Dental Business Radio
Dental Business Radio
"Dental Business Radio" covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O'Rourke and his guests cover industry trends, insights, success stories, and more in this wide-ranging show.
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Josh Roland, Centro Benefits Research
Host Patrick O’Rourke welcomed Josh Roland back to Dental Business Radio. Josh is Ancillary Consultant Market Leader with Centro Benefits Research and discussed with Patrick the need for ancillary benefits, disability plans, challenges faced by employers, brokers, and carriers, and much more. To...  Read More
Todd Gooden, The Solutions Team, Inc.
Todd Gooden, CEO of The Solutions Team, Inc. was behind the mic with host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss IT services and the business model he’s created to serve the dental industry. Todd also covered IT problems that can arise in a dental practice, cybersecurity, mitigating risk, why practices in...  Read More
Dr. Michael W. Davis, Smiles of Santa Fe
Dr. Michael W. Davis, owner of Smiles of Santa Fe and writer on the dental industry, joined host Patrick O’Rourke on this edition of Dental Business Radio. They discussed the recent passage of MLR in Massachusetts, dental insurance issues, the squeeze on providers, Dental Service Organizations,...  Read More
Point of Service Plans, with Patrick O’Rourke, Host of Dental Business Radio
Patrick O’Rourke, the host of Dental Business Radio, uses an automobile analogy to explain Point of Service Plans available to dental patients. To visit the show page, follow   Dental Business Radio covers the business side of dentistry. Host Patrick O’Rourke and his guests cover industry...  Read More
Pete Cousins, Summus Medical Laser
Pete Cousins, CCO at Summus Medical Laser, visited with host Patrick O’Rourke to talk about photobiomodulation and the uses for the medical laser. Pete discussed the depth and history of research, its efficacy across multiple health verticals, why more dental care providers should be aware of...  Read More
Dr. Terryl Propper, Endodontic Practice Partners
Dr Terryl Propper, Chief Dental Officer and Co-Founder of Endodontic Practice Partners, joined host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss EPP and its work. They are one of the first specialty dental support organizations for endodontists, run by endodontists, in the United States. Dr. Propper talked about...  Read More
Christine Taxin, Links2Success
Christine Taxin, Founder and President of Links2Success, was the guest on this episode of Dental Business Radio. She and host Patrick O’Rourke discussed medical billing in dental practices, Christine’s dental medical billing and coding training, some of the current issues in the field, the...  Read More
Gary Bird, SMC National
Gary Bird, Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of SMC National, and host Patrick O'Rourke discussed marketing and business culture. Gary talked extensively about being a leader, building culture as a leader, and then talked specifics about dental marketing. The conversation also covered the cost of...  Read More
Confidentiality Agreements in Dental Insurance Company Contracts, with Patrick O’Rourke, Host of Dental Business Radio
Patrick O’Rourke, the host of Dental Business Radio, addresses issues to be aware of when reviewing dental insurance company contracts. He mentions language in confidentiality agreements that has the potential to be a problem. Dental Business Radio is underwritten and presented by .  Read More
One Quick, Easy Way to Evaluate a Dental Insurance Company Contract, with Patrick O’Rourke, Host of Dental Business Radio
What’s one quick, uncomplicated way for a dental services provider to evaluate an insurance company contract? Dental Business Radio host Patrick O’Rourke suggests checking to see if there’s a non-disparagement provision, and if so, how one-sided in their favor it is. Dental Business Radio is...  Read More
Kevin Simpson, ARTHUR | MARSHALL Dental Search
Kevin Simpson, Chief Operating Officer for ARTHUR | MARSHALL Dental Search, joined host Patrick O’Rourke for a conversation about the dental search field. They discussed what’s in demand, why it’s so hard to hire associates, the impact of COVID on hiring, the advantages of working your network,...  Read More
Janet Hagerman, THE Case Acceptance Coach
Janet Hagerman, THE Case Acceptance Coach, speaker, author, and dental consultant, joined host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss strategies and tactics that dental practices can implement to increase case acceptance. She described a coordinated sales philosophy for practices, the use of “feel, felt,...  Read More
Jennifer Shelhouse, Dayton Dental Collaborative and Dayton Dental Solutions
Jennifer Shelhouse, Chief Strategy Officer at Dayton Dental Collaborative and Dayton Dental Solutions, joined Patrick O’Rourke in the studio to talk about the ways they are doing business which create differentiation. Jennifer discussed their culture, how they empower and support their team,...  Read More
Teresa Duncan, Odyssey Management, Inc.
Teresa Duncan, President of Odyssey Management, returned to the show to discuss dental insurance coverage and issues the employers may be facing. Teresa joined host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss covered changes in the market, challenges with the myriad of plan designs, PPO contracts, insurance...  Read More
Mary DiCarlo, OMS Foundation
Mary DiCarlo, Director of Development for the OMS Foundation, joined host Patrick O’Rourke on location from The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee to discuss the work of the Foundation. She mentioned recent research they are funding about identifying which patients can convalesce from third-molar...  Read More
William Barrett, Mandelbaum Barrett
William Barrett, CEO of Mandelbaum Barrett and author of , was Patrick O’Rourke’s guest on this edition of Dental Business Radio. He covered considerations for practice owners who are considering selling their practice to a DSO or creating a DSO themselves. Bill and Patrick also discussed getting...  Read More
Dr. Zach Powell, Georgia Dental Association and Powell Dentistry Group
Dr. Zach Powell, this year’s President of the Georgia Dental Association, joined host Patrick O’Rourke to talk about the GDA. Dr. Powell laid out the mission and initiatives of the GDA, discussed his recent travels all over the state to meet with members, and his commitment to dentistry as a...  Read More
Trevor Maurer and Zach Burger, OMS360
The headaches of managing an oral surgery practice are so severe that about 80% of dental school students surveyed do not want to own their own practice when they graduate. The HR function alone causes fits for oral surgeons who are not trained in managing a business. OMS360 CEO Trevor Maurer and...  Read More
Mark Johnson, StudentLoansRx
How do dental school graduates manage their student loan debt while building a practice? It’s a major problem, and it’s widespread. As investment professional Mark Johnson talked with dental school students and graduates, he found there was no organized support for their unique financial planning...  Read More
Tom Limoli, Limoli & Associates
If you’re a dental practice which accepts dental insurance, then, like it or not, you have financial partners in your business:  the insurance companies. Tom Limoli joined host Patrick O’Rourke on this episode to detail the mistakes he sees practices making in handling dental insurance, mistakes...  Read More
AAOMS 2021 Annual Meeting Preview, with Dr. B.D. Tiner, Karin Wittich, and Beth Hayson
Dr. B.D. Tiner, President of AAOMS, Karin Wittich, Executive Director, and Beth Hayson, Associate Executive Director of Continuing Education, Meetings & Exhibitions, were host Patrick O’Rourke’s special guests to preview the 2021 Annual Meeting of AAOMS set for Nashville, Tennessee beginning...  Read More
Lois Banta, Speaking Consulting Network
On this episode, host Patrick O’Rourke is joined by Lois Banta, CEO of Speaking Consulting Network. Lois shared the unique model of SCN that helps members learn to speak publicly and help other dental professionals.  She and Patrick also discussed dental best practices in billing and much more.  ...  Read More
Chris Sands, Pro-Fi 20/20 Dental CPAs
Chris Sands, Co-Founder of Pro-Fi 20/20 Dental CPAs, joined host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss their model of a genuine advisory relationship between a practice and their CPA. Chris explained why his experience in a dental practice led to his starting Pro-Fi 20/20, why some dental practices are...  Read More
Hootan Shahidi, CODE and DentFirst
Procedure coding, billing, and reimbursements are not a dentist’s favorite subjects, to say the least, yet successfully navigation of these issues is essential to the bottom-line health of the practice. Hootan Shahidi joins host Patrick O’Rourke on the show to discuss these issues and much more. ...  Read More
Georgia Dental Association: President Dr. Louvenia Annette Rainge, Rainge Family Dental, and President-Elect Dr. Zach Powell, Powell Dentistry Group
 discussed the work of GDA during the pandemic, the organization’s advocacy work, encouraging a new generation of dentists in Middle and South Georgia, and much more. You can find the show on all major podcast apps by searching "Dental Business Radio," or go to: . “Dental Business Radio” is...  Read More
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