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 #858: Deciphering Your True Overhead
Tiff and Dana share the Dental A Team method to understanding your practice’s true overhead, and how to budget to get that overhead to where you want it to be. Episode resources:   Read More
Episode #857: Tax Strategies to Prepare for an Associate Buy-In
Morgan Hamon returns to the podcast and Kiera dives deep with him. They focus on how owners/doctors can prepare their cash flow and tax planning for an associate buy-in, including the ideal time to execute, time horizon, three common frustrations and how to avoid them, and so much more. Episode...  Read More
Episode #856: Mid-Year Check-in: What’s Good and What Could Be Better?
We’re halfway through 2024! That means we’re halfway toward the goals made at the beginning of the year. In this episode, Kiera reminds listeners to prep for the end of the year now by touching base with the right people, and adjusting or pivoting where necessary. Episode resources:   Read More
Episode #850: Consider This When Buying/Maximizing a Practice
Kiera lists out exactly what doctors should be looking for when either buying a new practice or hoping to systematize their current one. Considerations such as:  What’s the AR? What procedures are being offered and is there room to add more? How is the team communication? How are supplies...  Read More
Episode #846: Unconventional Ways to Cut Costs In Your Practice
Kiera gives listeners tips that you can implement right now to start trimming the fat on practice costs and making more money. Suggested actions include reviewing your PnL monthly, buying discounted supplies, utilizing a productive schedule, and more. Episode resources:   Read More
Episode #844: Achieving Your Dream Dentistry Life
Kiera is joined by Dr. Jamin Houser of Castle Valley Dental in Colorado to talk about reaching that dream life! Dr. Houser has achieved a minimal work week while still being able to engage with all the aspects he loves about dentistry. He shares with Kiera what it took to get him to his idyllic...  Read More
Episode #838: How to Handle Friends and Family Asking for Discounts?
Just because dentistry is one of your talents doesn’t mean it’s not a worthwhile service. When it comes to friends and family asking for discounts or free treatment, it can get sticky if you’re not prepared. In this episode, Kiera gives three pointers to addressing when someone inevitably drops...  Read More
Episode #836: Everything You Need to Know About Selling to DSO. With Special Guest: Brannon Moncrief.
Get ready for a deep dive on DSOs.  Kiera is joined by Brannon Moncrief, principal and CEO of McLerran + Associates, an industry leader in dental practice sales and sell-side advisory for DSOs.  Basically, if you want insight about selling to a DSO, this episode is for you.  Kiera and Brannon...  Read More
Episode #833: Mastering Wealth and Wellness
Kiera touches on the best-of from this year’s Dental A-Team Summit, including: your relationship between your work life and personal life; increasing production or improving efficiency; facing the pain of change; building long-term wealth; and more. Episode resources:   Read More
Episode #824: The Art Of Hiring an A-Team
Sometimes, when it comes to hiring, you just get lucky. In this episode, Kiera talks about the art of hiring: the good, the bad, and the lessons that come from both. You’ll hear advice on…          How long you should wait to know if you’ve hired the right person               Why it’s important...  Read More
Episode #821: It’s Not Too Late to Gain Momentum in 2024
Can you say for certain that all of your practice’s ducks are in a row? Kiera’s here with an urgent suggestion to use momentum now to smooth out all the systems and teams in your office now to be ready for the inevitable unexpected moments. Dental A-Team’s  walks practices through monthly tasks to...  Read More
Episode #818: Hold Strong in a Tough Economy
Are you the master of your circumstances or the creator of your life? This question guides the episode as Kiera talks about how to stay strong and positive in a challenging economy. She talks about managing emotions, communicating with patients, and intelligently considering what to keep and what...  Read More
Episode #814: Should You Expand Your Practice?
Kiera shares two office autopsies, each who considered practice expansion and went about it in different ways. When considering whether to sell to a DSO or move to a bigger building or simply stay where you are, make sure you’re not doing so for the wrong reasons. Kiera explains what the right...  Read More
Episode #813: The Key to a Perfect Billing Department
Tiff and Dana are back with more leveling-up tips for your practices! They focus on the billing department, specifically the key ingredient to keep everything moving smoothly: calendars. Setting up a calendar to keep things on track will keep your cadence consistent — a must-do when it comes to...  Read More
Episode #812: Finding a Path Out of Burnout
Ryan Isaac is once again on the podcast! In this episode, he and Kiera discuss how impactful burnout can be, what the signs are, and how to overcome it. Also, both the Dental A-Team and Ryan’s Dentist Advisors have summits coming up! Get the details:          DAT Virtual Summit — , Friday, April...  Read More
Episode #811: The Blueprint Your Business Needs
Roadmaps for all the different aspects of businesses are really difficult to create. There’s a lot of room for error along the way. It’d sure be nice to have a ready-made business success cycle, plus the experts to help you over any hurdles that appear. Kiera talks in this episode about , and how...  Read More
Episode #808: Start Up Tips- Most Critical Systems in Any Start Up Practice
Kiera walks listeners through system success cycles for leadership and team members in a practice, and what the most critical systems are to have in place for start-up practices. Remember, the most important factor for system implementation is simplicity—Kiera explains how to keep things...  Read More
Epsiode #778: Supply and Demand — Are You Doing it Right?
Consultants Tiff and Denae address a top concern of many dental practices: supply budget and tracking. They break down their advice into four main points:          Counting your actual supplies               Figuring out a system               Ordering calendar               Avoiding overspending...  Read More
Episode #777: The Female Experience in Dentistry. With Victoria Hughes, CFP and Financial Advisor.
Kiera is joined by Victoria Hughes, CFP and financial advisor with Dentist Advisors, to talk about women in dentistry. They talk about challenges/trends in the field; financial health as women’s number one stressor; imposter syndrome; and perfectionism. They both share their own challenges and how...  Read More
Episode #773: How to Make Small Tweaks For Major Tax Breaks? With Derick Van Ness of Big Life Financial
Derick Van Ness of Big Life Financial is spilling more tax-related secrets, and just in time for the end of the year. He talks with Kiera about tax strategies you have and haven’t heard about, including tax-smart investments, when tax planning should start, and how to make dollars productive...  Read More
Episode #772: Dentists’ Most Common Billing Pitfalls. With Billing Expert, Shasta Clark.
Kiera is joined by dental billing expert Shasta Clark, of Paragon Dental Solutions. They talk about how billing is one of dentists’ biggest traps, and common pitfalls to keep an eye out for, including…           Inaccuracies with dual insurances               The only times to perform write-offs...  Read More
Episode #767: Increasing Profitability Hacks
Did you know that team members can be more profitable with accurate deep work time than just producing from the chair? In this episode, Kiera talks about intentional block scheduling for all positions in the office. She poses questions everyone needs to ask themselves, suggests amounts of time for...  Read More
Episode: #766: Throwback to Q4: Successful End-of-Year Benefits Tips! With Sarah O'Brien
Kiera is joined by Billing Extraordinaire Sarah O’Brien to talk about hot ticket end-of-year benefits! They discuss ways to get patients to use their benefits, being strategic with scheduling so things don’t become overwhelming, how to address those who’ve used up their benefits, and a whole lot...  Read More
Episode #764: Getting Real About Raises + Reviews
Popular end-of-the-year topics: raises and reviews for your team members. Kiera shares Dental A-Team’s approach for creating happier teams via feedback, rewards, and accountability. She talks about…          Best time for formal reviews and check-ins               How to set goals for the...  Read More
Episode #761: Dental Marketing Is Not One-Size-Fits-All. With Joshua Scott at Studio 8E8.
Kiera is joined by Josh Scott of Studio 8E8 to talk about marketing and the development of dental practices. Practices often underestimate the power of marketing budgets over the long term, and Josh gives advice on how not to fall short. He touches on:          Vetting marketing company options  ...  Read More
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