Publisher's Letter

Education: The Key to Growing Your Business in 2020 and Beyond

In 2020, we’re stepping up our commitment to helping dentists grow their practices.

I’ve long believed that when a business stops pursuing growth, it signals that the death of that business is soon at hand. Sharpening skills, offering expanded services and refining core competencies are paramount to keeping an enterprise vital, which, as a business owner, should be important not only for yourself but also for the future of your employees and patients.

However, growth is expensive and difficult. At Glidewell we just completed our 50th year of operations, a feat achieved by continually reinvesting in the business, gathering knowledge from other industries, and turning to technological innovation wherever possible — efforts that ultimately enable us to provide faster, higher-quality and more affordable service offerings to dental professionals across the nation. But we recognize that the everyday practitioner may not have the same opportunities to pursue growth as we do in our laboratory. So, in 2020, we’re stepping up our commitment to helping dentists grow their practices.

I am excited to announce the launch of our new and improved online education platform, which is now available at education.glidewelldental.com. There, you’ll find world-class courses on a wide array of topics, from practice management, to crown & bridge, to implant placement, and more. These brand-new courses are taught by widely acclaimed experts, and showcase the subject matter in an interactive, accessible format. Best of all, these online classes are completely free.

I encourage you to experience this new web platform for yourself. I’m certain you’ll find that it offers one of the simplest methods of earning continuing education credits and learning new skills that can help you broaden your practice’s offerings.

For clinicians who prefer to expand their skills in person, in 2020 we’re hosting an expanded range of courses at premier education facilities across the country, including the Glidewell Clinical Education training centers in Irvine, California, and Louisville, Kentucky. Further, we’ve partnered with some of the most respected education institutes in dentistry, including the Misch International Implant Institute, to ensure that clinicians gain knowledge that’s immediately usable in the dental practice.

And we’ll continue our tradition of offering can’t-miss education events by hosting the fourth annual Glidewell Symposium in November, which offers two days jam-packed with practical clinical and business education. New this year is the Guiding Leaders Summit in April. This event is designed specifically for women and offers clinical and leadership training.

By providing these educational opportunities, we hope to reduce the number of barriers dentists face to achieving practice growth. And together, with renewed knowledge and skillsets, we can expand the reach of dental care to more patients in need.

Sincerely,

Jim Glidewell, CDT President and CEO, Glidewell