Review a morning huddle sequence
- Communicate risk to patients
- Outline an exam synopsis covering each risk
- Create a plan for successful hand-offs

The Productive Hygienist: Oral Systemic Connection
It’s time to take your clinical care to the next level. Dental hygienists are true partner in their patient’s healthcare journey and key players in helping them make healthy, life-saving choices. The more you elevate your clinical knowledge of patient risk factors, the better you can communicate thier needs.
- Elevating periodontal care
- Maintaining your patient care balance as a health provider
- Advanced risk assessment methods
- Incorporating new services including oral cancer screening


Administrative & Assistant Breakout
Dive into the practical application of what Dr. Baird shared in Day 1. You learned the principles and theory of the productive dental office. PDA coaches Bridgett Pross and Sommer Carroll, RDA use their experience and expertise to guide you through what productivity means to your role in the practice and how to apply these methods in your day-to-day.
- Who is responsible for what Risk Factor
- How to apply block scheduling
- Effective communication with patients
- Smooth, efficient handoffs between departments

Administrative Breakout
Being more productive doesn’t mean working longer hours or charging more. The reality is, productivity goes up, when you work smarter, not harder. Maximize the efficiencies of your current systems and learn how to hone your systems so the whole team is set up for success.
- Hands on practice with block scheduling
- Run morning huddles that focus your team
- Understanding production per hour
- Honing financial policies for increased production


Administrative & Assistant Breakout
Dive into the practical application of what Dr. Baird shared in Day 1. You learned the principles and theory of the productive dental office. PDA coaches Bridgett Pross and Sommer Carroll, RDA use their experience and expertise to guide you through what productivity means to your role in the practice and how to apply these methods in your day-to-day.
- Who is responsible for what Risk Factor
- How to apply block scheduling
- Effective communication with patients
- Smooth, efficient handoffs between departments

Assistant Breakout
Assistants are the first line of care for patients, and it’s time to elevate your role as a healthcare provider. Join our experts with real-life experience in the trenches as they share techniques and strategies you can use every day to improve the lives and health of patients.
- How to discover what patients really want
- Presenting risk factors for increased case acceptance
- Delivering a 5-star New Patient exam
- Elevating your communication skills
Agenda At A Glance
7:00 AM | Breakfast |
8:00 AM | Welcome: Regan Robertson |
9:00 AM | Main Stage: Dr. Bruce B. Baird |
12:00 PM | Lunch & Expo Hall |
1:00 PM | Main Stage: Dr. Bruce B. Baird |
5:00 PM | Social Hour & Professional Photography |
7:00 AM | Breakfast |
8:00 AM | Welcome: Regan Robertson |
9:00 AM | Department Breakouts |
12:00 PM | Lunch |
1:00 PM | Department Breakouts |
4:00 PM | Practice Integration |
5:00 PM | Social Hour & Professional Photography |
7:00 AM | Breakfast |
8:00 AM | Main Stage: Sara Hansen |
10:00 AM | Practice Workshop Session |
Location/Travel
The Workshop takes place at the Hyatt Regency in Frisco, TX. A stylish, contemporary property, the Hyatt Regency offers sophisticated comfort with convenient access to shopping, restaurants, and the vibrant nightlife of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.