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Dental Nachos’ Dr. Paul Goodman on Dental Insurance, DSO’s, and Depression Today we are joined by Paul “Dr. Nacho” Goodman of the Infamous Dental Nachos to discuss Dental Insurance, DSO’s, Depression and much more! Dr. Paul Goodman is a practicing general dentist and the managing partner of a group practice along with his brother, Jeffrey, in Mercer County, NJ. Over the past ten years, Dr. Goodman has acquired three dental practices and has transformed his father’s general practice into a dental group that employs four general dentists, a specialist, and over twenty team members in two locations. Dr. Goodman gives expert advice on tackling the 3 D’s of Dentistry: Depression Dental Insurance Dental Service Organizations After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in 2002, Dr. Goodman pursued additional training at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. During his general practice residency and hospital fellowship at Albert Einstein Medical Center, Dr. Goodman had the fortunate opportunity to learn how to place and restore dental implants. His passion for teaching, speaking, and giving back to the dental community. Dr. Paul joined United Dental Brokers of America in 2016 (udba.biz) where he assists dentists with buying and selling.  Dr. Paul is also part of the Dental Amigos Podcast which shares valuable info on the business of dentistry (www.thedentalamigos.com). In 2017, he also founded the Facebook Group “Dental Nachos,” based on his love of helping and kindly annoying dentists. He also really loves nachos (www. Dentalnachos.com). In 2020, Dr. Goodman founded Dentist Job Connect, a company dedicated to matching job seekers with employers within the national dental community. Dr. Goodman lives in Center City, Philadelphia with his wife, Mary, and their two daughters, Daphne and Drew. They love all Philadelphia has to offer, especially the fantastic restaurant scene!   Want to learn more about Dental Nachos?Visit: www.DentalNachos.com Want to learn more about Omni Premier Marketing?Visit:  www.OmniPremier.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.DentalBrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.DentalBrief.com/Be-On-the-Show-Podcast-Guest

Dentistry's Evolving Landscape: Mobile Dentistry & Dental House-calls   Today we are joined by Dr. Ashleigh Maciejewski of AccommoDental to discuss Dental House-calls, Mobile Dentistry and Dentistry's Evolving Landscape! AccommoDental uses innovative mobile equipment to offer the following services in the comfort of your own home while you remain in your wheelchair, bed, or favorite recliner. AccommoDental is on a mission to deliver dental care across Western New York to patients who are best-served at home.  Every person needs oral care, yet traditional dental office settings cannot meet the individualized needs of every individual. People with limited mobility, cognitive impairment, emotional limitations, phobias, or special needs could benefit from a visiting dental professional suited to meet their needs.​ Dr. Maciejewski was born and raised in Buffalo and cares deeply for the patients of Western New York. She has experience treating patients in their homes, hospitals, long-term care facilities, private practices, and community health centers. Dr. Maciejewski is committed to improving access to dental care. Dr. Maciejewski is a graduate of Canisius College, UB School of Dental Medicine, and ECMC's residency program. She is a member of the Special Care Dental Association, Eighth District Dental Society, New York State Dental Association, and American Dental Association.   Want to learn more about AccommoDental?Visit: www.AccommoDental.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Roadmap to Resilience: SMILE Today we are joined by Dr. Menaca Pothalingam of Smile Leadership Academy to discuss Roadmap to Resilience: SMILE and much more! Menaca is a dentist, serial social entrepreneur, renowned leadership and resilience trainer, best-selling author, advocate for mental health and ambassador for women’s empowerment. Menaca is lovingly described as “the next Oprah” of Asia and can be seen on the BBC, IBC TAMIL, ILC Radio and her own talk show “Meet Menaca”. Her multi-award-winning leadership and resilience training programes, strategies and coaching, offered to healthcare professionals and teams result in measurable improvements for her clients – 20% increase in performance, 10% increase in profits, a reduction in absenteeism, an increase in staff satisfaction and reduction in costs by 10% is a common result. Having grown her own practice fivefold in just 10 years and having spent 25 years in the industry, she knows how to combine the invisible inner development and leadership strategies to guarantee an increase in performance, productivity and profit without stress and burnout. Want to learn more about Smile Leadership Academy?Visit: www.menaca.co Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Debunking Myths in Dental Ergonomics Today we are joined by Dr. Bethany Valachi of Posturedontics to discuss Debunking Myths in Dental Ergonomics and much more! In order to be effective, dental ergonomic & wellness education must be evidence-based and unbiased.  In this session, Dr. Valachi debunks common preconceptions about dental ergonomic health & wellness. The best dental equipment are the products advertised as ‘ergonomic’. Dentists should sit with thighs parallel to the floor. Dental professionals can best optimize their health by hiring a personal trainer. Dental loupes will help prevent pain & extend your career. Strength training is a good place to start in your path to a pain-free career. Dr. Bethany Valachi, PT, DPT, MS, CEAS is author of the book, “Practice Dentistry Pain-Free”, clinical instructor of ergonomics at OHSU School of Dentistry in Portland, OR and is recognized internationally as an expert in dental ergonomics. For over 20 years, Dr. Valachi has helped thousands of dental professionals prevent pain and extend their careers with her relevant, evidence-based dental ergonomic education.  She has published more than 80 articles in dental journals and offers dental ergonomic CE video training and webinars on her website at www.posturedontics.com.   Want to learn more about Posturedontics?Visit: www.posturedontics.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Dental Radiography:  Improving the Diagnostic Quality of Your Radiographs Today we are joined by Janet Simpson of DentalXrayCoach.com to discuss Dental Radiography, improving the diagnostic quality of your radiographs and much more! Obtaining quality radiographs would be easy if all our patients had big mouths, nice wide arches, high palettes, and straight teeth.  However, we often have crowded arches, malposed and rotated teeth, touching gag reflexes, pushy tongues, chubby cheeks, and patients who tend to be exasperated or uncooperative.   To make things even more difficult the wired sensors are smaller, harder, bulkier, more uncomfortable than film and black or dark blue.  To top it off dental assistants that have been trained on the job "learned" to take dental X-rays in one weekend.  They were never taught the secrets of shadow casting, or bisecting.   My mission is to help.    I've been a speaker, but would like to focus more of my attention to in person coaching. My co-worker Darlene is an RDAEF with over 40 years in dentistry.  She and I want to spend more time in dental offices coaching dental assistants in all aspects of their job. Janet Simpson, is a registered dental assistant in San Diego California.  She began her career in 1989 working in general and pediatric dental offices, but found her niche in education.  Currently, she is a speaker, consultant and owner of Dental Fundamentals Continuing Education.   she enjoys her roles as dental assistant, dental assisting instructor, clinic coordinator, and team trainer.  She has presented "Rad Refresher" at the California Dental Association CDA presents multiple times, as well as smaller meetings and various study clubs.  She is also an experienced trainer in regulatory compliance and California infection control requirements.    Mrs. Simpson’s vision for her training company, Dental Fundamentals C.E., is to study challenges, uncover solutions, and connect the learner to increased knowledge and skill.  Because over 50% of  all the dental assistants in the state of California have been trained on the job, providing access to quality education is one of her highest objectives.  Her goal is to provide access to information that many training programs did not have time to present and to remove the barriers to professional growth.   Janet has been recognized as an exemplary online instructor by San Diego Mesa College where she worked as an adjunct instructor for 5 years.   Her online courses can be found at www.dentalxraycoach.com Janet is passionate about supporting the underserved.  She enjoys her work as Clinic Coordinator of Cura Smiles Dental Clinic, where she facilitates volunteers providing pro bono oral healthcare to those in need in the heart of San Diego.   Cura Smiles was recognized as Oral Health Champion for San Diego County in 2021.  Want to learn more about Dental X-ray Coach?Visit: www.DentalXrayCoach.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Teledentistry Support Organizations in Modern Dentistry Today we are joined by Dr. Vilas Sastry of Teledentistry.com to discuss Teledentistry in modern dental practices and much more!  Thank you for taking the time to read about me. I have been in the dental industry for over 20 years and have had the privilege of helping thousands of patients.Through my experiences with them, I have been able to find solutions to several of their issues ranging from actual dental care needs to the more complex financial and technological barriers that we must all navigate as health care providers.From 2006-2017, as Chief Executive Officer of Aces Dental, I led a team of dentists to provide real world dental services in the Las Vegas area. Concurrently from 2007-2016 as CEO of Health Networks of America, I grew a dental insurance brokerage firm from scratch to a multimillion-dollar operation spanning over 3000 dental offices nationwide. I have gained industry insight from both the dental practitioner’s perspective and that of the insurance companies I worked with.This has allowed me to create solutions that help dental practices, dental insurance, and most importantly the patients we serve. Today as CEO of Teledentistry.com, these previous experiences have led to the creation of a unique business model that bridges decades of experience in patient care, dentistry, technology and insurance. Please visit our company page www.teledentistry.com to learn more. Want to learn more about Teledentistry?Visit: www.Teledentistry.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

START-UP or BUY an Existing Dental Practice? Today we are joined by Dr. Antigone Skoulas to discuss choosing a START-UP or BUYING an Existing Dental Practice and much more! Dr. Antigone Skoulas has a deeply engrained passion for helping people. She has the desire to serve beyond her current patients as a clinician, and rather impact the community holistically. Her well-rounded and unique education at UCLA (BS), University of Pacific (DDS), and Pepperdine (MBA) set her up for success in each of her future appointments and roles. She began a start-up dental practice from scratch in the financial district of San Francisco six years ago. Three years ago, she purchased and merged into an existing practice in Union Square where she is currently full-time. She provides her patients with the highest standard of care, always advancing in her clinical technique and education. She is on the path to be a Kois Graduate, accredited with the AACD, and a fellow of the AGD hopefully within the next two year. Her clinical passions include porcelain veneers, the art of composite, adhesive dentistry, CAD/CAM design with digital workflow, and full mouth reconstructive cases. She loves building her portfolio through beautiful photography. Dr. Skoulas has shined in the industry as a bright and talented leader. She was selected as the Vice Chair of the highly competitive California Dental Association New Dentist Committee. In addition, she held a role as a delegate to the CDA House of Delegates representing Los Angeles. During her 3-year tenure, she contributed significant amount of time and effort to creating progressive impact on many key issues. These positions allowed her to voice her opinion on policy changes that would affect the dental industry as a whole. Her input helped in reformatting the dental board examinations nationally, modifying the licensure examination to the option of portfolio testing, advancing the creation of a mid-level provider in oral healthcare, as well as providing input on changes in dental insurance for patients through Covered California. Her passion to stay informed and impact change and progress in her industry and healthcare are very clear to everyone she touches. Her creativity is evident as she always goes above and beyond each of her obligations in order to provide progress for future generations and raise the bar in everything that she does. Want to learn more about Dr. Antigone Skoulas?Visit: www.SkoulasDDS.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Digital Imaging and CAD/CAM for Dental Restorations Today, Dr. Charles Samaras, DMD discusses Digital Imaging and CAD/CAM for Dental Restorations and much more! Dr Samaras is a graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and has practiced Dentistry for 40 years. For 9 years he served on the faculty at Tufts Dental as The Director of Practice Management and Associate Clinical Professor. He is a fellow of the American College of Dentists and The International College of Dentists. Dr Samaras has authored over 50 articles appearing in several dental publications such as Inside Dentistry, Dental Economics, Dental Money Digest and Dental Product Shopper. Dr Samaras has lectured nationally and internationally on Dental Technology, Digital Dentistry, Practice Management and Creating the Raving Fan Practice. His mission statement is to “Practice Smarter Not Harder to Provide Clinical Excellence and Excellence of Service.” Want to learn more about Dr. Charles Samaras?Visit: www.samarasondentistry.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Say YES to the Treatment Plan Today, Alicia Flynn, RDH covers getting your dental patients to say yes to the treatment plan and much more! Alicia Flynn is the CEO and founder of Increda-dental.com. She has had the opportunity to work in many different states while her husband was in the military from Oregon to Indiana. The one item that was consistent in each practice, was that the practice owner was struggling and fighting many different fronts: staffing, treatment plan acceptance to communication. What I learned was that each office has its victories as well as its challenges.  With over 25 years of experience ranging from a hygienist, dental assistant, manager, scheduler, and insurance coordinator.  Each of us desires more than we currently have, this can range from personal impact in the community to finances and a multiple of items in-between. Alicia focuses on her passion of helping dentists to have increased balance in their practice and their lives. Increda-dental’s mission is to help dentists achieve the maximum success and efficiency without the stress. The experience I have gained has given me a strong understanding of many diverse techniques that will move your practice forward. At Increda-dental, we want your business to become the practice that you dreamed about when you first started on your career path. Our goal at Increda-dental is to assist you in growing your practice and recognize which steps will make the best impact. Want to learn more about Increda-dental?Visit: www.Increda-Dental.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

 Digital Dentistry in 2022 & Beyond Today, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny covers Digital Dentistry in 2022 & Beyond, and how Digital Dentistry will affect the Dental Industry going forward. Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny is a global leader in digital dentistry and intra-oral scanners, carrying out lectures as a KOL for many companies and industry. He is one of the few in the world who owns and has tested all mainstream scanners and CAD/CAM systems in his clinic. Dr. Ahmad is also the Director of The Institute of Digital Dentistry (iDD), a world-leading digital dentistry education provider with a mission to ensure dentists globally have easy and affordable access to the best digital dentistry training possible Want to learn more about The Institute of Digital Dentistry?Visit: www.instituteofdigitaldentistry.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  www.dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: www.dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Becoming More Efficient, Productive, and Less Stressed Today, Dr. Eric Block covers "Becoming More Efficient, Productive, and Less Stressed" and much more! Dr. Eric Block DMD, CAGS, FICOI, is a full-time practicing dentist in Acton, Massachusetts, an author, influencer, speaker, podcaster, blogger, certified life coach, key opinion leader, husband, and father of two kids. He is chairman of the Massachusetts Dental Society Member Communication and member of the Health and Wellness task force committees. He is on a mission to help dental professionals overcome self doubt, stress, and burnout. Dr. Block has written numerous articles on the subject and authored his first book titled “The stress-free dentist: Overcome burnout and start loving dentistry again.” He addresses the mental illness epidemic among dentists with a solution-focused approach that relies heavily on peer support. His book, “The Stress-Free Dentist: Overcome burnout and start loving dentistry again", is available on www.TheStressFreeDentist.com and Amazon. He is admin of the iLoveDentistry Facebook group and the founder and CEO of the digital marketplace www.DealsforDentists.com and interviews dentists and vendors on The Deals for Dentists Podcast. See episode #2 featuring Dr. Howard Farran. Dr. Block also has a weekly “Live with Blocky” Facebook live series. Dental professionals! You’re not alone anymore. Your health and happiness matter and Dr. Eric Block is here to help. Here’s a video to see what he’s all about. Dr. Eric Block also recently had his first “Get Stress-Free Dentistry Summit”, which took place in October of 2021 in Hollywood beach, Fl. Want to learn more about The Stress Free Dentist?Visit: TheStressFreeDentist.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

How Doctors can MAXIMIZE the Value of Their Practice Today, Dr. Khouri covers "How Doctors can MAXIMIZE the Value of Their Practice" and much more! Dr. Ray Khouri is a visionary business leader and doctor who founded highly successful Dental Services Organizations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and now the U.S. Dr. Khouri's focus is helping doctors accelerate the growth of their practice with complete autonomy and control of their destiny. Dr. Khouri launched and sold Dental Corp. of Australia and New Zealand to Bupa Dental Corp. – now the largest dental network in both countries – for $600 million 2013. He replicated the model in Canada, where Dental Corp. was launched and sold for $400 million to Canada’s pension fund. The company was subsequently sold to the private equity firm L Catterton for $1.6 billion in 2019 and today is listed on Canada’s stock exchange.  Dr. Khouri’s passion is empowering doctors to monetize the value of their practice. He earned a Bachelor degree in Dental Surgery from the University of Sydney. He also attended Harvard Business School to participate in the Disruptive Strategy by Clayton Christensen and is a Master of Neuro Linguistic Programming. Want to learn more about United Dental Corporation?Visit: UDC.Dental Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Do You Know Who Your Customer Is and How to Serve Them? Emmet Scott is not a dentist. But he is a dental industry disrupter, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Community Dental Partners (CDP), including its wildly popular Smile Magic Family Dental brand. Alongside his partner, who is also his best-friend-since-childhood Dr. Chad Evans, he has grown what began as a vision to do dentistry differently while also taking care of the underserved into a multi-million dollar (and rapidly growing) company. Emmet’s work in the dental industry began in 2010 with his first dental brainchild, Smile Magic, which delivers a Disney-like experience to the families the offices serve, complete with storybook themes, gold coins, a movie theater, and lobby play gym. In 2012, Emmet co-founded Community Dental Partners. A dental support organization that allows dental partner practices to use their proven business resources, support, and experience to run and scale their own companies successfully. This parent company now supports its original Smile Magic brand and over 70 other additional dental partner practices and is regularly expanding. An engaging and celebrated leader, Emmet is dedicated to changing the way the dental industry runs from the inside out. He is widely respected by his peers and serves as the newly elected President of the Association of Dental Support Organizations. Emmet is also the host of the DSO Secrets podcast focused on the group dental industry he serves. Emmet lives in Texas with his wife and six children, all redheads. When not working, he enjoys reading business and leadership books, watching TED talks, and playing racquetball. He is fluent in American Sign Language and worked with deaf students in California and Arizona as part of a church missionary program. He graduated from Brigham Young University in accounting. Most potential customers don't understand the value of your Practice, but they do understand the Pain. This illustrates the importance of understanding who your customers are and how to serve them. Listen to find out all of Mr. Scott's advice. Purchase Emmet Scotts' Book Below:DSO Secrets: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Dental EmpireWant to learn more about Community Dental Partners?Visit: CommunityDentalPartners.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Preventing Burnout: Post-COVID Sustainable Dental Practice Strategies  Today Dr. Patel joins us to discuss strategies for Preventing Burnout. This time has been particularly challenging for dental practices post-COVID. Dr. Ravi Patel presents multiple strategies to continue to operate your dental practice smoothly, navigate staffing issues, and overall prevent burn out. Dr. Ravi Patel completed his undergraduate studies at Indiana University. He later earned his Masters in Biology from Purdue University. He earned his Doctorate Degree from Nova Southeastern University's College of Dental Medicine. Dr. Patel truly enjoys taking continuing education courses to refine his clinical skills and implementing what he learns at his dental practice in Buford. This experience has allowed Dr. Patel to develop a deep understanding of both the clinical and operational aspects that are necessary to own and operate a dental office. Blueprint Smiles Dental Group is a new-wave dental group that is here to support your private practice, create a world-class patient experience, and encourage innovation. Blue Print Smiles takes care of all the parts of running a dental practice that you don’t want to deal with anymore.Business operations, marketing, legal, technical support, accounting. Their goal is to streamline, simplify, and give you back those nights and weekends to spend with your loved ones. In his free time, Dr. Patel enjoys spending time with his wife Monica and his two children.Want to learn more about Blueprint Smiles Dental Group?Visit: BluePrintSmiles.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Pros and Cons: PPO vs Fee For Service Dr. Tuan Pham maintains a general private practice in Austin, TX. He practices 4 days a week seeing an average of 4 doctor patients a day and has an office production of 1.3 million a year. He is the creator Dental Maverick, a training series focused on mastering communication, leadership and management skills. He is also the host of Dental Maverick Summit which is a live CE event focused on the business aspects of dentistry. Today Dr. Pham joins us to discuss Pros and Cons: PPO or Fee For Service for your Dental Practice? Dr. Pham has three highly rated books on Amazon: 1. Success, Profitability and Destiny Begins with you2. Dental Systems Manual3. Dental Q&A He has had research published on the cover of Compendium (July 2007 Vol. 28 No. 7) and was on the cover of Dental Town magazine October 2017 edition.In addition, he and has been on numerous podcasts including: Dental Town with Howard Farran, The Relentless Dentist, Dental Practice Heroes and many more. On Dental Town, he is among the top 5 followed among 235,000 registered users. In his free time, he spends time with his lovely wife Kristin, new daughter Asher and soon to be soon Oliver, walks his dogs, goes fly fishing and drinks beer while watching college football.  Want to learn more about The Dental Maverick?Visit: DentalMaverick.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Ukraine Refugee Crisis: Calling all Dentists for Virtual Care Clinic The Ukraine Refugee Virtual Clinic is a Global effort to link licensed physicians for Telehealth services to Ukrainian Refugees who have fled the War in Ukraine. Dentists in Poland have set up a network of practices that are offering free urgent dental care to refugees from the War in Ukraine. There are now more than a million refugees. Poland, because of its proximity to Ukraine, already has 505,000, with more on the way.Today, Dr. Richard Simpson of Holland Healthcare, discusses the Ukraine Refugee Virtual Clinic and recruiting much needed dentists and licensed physicians to aid in the War in Ukraines' Refugees.Dr. Richard Simpson is a Pediatric Dentist practicing in Alabama, and is the chief clinical officer at Holland Health Care. He has been involved with national and state advocacy groups to improve oral health.Dr. Simpson has become very active in past few years on Linked-in. He now focuses on cross sector networking and leveraging contacts in the TeleDentistry and TeleHealth fields. Almost 50 dentists so far are offering care to Ukrainians.We are urgently in need of more Physicians that can speak Polish or Russian. If you are interested in participating in our efforts, Learn More about https://dentysciukrainie.pl Want to learn more about Volunteering?Visit: https://dentysciukrainie.pl/Want to learn more about Holland Healthcare?Visit: hollandhealthcareinc.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Match Elevated Patient Experience with Dental Practice Culture Dr. Carolyn Brown, DDS, MEd is the Chief Strategic Officer & Co-Founder of DifferentKind, the first enterprise dental software that unleashes healthcare insights on the patient experience and quality improvement approaches for dental offices. She holds a Dental degree, a Master’s degree in Education, a Certificate in Dental Education and is the only dentist to complete a certificate in Value-Based Care from The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Dr. Brown is a nationally recognized thought leader, consultant to dental companies on the topics of innovation, value-based transformation, and medical-dental integration. Want to learn more about Different Kind, Inc.?Visit: www.differentkind.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Yomi: Worlds 1ST Robotic Assisted Surgical Platform for the Dental Field Today we are joined by Michael Palahach of Neocis, the first dental robotics company. Neocis is committed to enhancing dental surgeons’ capabilities and advancing patient care.  Robot-assisted surgery is fast becoming a standard of care across surgical disciplines, offering unprecedented improvements in: Procedure Planning Augmented Anatomical Visualization Haptic Guided Surgery Over a million patients a year are treated using robotic surgery, across multiple medical disciplines.   Today, Yomi is the first and only robotic device for dental surgery commercially available in the United States and is in clinical use with leading dental surgeons who share the goal of establishing Yomi as the new standard of care for dental implants.Yomi's robotic technology has the potential to change the world of dental & oral surgery forever. Yomi is now being used at leading dental schools to help train the next generation of implant dentists with the latest in robotic technology. Yomi robotics can be found at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine – one of the most progressive and digitally focused dental programs, as well as the University of West Virginia’s dental school.In addition, our founder, Alon Mozes, is now a proud partner of Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and sits on their Board of Directors Want to learn more about Neocis?Visit: Neocis.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Dental Patient Behaviors: Do Small Things with Great Love Elizabeth is a Dental Hygienist and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist. Today she joins us to discuss the topic of "Dental Patient Behaviors: Do Small Things with Great Love".She has been in clinical practice for 33 years. She has advocated for fearful Dental Patient Behaviors her whole career. Understanding airway dysfunction fueled her zeal to be helpful to patients and professionals. Her message to patients: You are not bad, you are trying to breath. Her message to professionals: These patients that irritate you, they are trying to breath and have been shamed repeatedly by our profession. Thy need help, not contempt. Beth lives in Upstate NY with her husband, Michael. She has a daughter, KellyAnn. She is a published writer. She is a professional singer, actress and voice actress. Her dental talks are entertaining and educational. Want to learn more about the Dentadiva?Visit: Serdentity.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest

Maximizing results from your Dental Marketing Efforts Dr. Christopher Phelps is an entrepreneur, general dentist, and an amazon best-selling author of the book, Grow Your Dental Membership Plan.  He currently practices in Charlotte, NC and is the host of the Dental Slang podcast. Today Dr. Phelps covers Maximizing results from your Dental Marketing Efforts. He is the founder and president of Golden Goose Scheduling, The Phelps Institute and Dental Membership Direct.  Golden Goose Scheduling helps practices answer and schedule more new patient calls while reactivating patients who are overdue for hygiene care.    The Phelps Institute was founded to train Dentists in both the clinical and business aspects of running their practice. At Dental Membership Direct, he helps offices create, implement and grow their own in-house dental membership plan. Dr. Phelps is a certified Kolbe Trainer and is also an expert in the science of ethical influence and persuasion having received his Cialdini Method Certified Trainer (CMCT) certification under acclaimed behavioral scientist, Dr. Robert Cialdini.   In 2016 and 2018, Dr. Phelps was nominated by his dental colleagues and selected the top honor as the Doctor's Choice National Dental Award winner.   Due to his high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, in 2020, he was recognized by the Global Summits Institute as being one of the Top 100 Dentists in the World. Want to learn more about The Phelps Institute?Visit: ThePhelpsInstitute.com Want to Listen to all of The Dental Brief Episodes?Visit:  dentalbrief.com Want to be on the Podcast?Visit: dentalbrief.com/be-on-the-show-podcast-guest