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034: MONDAY MORNING MASH-UP: Practice Makes Perfect - TREATMENT PLANS!
Kiera provides a simple role-play activity for your Monday Huddle! This week she discusses: “Presenting the Treatment Plan to your Patients.” She states that the doctor should quickly go through the plan with the patient giving a SPECIFIC DATE of when to see the patient for a follow-up and a...  Read More
033: How to Get PAID! Insurance tips with Donna Dinette
Kiera welcomes Donna Dinette who emphasizes the simplicity of getting a 97-98% return rate on your insurance claims! It is all about knowing what the insurance companies want as well as being sincere and confident when speaking with your patient. Kiera and Donna lay out useful instructions for...  Read More
032: Billing- How to Simplify for Maximum Returns
Kiera is joined by Sarah O’Bryan as the two dive right in to simple steps that better organize insurance and billing. Sarah explains that you can eliminate kickback error reports by first making sure you have correctly entered the subscriber information and having a system in which the office keeps...  Read More
031: Tracking Numbers- A Team's Perspective- Let's Put It All Out There
Kiera welcomes back Tiffanie Trader as they discuss the topic of “addressing the numbers” with the entire dental team. Sometimes it's hard to be "vulnerable" and share what your practice is producing without it feeling as if we are pushing production to increase a doctor's paycheck. Kiera and...  Read More
030: Route Slips- The Little Jewels in Your Practice!
Kiera is joined by Dr. George Hariri and Dr. Richard Low from the Shared Practices Podcast as they pick Kiera’s brain about Route Slips. What are route slips, why are they needed, and how necessary are they? Kiera explains that route slips create routines and checklists so team members are reminded...  Read More
029: Team Calibration- The Glue that Creates A-Teams
Kiera and Dr. Summer Kassamel are back together in a short, fact-filled episode discussing team calibration specifically dealing with treatment planning. They deep dive on what you say, how you say it, and when you say something to a patient can make or break the patient’s acceptability of the...  Read More
028: MONDAY MEETING MASH-UP : Hiring: Are You Hiding Your Dirty Laundry?
Kiera is back with Tiffanie Trader as they discuss the topic of hiring. Although it can be tempting to hire out of desperation, it is much easier to set the non-negotiable at the beginning of the interview. PAY, HOURS, and LOCATION all need to be discussed first so no time is wasted for either...  Read More
027: Office Manager Takeaways with Brenda Miller
Kiera welcomes Brenda Miller to the podcast for an episode surrounding office managers, business leadership, and consulting. Kiera was in Brenda's three offices and decided it would be fun to take the listeners "behind the scenes" of in-office consulting. Brenda examines her unconventional, yet...  Read More
026: Why are mentors important?
Dr. Mark Costes and Kiera Dent are back together again in this quick episode discussing the importance of mentorship. Mentorship has been and continues to be an impactful role in both their personal and business lives. As they each discuss the mentors they have, it becomes clear that mentorship can...  Read More
025: This! You Don’t Want To Miss!
THE SECRET IS OUT AND YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS! In this week's episode, Kiera and Mark are joined by Mark's partner, performance coach and the black belt coach of DSI, Alastair Macdonald. Are you a frustrated dentist? Are you flatlining or declining? Is your practice a success and you just need...  Read More
024: CarCast with Grady- Future Dentists in the Making
In today’s episode, Kiera is joined by Grady, a first year dental student at Creighton University. Kiera and Grady each discuss useful tips that dental students, dentists and team members alike can implement NOW in their training that will be extremely beneficial. Some topics they discuss include: ...  Read More
023: Dental Assistants- Let's LEVEL UP
Kiera and Mark are back together again for an episode dedicated to DENTAL ASSISTANTS! Do you ever wonder what you can do as a dental assistant to improve in meeting your dentist’s expectations? Kiera and Mark discuss multiple ways to not only strengthen communication with the dentist, but also to...  Read More
022: Monday Morning Meeting Mash-Up: You Think Role Playing is Dumb
Kiera Dent welcomes Tiffanie Trader back on another episode of the Dental A-Team Podcast. The two convey the importance of “role play” in retraining one’s subconscious in order to feel more comfortable speaking to patients in uncomfortable situations. When using “role play” as a training guide, you...  Read More
What Your Practice’s Employees Should Know About the CARES Act
Mike McAninch is a Practice Integration Advisor with , where he specializes in helping dentists connect their money and their values to realize their most important financial goals. Things are likely going to be TOUGH for your team. Among all their concerns related the current global pandemic,...  Read More
First Financial Steps Following a COVID-19 Practice Closure
Mike McAninch is a Practice Integration Advisor with , where he specializes in helping dentists connect their money and their values to realize their most important financial goals. As a small business owner, your dental practice’s very survival may well be threatened by the present worldwide...  Read More
What Is Real Estate Syndication Deals - And How To Find Them
What Is Real Estate Syndication Deals – And How To Find Them One of the reasons I created the  is to educate doctors and other high-income earners about their passive real estate options. After joining, the first step is to have a brief discussion regarding their financial goals and answer their...  Read More
Howard Farran DDS MBA tells us what he thinks dentists should do now!
In this Episode #84 of the Dentistry Rising Podcast, I was very lucky and honored to be able to talk to THE MAN HIMSELF - DR. HOWARD FARRAN DDS MBA -  about what he thinks dentists and new grads should be thinking about now.  Always entertaining, lively, and controversial, Howard is so practical...  Read More
Gary Kadi introduces us to his fictional character of Dr. Laserguy from his book Million Dollar Dentistry. Gary Kadi and Amber Keithley discuss the first chapter of Million Dollar Dentistry and how recognizing where you are now in your practice is the first step in creating the practice of your...  Read More
The Cashflow Quadrant – How You Earn Money Matters
Robert Kiyosaki Cashflow Quadrant One of the ways that I develop a list of to read (both fiction and non-fiction) is by asking successful people.   Reading fiction books not only keep me entertained, but also help with developing more creativity while writing. I now pay attention to how...  Read More
COVID and Dentistry: 'It's goin' to be alright'
The COVID situation actually gives dentists the time to pray, plan and prepare.   There are opportunities out there, if you look for them.     Read More
Navigating COVID-19 - Understanding Your Financial Options - Interview with Banker Ryan Parker
Navigating COVID-19 - Understanding Your Finances   Read More
Dental Trends: Teledentistry is Coming
The Movement: Google searches for teledentistry has dramatically increased in the last few weeks. The following terms have seen an increase in search volume: teledentistry, teledentistry jobs, teledentistry companies, American Teledentistry Association, and “What is teledentistry? In 2017,...  Read More
021: The Secret to Happiness is PROGRESS
Kiera and Mark discuss setting company and personal goals in order to reverse engineer practice growth. Growth and progress are not just positive outcomes for business; but when you are growing, you will create your own world of happiness. Kiera and Mark concentrate on the following points when...  Read More
020: 4 Piece Chicken Nuggets- Are you Seeing the Value?
Are there ways you can be saving money in your practice and you don’t even realize it? In this episode, Kiera is joined by Mark Costes who is known for his masterful ways of lowering costs without working harder-- just being aware. Mark explains that by knowing exactly how much a procedure will...  Read More
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