The Nifty Thrifty Dentists

About: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews Dr. Roshan Kalra. A Dentist who has created a profitable secondary income stream using Real Estate. We discuss his journey as a Real Estate Investor and how his experiences can help pave the way for other Dentists to achieve the same success in Real Estate. . Dr. Kalra recently co-hosted the Real Estate Investment for Dentist Live Summit and continue...

About: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews Expansion Project founder Karan Nijhawan. We discuss why high achievers such as Dentists accomplish great success but ultimately still live unfulfilling lives. We also dive into the Expansion Project retreat and how this event changes lives. Karan Nijhawan is the Founder of The Expansion Project, a movement that focuses on helping dentists and those...

SHOW NOTES: This week, Dr. Glenn Vo sat down with Kevin Tallman, CEO of Mango Voice. It’s not often that Glenn gets to speak with a company’s CEO on Facebook live, so he considers their meeting to be Mango’s State of the Union Address.  Mango Voice is a cloud-based phone system like no other.  Glenn has been following Mango's journey since before Kevin became part of the team. Since then, the comp...

About: Let's Level Up... FAMILY You choose who is a member of your "family" by the people you spend the most time with. Because of the significant amount of time that will be spent on this subject, we will provide you with the resources that you require in order to cultivate "clear intentions" on each of your relationships. FINANCE There is more to one's financial situation than the amount of mone...

About: This week, Dr. Glenn Vo spoke with someone new to the Nifty Thrifty community: Eric Dawe of DentalHQ. However, you may be familiar with DentalHQ’s founder, Dr. Brett Wells  Eric is the Vice President of Business Development at DentalHQ. The company helps practices provide uninsured patients access to in-house membership plans.  The goal of offering a membership plan is to help you make more...

NOTES: This week, Dr. Glenn Vo spoke with someone near and dear to the Nifty Thrifty community: Brittany Dirico, the national sales manager at DryShield. If you’re not familiar with the company, you’re in for a treat.  DryShield is an all-in-one isolation system that outperforms traditional methods like rubber dams or cotton rolls.  Brittany began as a dental office manager, so she knows exactly h...

Notes: Caleb Guilliams is the Founder and CEO of BetterWealth, a company committed to showing people how to have efficiency and control over their money today while maximizing their future wealth potential. He is also the author of The AND Asset, hosts the BetterWealth Podcast, and speaks worldwide. In this episode, Caleb talks to Dr. Glenn Vo about how a “Financial X-ray” can reveal blindspots in...

Notes: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews Revolutionary Tribes founder Jodi Scott Evans. We discuss the importance of organizing and executing your vision and elevating your tribe as leaders. Jodi also shares the “WHY” behind Revolutionary Tribes and her upcoming event - Lead at Every Level. Revolutionary Tribes works with Dental Practice Leaders to help grow their business by optimizing peo...

Notes: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews Complete Specialty Solutions President and Stream Dental founder Santosh Patel.  We discuss the benefits of having an in-house specialty program as well as the importance of a comprehensive specialist communication platform. Complete Specialty Solutions provides in-house specialty solutions to general dentist offices through our unique combination of...

Notes: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews Breakaway Seminars founder, Dr. Scott Leune. Breakaway Seminars is the highest value seminar experience in dentistry. Graduates of the seminars have gone on to build wealth, they have built consulting companies, they have become. world-followed on podcasts, they have created private practice groups, they have enjoyed large liquidity events, and they...

Notes: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews Airway Circle founder, Renata Nehme RDH. Airway Circle is an online community focused on connecting, collaborating and sharing information regarding airway-related issues and whole-body health. Topics vary from breathing, craniofacial growth, myofunctional disorders, fascia, sleep, and feeding to how to implement an interdisciplinary approach. Dr. Vo...

Notes: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews Revere Partners CEO Dr. Jeremy Krell. Revere Partners is focused on identifying opportunities for investors and providing capital for cutting-edge innovations in the oral and systemic health sectors. They are the first Independent Venture Fund for Oral Health. Dr. Vo and Dr. Krell discuss how Dentists and Start-ups can get involved with Revere as wel...

Notes: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews AcceptCare Chief Marketing Officer Oliver Gelles. AcceptCare is not a financing tool. It’s a revenue engine that will change the way you present treatment. It is the first and only case acceptance solution designed to increase access to complete care. The platform will be available in the fall, but applications for Beta Testers are currently being ac...

Notes: In this episode, Dr. Glenn Vo interviews the CEO of Egghead Ortho, Dr. Louis Chmura. Egghead Ortho was created to provide you with a plug-and-play system. Providing you with education, training, patient selection, resources, tools, knowledge, treatment monitoring, and real-time support you need to provide excellent ortho care using the latest virtual technology. Incorporating orthodontics i...

About: Dr. Glenn recently spoke with a fellow Vo, Dr. Chris Vo, known as the “crypto dentist.” Although the two aren’t related, Glenn jokes that there are so few “Vo’s” in the area they might as well be cousins. Chris is one of the founders of “The Crypto Dentist,” a two-man team run in tandem with his pal, Mitch. At the Crypto Dentist.  Some people may assume crypto is a “scam.” Many invested hav...

SHOWNOTES: This week, Dr. Glenn Vo was happy to have Jay Glazer—or “Crazy Jay”—and Howie Friedman from Crazy Dental on the podcast.  Crazy Dental is a subsidiary of DC Dental—the fastest-growing authorized independent dental supply company in North America—and Jay is their Director of Business Development. Meanwhile, Howie is the COO/CFO of DC Dental. Crazy Dental has been serving our community fo...

NOTES: Many Nifty Thrifty members may be familiar with Dr. Glenn Vo’s guest, Sean Ryan of Medidenta.  For those of you who haven’t been introduced yet, Sean is known as the “Head Cheese” at Medidenta. The direct-to-dental company has been evolving over the course of 80 years into the force it is today. Although Medidenta has been through its share of changes, they’ve always been creators, innovato...

Show Notes: Implementing sleep dentistry in your practice takes more than just getting the clinical skills. It's also about knowing how to get paid through medical insurance—and that's the big difference between those who do a few cases every month, to the ones who do dozens. For this week’s episode of the Nifty Thrifty Dentists podcast, Dr. Avi Weisfogel—Founder of IAOS—joined Dr. Glenn Vo via FB...

Show Notes This week, Dr. Glenn Vo was super excited to have the Founder and CEO of OnDiem, Joe Fogg, on the podcast. Glenn has been trying to get Joe to speak on the Nifty Thrifty Podcast for some time now, but Joe might just be the busiest man in dentistry. OnDiem is a staffing agency that has modernized the temp agency. Instead of technology leveraging humans, OnDiem is all about humans leverag...

NOTES: Dr. Glenn Vo was excited to sit with a good friend for this week’s episode of the Nifty Thrifty Podcast. Dr. Kari Mann has a lot of stories to tell and advice to give as someone who has evolved from owning a start-up to completing the acquisition of another practice. If you tune into the video version of this week’s episode, you’ll quickly notice that Kari has been doing pretty well for her...

SHOW NOTES: In this day and age, you must live under a rock if you haven’t heard about AI. That said, many dentists seem to forget about Dental AI.  Ophir Tanz is the CEO of Pearl, a company that is at the forefront of Dental AI. Dr. Glenn Vo has some mutual friends who work for Ophir’s company, and he respects their co-founder—a fellow dentist—very much. Glenn was pumped to have Ophir on for this...

SHOW NOTES: This week, Dr. Glenn Vo was pumped to chat with the mastermind behind the Othordontic Teaching Institute: Dr. Jeffery Gerhardt. People always tell dentists to stay in their lane whether it’s about wisdom teeth, endodontics, or Ortho. Jeffery is the opposite, as he’s passionate about helping GPs add Ortho to their businesses—in fact, Jeffery has helped over 300 dentists (and counting) t...

SHOW NOTES: A few months ago, Dr. Glenn Vo had Dustin Johnson, Director of Engineering at SOTA Imaging, and Albert Kim, SOTA’s VP of Sales & Marketing, on to talk all about recent dental questions. Back then, Albert and Dustin were new to the group. But, since, SOTA Imaging has emerged as a champion for our community. Albert has appeared on numerous episodes by now, gaining a reputation and be...

SHOW NOTES: The Nifty Thrifty community is full of awesome folks like yourself whose specialties lie in dentistry and bargain-hunting. That’s why Dr. Glenn Vo brought on a finance whizz who specializes in helping folks like us: Ross Brannon, CEO of Ross Brannon Financial Advisors. Life happens, and the best of us know how often minor financial woes seem to pop up out of the blue. But every now and...

NOTES:   ●      Before Dr. Glenn Vo happily introduces our next guest for the Nifty Thrifty Podcast, let us ask you a question: How many times have you had to buy another kit to do Amalgam recycling in your practice? ●      If you’re anything like Glenn, legislation has made things a hassle. When insurance companies want to take a slice of our pie, it’s a real bummer; oftentimes, we end up being t...