Word of Mouth

  I love to tell the story of how I came to partner with Pacific Dental Services. It is the kind of story that puts things in perspective; t he kind of story that reminds me to be thankful. I love to tell the story, because it reminds me good things still do happen. In [...]

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Well, usually. But this is not the case with the recently concluded Annual American Dental Association (ADA) Session held on October 10-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. With an opening keynote speech by former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Ph.D. and many other informative sessions, the industry [...]

When asked about their dental practices, PDS-affiliated owner doctors like Dr. Brad O’Neill, wax poetic:”For generations the holy grail of dental practice was “private practice.” One saw the dentist as entrepreneur, clinician, coach, HR, etc. It worked fine for most — in fact,I chose that route after a very short associateship.Over the nearly twenty years [...]

Pacific Dental Services’ annual event that celebrates “Extraordinary Performance” — XP 2011 was held on June 11 at the JW Marriott in LA Live. In the heart of Los Angeles, this year’s Hollywood theme was perfectly fitted to the surroundings. The event kicked off with President and CEO Stephen Thorne’s grand entrance and key note [...]

“So, is it a command or a request?” What? I was standing in line at the grocery store, double checking that I got everything that I came in to get. I must have had a very puzzled look on my face as I looked at the older gentleman in line ahead of me. He repeated, [...]

DrBicuspid.com recently posted an article by our President Steve Thorne. Steve focuses on “optimizing your practice” in these changing economic times in an article entitled”The Art of Modern Denstistry”.  Visit Dr. Bicuspid and check it out: http://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=pmt&pag=dis&ItemID=304372&wf=34

“32 Reasons” is the name of Pacific Dental Services corporate brochure. It provides “32 Reasons” to join Pacific Dental Services. Well we now have one more reason to be proud of “32 Reasons”. Our brochure was listed as the 16th best Brochure-Merit category in How Magazine’s 2010 International Design Awards. How Magazine is an industry [...]

100 lives. In one day 33 brave people were able to save 100 lives for 30 minutes of their time. It’s incredible isn’t it? When you see the poster on the wall promoting the event or you recieve an e-mail in your inbox your first thought isn’t (at least mine isn’t) “man I can save 3 [...]

First off we want to congratulate Dr. Gail Raether for becoming Colorado’s first owner doctor. Dr. Raether provides the clinical leadership at River Point Dental Group and Orthodontics in Sheridan. Congratulations Dr. Raether. We also wanted to recognize our January “I’m a Big Deal Winner” Ryan Lucio who also is from River Point Dental Group [...]

On February 5th, 2010 – PDS affiliated offices participated in the American Dental Association® (ADA) “Give Kids a Smile®” event to raise awareness about the importance of oral health. Forty PDS-affiliated offices – in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs, United Way, local schools, churches and homeless shelters – provided a day of free [...]