The Nifty Thrifty Dentists

Kerry Lepicek and Machell Hudson are productive hygienists and Hygiene Superstars. Kerry is a practicing hygienist and a Clinical Coach Director for OraVital. Machell Hudson works with Dr. Bruce Baird as a hygienist and is a coach with The Productive Dentist Academy. These two ladies have joined forces to help offices turn their hygiene programs from “loss leaders” to high production powerhouses....

Dr. Ana Dougherty is a practicing Dentist in San Antonio, Texas. But she’s not just any regular Dentist. She’s the Yoga Dentist! Known for her Yoga videos on YouTube and her Yoga CE course, Dr. Dougherty is on a mission to spread the benefits of Yoga to Dentists everywhere. Ana joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss topics ranging from her love of Brazilian cheese bread to her struggles as a Vegetarian t...

Dr. Gina Dorfman is a Dentist, a speaker, an entrepreneur, and the Queen of Yapi. One of the leading patient communication platforms on the market, Yapi was created because Dr. Dorfman saw a problem that needed to be fixed. That’s what Dr. Gina Dorfman is. A problem solver extraordinaire! She can be seen providing solutions to Dentists at the speaking circuit and in social media. Join Glenn and Vi...

David Kolbe is a family man, an attorney, and the CEO of Kolbe Corporation which provides the Kolbe Assessment. The Kolbe Assessment is the only validated assessment that measures a person’s conative strengths. Not just another personality test, Kolbe helps one to understand the talent they were born with and how to “Be Your Best Self.” The assessment is a tool that has been used with companies ra...

Dr. Yolanda Mangrum is the owner of Petaluma Dental, a multi-specialty practice in Sonoma, California. She is also the author of “Hire to Inspire”, a coach with Fortune Practice Management, and founder of Luminary Education Center. She is the epitome of a Dental Boss Lady. Join Glenn and Vinh as they discuss her “why” and whether or not she’ll include wine in her dental convenience store. Notes of...

Dr. Michael Ling is an Owner/Dentist of Clarence Street Dental Group and a speaker for Practice on Fire. He is also, according to Glenn and Vinh, the number one Chinese Dentist of all of Canada. Dr. Ling is passionate about helping Dentists create a “self-managing” team and ultimately create a “self-managing” practice. Dr. Michael Ling joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss topics such as his dislike for...

November 28, 2017 Dr. Julie Swift is the amazing Lipstick Periodontist. She is a Periodontist by day, lipstick sales sensation by night, and awesome Mom/Wife every day. She is the owner/founder of Topeka Periodontics and Implants and also operates her own team of Lipsense All-Stars that have made over thousands in sales. Dr. Julie Swift or Dr. Julie Woods as many on Facebook know her joins our sho...

Jasmin Haley is a Dental Renassaince Woman. She’s a Hygienist, an educator, a Mom, and a Hip Hop historian. She co-hosts the MOMgienist podcast which focuses on the challenges of being a parent while working and dealing with the demands of Dentistry. An overachiever at heart, she just created another podcast called Beyond the Prophy. Jasmin joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss the dynamics of the Denti...

Dr. Shakila Angadi is a practicing Dentist and the founder of The Inspired Dentist. Her goal is to help educate the Dental community about Emotional Intelligence(EQ) and improve their lives in the process. Not only is Dr. Angadi coaching Emotional Intelligence through The Inspired Dentist platform, she is also the Mind-set coach for The Delivering WOW Community. Dr. Shakila Angadi joins Glenn and...

Dr. Christopher Phelps is an Entrepreneur, General Dentist, Best selling author, Dental Speaker, and mentor. He is recognized as the only Dentist to be named a Cialdini Method Certified Trainer (CMCT) and he teaches those principles in his “Ethical Principles of Persuasion in Dentistry” seminar. Dr. Christopher Phelps joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss topics ranging from his newly created coaching p...

Adam B. Levine is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the long running Let’s Talk Bitcoin! show and the LTB publishing network. He is also the founder and CEO of Tokenly, a company building open source tools to make Tokens more useful and more usable to everyone. Adam’s goal is to educate the masses about cryptocurrency and show how it can be a viable and sustainable currency. If any of that flew o...

Tracy London Driver is the creator of Monday Bites, a collection of funny Dental videos that features lip-synching and dancing. Not only is Tracy the resident performer at Dr. Patricia London’s office but she is also the Insurance Coordinator there as well. Tracy London Driver joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss topics ranging from her love of verifying insurance to becoming one of Mauty’s newest fans...

Scott Keyes is the founder of Scott’s Cheap Flights, a web service that alerts you when there is a ridiculously great travel deal. Scott is the flight searcher-in-chief, spending 8-12 hours a day on Google Flights and he oversees daily operations at Scott’s Cheap Flights. He has traveled to 45 countries (and 45 states!) and has lived in Mexico (Oaxaca), Mozambique (Maputo), Chile (Santiago), and t...

Dr. Baron Grutter is a the Co-owner of the Blue Sky Bio Academy and course director for the Blue Sky Bio Digital Orthodontics course. Dr. Grutter is also a 3D printing expert who has printed everything from ortho aligners to special reading glasses for his daughter. Not only is he a talented Dentist with a knack for 3D Printing, he is also a strong advocate for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) resear...

Michael Arias is the host of The Dental Marketer Podcast and the owner of a Dental “Ground Marketing” company. He has worked with Dentists, Dental Groups, and Consultants to develop unique marketing campaigns that are budget friendly. He joins Glenn and Vinh to talk about how Dental professionals can use Ground Marketing as an extra tool in their marketing campaigns. Mr. Arias also discusses rando...

Dr. Steven G Mautner aka “Mauty” is a Dentist from Florida who is known for his insightful yet controversial posts on DentalTown. Recently banned from DentalTown, Mauty has taken his talents to Facebook and his posts are informative, thought-provoking and as controversial as ever. Listen as Mauty talks to Glenn and Vinh about his unique Dental philosophy and his ultimate goal to accept every singl...

Dr. Desiree Walker is a dentist from North Carolina who competed on American Ninja Warrior in 2015. Dr. Walker is the real deal and has worked really hard to get her fitness to where she is today. She is a big advocate of the importance of exercise for dental professionals to maintain a long and healthy career. Listen as Dr. Walker talks to Glenn and Vinh about her journey to be on American Ninja...

Jonathan VanHorn is an accountant. But he’s more than just a mild mannered accountant. Mr. VanHorn is the founder of DentistMetrics. A company with the sole mission of helping Dental professionals navigate the perilous waters of the American tax code while saving them money! Jonathan VanHorn joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss topics ranging from his love of cargo shorts to his disdain for the movie “...

Dr. Kenny Wilstead is a General Dentist who recently posted on Dental Hacks Nation about his horrible experience dealing with the DEA. His story is a cautionary tale that applies to all Dental professionals. He joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss how a series of mishaps led to a felony drug charge and how he was able to overcome this life changing event. *DentalHO.com is Dentistry’s newest job board a...

Dana Pardue Salisbury is the Chief Operations Officer for Classic Practice Resources and the daughter of renown dental consultant Sandy Pardue. She joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss how offices can save money by training their staff more effectively and how “mystery shopping” calls can expose deficiencies in a practice. Mrs. Salisbury also discusses random topics ranging from crawfish/beer and to wh...

Elijah Desmond RDH is a Dental Hygienist turned Dental Entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Smiles at Sea, a continuing education event set in a relaxing resort style atmosphere. He joins Glenn and Vinh to talk about how Dental professionals can save money and reward their teams at CE events. Mr. Desmond also discusses random topic ranging from pizza flavored prophy paste and Dorito flavored Mountain De...

Dr. Raghunath Puttaiah is a tenured professor at Texas A&M College of Dentistry and is a trainer for OSHA and HIPAA protocols. He joins Glenn and Vinh to talk about how to save money in your dental practice by not overdoing personal protective equipment and also the dangers of keeping up with the “Dental Joneses.” Dr. Puttaiah also discusses random topics ranging from ghost peppers to rectal e...

Dr. Alan Mead joins Glenn and Vinh to talk about how he saved money in his Dental practice, his interest in Equine Dentistry, his never ending struggle with shrieking patients who can not open wide enough, and whether he would fight 100 chickens or one human sized one. Notes of Interest: Alan Mead has been dubbed “The Accidental Nifty Thrifty Dentist” by Glenn and Vinh because he stumbled onto som...