Synergy Practices Dental Podcast

In this week's episode, Sasha gets another question from a caller out in California that’s interested in building his first practice.  He’s hired his contractor and has his cabinetry folks and a few other teams but is now faced with little clarity regarding who is responsible for the installation.  The twist was that he purchased his own materials…chandeliers, etc., and is having different contrac...

In this episode of the Synergy Practices podcast, Sasha dives into the pricing side of the architectural world.  As you can imagine, there are many variables that comprise pricing. It even starts with the architect themselves.  Some architects may provide wider options in solutions. It also has a lot to say with how the architect handles his business and provides their services.  Understanding in...

In this episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha received an inquiry from a listener that’s interested in building a cosmetic dentistry practice in Southern California.  She was told to buy collages and a local contract that there would be design fees.  The doctor has reached out to a few contacts and hasn’t received a clear answer. She’s been told it’s up to what she wants.  Although it’s hard to p...

Check out this episode with Sasha and Artin, taking you into a depth look at feasibility studies and how they can potentially be a big money saver.  The team dives into feasibility studies and inspection reports when purchasing or leasing a property. Listen to the different scenarios, how to avoid the sticky areas and how to understand the purchasing cycle, understanding the different aspects that...

In this week’s episode, Sasha dives into helping two dentists that are interested in purchasing a building.  The building is a two-story building, 10k sf, which they’d like to use 4K sf for their practice and lease out the rest of the space. Check out this episode. Sasha helps with possible red card scenarios to help avoid mistakes before signing a lease on a new space, in this case, a building.  

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha and Artin dive into the world of Feasibility.  We start with an Orthodontist from Windy City, who is getting ready to start their construction but has been hit with a list of charges and is having a hard time navigating through it.  This property was leased, the design is complete, and the Orthodontist is dealing with several charges, the bigge...

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha dives into a “potential red card” segment brought to us by one of our listeners.  A husband and wife combo reached out with questions on leasing a space and running a dual specialty practice.  Sasha dives into multi-specialty practices, what it actually means to have a multi-specialty practice, and what it takes to be able to run and maintain a...

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha dives into design-build in the world of construction.  From design-build best practices, tips on how to control your design budget, whether to have one, and how to go about it and get exactly what you want.  Sasha also tackles those worse case scenarios, what the difference is between an addendum vs a change order, and even what to do with thos...

In this special Synergy Practices Podcast episode, Sasha dives into the dental world with Dr. Jed Huss; owner of Restored Smiles; a road to continued education.  Dr. Huss started Restored Smiles in 2018 and since then has been providing knowledge to dentists around the country.  Dr. Huss found a great interest in dental implants, he spent years studying the art and has since then transitioned to e...

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha gets into sprinklers.  A general dentist reached out to Sasha, with the build being 98% complete, when work was being done in the ceiling for IT- a sprinkler head was accidentally hit.  Check out the red card, it being that the IT was still being worked on when it should’ve probably been completed by the time the work on sprinklers are done.  L...

In this week’s episode of the Red Card, Sasha catches up with a doctor from the midwest.  Delays is a popular topic, this time around we tackle delays and proper planning.  The red card here is that the doctor finalized the design plans 3 1/2 months ago, the issue here is that with the long period that it took to get the finalized plans- the governing body took a while to get the zoning and permit...

In this week’s Red Card segment, Sasha dives into the Red Card World just in time for the World Cup but no soccer is involved.  A military branch reached out to the Arminco team, Sasha and Artin, to go look at the dental lab and center for the base.  When touring the facility, Artin and Sasha noticed sterilization was nowhere close to where the operatories and procedures were happening.  Listen to...

In this week’s episode, Sasha connected with an oral surgeon, who mentioned that his recently remodeled office is all over the place with the room temperatures.  He mentioned that it’s super cold in the winter, and very hot in the summer time.  It turns out that there are tons of windows in the office, none in the waiting room so what’s happening is that the temperature in the waiting room is too...

In this week’s episode, Sasha talks about solar power and how that works its way into a future space.  Sasha dives into the pros and cons of solar energy and even how to go about finding out the savings it could add on a yearly basis.  This is a great episode you don’t want to miss. If you’ve ever considered solar power, this is the episode for you.   Make sure to check out our previous episodes,...

In this Synergy Practices Podcast episode, Sasha dives into a project with a doctor that’s renovating their home and recalled the great lighting that was used in his practice.  There are tons of options out there, from lighting to those numbers on the lights…they all mean something.  Sasha breaks down lighting, what to look in lighting and what those numbers mean so you can light up your space jus...

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, we catch up with a unique project …. a church.  A representative from a church reached out interested in us building an 8k sf facility.  They reached out to us, interested in many of our services, specifically our architect services.  Sasha was able to ask a few questions, and Peter understand the needs of the project.  A civil engineer recommendatio...

In this week’s Red Card segment, we work with a dentist that seems to have had the wrong kind of flooring recommended to him that’s not designed for his use.   The dentist is located in TX, where they seem to be getting a lot of rain recently which has caused an issue with the water being brought in by all the traffic.  There’s a big concern for slipping given the rain and the flooring that’s tile...

In this week’s Red Card episode, Sasha tackles a call from a doctor located in Flagstaff, AZ.  The doctor reached out to Sasha with a few questions regarding his IKEA cabinets for his practice.  He went to IKEA, got his cabinets designed, and proceeded with the installation.  On install day, only the cabinets showed up for installation with a solid surface top guy showing up, but no solid surface...

In this week’s episode, Sasha shares a potential red card.  A local doctor located in Washington, DC, reached out interested in using his row house as a dental practice and living quarters.  The doctor mentioned that he lived in a residential row house but noticed that others on his street were using their home as a business and home.  The doctor mentioned that he wanted the basement area to be a...

In this week’s episode, Sasha catches up with a general dentist that’s working with a general contractor who had their own architect.  The architect finished their work but now finds himself stuck because the general contractor is now refusing to move forward.  It turns out that the general contractor priced the project out a few months ago, the pricing he received from the architect was also date...

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha breaks down used equipment and the rumors around it.  A local dentist visited the Arminco headquarters in Sterling, VA, where you can also stop by and look and take a look at Arminco’s dental showroom with the top leading dental manufacturers.  The doctor mentioned to Sasha that they had recently finished their dental construction 3 months prio...

In this week’s episode, Artin and Sasha catch up with a general dentist from the Bay Area who is in the early stages of construction.  His contractor is now threatening to stop the project because there is a delay in cabinetry.  The dentist wants to know if the contractor is in the right and able to stop the project due to cabinetry not being on time.  Take a listen to what our team recommends to...

In this week’s episode, Artin and Sasha catch up with a Dentist from New Mexico who reached out to the team.  This dentist did the IT configuration and setup themselves. They never pulled permits and are unable to pass inspection, and their contractor is now asking for permits and more.  The dentist has many questions for the team, such as: is there a need for a separate permit for data and IT cab...

This week’s episode of the Red Card starts with a twist.  In this episode, Sasha shares his insight on the current state of working with veterinary clinics, dealing with delays, increased pricing in materials and projects,  and how to tackle these everyday situations.  Sasha goes over the state of construction costs, as well as timelines.  This is one episode you don’t want to miss!

In this week’s episode of the Red Card segment, Sasha works with a Doctor that’s going through construction for a new vet hospital.  The construction is in process, and they’re having issues with their reception desk not turning out exactly what was originally expected.  Sasha was asked to look at the drawings to notice the Red Card being that the initial request by Sasha for drawings could not be...