Contact
- Griffin Dental
- drchrisgriffin@gmail.com
- 6628375116
- http://www.chrisgriffindds.com
Topics
- Built to Withstand: Crisis-Proof Your Practice and Protect Your Future
Additional Info
In dentistry, crises aren’t a matter of if — they’re a matter of when. Natural disasters, insurance cuts, corporate consolidation, staffing shortages, and supply chain disruptions can strike without warning. The difference between those who survive and those who thrive comes down to one thing: systems.
In this inspiring and highly practical session, Dr. Chris Griffin shares his personal journey of overcoming not one, but two devastating practice disasters — a 2009 flood that shut his office for weeks and a 2013 fire that destroyed his building and forced a 16-month relocation. Within just one month of reopening in 2014, his practice had returned to pre-fire production levels. The secret? Prepared, documented, and tested systems that ensured continuity, preserved independence, and accelerated recovery.
Attendees will learn Dr. Griffin’s “Built to Withstand” framework — a proven system for clinical independence, financial resilience, and operational continuity — that can be implemented in any practice. Whether facing a natural disaster or an economic shock, you’ll leave with the tools and confidence to protect your practice’s future, maintain control over your schedule and fees, and recover quickly when the unexpected happens.
If you want to safeguard your independence and build a dental practice that can weather any storm, this is the blueprint you’ve been looking for.
Learning Objectives
- Identify vulnerabilities in a dental practice that threaten survival during crises.
- Describe the role of systems in ensuring operational continuity.
- Apply strategies to expand in-house capabilities and reduce external dependencies.
- Implement revenue diversification methods, including membership plans.
- Develop a disaster preparedness and relocation plan.
- Use cross-training to maintain productivity during disruptions.
- Create a quarterly action plan to strengthen one key system.
- Maintain independence and control even in challenging market conditions.
