Ascent Dental Radio

Dr. Kevin Coughlin believes you can offer an incredibly high level of care and service in a very efficient and effective way if you're willing to invest in the technology, the training, and the team. This episode explores hiring - when, how, and most importantly why looking for the right team fit is key. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.c...

Dr Kevin Coughlin ruminates on the excellent customer service he received at the oddest of places - a Jiffy Lube - and connects the dots on how that kind of customer satisfaction can be applicable to the dentist industry. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After 35 years, I'd like to share with how I keep my employees motivated. It's a combination of things that will work based on your team members’ personalities. I think it's critical as “the leader” of your team that you lead by example. If you come in with an angry demeanor, if you come in upset and aggravated, you're not leading by example, you're leading by failure. Somehow,...

The entire Dental profession realizes approximately 5,000 dentists will be graduating in the next few weeks and entering into the market force. Most of these young men and women will have very little clinical experience, but some wonderful educational background. The vast majority of these individuals will be bypassing specialty programs, bypassing residency programs, and going directly into the d...

Tonight's topic is how do we become more efficient and more effective without burning out? I am getting prepared for a meeting of approximately fifty team members in my organization this week, and what we've done is we've taken a cold, hard look at really what the bottom line is. It's something we all talk about, but very seldom ever do. There's a big debate and, like most deba...

The following episode is a combination of a variety of things as I'd like to think I'm an expert or have significant knowledge with managed service organizations, dental service organizations, because we've developed over fifteen practices over my thirty-six-year career. I've dealt with the DSOs, created my own DSOs and sold these DSOs to MSOs. For the new listeners, basically the...

Guest Erin Rosario joins Kevin to discuss the various considerations around marketing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Kevin Coughlin shares his insights on the value of time in a medical practice.   Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode you'll learn about MSO's and DSO's (managed service organizations and dental service organizations) and whether they are "friend or foe."  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode, you'll discover the importance of new patient orientation and how that helps to build and retain patients.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Howard Farran from Dentaltown joins the program to discuss how to create a thriving dental practice, and the biggest mistakes that young (and not so young!) dentists make.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jamie Scherban, Senior Business Consultant at Paychex, discusses payroll solutions for dentists and the most common problems that dentists face regarding payroll.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joel Dearing joins the program to discuss the takeaways that he learned in his over 30 years of coaching women's and men's volleyball on how to build a successful team and the lessons for dentists.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kevin Henry joins the program to discuss how and why you should empower your dental assistants and the impact that can have on your practice.  An advocate of today’s dental assistant, Kevin Henry speaks to dental audiences across the nation on topics that empower dental assistants, helping them recognize the leadership role they hold in the practice. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/br...

Stacey Brown Randall from Growth By Referrals joins the program to discuss how dentists can use referrals to grow their practice and attract ideal dental patients to their business.  To learn more, visit www.growthbyreferrals.com  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Howard Farran joins the program to share his perspective on the most common reasons why dentists struggle with their practice and what they need to focus on in order to succeed.  To learn more about Dr. Farran, visit www.dentaltown.com To learn more about Dr. Coughlin and Ascent Dental Solutions, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy...

Eric Diffily from Cynosure, Inc. discusses the various types of laser services that dentists can offer to their patients and the benefits of doing so both for patients and for providers. To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Internet marketing speaker and consultant Kellen Kautzman joins the program to discuss how dentists can use digital marketing to enhance and grow their practice. Discover tips and advice for using YouTube and Pinterest to get more visitors to your website.  To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle....

Dr. Coughlin shares a simple but powerful practice that he uses in his 14 practices to help assess and improve quality assurance.  To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Coughlin shares an innovative and effective method that he uses in his own practice to train and grow his dental staff.  For more information, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode Dr. Coughlin shares with you a case study of dealing with a recent patient, a mistake that was made in his dental practice in handling a patient, and the takeaways for you. For more information, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Daniel Beers from  http://www.erelevancecorp.com  discusses how his company uses a unique approach to help dentists target their dental patients in order to maximize their marketing efforts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode features Dr. David Preble, Vice President of the ADA Practice Institute as he discusses how the ADA supports dentists and dental students, and discusses the various career paths available to dentists.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Scott Dupont from Cynosure, Inc. joins the program to discuss how their lasers work, and why dentists should consider adding their lasers to their practice.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode Dr. Coughlin answers listener submitted questions about the business of healthcare, and also discusses why he started Ascent Dental Solutions and how it helps dentists. He also shares how you can partner with Ascent Dental Solutions.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy