The Dental Handoff

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner welcomes back cardiologist Dr. Brett Sealove for Part Two of our two part conversation, this time focusing on referrals, and why they matter! Brett Sealove, MD, FACC, RPVI, CPE is an attending level physician who is double-boarded in Cardiology as well as Vascular Medicine. He is a Cardiologist/Partner at Monmouth Cardiology Associates and Chief of C...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner welcomes in cardiologist Dr. Brett Sealove Part One of a special two part series!  Brett Sealove, MD, FACC, RPVI, CPE is an attending level physician who is double-boarded in Cardiology as well as Vascular Medicine. He is a Cardiologist/Partner at Monmouth Cardiology Associates and Chief of Cardiology at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Dr. Se...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner welcomes in Dr. Tim Donley! Timothy Donley DDS MSD is currently in the private practice of Periodontics and Implantology in Bowling Green, KY. His education included the University of Notre Dame, Georgetown University School of Dentistry, and Indiana University for his specialty training. He lectures and publishes frequently on topics of interest to...

In this week's episode of The Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly welcomes in dental business strategist and influencer, Vanessa Emerson! Vanessa is the Founder of the Dental Speaker Institute, Dental Speakers Bureau, and The Dental Speaker. Vanessa mentors professionals in business development and strategy, marketing, and event management. Vanessa’s annual conferences attract speakers and consultants who g...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by fellow dental hygienist and founder of 360 Navigations, Angela Grover! Angela graduated from Central Community College in 1996, obtained her BSDH in 2018 from the Community College of Denver, and received her MA in Organizational Leadership from Buena Vista University in 2022. As the founder of 360 Dental Navigations, Angela utilizes her expert...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly welcomes in Dr. Sam Shamardi! Dr. Sam Shamardi earned his DMD at Tufts University and his Periodontal certificate at the University of Pennsylvania.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and Implant Surgery and practices full-time while teaching part-time at the Harvard Division of Periodontics.   
 Dr. Shamardi lectures nationally and...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly welcomes in dental therapist Victoria Wilson! Victoria began her journey as a Dental Therapist at the Eastman Dental Hospital London in 2001, and has been totally dedicated to her profession since and completed her BSc in Oral Health Promotion with O’Hehir University in 2016, and has worked internationally as a speaker and clinically in the UK and UAE and c...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly welcomes in Kevin Henry! With more than 20 years in the dental publishing industry, Kevin Henry is the former group editorial director for Dental Products Report, managing editor for Dental Economics, and editor-in-chief for DrBicuspid.com . He now serves as the co-founder for IgniteDA, a community designed to empower, enlighten, and educate dental assistan...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly welcomes in  the owner of Level Up Infection Prevention and practicing dental hygienist, Michelle Strange! Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH, CDIPC has more than two decades of dental expertise, beginning as a dental assistant and completing a bachelor’s degree in health science from the Medical University of South Carolina and a master’s in dental hygiene educat...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner is joined by Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz!  Dr. Maragliano-Muniz was a dental hygienist before earning her DMD from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and her certificate in Advanced Prosthodontics from UCLA School of Dentistry. She is a board-certified prosthodontist, the Chief Editor for Dental Economics. In addition, she is a Chief Developm...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner is joined by Dr. Suzanne Ebert!  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. She has since joined the American Dental Association’s Business Innovation Group as the ADA Advis...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner is joined by Mike Buckner of Pearl Dental! Mike has spent the last 12 years growing dental software technology companies that are designed to streamline office efficiency, increase overall production, while elevating the standard of care for your patients. He led business development and partner strategy for Solutionreach, back when offices were just...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by Melissa K. Turner, BASDH, RDHEP, EFDA, affectionately known as @thetoothgirl! Melissa is a fresh force of change in the dental industry and is on a powerful mission to transform the future of dentistry for both patient and practitioner.  An award-winning speaker, key opinion influencer, and hygienist, Melissa represents a new generation in dent...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner welcomes dental hygienist and life coach Jamie Dooley! Jamie Dooley is an international award-winning coach, author, innovator and thought-leader. She has been helping people “Boss Up & Expand” beyond traditional models for the past five years as the CEO of The Expansion Group for Women. Her varied roles in dentistry, public health, business, and the...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner welcomes consultant Kirk Behrendt! Kirk Behrendt speaks and consults with dentists all over the world on how to create a Better Practice and a Better Life. As one of Dentistry’s Top Seminar Leaders and Online Education Platform Experts, Kirk has invested more than 25 years of his professional life optimizing the best systems and practices within the...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly Tanner is joined by dental hygienist and artist, Ashley Kear! Ashley details how she found her passion for both dental hygiene and for art, and the unique way those two interests have come together in her career. Ashley Kear has been a hygienist for 17 years and graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Dental Hygiene program. She works part time cl...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by Dr. Eser Tüfekçi! Dr. Tüfekçi is a native of Istanbul, Turkey, and received her dental degree from Istanbul University in 1989. Dr. Tüfekçi continued her career at the Ohio State University, earning her Master of Science and Ph. D. degrees. She then received her certificate in orthodontics in 2002 from the University of Minnesota. She also hold...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly welcomes Whitney DiFoggio aka the "Teeth Talk Girl!" Whitney is a dental hygienist who is known as the "Teeth Talk Girl" on social media. Whitney’s social media journey of spreading dental health awareness began on the YouTube platform — where she started creating toothy videos for the general public. Now with two audiences (the general public and dental pr...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by speaker, consultant, author, and owner of Oral Cancer Consulting, Susan Cotten! They discuss the importance of early screening for HPV and oral cancers and how Susan developed the "Cotten Method" to help do just that for her patients! Known for her expertise on HPV, oral cancer, and head and neck evaluation, she developed the "Cotten Method", a...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by hygienist and ergonomics expert Stephanie Botts! Stephanie has been a clinical dental hygienist for over 14 years. She is a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist providing both in-office and virtual ergonomics consulting and coaching to dental professionals. She also provides CE to dental and dental hygiene associations on the topic of erg...

In this week's Dental Handoff, we continue to work our way through the great conversations Dr. Kelly had at SmileCon ADA, as she welcomes Dr. Paul Feurstein to the show! Paul Feuerstein, DMD graduated from SUNY Brook during the '60s studying chemistry, engineering, computer science and MUSIC. He is a 1972 graduate of UNDMJ (now Rutgers) and maintains a general practice in Massachusetts. He is the...

In this week's Dental Handoff, we continue to work our way through the great conversations Dr. Kelly had at SmileCon ADA, as she welcomes Patrina Allen to the show. Hailing from Virginia Beach, Virginia, Patrina is a lover of food, travel, and all things health and wellness. She graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Dental Hygiene from Old Dominion University in 2012. After an awe-inspiring CE...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined by Janeice Ervn LIVE from SmileCon! Certified Worksite Wellness Specialist, CEO, and Founder of Dental Explorer Network, Colorado’s first Travel Dental Hygiene Staffing Company, Owner of The DEN Study Club, author, national speaker, and proud military brat, Janiece Ervin, RDH, BSDH is focused on the prevention of workplace disengagement. She belie...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined LIVE from SmileCon by Lani McBeth. Lani McBeth BSDH, RDH, EFDH, CPC, and IABDM is a Clinical Dental Hygienist, Prevention Strategist, Speaker, Consultant, and CEO of the Oral Wellness Link/OWL. Spear Education and Young Innovations are clients she has proudly served. Lani is an Expanded Functions Dental Hygienist, credentialed in medical/dental co...

In this week's Dental Handoff, Dr. Kelly is joined LIVE from SmileCon by Dr. Robert L. Skinner! Dr. Skinner describes his experience at SmileCon and explains why everyone in the dental industry should attend an ADA event.  How to contact Dr. Skinner: email: rls@skinnerdentistry.com Where to Find Dr. Kelly: Let's Connect! Book a Call today to see how I can help you create high-performance teams, di...