Dental A Team with Kiera Dent
Dental A Team with Kiera Dent
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067: Level 10 Meetings, Better than Cotton Candy-Anything
How much would you love to improve your business’s profitability by 43%? That’s what Kiera did after reading the book Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman. One of Mister Wickman’s tips? Have Level 10 meetings! Level 10 meetings mean your entire team is engaged and progressing — and...  Read More
066: Teaching Your Team to Flex
Today’s episode is a lovely dose of summer-lovin’ with Summer Kassmel! How can you establish a goal-oriented office? Kiera and Summer lay down their own tips, including Summer’s unique approach when her team almost-but-not-quite hit all four of their May goals. Instead of letting it slide, she...  Read More
065: This Dental Decision is MORE Important Than Who You Marry
Are you hungry for some Dental Nachos? Kiera virtually sits down with Paul Goodman and Ariel Meredith of Dental Nachos in this episode, and the group dives into the challenges facing new dentists when it comes to buying a practice. Dental school is four long years of good education, but there’s...  Read More
064: Multi-Tasking is a Lie
Does running a mile relate to running a business? It sure does! In this solo episode, Kiera gives tips on effectively managing your time, whether you’re a doctor or a team member. Spoiler alert: That means NOT whipping through emails and half-heartedly answering questions. Doctors, stop wasting...  Read More
063: A day in the life of a Dental Consultant—We are sharing our secrets
The number one trait consultants need to have is to…. Kiera and Tiffanie spill the beans in this episode on a day in the life of a consultant. The two discuss what their first impressions of being a consultant were, and how Kiera’s Dental Consulting is different from your Average Joe. Before Kiera...  Read More
062: Dental Nachos!
Kiera is fresh off a Dental Nachos event, and she’s sharing a big take-away: the differences between doctors and team members. Folks, it’s time to align perspectives once and for all — the right dental team helps a business grow and be more profitable.     A few steps to getting there:     Talk...  Read More
061: Battling Human Nature with Quarterly Team or Leadership Meetings
Mark and Kiera are reunited! In this episode, the two discuss quarterly calibration meetings for team members. Did you know human nature causes us to fall off track of our goals after 90 days? Quarterly meetings can help keep your office focused, especially when Kiera and Mark are involved and...  Read More
060: Six Ways to Have That Hard Conversation
Motivating people to do something they don’t want to do is hard. A listener requested Kiera discuss this topic, and she delivers, presenting six action items for talking to someone who doesn’t want to do his or her job.     Find out why     Clear expectations     Right seat, right office  ...  Read More
059: You’re Much More Likely to Succeed IF...
This car-casting episode is all about the benefits of having an accountability partner or coach. That’s right, someone who’s constantly in your corner, talking you through your struggles and wins. The first step is learning the difference between goals and intentions — which one is a raindrop,...  Read More
058: Building Your Social Media the Right Way
Among many other things, Dr. Desiree Yazdan is a social media ~pro~ when it comes to dentistry, and in this episode, she chats with Kiera about how she’s gained her 135K Instagram followers, what she might have done differently knowing what she knows now, and why bad news in the middle of her...  Read More
057: Digging for Gold (Car Cast!)
Kiera recently befriended an international-dentist-turned-American-dental-assistant, and asked her one question: What was her secret to being happy? The answer? Just be happy. As author Ryan Holiday puts it in his book , look for the gold underneath your obstacles. Here’s a nugget of gold Kiera dug...  Read More
056: Mini-Dentists Running Around
Kiera sits down with dental consulting extraordinaire Ashley Dorn at gate C-1 in the Phoenix airport to talk expanded functions dental assistants. Ashley, who’s been immersed in the dental world since the age of 17, drops solid gold with an occlusion tip (hint, minute mark 11:42), as well as the...  Read More
055: We Get What We Tolerate
What limiting beliefs are you living by? Kiera walks through the topic of growth, sharing a personal experience with one of the doctors she’s been coaching for the past few months. Now she’s sharing that message with you. Are you the best doctor? Office manager? Treatment coordinator, scheduler,...  Read More
054: Marketing: Give it Enough Time to Work, but Not Too Much to Destroy
Lauren Edvalson, CEO of Edvalson Marketing, shares a ~ton~ of marketing goodness in this episode. Her number one tip? Communication! That’s communication between the doctor and the marketing company, the doctor and the team, and the office and the community. How many times has your business written...  Read More
038: Managing Multiple Practices
Managing multiple practices doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Kiera lays out simple tips to follow in order to map your way to building several successful practices. First, everything starts with communication! Everyone needs to be consistently meeting in order to align the same goal for each...  Read More
037: MONDAY MORNING MASH-UP: Financial Policies- ARE YOU AFRAID OF REJECTION?
In this short, but juicy episode, Kiera gives practical advice about finances, treatment planning, and scheduling. She poses the question, “If dentistry was free, what would you recommend for treatment?” That is the ultimate goal: PROVIDING THE BEST CARE FOR PATIENTS! Therefore, Kiera encourages...  Read More
036: KPIs are Easier to IMPLEMENT than you Think!
Kiera is back with Dr. Summer Kassamel to discuss the implementation of KPIs. Dr. Summer encourages practice owners to not be afraid to change KPIs after 3 months in order to really focus on KPIs that will make a difference in the practice. KPIs will only work if your team understands the important...  Read More
035: Hygienists- Change Your Mindset, Change Your Production
Kiera and Paige dig deep into successful ways to make your practice successful by increasing hygiene productivity. So to all the dental hygienists out this, this one is for you! Hygiene is such an important part of overall oral health and plays a huge role in every dental practice. Kiera and Page...  Read More
034: MONDAY MORNING MASH-UP: Practice Makes Perfect - TREATMENT PLANS!
Kiera provides a simple role-play activity for your Monday Huddle! This week she discusses: “Presenting the Treatment Plan to your Patients.” She states that the doctor should quickly go through the plan with the patient giving a SPECIFIC DATE of when to see the patient for a follow-up and a...  Read More
033: How to Get PAID! Insurance tips with Donna Dinette
Kiera welcomes Donna Dinette who emphasizes the simplicity of getting a 97-98% return rate on your insurance claims! It is all about knowing what the insurance companies want as well as being sincere and confident when speaking with your patient. Kiera and Donna lay out useful instructions for...  Read More
032: Billing- How to Simplify for Maximum Returns
Kiera is joined by Sarah O’Bryan as the two dive right in to simple steps that better organize insurance and billing. Sarah explains that you can eliminate kickback error reports by first making sure you have correctly entered the subscriber information and having a system in which the office keeps...  Read More
031: Tracking Numbers- A Team's Perspective- Let's Put It All Out There
Kiera welcomes back Tiffanie Trader as they discuss the topic of “addressing the numbers” with the entire dental team. Sometimes it's hard to be "vulnerable" and share what your practice is producing without it feeling as if we are pushing production to increase a doctor's paycheck. Kiera and...  Read More
030: Route Slips- The Little Jewels in Your Practice!
Kiera is joined by Dr. George Hariri and Dr. Richard Low from the Shared Practices Podcast as they pick Kiera’s brain about Route Slips. What are route slips, why are they needed, and how necessary are they? Kiera explains that route slips create routines and checklists so team members are reminded...  Read More
029: Team Calibration- The Glue that Creates A-Teams
Kiera and Dr. Summer Kassamel are back together in a short, fact-filled episode discussing team calibration specifically dealing with treatment planning. They deep dive on what you say, how you say it, and when you say something to a patient can make or break the patient’s acceptability of the...  Read More
028: MONDAY MEETING MASH-UP : Hiring: Are You Hiding Your Dirty Laundry?
Kiera is back with Tiffanie Trader as they discuss the topic of hiring. Although it can be tempting to hire out of desperation, it is much easier to set the non-negotiable at the beginning of the interview. PAY, HOURS, and LOCATION all need to be discussed first so no time is wasted for either...  Read More
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