The Dental Brief Podcast

Say YES to the Treatment Plan Today, Alicia Flynn, RDH covers getting your dental patients to say yes to the treatment plan and much more! Alicia Flynn is the CEO and founder of Increda-dental.com. She has had the opportunity to work in many different states while her husband was in the military from Oregon to Indiana. The one item that was consistent in each practice, was that the practice owner...

 Digital Dentistry in 2022 & Beyond Today, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny covers Digital Dentistry in 2022 & Beyond, and how Digital Dentistry will affect the Dental Industry going forward. Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny is a global leader in digital dentistry and intra-oral scanners, carrying out lectures as a KOL for many companies and industry. He is one of the few in the world who owns and has tested all...

Becoming More Efficient, Productive, and Less Stressed Today, Dr. Eric Block covers "Becoming More Efficient, Productive, and Less Stressed" and much more! Dr. Eric Block DMD, CAGS, FICOI, is a full-time practicing dentist in Acton, Massachusetts, an author, influencer, speaker, podcaster, blogger, certified life coach, key opinion leader, husband, and father of two kids. He is chairman...

How Doctors can MAXIMIZE the Value of Their Practice Today, Dr. Khouri covers "How Doctors can MAXIMIZE the Value of Their Practice" and much more! Dr. Ray Khouri is a visionary business leader and doctor who founded highly successful Dental Services Organizations in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and now the U.S. Dr. Khouri's focus is helping doctors accelerate the growth of their...

Do You Know Who Your Customer Is and How to Serve Them? Emmet Scott is not a dentist. But he is a dental industry disrupter, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Community Dental Partners (CDP), including its wildly popular Smile Magic Family Dental brand. Alongside his partner, who is also his best-friend-since-childhood Dr. Chad Evans, he has grown what began as a vision to do dentistry differently w...

Preventing Burnout: Post-COVID Sustainable Dental Practice Strategies  Today Dr. Patel joins us to discuss strategies for Preventing Burnout. This time has been particularly challenging for dental practices post-COVID. Dr. Ravi Patel presents multiple strategies to continue to operate your dental practice smoothly, navigate staffing issues, and overall prevent burn out. Dr. Ravi Patel completed hi...

Pros and Cons: PPO vs Fee For Service Dr. Tuan Pham maintains a general private practice in Austin, TX. He practices 4 days a week seeing an average of 4 doctor patients a day and has an office production of 1.3 million a year. He is the creator Dental Maverick, a training series focused on mastering communication, leadership and management skills. He is also the host of Dental Maverick Summit whi...

Ukraine Refugee Crisis: Calling all Dentists for Virtual Care Clinic The Ukraine Refugee Virtual Clinic is a Global effort to link licensed physicians for Telehealth services to Ukrainian Refugees who have fled the War in Ukraine. Dentists in Poland have set up a network of practices that are offering free urgent dental care to refugees from the War in Ukraine. There are now more than a million re...

Match Elevated Patient Experience with Dental Practice Culture Dr. Carolyn Brown, DDS, MEd is the Chief Strategic Officer & Co-Founder of DifferentKind, the first enterprise dental software that unleashes healthcare insights on the patient experience and quality improvement approaches for dental offices. She holds a Dental degree, a Master’s degree in Education, a Certificate in Dental Educati...

Yomi: Worlds 1ST Robotic Assisted Surgical Platform for the Dental Field Today we are joined by Michael Palahach of Neocis, the first dental robotics company. Neocis is committed to enhancing dental surgeons’ capabilities and advancing patient care.  Robot-assisted surgery is fast becoming a standard of care across surgical disciplines, offering unprecedented improvements in: Procedure Planning Au...

Dental Patient Behaviors: Do Small Things with Great Love Elizabeth is a Dental Hygienist and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist. Today she joins us to discuss the topic of "Dental Patient Behaviors: Do Small Things with Great Love". She has been in clinical practice for 33 years. She has advocated for fearful Dental Patient Behaviors her whole career. Understanding airway dysfunction fue...

Maximizing results from your Dental Marketing Efforts Dr. Christopher Phelps is an entrepreneur, general dentist, and an amazon best-selling author of the book, Grow Your Dental Membership Plan .  He currently practices in Charlotte, NC and is the host of the Dental Slang podcast. Today Dr. Phelps covers Maximizing results from your Dental Marketing Efforts. He is the founder and president of Gold...

Double your Dental Production Overnight Dr. Amanda Wilson is a native of San Francisco. Dr. Wilson obtained her dental education from UCSF Dental School, and her Masters of Dental Science and Orthodontics Certification at the University of Connecticut. Today Dr. Wilson discusses strategies to double your dental production. She practiced clinically for ten years in the San Francisco Bay Area. Durin...

Patient Education & Increasing Case Acceptance Rate Today Brandi Hooker Evans, RDH-ER, MHE joins us to discuss the relationship between patient dental education and increasing your case acceptance rate. Brandi Hooker Evans is an experienced team trainer, motivational speaker, and an engaging continuing education speaker. Brandi has been a clinical dental hygienist since 2007. She uses her mast...

TMJ, Sleep Apnea, and Depression Today Dr. David Shirazi joins us to discuss the relationship between TMJ, Sleep Apnea, and Depression. He discusses how TMJ (temporomandibular) disorder relates to sleep apnea. Furthermore, Dr. Shirazi deep dives into how many disorders are related to TMJ disorder. Disorders including depression, anxiety, sleep apnea, diabetes and TMJ are related, and often co-exis...

Lessons from successful Dentists & Business Owners The strategies they are using to maximize their personal wealth Tim McNeely is CEO and Founder of The LifeStone Companies. Tim serves as the personal CFO to a limited number of dentists helping them create passive income in order to make work optional. Today he discusses lessons from successful dentists & business owners. Mr. McNeely is a...

Tax Strategies Most Business Owners are Missing Derick Van Ness is a Wealth Strategist who is passionate about helping people reach their full potential. His company, Big Life Financial, is focused on removing the mystery and misinformation surrounding money and financial strategy. Furthermore, so people can live their BIGGEST LIFE! Derick believes that each person has something unique and valuabl...

Pros and Cons of Dental Bonus Plans We're joined today by Sharon Weiss to discuss the pros and cons of dental bonus plans. Dentists are more eager than ever to retain their staff which means they are offering higher levels of compensation to their employees. Unfortunately, many institute bonus plans as a way to increase motivation and retention, while supposedly controlling costs. But these b...

Courageous Conversations Katherine Eitel Belt, CSP, is Dentistry’s Unscripted Communications Coach! Founder and CEO of LionSpeak, Katherine is an international speaker, author, and performance coach. She is best known for helping professionals develop courageous, unscripted conversations with patients, clients, co-workers, and audiences. Whether communicating from a treatment room, consult room, b...

The Value of a Mentorship-to-Ownership Approach Dr. Ebert built a successful dental practice from scratch. After selling her practice, she became the dental director of a federally qualified health center where she provided high quality care to underserved populations. Today she focuses on the mentorship to ownership approach. Furthermore, she joined ADA Practice Transitions as the ADA Advisor to...

Structuring your Dental Practice with Predictability, Sustainability &  Profitability in Mind Meet Joe DeMaria. Joe got his start in the Internet space back in 2011. At the time, he was — in his own words — "broke, dumb, and successful at failing in business over and over again." Toady Joe covers tips on your Dental Practice Predictability & Sustainability. After discovering and...

How to Attract New Patients to Your Dental Practice Today Dr. Ginger Bratzel first asks, Does Your Practice Pass The New Patient Attraction Test? And if not, How to Attract New Patients to Your Dental Practice? Ginger Bratzel, DDS. Dr. Bratzel is a dentist, coach, and award-winning copywriter and marketer. Furthermore, she is the author of “Secrets To Creating A Prosperous Practice: The Mindset, B...

Simplify Your Dental Practice Management Addison Killeen, DDS is a practicing dentist, author, speaker and business coach. He understands how important it is to Simplify Your Dental Practice Management. He has owned 8 practices and currently owns one startup in Lincoln, Nebraska that is growing at a logarithmic scale. Prior to the dental field, he was a 'numbers guy' for a large conglome...

Dental Billing Process and Reporting Josh Smith attended the University of Georgia and graduated from UGA’s Terry College of Business in 2009. After college, he quickly joined a dental group. Based out of Savannah GA, he developed a flawless dental billing process which was used in all the group’s practices. Josh Smith is an expert in Dental Billing Process and Reporting. His process raised the en...

Dedicated to helping others grow, Paula Quinn brings 30 years of clinical dentistry, public speaking and consulting to practices and hygiene teams. Paula comes to the dental world with an elaborate wealth of information on the importance of interoffice communication and working towards team goals. Her background and experiences, in and out of the dental practice, give her a unique skill set that b...