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 #729: Hire These Positions FIRST as a New Practice
This episode is responding to a listener request! Kiera talks about the first positions to hire for a new practice. She reviews the following:          What’s trainable and not trainable for a new hire               First team members to hire for cash flow               How to gain great talent...  Read More
Episode #725: Can Delegation Become a Form of Procrastination?
Part two of Kiera’s delegation episodes (). The art of delegation is complex enough that Kiera’s flipping the coin for those who already excel at delegation … enough for it to become a hindrance. Kiera ponders this question and urges listeners to engage in answering this question. Want to make...  Read More
Episode #728: No Practice Is Too Small To Have an Org Chart
An organizational chart! In this episode, Tiff and Dana talk about the numerous benefits that come out of establishing an org chart in your practice. This document will make it easier to on-board, re-train, bring about a sense of clarity for all positions, and more. The consultants touch on 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 #723: The Better Way to Run a Business. With Pierce Krol
Pierce Krol is back to follow up on the cliffhanger at the end of episode 720 (). He shares with Kiera the truths behind the other side of success — instilling healthy habits in your personal life. He gets real about his old self, a workaholic, and his new self, who’s happier, healthier, and more...  Read More
Episode #722: Integrating Laser: Can You? Should You?
Britt and Tiff discuss integrating laser bacteria reduction and other services into your practice. They touch on what to know beforehand (like is it permissible in your state), the importance of knowing the theories behind laser, and more. Episode resources: Reach out to Britt and Tiff:     Read More
Episode #721: Perfecting Perio Protocol
As offices are considering the remainder of 2023, Tiff and Brit are hearing a lot about perio protocol. In this episode, they touch on four important aspects when it comes to perfecting and initiating that protocol: the importance of perio protocol; who uses it; who makes it; and key standards to...  Read More
Episode #718: Making Success Manageable With Denae Black
Kiera is introducing the Dental A-Team’s latest consultant, Denae! Together, the two talk about Denae’s love for dentistry, her consulting strong-suits, how to make your goals manageable, having the right mindset to succeed, and a ton more. Episode resources: Reach out to Kiera and Denae:     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
Episode #716: Allow Yourself to Be YOU!
There’s a line between being authentic and professional, and in today’s episode Kiera talks about blending the two in your dental practice. She encourages listeners to bring some of themselves into the workplace, even just 1% to 2% more of who they are, to ramp up the human-to-human element. ...  Read More
Episode #715: Set Killer, Achievable Daily Goals
It’s another consultant takeover episode, this time with Tiff and Denae, who talk about goal production and how that affects your schedule. The pair touches on:          How to make scheduling to a daily goal not feel like numbers-only               How to go about setting daily goals            ...  Read More
Episode #714: How to Put Millions in Your Pocket
This episode is all about what billing correctly looks like. Kiera dives into tips for being the best stewards of your practice’s billing, including how to keep claims from getting stuck or denied, what to take out of accounts receivable, double-checking that provider, and more. Episode resources:...  Read More
Epsiode #713: Care For Your Business Like a Team Member With Ash Faizullah at Beyond Bitewings
Kiera is on the Beyond Bitewings podcast, joining host Ash Faizullah to talk about the business side of dentistry. The topics of conversation are maintaining consistency once established, systems to radically improve your business, and sifting through all the resources out there for the best ones...  Read More
Episode #711 The Four Agreements (in the Workplace)
Welcome back to Dental A-Team Book Club! In this episode, Kiera’s reviewing  by Don Miguel Ruiz. She talks about the themes touched on in this book and how they can shape each of us — personally and professionally. Episode resources: Reach out to Kiera:     Read More
Episode #710: More Purpose For Your Morning Huddles
In need of all-encompassing morning huddles? In this episode, Tiff and Britt provide tips on what the back office should be touching on each day, including outstanding treatment, patient-specific information, re-care opportunities, and more. Need a template to get started? Reach out to .  Episode...  Read More
#709: Chick-fil-A’s Secret Sauce in YOUR Practice with Chick-fil-A owner George Demetriades.
Kiera chats with Chick-fil-A owner and operator George Demetriades — and it’s all about applying the chain fast-food restaurant’s success into your dental practice. There’s a lot of gold packed into this episode, but some of the highlights include:          Creating realistic and attainable...  Read More
Episode #707: You Don’t Have to Work Insane Hours to Be Successful
Sometimes the right response to all the things the world demands of us is to do less, not more. In this episode, Kiera touches on giving ourselves time to repair — by doing less to create more. It’s all about intentionality, and Kiera describes just how that works. Episode resources: Reach out to...  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 #705: Are You Fueling the Energy of Your Company? With Josh Scott at S8E8
Josh Scott of Studio 8E8 is the star of this episode! He puts his marketing mind to work and discusses with Kiera the building of energy for a dental practice, and how to help translate that to current and future patients. Josh and Kiera talk about the following:          How to maintain...  Read More
Episode #704: What Should You Expect from Your CPA? With Morgan Hamon
CPA Morgan Hamon returns to the Dental A-Team podcast. In this episode, he and Kiera dive deep on smart steps for dental practices to take financially, including…          What businesses should expect from a CPA               How to prepare for tax day               Tax strategies for dentists  ...  Read More
Episode #703: What Practices Need to Know Right Now? With Josey Sewell at DEO.
Kiera is joined by Josey Sewell, partner at Dentist Entrepreneur Organization (DEO), to talk about how dental practices can recession-proof their practices right now. Josey touches on what leaders need to do first and foremost, predicts what the working model will look like over the next couple of...  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 #697: The Doc Who Hunkered Down and Got to Work
Kiera shares the story of what happened to a doctor who lost an office manager and hygienists and battled through disruptions. This episode is meant to inspire listeners to lean into their challenges; to hunker down and get to work. Episode resources: Reach out to Kiera:     Read More
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