The Double Your Production Podcast

Paige Hood is a practicing hygienist and a Certified Hygiene Coach with The Team Training Institute. She's got years of experience not only improving her own skills as a hygienist, but also helping others excel.   Today, Paige is joining Wendy Briggs on The Double Your Production Podcast for an in-depth conversation about how hygienists can raise the standard of care in a dental practice. In this...

Kaizen is the Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement. Rooted in post-World War II economic reform, Kaizen is about making steady changes for the better. Toyota famously used this concept to develop its lean manufacturing process and become a leader in quality in the automotive industry.   Kaizen can be used in a dental setting as well, allowing a team to revisit processes and make...

Bert Triche is a practicing hygienist and a Certified Hygiene Coach with The Team Training Institute. She's got 43 years of hygiene experience and has coached other hygienists for 12 years. She's joining Wendy Briggs today on The Double Your Production Podcast for an important conversation about how hygienists, dentists, and office managers can navigate the current shortage of hygienists around th...

Most dentists don't have extensive experience in property negotiations and this puts them at a significant disadvantage when purchasing or leasing property for their dental office.   Today, Colin Carr is joining Dr. John Meis to talk about how to level the playing field in these negotiations and allow dentists to expand and grow more seamlessly. Colin's company that provides commercial real estate...

There are pervasive myths in all industries that, if left unchecked, can damage the morale of business owners. Dentistry is no different. Today, we're debunking some of these myths so you can make decisions in your dental practice with confidence. In this episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are clearing up 3 myths that have been floating around in dentistr...

Did you know… on average, 40% of the incoming calls to a dental practice go unanswered? The loss involved with phone inefficiencies is much larger than most practice owners think. When patient calls don't get answered, appointments don't get scheduled, and the practice loses a tremendous amount of opportunity.   Amol Nirgudkar is the CEO of Patient Prism, a company that provides dental practices w...

Carrie Marshall grew up in a family dental practice. As an adult, she worked as a dental assistant and helped her dad grow the practice from 2 chairs to 10 chairs. As the practice continued to grow and her brothers joined, she noticed the stress level in her parents rising. She watched her dad stay up late at night trying to build a practice that could sustain them all comfortably. Carrie started...

Jim Philhower was the Director of Sales & Leadership at Henry Shein for decades. He helped develop and lead the sales team and worked with dentists around the country to create better results in their practices. Jim has been in over 1000 practices across the US and has intricately studied what works in the dental business. We're thrilled to announce that Jim Philhower has joined us at the The Team...

In today's episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are sharing a sneak peek of this year's Champions of Dentistry Summit. The Summit is happening April 28-29 in Orlando, FL where we'll be working with practices around the country to rapidly improve their results, all while soaking in the magic and business lessons from Disney World and Universal Studios.   We...

Investing in technology is a big decision for any practice owner. Almost every practice has had the experience of investing in technology that doesn't get used (we've seen a lot of "technology garages" in offices with equipment that sits idle). In other cases, when practice owners are more hesitant to make tech investments, the practice can miss out on important opportunities for growth, efficienc...

Today on the Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are sitting down with Angie Bachman of Design Ergonomics to about how she helps practices become some of the top-producing offices in the nation.   Design Ergonomics has revolutionized dentistry by applying lean manufacturing principles of the famed Toyota production process to optimize offices. They improve everything fro...

In this episode of the Double Your Production podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are diving into Adam Grant's new book, Think Again. They are unpacking some of the key insights from the book and talking through how these ideas apply to dental practice owners and teams.   The business environment is always changing, so every practice owner needs to have a certain level of flexibility in their...

If patients don't move forward with treatment, everybody suffers. The patient's condition worsens over time, team members get frustrated, and the practice performance declines.   Part of providing the very best care for patients is helping them feel comfortable saying yes treatment. When it comes to case acceptance, small things make a big difference and when everybody on the team does their part,...

What exactly is "quiet quitting"? The term has been trending in the news and on social media lately, so Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are diving into the topic and how it affects dental practices in this episode of the Double Your Production Podcast. Quiet quitting occurs when team members who are frustrated in their roles drastically reduce the amount of effort they put in. Simply put, quiet qui...

On this episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs sit down with Paul Lowry from Dental Menu to talk about how to add a customizable, flexible benefit plan to your practice.   Patients without insurance (or patients with not-so-great insurance) don't always keep up on their appointments because paying out of pocket can get expensive. Adding an in-house benefit pl...

In this episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs sit down with Dr. David Ahearn, a dentist and the founder of Design Ergonomics and Ergonomic Products, to talk about how to find and alleviate capacity issues in your dental practice.  What we find overwhelmingly with our clients is that doctor-owners often believe they need new patients for their practices to su...

In this episode of The Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs sit down with Dr. Travis Campbell, a dental insurance expert and dentist who teaches teams how to navigate the complexities of insurance.  Known as "the dental insurance guy", Dr. Campbell understands the nuances of insurance and helps practices get fewer denials and make more money in insurance reimbursements. I...

It's easy to take the simple things in life for granted, like breathing. Breathing is so simple, that we don't even think about it. Yet, if we don't breathe well, we don't sleep well, and we don't live well because our health falls apart. In this episode of the Double Your Production Podcast, we're discussing new developments in dental sleep medicine that can be life-changing for you and your pati...

It seems like every doctor we talk to these days has a similar problem: they're struggling with finding and building a team. We're seeing signs on front desks saying,  "Please sign in and have a seat. We're short-staffed today." So, what's the solution? In this episode of the Double Your Production Podcast, Dr. John Meis and Wendy Briggs are sitting down with team performance expert, Daren Baird....

What can a champion figure skater teach you about success in a dental practice? It turns out, a lot. Because winning an Olympic medal is much like building a winning practice. What are the secrets? Find out in our exclusive interview with U.S. Olympic medalist, Nancy Kerrigan. You'll discover: The life-changing magic of self-belief Why you  cannot  be a champion without a team to support you How c...

Did you know… Between 70% and 80% of dentists don't have a tax strategy. And if you're among them, you're probably throwing away money that you could be investing for retirement. Why work harder and longer than you have to? In this episode of the Double Your Production Podcast, you'll discover: The biggest tax deduction on the planet for dentists How to  legally  boost profit margins from 35% to 5...

Can better patient care really lead to more profitability (even during Omicron, with staff shortages, cancels, and fails)? Yes, it can. How? That's the subject of today's episode of the  Double Your Production Podcast. Listen and you'll find the surprising keys to profitability as we take a deep dive into Dr. John's new book, Cracking The Code. (Plus, there's a free copy waiting for you at the end...

Is growing your practice fun?  If not, you're doing it wrong. Today's episode is special because our guest is Dr. Ed O'Flaherty, based in Dublin, Ireland. The traditional practice in Ireland has only one or two treatment rooms, maybe 6 at most. But Dr. O'Flaherty has 16 ops. So, he's doing things very differently in an environment where growing a practice is more challenging than in North America....

Yes, you can produce $60,000 in one afternoon. And, you can do it without sacrificing patient care. That's the subject of today's episode of the  Double Your Production Podcast. Listen now to discover: The blueprint for a $60k "open house" that your patients will love How to market your event (Tik-Tok? Facebook? The answers may surprise you) Invisalign? Implants? How to make it fun and exciting fo...

Is your practice behind schedule almost every day? Are you rushing from one patient to the next? Does it take weeks before you can fit a new patient in? If you answered yes just once, you're not alone. And while there's no such thing as a perfect schedule, you  can  make progress. You can see more patients, with fewer headaches, without risking a loss of patient flow, production, and profitability...