Lean Orthodontics Blog

Your bulletproof ortho practice needs to be foolproof first – that’s Poka-Yoke

Techniques for standardization of work and prevention of errors and defects have been deeply rooted in the principles of lean…

The PDCA or Plan-do-check-act cycle is a four-step model for carrying out change. It is an essential project planning tool…

Taiichi Ohno affirmed that the basis of Toyota’s scientific approach is to ask five times why a problem occurs in…

As a leader, you cannot simply expect your team to be working as efficiently and dedicatedly as you’d like them…

Work processes in your practice are closely linked to building worthy habits and performing them in a regular cycle. Only…

When you’re working in the service industry, collaborating with third-party service providers is an essential trait and doing so with…

While brandishing a reliable daily routine is important to keep up with the rhythm of your practice, it is also…

Possibly the most common task performed by practices is patient appointment scheduling, so you’d think that it is pretty straightforward…

Each company has a set of processes and timelines by which it operates. A key aspect of an orthodontic practice…

Every practice should support the provision for the figurative “ripcord” so that you can halt an ongoing process and resort…

In times of chaos and crisis, pulling the ripcord, of course figuratively, may be imperative. But, anyone who might need…

Introducing the distribution of tasks with warning signals for expired deadlines is unfortunately not enough to sustain the idea of…

The 5-S method is an innovative philosophy of organizing a workplace to make it clean, safe, and well-organized. By reinforcing…

Workplace organization necessitates more than just efficient delegation. The provision of all necessary resources is crucial to keep your practice…

Delegation is one of the most important skills for leaders to learn and apply in their practice. When you learn…