Dr. Joseph Jurgevich knew he would be facing more serious problems down the road if he didn't learn how to run his practice. Then a friend introduced him to Sterling, based in Glendale, CA.
"I have been practicing dentistry in a small Pennsylvania town for nearly thirty years. I always loved doing dentistry, but medical skill is only part of what it takes to be successful - and I wasn’t.
"Dental school had taught me well how to treat patients, but it hadn’t taught me how to run my practice.
"Since I didn’t know how to run the front office, and didn’t have much interest in that area, I would neglect it. And, as we tell our patients, if you neglect an area that is giving you trouble, you are in for more serious problems down the road. For me, as the practice owner, trying to avoid dealing with front desk issues added a lot of stress-filled hours to my work week, took the fun out of being a dentist, and left me earning a fraction of what I should have been taking home.
"Then a friend recommended that I check out Sterling. I attended an introductory seminar and what I learned there was amazing. Just by using what I learned in that first seminar, my production promptly increased by forty percent. I signed up for the full program and things haven’t been the same since. My production and income are three to four times what they were prior to Sterling, but I am working far fewer hours. In fact, one year I only worked 184 days but still managed to achieve record production and income.
"The difference is that Sterling taught me how to run the practice: how to select and motivate staff, how to reduce confusion, how to improve service to patients and how to increase the number of new patients. Following Sterling’s advice, I have achieved a fourfold increase in my number of referrals, and the practice has grown steadily as a result. Having the practice running the way it should enables me to lead a more complete, more fulfilling life. It gave me free time for family vacations, to coach baseball and soccer, and to be there for the important events in my children’s lives. Having less stress means I’m not taking my work problems home with me; I am more relaxed and can give my family the attention they need. It also means that, though I am older, I am healthier.
"If any of this hits home for you like it did for me - you want more new patients, to work fewer hours, have less stress and make the income you deserve - give Sterling in Glendale a call for a free practice management DVD and complimentary consultation. They know what it takes to build a personally and financially rewarding dental practice even in this challenging economy."
Joseph F. Jurgevich, DDS