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Orthodontic Consulting Hub:
Expert Insights for Practice Success
Dive into our Orthodontic Consulting Hub, where Shimmin Consulting orthodontic consultants share their expertise. Gain invaluable strategies and actionable insights tailored to fuel your growth, covering everything from optimizing patient interactions to streamlining operational efficiencies. Explore these articles to elevate your practice and unlock success.

Michelle Shimmin
Jul 27, 2020
What Does a Culture Within a Practice Achieve?
Part 2: Culture Facilitates Results Forbes Magazine wrote the 3 reasons why positive work cultures are more productive for business: 1....
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Michelle Shimmin
Jul 21, 2020
What Does a Culture Within a Practice Achieve?
Part 1: What’s Your Why? I often say... If passion is involved, it’s not high pressure sales!I love Richard Branson’s philosophy in and...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jul 15, 2020
Motivation and it's Role in the Workplace: Part #3
#3 How to Increase Employee Motivation Communication The easiest way to increase employee motivation is by having positive communication...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jul 10, 2020
Motivation and it's Role in the Workplace Part 2: Benefits of Motivated Employees
Part #2: Benefits of Motivated Employees Employee motivation is highly important for every company due to the benefits that it brings to...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jul 6, 2020
Motivation and it’s Role in the Workplace: Part #1
#1 What & Why? What is the importance of motivation? The importance of motivation can be seen through people being inspired to make a...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jun 29, 2020
Hiring the Ideal Team: Part 5
#5 Final Thoughts on Hiring the Ideal Team My final thoughts and recommendations on hiring the best people are to trust your instincts....
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Michelle Shimmin
Jun 25, 2020
Hiring the Ideal Team: Part 4
#4 Keys to Hiring the Best People Do not be afraid to ask a candidate what their professional goals are and where they see themselves in...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jun 22, 2020
Hiring the Ideal Team: Part 3
#3: Keys to Hiring the Right People. Assess the candidates’ values … It is extremely important to make sure your prospective hire...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jun 19, 2020
Hiring the Ideal Team: Part 2
#2: Keys to Hiring the Best People Make the interview process a team effort …A strong interview process is developed over time—both as...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jun 16, 2020
Hiring the Ideal Team: Part 1
#1: Have a budget for the position The goal is not just to hire people who need a job, the goal is to hire people that believe what you...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jun 11, 2020
Part 2 - How to Rein It In!
How to Rein It In! Despite your efforts to keep sharing on a professional level, some employees may assume you’ve put down a welcome mat...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jun 8, 2020
Part 1 - How to be authentic without oversharing.
How to be authentic without oversharing. Being effectively authentic calls for a good deal of self-management, and knowing what and what...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jun 3, 2020
Scripting for your Virtual Exam
It’s imperative that your scripting drives your desired processes. Make sure that you and your team are clear on what you’re providing...
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Michelle Shimmin
May 28, 2020
Re-Opening & Taking Care of Your TEAM!
Take Care of Your TEAM! We must realize both Doctors and Team members have been through a lot over the past few months. We all have a...
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Michelle Shimmin
May 11, 2020
Our Opportunity within COVID
These past few months have shown, no matter how well-planned and organized we are, there are things in life we cannot control. However,...
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Michelle Shimmin
Apr 20, 2020
Copy of Re-Awaken your Passion in the Workplace
As we come off of COVID closures, you may feel drained with the long, mentally exhausting day. You may feel underappreciated for all that...
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Michelle Shimmin
Mar 16, 2020
DO NOT ... I repeat DO NOT just close the doors!
Simply put, this means don’t just stop doing business. You won’t be seeing patients, and I understand where you are. We are all in the...
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Michelle Shimmin
Mar 15, 2020
How to Weather the Storm!!
Happy Sunday wonderful colleagues. As we are in the midst of a very trying time, not only in our industry but in our lives, I wanted to...
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Michelle Shimmin
Feb 25, 2020
Your Marketing Lead
Assigning a ‘point person’ to lead your marketing efforts will help maintain organization and accountability. This does not mean this...
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Michelle Shimmin
Feb 3, 2020
Bonus Systems that work!
I loved hearing back from so many of you about how you utilitze a BONUS in your office. The most important piece of a goal and bonus...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jan 21, 2020
Building Rapport
Whether you’re meeting a new patient/family, giving general advice, investigating a query or addressing a complaint, building rapport is...
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Michelle Shimmin
Jan 7, 2020
Psychological Sales and the NP Exam
To have a truly successful exam, effectively starting the patient with the recommended treatment, it is imperative you are able to...
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Michelle Shimmin
Dec 8, 2019
More Than a Manager: Creating a Leader
It all starts with leadership – our goal should be to create specialty leaders within our practice. A manager is a person responsible for...
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Michelle Shimmin
Nov 16, 2019
Financial Policies & The Health of Your Practice
“No business runs well if it is collecting less than what is owed it.” A large factor in the health of your practice is the strength of...
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