Brews and Tiny Teeth, The Unfiltered Pediatric Dentistry Podcast

Dr. Reed Faldet is a young dentist and entrepreneur who has built an 8-figure commercial real estate portfolio. He has transitioned out of full time dentistry to focus on real estate. We have a great discussion all about real estate, including the following topics: - How has the market for commercial real estate changed? - When does it make sense to lease a practice space compared to buying and bu...

Dr. Kevin Kennedy is a pediatric dentist and practice owner from Clarksville, Tennessee. He fostered and adopted three kids during his pediatric residency before having biological children of his own. This experience really opened his eyes to the complexities and challenges of kids who have experienced loss, or as Kevin defines it "kids from hard places." Dr. Kennedy shares his story and...

This episode is all about pediatric dentistry in Canada! I'm joined by four awesome docs: Drs. Sara Werb, Shuran Liang, Nikhil Sharma, and Priya Kothari are all amazing pediatric dentists and each have their own unique experiences that they share with us. Some of the topics we discuss: - What does Canada's administration of dental care look like? Is it similar to Medicaid? - Certain materi...

Dr. Donny Qafleshi is a pediatric dentist in Indiana. He comes on to share some of his personal and professional experiences as an immigrant, a dad, and a pediatric dentist. Some of the things we discuss: -Dr. Donny's journey to the United States as a child to escape war - How to know when a practice partnership is the right choice - How many kids a day is a sustainable amount to see without b...

Dr. Nick Luke is a pediatric dentist, originally from Iowa but now practicing at a busy office in Wisconsin. Dr. Nick is a big fan of finding creative ways to follow the guidelines and literature while also creating a fun experience for his patients. In this episode, we discuss: - Why Wisconsin is awesome - Hall crown philosophy and techniques - MTA usage in pulpotomies - Caries removal and biofil...

Dr. Jay Leung is a pediatric dentist and owner at The Little Tooth Company Pediatric Dentistry. He practices and runs two offices with associates in Connecticut. Dr. Jay comes on the show to share his experience of being audited by Medicaid. After receiving a daunting letter in the mail and being threatened with some hefty penalties, Dr. Jay was able to use legal help and great documentation to de...

Dr. Art Nowak has been practicing pediatric dentistry since the mid 1960's, back when there were only seven residency programs. He taught pediatric dentistry at the University of Iowa for almost 50 years, during which he published "Infancy Through Adolescence." This textbook is a staple in our profession, and Dr. Nowak literally "wrote the book" on comprehensive pediatric d...

Dr. Kristine "Love Peace" Grazioso is a pediatric dentist with a large practice in Massachusetts. She practiced for years as contracted provider with Delta, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Medicaid. In 2020, she made the decision to drop all insurances and go completely FFS, in order to provide better care for her patients. Even though she practices in a competitive area, her practice is bus...

You see it all the time on iPedo... "I'm tired of my associate job and I want to start my own practice, but I'm not sure where to start." It's no surprise that a large void exists for knowledge and content relevant specifically for pediatric dentists who want to start their own practice. Well we have some huge news to share on the podcast today. For the last 6 months, Dr. Cor...

Thad Harker is a project advisor at Primus Dental, a design and build full-service construction company that has built close to a 1000 dental offices across the Midwest. Thad and I have a great conversation about dental office design and construction. He emphasizes that the construction process is all about managing people. We talk about how things have changed with higher interest rates and const...

Where would we be if we didn’t have the support of our non-dentist spouse/significant other/partner? This episode is specifically for them! Today my wife, Jenna Goetz, reflects on her impact on my journey to become a pediatric dentist. We talk about when does it make sense for the spouse to work in the office, pursue his or her own career, or to stay home with kids. Jenna gives some advice to youn...

Chip Fichtner is the co-founder of Large Practice Sales and a return guest on the podcast. His firm helps practice owners complete transactions and partner with DSOs and "invisible" DSOs who allow the doctor to maintain autonomy and a minority position. We last spoke on the podcast about two years ago. Because of our episode, his firm closed a $50+ million dollar deal on a large pediatri...

Everybody in pediatric dentistry is talking about the Soan right now, so I had to learn more. On today's episode, I hosted Dr. Ann Bynum and Chris Malzone from NuSmile. Chris had sent me a demo model to try out, so I took this opportunity to talk with him and Ann about the technology. The Soan is an cordless electronic anesthetic pen. It allows you to give intraosseous injections to kids witho...

Dr. Benjamin Morgan joins us on the podcast today. He's a pediatric dentist and the owner of Rockwall Pediatric Dentistry in the greater Dallas, Texas area. Ben comes on to talk about a variety of topics, including his journey to practice ownership, why he dropped Texas Medicaid, creative ways that he increases his revenue, how he structures a 2-doctor practice, and what life is like being a p...

Dr. Bobby is a pediatric dentist, speaker, and authority on oral sedations. After 8 years as a pediatric dentist in the air force, he transitioned to an academic roll at Ohio State and now Cincinnati Children's Hospital. He frequently lectures for the AAPD at their sedation courses. Dr. Bobby cracks a beer with me and we talk about some great topics, including life in academics, changing paren...

Kent Miller is the Co-Founder of Dentagraphics. His company helps dentists research and identify areas of opportunity for practice start-ups. We discuss what services they provide, and how they work with new and existing dentists to analyze demographics and quantify the potential opportunity that the area offers. I try to ask Kent some tough questions, like what areas of the country does he see po...

I had the pleasure of hosting the great Dr. Greg Psaltis on the podcast today. Dr. Psaltis came recommended by 3 different listeners of the podcast, so I figured let's give the people what they want to hear! Dr. Psaltis recently retired after a 40 year career as a pediatric dentist. He is an accomplished speaker and lectures on behavior management all across the country. Today we discuss how b...

Ok the title is a bit of a click-bait, but I did have the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Staci Whitman on the podcast. Dr. Whitman is a practicing pediatric dentist in Portland, Oregon. She is a "functional" pediatric dentist who practices in a demographic that caters to more natural and holistic modalities. Her practice is heavy in dietary guidance, vitamin supplementation, ozone therapy,...

Dr. Alex Otto and her husband, Tim, are previous guests on the podcast. Dr. Alex is a pediatric dentist, they own and operate four offices in the Austin, Texas area. Tim has an MBA and a strong business background working with fortune 500 companies. They join me on the podcast to discuss their latest project, Alcan Dental Cooperative. Alcan is a cooperative model in which pediatric dentists can jo...

Chris Sands joins us today to talk debt, taxes, and wealth building. Chris is the founder of Pro-Fi 20/20, a multi-disciplinary CPA firm which helps dentists grow and increase profitability. We talk through 3 different scenarios and Chris gives his opinion on the best way to build wealth at different stages of a dentist's career. 1. Does a resident or young dentist pay off student loans at the...

I have a short solo episode today over a cold Christmas beer. As a practice owner, you will always have pressure to do better dentistry and deliver more of it. I review five creative ways I'm going to increase my top-line revenue in 2024.

Today I have the pleasure of hosting my former boss, but current friend and mentor, Dr. Dennis Carreras. Dennis started and ran a large practice with four offices in central Minnesota for years before recently selling his practice equity to his partner. I worked for their office after residency prior to COVID and starting my own practice in Missouri. Dr. Carreras retired in Florida where he spends...

Dr. Roger Lucas is a pediatric dentist and practice owner in the state of Washington. He is a trained biochemist and is passionate about advocating for dietary modification to help his patients. Seven years ago he wrote a book titled "More Chocolate, No Cavities." Dr. Lucas and I discuss the key concepts in the book, and the importance of educating our parents on the harmful effects of s...

Ok the title might be a bit click-baitey, but today we are talking all things IV sedation. Dr. Casey Rhoads is a pediatric dentist and owner of Honey Bee Pediatric Dental Co. with two practices in the Kansas City area. Her and her fellow practice partner, Dr. Rebecca Ferns, do 6-7 days of in-office IV sedation cases (open airway) per month. She shares her practice journey with us and how they have...

Dr. Richard Baxter is a previous guest on the podcast. He is a young pediatric dentist leading the charge to educate and bring awareness to the tethered-oral-tissue movement. He is the author of the best-selling book Tongue Tied, founder of the Alabama Tongue-Tie Center, and prominent speaker. He has performed over 10,000 lip and tongue ties in his career. On today's episode, we talk about whe...