Jen Butler, MEd

Dental Practice
The damage stress can cause in your practice
Mistakes and accidents happen in a dental practice -- even yours. Some of these mistakes might be simple human error, but others may be caused by stress. Practice management consultant Jen Butler details some of the consequences stress may have on a dental practice.
January 24, 2019
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3 ways to stay positively motivated
It's easy to get caught up in fearful or negative thinking. Maybe you've got a difficult procedure scheduled first thing in the morning with a patient who gags, or maybe you're having second thoughts about a technology investment. Practice management consultant Jen Butler has seen clients with these same fears and thoughts, and she offers three ways to change your mindset in her latest column.
January 10, 2019
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Setting your practice's goals for 2019
As the year winds down, naturally you think about what you want to accomplish in 2019. Clients of practice management consultant Jen Butler have the same thoughts. She takes them through a process of goal setting. In Jen’s latest column, she walks you through this process and how it can help your practice.
December 27, 2018
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3 ways to avoid stressing out in the office
Stress can manifest itself in many ways, writes practice management consultant Jen Butler. She analyzes some of these manifestations for dentists and hygienists and offers some possible solutions for finding ways to reduce everyone's stress levels.
November 29, 2018
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6 tips for when your decision-making process is stressed
Research shows that stress can negatively affect your decision-making process, writes practice management consultant Jen Butler. So what can you do when faced with both stress and the need to make crucial decisions about your practice? Butler offers 6 tips to help.
November 15, 2018
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7 concepts to help you become a business badass
Maybe you've wondered what it would be like to open your own practice. In short, what does it take to go from being someone who knows little about business to someone who is an expert? Practice management consultant Jen Butler offers seven concepts to help you go from business cupcake to badass.
October 25, 2018
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4 habits that create chaos and ways to change them
When you think of chaos, you might think of a situation that is out of control. However, as practice management consultant Jen Butler writes, chaos is usually the product of small, well-intentioned steps that add up to a loss of productivity and maybe worse. She details four habits you might be unknowingly doing and how to change them.
October 4, 2018
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5 tips for dealing with bad reviews
Negative online reviews can seem damaging to your practice, but there are ways to handle these reviews and come back stronger. Practice management consultant Jen Butler offers five practical tips for dealing with bad reviews.
September 20, 2018
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There is enough time in the day: Part 3 -- Time management
How often do you find yourself thinking that there aren't enough hours in the day? Practice management consultant Jen Butler has a way to fix that. In the third of a three-part series on how to create a productivity blueprint, she shares ways to effectively manage your time.
September 6, 2018
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There is enough time in the day: Part 2 -- Clinical struggles
How often do you find yourself thinking that there aren't enough hours in the day? Practice management consultant Jen Butler has a way to fix that. In the second of a three-part series on how to create a productivity blueprint, she shares ways to overcome your clinical productivity backlogs.
August 30, 2018
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