Everyday Practices Dental Podcast

Today we continue our discussion with David Harris. This episode kicks off with a discussion of deeply powerful sentiments about our awareness as leaders and business owners. We also dive into: The dangers of doctor "autopilot" mindset in embezzlement. More tips on how to recognize patterns that may indicate embezzlement and how to protect your practice. The psychology behind why people embezzle.

"Next to military personnel, the most predictable people in the world have DDS or DMD after their name," says today's guest David Harris. "Which means it's pretty easy for embezzlers to exploit." A self-proclaimed rule-breaker in his youth, David changed his direction and spent most of his adult life in investigation and enforcement. David now serves as the CEO of Prosperident, the world's largest...

"If it's not in your clinical record, it didn't happen," says today's guest Dr. Roy Shelburne. Dr. Shelburne returns to finish his cautionary tale of being convicted of healthcare fraud. To learn more about how to protect your practice, visit http://royshelburne.com/ .

"There's no such thing as an innocent mistake," says today's guest Dr. Roy Shelburne. And he would know. After 27 years of successfully practicing dentistry in Virginia, Dr. Shelburne was investigated for and convicted of healthcare fraud, racketeering, and money laundering which led to him spending 19 months in federal prison. Today, he is passionate about sharing his experience and words of caut...

"I do think electric handpieces were a gamechanger for me," says today's guest, Dr. John Nosti. With 21 years' experience in private practice, Dr. Nosti is the Clinical Director for the Clinical Mastery Series and is especially well known for being able to elevate other doctors' practices by helping them simplify complex clinical procedures. Today, Dr. Nosti and Chad dive into the clinical and tec...

"The one thing I realized was I know nothing about the business part of this dentistry thing," says Dr. Brian Toorani in today's episode. Dr. Toorani's practice goals took a turn when and injury left him unable to continue as a clinical practitioner. So Dr. Toorani transitioned to running his practice as the CEO. Today, he joins Chad and guest co-host Regan Robertson to discuss his experiences wit...

"Why invest time you don't have in solving a problem that people have solved before," asks today's guest Chris Moriarity. In the month of September, Chris spent most of his time zipping around the country speaking to numerous groups of people, reaching over 1,000 dentists nationwide. What did Chris discover about dental industry trends in his whirlwind tour? Listen in to find out!

"Even though we've had the technology for ten years, patients still walk in amazed that we can do crowns in one day," says today's guest Dr. Ben Jump. "It's fun to say, you know, we've been doing it this way for ten years." As President of Moundbuilders General Dentistry and a practicing doctor, Dr. Jump trains dentist all over the world in CAD/CAM dentistry and 3D Cone Beam Radiology. He has a un...

"Almost anything can be overcome with organization and commitment," says Dr. David Barnes who again joins Vicki McManus Peterson and Dr. Chad Johnson, this time for a conversation about transitions in the dental practice. You will exit your practice at some point. You have no choice. So, you may as well get your plans for succession in place now. Today's episode dives into the keys to a successful...

"Dr. Dave really helped me get my act together," says co-host Dr. Chad Johnson of today's guest Dr. David Barnes.  A mentor of Chad's since dental school, Dr. Barnes helped Chad focus his energy into productive systems and practices. Now retired after a 25-year career in family dentistry in rural Iowa, Dr. Barnes has built mentoring relationships with several dentists and maintains frequent contac...

"All of my friends told me I had lost my mind," says Dr. Sam Moss. It was the most productive time in his career and he wanted to quit. But Dr. Moss had a dream. He wanted to travel and explore the world with his family. When he told his business coach Vicki McManus Peterson about his plans to shut everything down, travel, and then start over several years later, she had another idea. Listen in as...

"Am I helping you enough, or not enough?" asks co-host Chad Johnson of today's guest. Joined by his associate of two years, Dr. Emily Flesner, Chad builds on the invaluable information about associates Kelly Bellinger shared in episode 47. Listen in as Dr. Emily and Chad have a candid conversation about their associateship where they share insights about: Where to find good associate candidates Id...

"If you're a doctor thinking about bringing on an associate, working with someone like Kelly is invaluable," says Co-Host Vicki McManus Peterson of today's guest Kelly Bellinger. Vicki knows very well the value Kelly brings to a practice owner as Kelly helped Vicki manage her own practices. If you're interested in successfully onboarding an associate into your practice, you can't miss this episode...

"My life was burning down, so it wasn't like I just want to make life a little better," says today's guest Dr. Jeff Buske. While from the outside his life looked successful, Dr. Buske's life was spiraling out of control. In his own words, he was angry, fearful, frustrated, angry, desperate, and filled with guilt and shame. Then he discovered a secret, he was the hero he was looking for. With his l...

"I had a crisis of epic proportions and everything fell apart," says today's guest Alaina Schwartz. From the outside, Alaina had the perfect life as a highly successful lawyer with all the perks that came with success. But her accomplishments were undermined by the realization that despite her career, financial, and life success she was dissatisfied and unfulfilled. Today, Alaina helps coach super...

 "I really think people think hiring a financial advisor is mutually exclusive from being involved in their business," says Reese Harper, today's guest and Founder and CEO of Dentist Advisors. Known in the industry for his practical money advice for dental office owners, Reese understands that not a lot of people like going to a financial advisor. But Reese also appreciates how most practice owner...

"The people who are writing for us are giving the best advice we could possibly give," say's Anne Duffy, RDH in today's podcast. A practicing dental hygienist, Anne is passionate about helping others. She leads two dental publications: Dental Entrepreneur, which has gone to all dental schools in the country since 1988, and Dental Entrepreneur Women, which focuses on women in dentistry and was foun...

"At any point, when you're ready to be better, that is a great time to start coaching," says today's guest, Bren Barbour. Bren started her dental career by sterilizing equipment in high school and then assisting through college. After that, she worked her way up to office management and director positions, eventually joining Productive Dentist Academy as a business development coach in 2014. In th...

"I was very bad at making money," says today's guest, Dr. Jason Lipscomb Founder of the Dental Hacks network. Despite his humble claims, Dr. Lipscomb is a highly successful practicing dentist with three offices in Virginia. A self-proclaimed CE junkie, Dr. Lipscomb is especially known for his social media insight in the dental industry. Today, Dr. Lipscomb joins Vicki and Chad for an insightful (a...

"Just because you're an expert, doesn't make you interesting," says co-host Vicki McManus Peterson as she introduces today's guest Dr. Paul Homoly. And implant and restorative dentist for 23 years, Dr. Homoly is especially known for his speaker development programs that help dentists become effective, interesting speakers so they can share their knowledge with others. Today, Dr. Homoly joins Vicki...

"It's hard to recover from bad days, so we want every day to be set up for success so we can kill it every day," says Sommer Carrol. One of the top producing dental assistants in the country, Sommer has worked with Dr. Baird as his assistant for 15+ years and serves as a coach for assistants through Productive Dentist Academy. With consistent $300 per hour growth, Sommer knows the ins and outs of...

"You already have all this student loan debt and you don't want it to mess anything up in your business or life," says Travis Hornsby. Travis's first foray into managing student loan debt was when he helped his then girlfriend (now wife) with her medical school loan payment strategy. Today, Travis brings his calm, practical advice to doctors, dentists, and others who could use a little help planni...

"What's healthy, what's not healthy, when I see this, I do this - that's the key to good risk factor protocol: everybody on the team knows," says today's guest Patti Sooy, RDH, BS. With 30+ years' experience in clinical, restorative, laser, practice management, hygiene, and business development, Patti is currently the Vice President of Business Development Coaching at Productive Dentist Academy. A...

"The dentist made me feel like a person," says today's guest, Nicole Marquez about her unique experience at her dentist's office. "That meant so much to me because I didn't want to stand out." Why was this so important? Because Nicole was recovering from a life-altering accident. Since she was a little girl, Nicole had always loved the creative arts and performing and had great plans to be an acto...

"I always wanted to be good," says today's guest Dr. Wade Kifer. "I don't think anyone says I just want to be average." His journey to success is fairly typical: dental school, in attending CE credits and trying to  integrating principles into his practice, but then he realized patients weren't saying yes to treatment and his practice wasn't really changing. Join Dr. Kifer as he chats with Vicki a...