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Jim Glidewell : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1736
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Jim Glidewell — the man he calls his idol, mentor, and the GOAT of crown and bridge — for a conversation nearly 1,800 episodes in the making. Jim traces his improbable path from a one-room Kentucky schoolhouse with a coal stove and no electricity, to...  Read More
Operational Efficiency in Dental Practice Needs Guardrails
Operational efficiency in dental practice is becoming more important as AI tools enter scheduling, intake forms, charting, imaging, claims, emails, reception, and patient communication. The promise is appealing: less repetitive work, faster documentation, cleaner information, and more time for the...  Read More
Let’s Talk Honestly About AI In Your Practice
Kiera is joined by Dr. Rania Saleh, founder of . And as always, thanks for listening. And we'll catch you next time on the Dental A Team Podcast.  Read More
Every Year You Wait to Start a Dental Practice... Could Cost You Millions. Let Us Explain!
Every Year You Collect a Paycheck as an Associate it Costs You Practice EquityThirty percent of production is all you keep as an associate, and that number never really grows unless you produce more in an office. Owners who run even a moderately efficient practice will capture an additional 10 to...  Read More
Dental Reviews Need a Real System
A new patient usually decides faster than most practices realize. They search online, compare a few offices, scan star ratings, read recent comments, and decide whether a practice feels trustworthy enough to call.Dental reviews can shape that decision before the team ever answers the phone.A...  Read More
Dental Office Systems Must Include Perio
Dental office systems should make periodontal care clearer, more consistent, and easier for patients to understand. In many practices, perio is still treated like a hygiene-only issue, even though the patient experience moves through the doctor, assistant, scheduler, treatment coordinator, billing...  Read More
Episode 52: Dr. Vajahat Yar Khan on AI Automation, DentTrack, and the Future of Independent Dental Practices
Can artificial intelligence help independent dentists remain independent?On Episode 52 of The Technology Evangelist Podcast, Dr. John Flucke welcomes Dr. Vajahat Yar Khan—a board-certified pediatric dentist, owner of twelve Houston-area practices, and founder of DentTrack—to discuss how AI is...  Read More
Don’t Be Scared to Talk Finances With Your Patients!
Kiera and Kristy share tips on having financial conversations with patients, including the type of mindset to adopt so it’s not so intimidating, key language to use to get everyone on the same page, the power of a litmus test, and more.Episode resources:. As always, thank you, Kristy. Thank you...  Read More
Dental Case Acceptance Without Money Fear
Dental case acceptance improves when financial conversations are treated as part of patient care, not a separate sales moment. Patients come to the practice because something matters to them, whether that is pain, function, confidence, health, appearance, timing, or avoiding a bigger problem...  Read More
Dental Leadership Coaching for Owners
Dental leadership coaching becomes important when a dentist owns the practice but still feels trapped inside daily decisions. The doctor may hold the title of owner, but the business still depends on that same person for schedule questions, team issues, approvals, vendor decisions, patient...  Read More
A dental virtual medical assistant is a remote professional who handles administrative and patient-facing tasks scheduling, insurance verification, patient intake, and phone coverage, without occupying a physical seat at the front desk. For practices facing rising staffing costs and chronic...  Read More
Automate the Busywork and Get Your Time Back
Tiff and Pam talk about the current intersection of technology in the practice, and how using and understanding AI as a tool for busywork means you can focus on the tasks that really need that human touch. They talk about why training AI could be just as critical as training humans, where to look...  Read More
Philippe Salah  : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1732
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Philippe Salah, a PhD-trained scientist with a lifelong passion for innovation in orthodontics. Philippe co-founded Harmony, a pioneering lingual orthodontics company, in 2007, before founding DentalMonitoring in 2013 — a company he still leads as CEO...  Read More
Dental Technology Is Not the System
Dental technology can save time, reduce administrative stress, and help practices make cleaner decisions. It can also create faster mistakes when the workflow underneath it is inaccurate, unclear, or unmanaged.That is where many practices get frustrated.A new AI tool, online scheduling platform,...  Read More
7 Ways to Reduce Taxable Income for High Earners
If you want to reduce taxable income as a high earner, the short answer is to stack several legal strategies instead of hunting for one magic move. That means maxing out every retirement account you qualify for, using a health savings account, running legitimate business deductions, investing in...  Read More
How To Drop ALL PPO Contracts in One Day
This Dentist Dropped Every Insurance Plan in One Day — Then His Collections Jumped From $950K to Nearly $1.7MThere is a sentence that makes a surprising number of dentists physically uncomfortable:“What if you dropped your PPOs?”Not negotiated them.Not reduced participation over five years.Not...  Read More
How Much Money To Retire At 50: Here’s The Real Math
Most calculators will tell you that to retire at 50, you need somewhere between 25 and 30 times your annual expenses saved up, so if you spend $144,000 a year, that’s roughly $3.6 million to $4.3 million sitting in your investment portfolio. That’s the real math, and it’s not wrong.But the number...  Read More
Episode 50: Dr. Jeremy Krell on Dental Venture Capital and Startup Innovation
Innovation in dentistry depends on more than great ideas—it requires funding, mentorship, and the right network to bring those ideas to market. In this milestone 50th episode of The Technology Evangelist Podcast, host Dr. John Flucke sits down with Dr. Jeremy Krell, founder of Revere Partners, the...  Read More
Are Your KPIs Lying To You?
Key performance indicators are fundamental to a successful practice. But what about their dark side? Kiera shares how to know whether those metrics are telling you the right information or not, including what a false sense of KPI security can look like, common mistakes when reviewing those numbers,...  Read More
Dental KPIs Need More Than Green Numbers
Dental KPIs can make a practice look healthy on paper while the owner still feels the pressure in the bank account, schedule, and team. Production may be up, collections may look strong, and new patients may be increasing, yet those numbers can still hide weak profit, growing AR, or future schedule...  Read More
Et tu, EBITDA?
EBITDA is not created equally.  Re-read until it sticks.In the practice valuation realm, most people rush to the “multiple” discussion without really discussing what exactly they are multiplying.  For doc-to-doc deals, revenue and Seller Discretionary Earnings (SDE) are common metrics.  Groups tend...  Read More
The Foolproof Way to Build Community Anywhere, Anytime
In this episode, Tiff and Nikki talk about a critical piece under the marketing umbrella: networking with people in your community across different “genres” of expertise. They discuss knowing your demographic, building a two-way street of referrals, leaning on your hobbies, and a ton more ways to...  Read More
Debt: A Burden or a Wealth Creation Tool?
By Director and Practice Integration Advisor Thomas Bodin, CFA, CFP®, TPCP® Every financial decision is ultimately a capital allocation decision.Whether paying down debt, contributing to a retirement plan, purchasing a practice, investing in technology, or increasing lifestyle spending, every...  Read More
Community-Led Dental Practice Growth
Dental practice growth is not always created by spending more on ads, mailers, or online campaigns. For many practices, the next layer of growth is already nearby, in local schools, neighboring businesses, referral partners, patient conversations, and community relationships that have not been...  Read More
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