The Raving Patients Podcast

With over 20 years of healthcare experience, Teresa addresses topics such as Insurance Coding, Office Manager Training and Revenue Growth. Her memberships include the National Speakers Association and the National Association of Dental Plans. She has been named one of the Top 25 Women in Dentistry and is the author of Moving Your Patients to Yes: Easy Insurance Conversations as well as a contribut...

From Uniontown Pennsylvania Undergrad on full football scholarship Ohio University West Virginia University School of Dentistry Wife Trish Moved to Greenville 2009 Started Constantine Dental 2015

Debra is a consultant, speaker, writer and coach. She is founding member of the Academy of Dental Management Consulting - serving her 3rd term as President. She is board member of the American Academy of Dental Practice Administration and serves on the ADA Practice Management Advisory Board. Debra has been recognized by Dentistry Today as a Leader in Continuing Dental Education and Consulting and...

Steve Parker is the owner of The Profitable Dentist Magazine, which reaches an audience of 125,000 practice owners in the U.S., and produces numerous events and annually. Steve joined Dr. Woody Oakes several years ago in coaching, consulting and masterminding with some of the most successful dental practices in the nation, and has taken the lessons learned to form a Learning Management System for...

A highly sought- after female motivational speaker, Jody is passionate about spreading the message of the importance of fun and meaningful work. A motivational speaker for over 22 years, Jody speaks at over 80 organizations and associations every year, and is a top keynote speaker. Jody's trademark is to deliver very funny motivational speeches, humour is a key part of her audience connection. A h...

Casey Culberson, DDS, has been a private practicing general dentist since 2001. He was voted as one of the Top 40 under 40 Dentists by Incisal Edge Magazine, and is also the winner of an Edison Award for his invention, the Molar Media Mount. He graduated from the Washington University School of Dentistry in 2001. He is married and has one child in high school, and one starting college this year.

Dr. Olya Zahrebelny (pronounced Zara-bell-knee) graduated from the Faculty of Dentistry at the University of Toronto, Canada, then completed a General Practice Residency, focusing on oral surgery, oral medicine, and oral pathology. She practiced in both hospital and private practice environments for over three decades years. Dr. "Z", as she is fondly called by her patients, is a former consultant...

Dr. Dorfman graduated from the University of Southern California in 2000. She is the founding and practicing dentist at Dentistry for Kids and Adults. She is a co-founder of YAPI, a dental software that improves communication between team members and patients allowing for a safer and efficient dental care delivery. She is also a published author and speaker. Dr. Dorfman loves spending every minute...

Dr Alan Stern graduated Queens College in New York in 1976 and the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry in 1981\. He opened his own practice in Ocean Township, New Jersey in 1987 where he practices Restorative Dentistry. He completed the Pankey Continuum is and continues to study with the masters of restorative and esthetic dentistry, sleep disordered breathing , the Oral Systemic...

Lisa Mergens, having been in the dental profession for 35 years, has dedicated herself to changing what leadership and workplace culture looks like in dentistry. She practiced as a hygienist until 2007 when she segued into management, marketing and business development. Realizing the need for positive change, she became a certified executive coach and decided to pursue her PhD in organizational le...

A rule-breaker in his youth, David Harris changed his direction and has spent much of his adult life in the world of investigation and enforcement, where he uses his unrivaled ability to understand the criminal thought process to help educate and protect dentists. David is the Chief Executive Officer of Prosperident, the world's largest firm investigating financial crimes committed against dentist...

Dr. Bob Pick is a popular business practice management consultant, coach, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and professional speaker known for his high energy, fast moving, motivational, highly educational, and entertaining programs. His audience always goes home with great information that can be used immediately for practice enhancement and reward! The PBR! or the Pick Business-Team-Building Ret...

Dr. Robin Bethell is the proud owner of 3 offices in Austin Texas called Forest Family Dentistry.  He is an adjunct Invisalign faculty member, and co owns an Invisalign only business called Simply Aligners.  A self-proclaimed master of developing culture, his crowning achievement was growing his practice, Forest Family Dentistry, to 3 profitable offices that have generated more 5-star Yelp reviews...

Dr. Katie To graduated summa cum laude from University of Texas at Arlington with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. She went on to attend University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio Dental School and graduated with distinction in research. During her schooling, she also received multiple awards for cosmetic dentistry. UTHSCSA Dental School has been one of the top ranked dental...

Dr. Jeff Anzalone is a periodontist, author and dental coach. You can learn more about him at TheAuthorityPractice.com and DebtFreeDr.com

Evan Lazarus is a highly accomplished entrepreneur, with a proven track record of effectively building, managing and scaling businesses. With an eclectic background that includes launching and growing a $100M hedge fund, building a digital publishing company, an education company to his current digital & print agency business, Evan possesses the knowledge to help businesses escape marketing medioc...

On this week's episode of The Raving Patients Podcast, Len has a conversation with Craig Cody, a CPA and certified tax coach and former New York City police officer.  Craig has co-authored an Amazon best selling book, Secrets of a Tax-Free Life.  During their 40 minute chat , Craig and Len talk about various topics regarding your dental practice and using a CPA.  Here are some of the things you wi...

Nancy identifies herself as a "simple dentist's wife" that now works in her small family practice. As a full-time partner, Nancy is in charge of all things not related to the actual delivery of dentistry.

Bio: Known as "The Naked Dentist" for his column in Dr. BiCuspid, Curtis Marshall has a unique passion for dentistry with over 10 years of experience in practice management, dental coaching, and operations, along with years of experience in marketing and communications.  As a founding team member of Dental Intelligence, Curtis utilizes his passion and skills to help dental professionals nationwide...

On this episode of the Raving Patients Podcast, Justin Jacques from Predictable Patients Systems join Len to discuss some paid advertising options on the internet.  Justin talk about his specialty… running Facebook Funnels targeting specific demographics and procedure types and why they are an effective way to drive new patients to your office.  They also discuss how to measure the ROI you are get...

Katherine is Dentistry's Communication Coach! International speaker, author, and coach in the US, Canada, and UK, Katherine's known for helping professionals develop unscripted, exceptional telephone and client communication skills, personal and professional greatness, as well as train-the-trainer and executive speaker's programs. Her company, LionSpeak, helps practices, teams and executives achie...

Drew Sparks is the co-founder and CEO of Swell CX. Swell is a reputation management and customer experience platform for small businesses of every kind. His background is in Mechanical Engineering and he graduated from the University of Utah. After working for a few years as an engineer in the oil industry, Drew had the opportunity to help a friend with a healthcare services start-up. While growin...

Chris Vo, D.D.S. -- I graduated from the UNC School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill in 2012\. Like most new grads I associated for a few years before buying my own solo practice in a small town in 2015\. I ran that practice for nearly 3 years before selling it to a friend. During my time as an owner I realized I enjoyed doing my own marketing, which made a lot of sense considering my self taught backg...

Jennifer is the co-founder and CEO of Marketing by SOS.  She uses her experience in the industry (daughter of orthodontist and a patient for way too many years) plus educational background in Public Relations, plus being a mom to approach her agency support of orthodontic and pediatric dental offices.  Her boutique team serves practices with a range of services, including branding/rebranding your...

America's Most Productive Dentist, Dr. Bruce B. Baird has a lifelong commitment to dental excellence. A nationally renowned cosmetic dentist, Dr. Baird is an international teacher and speaker on cosmetic, reconstructive, and implant dentistry, business management, and communication development. Instrumental in development of the Quadra-Guide surgical stent and Equaspacer Implant System, Dr. Baird...