The Dear Doc Podcast™

Doc talks to Drew Sparks and Danny Laneri of SWELL. They discuss SWELL'S business model, Life and Personal and Business philosophies. We also cover the parallels of what happened to Pharmacists in the early 80s and the current trajectory of the dental field. Fantastic conversation with two really well rounded and smart guys. I hope you enjoy our chat as much as I did! Swell offers a plethora of se...

Cory Pinegar is an experienced Chief Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Cory is a strong business development professional currently finishing a Bachelor’s Degree focused in Economics, Business from Brigham Young University. Today, Mr. Pinegar joins doc to discuss his journey as an entrepreneur.

Today's guest covers a range of topics including how to read insurance EOBs, How to correctly create insurance builds to insure timely and accurate payments, some tips and tricks of the trade, and last how and why to outsource your insurance verification and billing and what to look for when you do!

Doc discusses Sleep Apnea , frenectomies and medical billing with Dr. Meghna Dassani. This was a really fun episode to tape because it was done in studio for the first time since social distancing became a thing. We hope you enjoy it!

Joe Maio wears many hats. He is the Founder/President at Circle 6 Capital, Owner of The Doctor's Edge, a Dentist, Speaker, Consultant, Investor and Entrepreneur. After selling his chain of 8 practices, Joe decided to help dentist by sharing some of his expertise in practice management. Today, Doc interviews Joe and discusses his newest project, Doctor's Edge and the One Week Dental MBA.

An entrepreneur and Amazon bestselling author, Chris is also a general dentist practicing in Charlotte NC. In his first seven years of practice Chris grew his practice revenue by a factor of 10X: growing from one practice location to four. After selling two of those offices for profit, Chris focused on maximizing the capacity of his remaining two practices and enjoyed two consecutive years of $1,0...

Before launching his successful commercial real estate investment career, Kris Benson recognized that “just because all the dogs are barking at the same tree doesn’t mean it is the right tree.” As Chief Investment Officer at Reliant Investments, he works with institutional investors in the self-storage industry – confident in the risks he has taken, the career changes he’s navigated and the tree h...

Michele Quattlebaum was raised in Arkansas. She has more than 37 years of trial experience in all areas of personal injury and products liability, including commercial trucking, construction, propane, premises liability (rape, murder, slip and fall), pest control, toxic tort, employment law, medical, nursing, pharmacy, chiropractic, hospital, dental, nursing home, and optometric malpractice. She h...

Victoria Peterson, SsD Cofounder of Productive Dentist Academy and recipient of the 2013 Stevie Female Entrepreneur of the Year. Victoria has not only consulted dental practices, she walked the talk by purchasing five practices and forming a network in the midwest. Taking average collections from $650,000 to $1.2 million dollars, then leveraging them for sale as a group. Victoria roots are steeped...

Since graduating from the University of Texas Dental School, Dr. Baird has accumulated more than 2000 hours of continuing education to ensure he can always serve his patients with the latest technologies and procedures. Dr. Baird continues to practice clinically in Granbury, Texas, and is one of the most productive dentists in the nation.

The Art of Dental Marketing's Sean Hamel joins us to discuss online marketing of your dental practice. Sean gives us 5 actionable tips that businesses can do tomorrow to help their page rank.

Episode 31 Drs Smita Rewari and Dave Roberts Discus Bringing Specialists into Your Practice

Dr. Harrison discusses his over 40 years of service to the profession of dentistry. Dr. Harrison has worked in almost every aspect of the TDA and the ADA.

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Episode 30 Dr. Brady Smith discusses the Comfort Dental Model and Charitable giving

Dr. Vega talks about the following in this interview. The most important thing to know about associates, moving forward, is that their needs are secondary to the needs of the business. Associates have to understand how the owner sees them and what their role is within the business. Associates face massive levels of risk, even though it’s seldom acknowledged when compared to an owner’s risk, and th...

Dr . Arun K Garg is a nationally recognized dental educator and surgeon who for over 20 years, served as a full-time professor of surgery in the division of oral and maxillofacial surgery and as director of residency training at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller school of medicine.

Dr Matthew B Roberts currently serves as the Chair of the Council on legislative and regulatory affairs for the Texas Dental Association. In this Episode, Doc interviews Dr. Matt Roberts, Long time TDA member and Advocate for Texas Dentists. They cover a variety of topics including current responses to the Covid 19 Crisis by the Texas Dental Board and TDA. They also get into details about the work...

How to conserve cash and protect practice profitability during the downturn Landlords Lenders Personnel Negotiating contracts Righting the wrongs in the practice Planning for the recovery Strategic thinking, being opportunistic, and executing a plan

Topics Covered Today: Historical context of this issue The Cares Act in total The PPP program How to use it How to apply How does it work with other programs The EIDL program (same categories as above) Strategic options during this time What are banks doingWhat are PE groups doingWhat can be done during this timeWhat is EBITDA really and how will my practices value be affected by the current econo...

Dr. Ryan Dunlop on The Comprehensive Surgical Center Business Model. Doc interviews Dr. Dunlop about his journey in dentistry, The trials of practice ownership and the unique aspects of running a comprehensive surgical and teaching center with in house lab.

Episode 23 William Blatchford discusses Traits that Dental Offices Must Possess to Weather this Economic Crisis. https://blatchford.com/

Dr. Hoffpauir talks to Bruce Baird about growing a practice during difficult financial times.

Forms Needed to File for EIDL. Form 5, 4506, 2202, 413D. All must be filled out and uploaded. Download All Here: https://www.sba.gov/disaster/apply-for-disaster-loan/index.html

Eric Miller has been in the financial planning industry for over 20 years. He is Co-Owner of Econologics Financial Advisors and Chief Financial Advisor. He has a degree from Capital University and is an Registered Financial Consultant® (RFC) and Licensed Insurance Agent He has managed over 480 Practice Owner Clients in various fields of healthcare As the Chief Financial Advisor for the firm, Eric...