January - LVI Visions

Everything
you learn in
your education
makes you
a better
professional.
benefits as well, just not enough time
to talk about them.
Everything you learn in your education
makes you a better professional.
When you are successful and
happy at work you are better at home
as well.
These results we see over
and over again:
You will be able to do in three days
what you used to do in four, leaving
you with more time to spend at home
with your family. Your technique is
improved and you are more prepared
and equipped. Your systems are in
place. Your confidence is huge.
You have a more financially profitable
practice, but more importantly,
one you enjoy. Ask others – they will
share with you how they used to run
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from room to room and not have
enough time to return a phone call.
At the end of the day all the stress
and chaos does not reflect in the
amount of money collected. Although
discouraging, do not stress
yourself out at work all day long and
go home worn out and in a bad
mood. This is not fair to yourself and
your family. There is absolutely no
reason to have something come into
your office that you feel you can not
handle. A great continuing education
program can teach you to do it faster,
more efficiently and more productively.
That is what being educated is
all about.
You will be a better parent and
spouse. How does this relate to my
dental education? When you care
enough about your patients to give
them the best, this will carry over to
your family. They are the reason you
go to work. Do not become better educated
for yourself, do it for your
family. They will love you for it.
They will not love you for being
away while you are learning, but in
the long run, you will be their blessing.
Ask me how I know.
I have seven children, two dogs,
two offices, twenty-one team members,
college tuitions (that is plural),
private school tuitions, car payments,
house payments, football practices,
tennis practice, gymnastics, and a
great wife at home who is on board
with it all. So if we can make it all
possible working three to three and
one half days a week, I know you can
too. Stop making excuses an obstacle
to making yourself happy and fulfilled.
Get on board. Get educated.
Open your mind!
Randy Jones, DMD, LVIM
Randy Jones attended Clemson
University majoring in biochemistry
with a minor in psychology.
After graduating Cum Laude in
1980, he attended the Medical
University of South Carolina
where he obtained his dental degree
(DMD) with honors.
Upon graduation from dental
school in 1984, he established two
dental practices, one in Summerville
and the other in Johns Island,
SC. Both practices focus on
Aesthetic and Neuromuscular
Dentistry with an emphasis on oldfashioned
care and compassion,
along with the latest advanced
technology utilizing the highest
quality materials available.
He is a member of the ADA,
The SCDA, The ImageCD, The
IACA, as well as many other
smaller localized dental societies.
He is a graduate of and clinical
instructor at LVI and on the board
of directors for The IACA.
He consults for various dental
labs and is on the think tank for
New Dental Products for 3m.