Hard as you may try to help your dental team members understand and appreciate your practice philosophy and vision, it sometimes becomes clear that there are gaps. One of the hidden benefits of inviting your team to create written systems is to seek and find any of these gaps...and then use them as opportunities for growth and development. When used in this way, the process of writing systems is like a giant barometer to help you find alignment, and perhaps certain areas that can benefit from some extra attention.