Dental A Team with Kiera Dent
Dental A Team with Kiera Dent
Dentists, this is your playbook for building a practice that THRIVES rather than just survives! If you're ready to scale, streamline, or simply want to lead like a CEO, we're here to support you with our strategies.
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Episode #758: Make Exams As Easy As Possible
Britt and Tiff focus on ways teams can streamline skills in 2024. This episode is all about standardizing exams, for one doctor or multiple. They talk about ideas to streamline, how to involve the right people in implementation, and more Episode resources:   Read More
Episode #757: Finally Make Ordering Supplies Easy. With Derek Flesher at Ordo.
Kiera is joined by Deren Flesher, co-founder of Modento, to talk about a brand new product: Ordo! Ordo is a procurement software to help practices manage and order supplies. It’s built by dentists and refined by team members, so you know you’re getting a tried-and-true product. Dr. Flesher talks...  Read More
Episode #756: Do You Want Dessert? Increase Your Case Acceptance By Using This Simple Method.
Are you asking the right questions of your patients at the right time (and with the right energy)? Kiera and Tiff explain how to increase your practice’s case acceptance by assuming the yes. They compare it to the waiter asking if you want dessert at a restaurant: There’s a right way to go about...  Read More
Episode #743: Birdseye View: Practical Application for Growth
Kiera shares what happens when the Dental A-Team comes to your practice — the prep before a consultant shows up, the assessment once boots are on the ground, and the implementations that can bring about a maximum gain with the least amount of effort. Episode resources: Reach out to Kiera:     Read More
Episode #735: This Is What It Takes to Improve Your Practice
Are you doing what’s necessary to take your business where it needs to go? In this episode, Kiera asks some challenging questions meant to inspire listeners to take a good, hard look at their dedication to the workplace. If you want your team to be made up of hard workers who believe in the...  Read More
Episode #727: WWDD (What Would the Doctor Do) Calibration
Consultants Tiff and Britt share more insight on what’s being talked about in practices across the country. This episode’s focus: solid co-diagnoses. Hygienists, when you’re chair-side, it’s time to start asking yourself what doctor would do, give the patient a heads up, and make recommendations to...  Read More
Episode #717: Accelerated Hygiene Do’s and Don’ts
DAT consultants Tiff and Denae discuss accelerated (or assisted) hygiene and how it’s helpful amid transitions taking place in offices across the country. Together, they touch on the do’s and don’ts of implementing and/or perfecting its use in your practice. Do:          Develop protocol          ...  Read More
Epsiode #712: The Immersion of A.I. in Dentistry With Mike Buckner at Pearl AI
Kiera is joined by Mike Buckner of Pearl to talk about artificial intelligence in dentistry. They discuss how AI works in conjunction with dentists, the fears people have over AI utilization, how to publicize your use of AI in your practice, and more. Then, they dive into how Pearl technology...  Read More
Episode #708: You Need to Standardize Your Rooms
Tiff and Britt are here to address the chaos circling dental practices lately. The consultants provide tips for freeing up brain space:                  Standardize your rooms                          Color-code operatories                          Schedule out quarterly ops checks         ...  Read More
Episode #706: How To Utilize EFDAs to Maximize Your Office
Consultants Tiff and Dana are talking about EFDAs, or expanded functions dental assistants, in this episode. They break down where EFDAs can be utilized, how to best employ them, a look at practices who use EFDAs well, and a whole lot more. Episode resources: Reach out to Tiff and Dana:     Read More
Episode #702: Calibrate New Docs and Hygienists Like a Boss
Tiff and Dana are talking about a shift they’re seeing in a lot of practices these days: Practices adding providers! The best way to bring on new folks means making sure everyone is on the page, and Tiff and Dana dive into proper calibration for both new doctors and new hygienists. On the hygienist...  Read More
Episode #700: Seven Ways to Go From Good to Great
The Dental A-Team podcast family has been together for 700 episodes, and Kiera’s here to celebrate it. She shares seven themes of podcast topics that have made dental practices go from good to great:          Billing basics               Overhead knowledge               White noise time          ...  Read More
Episode #699: Are You Diagnosing?
If your practice isn’t meeting monthly goals, it might be a sneaky factor as to why: You’re not diagnosing enough! Tiff and Dana explain how to go about tracking diagnoses, what numbers to aim for, timeline, and more. Episode resources: Reach out to Tiff and Dana:     Read More
Episode #696: Applying the Problem-Solution-Problem Approach
Britt and Tiff discuss how to present diagnosis information to patients in a clear and educational way with the problem-solution-problem approach (aka the Oreo cookie). Your patients don’t have to be scared by “problems,” but it is important to give them the right information in a manageable way —...  Read More
Episode #692: Schedule __% of Your Treatment in the Back Office
That’s 80%, folks. 80% of your treatment should be scheduled in the back office. Tiff and Dana talk all about scheduling in this episode — the importance, the successes that come, and how to go about implementing. Episode resources: Reach out to Tiff and Dana:     Read More
Episode #691: Tracking Case Acceptance Made Simple
Britt and Tiff talk about the areas critical to having the best case acceptance in your practice. Together, they break down…          Styles: dollar for dollar and one for one               What the best tracking programs are               Tips for follow-up               What information to...  Read More
#673: How To: 5-Star New Patient Exams
Consultants Tina and Tiff talk about how to nail a 5-star worthy new patient exam, including establishing a relationship, perfecting the hand-off, and building a system based on what works. Diagnoses can’t come before a relationship — that’s how to be worthy of those five stars. Episode resources: ...  Read More
Episode #664: Here’s How to Hire Dental Assistants ASAP
The dentistry world is still struggling to bounce back from the impacts that Covid-19 had on the industry — people resigning and schools not generating as many new workers. Kiera gives tips on how to find dental assistants for your practice quickly and effectively. Her suggestions include:       ...  Read More
Episode #662: How to Perform a Perfect Handoff?
It’s a consultant takeover! Tiff and Britt discuss the pluses of using route slips in your practice. Using a protocol for route slips will ramp up your office communications and help secure the trust of your patients. Consider the two following questions when using route slips:                   ...  Read More
Episode : #643: Making CE Actually FUN!
Kiera and Tiff are tuning in once more from the Rocky Mountain Dental Convention, fresh off three Dental A-Team events. Together, they reflect on how beneficial a) creating entertaining, powerful CE presentations, b) being willing to participate during those classes, and c) debriefing with your...  Read More
Episode : #642: 3 Benefits to Calibrating Exams
Brit and Dana are talking about the benefits of calibrating exams in a practice with multiple doctors. Specifically, they share three benefits for getting doctors, hygienists, and the hand-offs between them on the same page: Everyone speaks with more confidence Time is more efficiently utilized...  Read More
Episode : #630: A.I. in the Dental Space with Mike Buckner At Pearl
This episode is all about artificial intelligence in the world of dentistry. Kiera is joined by Mike Buckner to talk about Pearl, a company utilizing AI to perfect dental diagnoses. They walk through how to use the system (follow DAT on Instagram to watch Reels!), how the software works, and how...  Read More
Episode : #629: Do This During Downtime
Dana and Tiff provide tips and tricks for what to do when time moves slowly and there’s not a lot going on in your practice. In this episode, they talk about why it’s important to have a downtime list of tasks that’ll help move the business forward and approaches each department can take when there...  Read More
Episode : #615: Complete Your Ops Manual in 90 Days!
Kiera and Tiff quickly run through why it’s so important to have your ops manual current and relevant, and how the Dental A-Team can help you get there.  Read More
Episode : #614: Curse of the Missing Lab Cases
A tip for the clinical team! Does your practice have a process for keeping track of lab cases? Kiera walks through the following suggestions to make sure everything is buttoned up:          Establish a process for cases and all the moving parts               Establish a process for checking cases...  Read More
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