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1490 Carrie Gauntt, Phoenix College EFDA Coordinator, on the Value an EFDA Brings to your Practice : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Carrie started her dental career in Orange County California at the age of 17. She was hired as a dental assistant for a new doctor straight out of dental school and fell in love with the dental field. In 1998 she graduated from Sinclair College's EFDA course in Dayton Ohio, completing her state...  Read More
Are Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) Required by HIPAA?
Lee Slaton, Vice President of Healthcare at Smart Training, , “Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) can be get-out-of-jail-free cards in worst-case HIPAA scenarios.” A BAA is a document between covered entities and business associates. The BAA ensures the business associates are compliant with...  Read More
What About Minors and HIPAA? A Pediatrics Problem
Smart Training welcomes client practices specializing in pediatrics. How does patient privacy regulation apply to minor children? HIPAA in Pediatrics  provides for the use and disclosure of medical records by practices and Business Associates, rights of individuals with respect to their own medical...  Read More
N95 Respirators and Respiratory Protection Programs
First, who is required to have a mandatory respiratory protection program? Any entity that has employees who are either required to wear a respirator or who choose to wear a respirator voluntarily. Are N95 masks classified as masks or respirators? N95 “masks” are classified as respirators. To learn...  Read More
Creating A Successful Dental Newsletter
If you currently send out patient newsletters to your dental patients, you know it can be difficult to write interesting and engaging articles! If you don’t currently send out patient newsletters, you should consider doing so. In addition to having a professional, up-to-date website, a newsletter...  Read More
That Second Office
Why are so many satellite offices for sale out there? What went wrong? And, how do you know when you’re ready to make the jump to another office? In this episode Joe walks through his observations of where so many practice owners go wrong when trying to expand, and how to avoid the same pitfalls. ...  Read More
1489 Oral Surgeon Sherman A. House, DDS, on Surgical Emergency Preparedness : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Sherman A. House is currently in his second decade as a healthcare provider, and is a Hospital Dentist and Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Meharry Medical College in Nashville TN. Prior to his career in dentistry, Dr. House was a Fireman and Emergency Medical...  Read More
Categories: Oral Surgery
263: Dr. John Nakhla | Nakhla Dental Group & Dentistry's New Normal
Have you ever had to fire someone? . Dr.  John Nakhla  doesn't fire people... he "coaches" them out of his practice. It's brilliant! . In this episode he dives deeper on how exactly he does this. . We also discuss:          How he acquired 3 practices and transitioned smoothly.               What...  Read More
Dentaltown Learning Online....How to Ensure the Highest Success Rate for Your Implant Cases. By Dr. Michael Wehrle.
Dentaltown is pleased to present....How to Ensure the Highest Success Rate for Your Implant Cases.  By Dr. Michael Wehrle. This CE course can be found here.... This is a detailed presentation that combines some didactic material with numerous surgical cases broken down step by step. These...  Read More
Episode 141: Who Dentists Should Be Voting For November 3rd
During these politically charged times, Dr. Bryan Laskin explains what it means to make a vote for dentistry.  Who Dentists Should Be Voting For November 3rd Find us on Radio!  Read More
Flu Season during COVID-19: How to Protect Employees
Flu and COVID-19: Twindemic? A twindemic is looking like a real possibility in 2020. A twindemic is what  are referring to as the overlap of a severe flu season and a possible surge of COVID-19 cases. Here are the biggest concerns regarding the possible twindemic:                                  ...  Read More
1488 Bill Blasing, Executive Director of ADCF, on Charitable Dentistry During a Pandemic : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Bill Blasing joined the ADCF as their executive director in 2015, bringing with him years of experience related to operating a business and leading teams effectively. He is not only adept at ensuring the overall business goals of the organization are met, but Bill is skilled in cultivating...  Read More
Categories: Public Health
A Blueprint for Finding and Growing your First Dental Practice by over 50% in Year One
A Blueprint for Finding and Growing your First Den In this week's episode of our Associates on Fire podcast, we have Dr. David and Kristin Kelly on the show to share their experiences during their first year of dental practice ownership. The Kelly's share their blueprint for finding and growing...  Read More
Navigating the PPO Landscape with Nick Partridge
Navigating the PPO Landscape with Nick Partridge In this week's episode of the Associates on Fire podcast, we have Nick Partridge on the show. In this podcast, we tackle the subject of PPO contracts. PPO contracts are becoming increasingly prevalent in dental practices. Insurance contracts are...  Read More
Innovation, Build Out, Virtual Consults and More with Dr. Weston Spencer DDS
Innovation, Build Out, Virtual Consults and More w In this week's episode of the Associates on Fire podcast, we have a long-time friend and client, Dr. Weston Spencer, on the show. Dr. Spencer opens up about his early days as a practice owner and touches on areas where new practice owners can...  Read More
Grit, Leadership, Culture, and Acquisitions with Dr. Landon Libby and his Wife Nichole.
Grit, Leadership, Culture, and Acquisitions with D In this week's episode of the Associates on Fire podcast, we talk with Dr. Landon Libby and his wife and right arm in the practice, Nichole Libby. In five years they've purchased three dental practices, rolling each new practice into their own....  Read More
Find Joy in Doing What Few Others Would
If you are a doctor who loves treating children, you may find incredible joy and transformation of YOU, as well as of patients, in treating without sedation or O.R. THEN, the child AND parent can become greater, more capable, more appreciative and healthier.   Read More
Is a Lack of Employee Training a HIPAA Violation?
The short answer: yes. A lack of employee  is a violation of the law. It is not enough to train your employees about the law. The training must be HIPAA-certified. Certified means there is proof of employee retention. For example, exam scores after training.  After a data breach, you will have to...  Read More
How to Create your Respiratory Written Program on Smart Training's LMS
Respiratory Protection Programs Is your dental practice utilizing N-95, KN-95, or their equivalent  during the COVID-19 pandemic? We’ve found that quite a few practice owners don’t yet realize that using N-95-type respirators requires them to maintain an OSHA Written Respiratory Protection Program....  Read More
1487 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Jim D. Bates, DDS, MD on Repairing Faces with Orthognathic Surgery : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Dr. Jim Bates, born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, attended Texas Tech University before graduating with honors both from the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston and Texas Tech University School of Medicine. He completed his residency training in oral and maxillofacial surgery at the...  Read More
Episode 83 - Practice Value
What is your practice really worth? A lot of docs have been asking me questions about how the outside world views the worth of their practice and how they can boost that value. So today I’m digging into what:  - Someone would be willing to pay for your practice  - Your practice is really worth...  Read More
Family Wealth – 3 Things To Pass On Besides Money
Family Wealth – 3 Things To Pass On Besides Money As I get older, it seems that my interests and priorities continue to change. I’m a Generation X’er which is defined as someone born between 1965 – 1979. In the U.S. we are 80+ million strong! So when I recently read about how over the next 25...  Read More
262: Dr. Joel Skousen | Heritage Dental Studio
Do you do this too? . How "salesy" or pushy would you say you or your treatment coordinator is? Do you think that it's hindering your progress or helping it? . In this episode I talk with  Joel Skousen  about his whole treatment acceptance process and how his start-up is coming along! . We also...  Read More
1486 Wendy O'Donovan Phillips, CEO of Big Buzz, with Marketing Tips to Finish 2020 Strong : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
Wendy O’Donovan Phillips is CEO of Big Buzz, an agency delivering focused marketing efforts for dentists and dental teams nationwide. She is the author of "KABOOM!: The Method Used By Top Dentists for Explosive Marketing Results," has been published in The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry...  Read More
Categories: Marketing
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