Dentists, Implants And Worms

Cole Hackett, DMD; Daniel Dela Cruz, DMD and Joseph Blalock, DMD from the Life and Dentistry podcast join Justin and Dr. Mike Freimuth after Day Two of Session Two of Implant Pathway in Dallas, Texas.  Fireball was had.

We have the host of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, Dr. Russell Kirk, on our latest episode!  Not only is he a fellow podcaster and talented oral surgeon, but he's also active in the United States Navy Reserve.  Oh, and he can kick your ass with Jujitsu too.  Check him out at http://www.businessofdentistrypodcast.com and http://www.tnoralsurgeon.com Dr. Russell Kirk was born in Union City, Tennessee, and lived in West Tennessee throughout his childhood. After graduating from Obion County Central High School in 1985, he completed his undergraduate training at The University of Tennessee-Martin in 1990. Dr. Kirk attended The University of Tennessee College of Dentistry and graduated with honors in 1994. Immediately upon completion of dental school, Dr. Kirk accepted a commission as a dental officer in the United States Navy. He became interested in the Naval Services after being awarded a Health Professions Scholarship his last year of dental school. During his senior year, he was also selected by the Navy

Travis Hornsby is the man behind the scenes at https://www.studentloanplanner.com  It's no lie that dentists enter in the professional world of dentistry with outstanding student debt— more than physicians and lawyers!  Travis Hornsby's goal is to take that student debt and come up with a gameplan for re-payment that will keep your money under your control.  He charges a small consultation fee and in that consultation he will give you a detailed gameplan on how to best use your available finances to pay back your student loans.  The best part is— it's fast!  So you can be done with the burden of debt and get on with your life.

We have two very special guests on our latest episode! Our first guest is none other than Lisa Moler, CEO of MedMark, and Publisher of Implant Practice Magazine. She was last heard on Episode 45! We were fortunate enough to be connected with Patrick Porter, PhD, who is a well known author and psychologist. Today, he talks to us about an innovative appliance used to treat sleep apnea, overwhelming stress and allows users to just get a good night's sleep. It's called BrainTap and you can check out more information by visiting http://www.braintaptech.com/   Interested in trying out BrainTap? Receive a 30 day trial, exclusive to this podcast, by visiting http://www.MyBrainOffer.com Patrick K. Porter, Ph.D. has been on the cutting edge of brainwave entertainment technology for 25 years. He was a co-developer of the MC2, the first personal light & sound brainwave training machine, voted “Best New Gadget of the Year” at the 1989 Consumer Electronics Show. His newest device, BrainTap, is distinctively designed

Speaker, Author and Founder of Crankset Group, Chuck Blakeman, explains how rehumanizing business and giving everyone their brains back truly works if you want to have a successful business. Chuck Blakeman is a successful entrepreneur, best-selling business author and world-renowned business advisor who built ten businesses in seven industries on four continents, and now uses his experience to advise others. His company, Crankset Group, provides outcome-based mentoring and peer advisory for business leaders worldwide. Chuck sold one of his businesses to the largest consumer fulfillment company in America and led three other $10-$100 million companies. He presently leads the Crankset Group and a for-profit business based in Africa, focused on developing local economies to solve poverty. Chuck is a results leader with decades of experience leading companies in marketing, import/export, fulfillment, call centers, website development, printing and direct mail processing. Some of Chuck’s customers have included Mi

On this episode, award-winning educator, speaker and writer, Teresa Duncan, talks to Justin and Jeff about how more dentists can start moving their patients to yes, simply by having an educated conversation with them about insurance.  Check out her website by going to: http://www.odysseymgmt.com Teresa is a speaker and writer with over 20 years experience in healthcare. Her areas of expertise include revenue protection using proven accounts receivable and insurance methods; and helping doctors and managers establish solid management systems. Recently bestowed the award of Educator of the Year by the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries - a component of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, she understands the importance of continuing education. Currently she is the Insurance Editor for Dental Product Reports magazine and a contributor to The Progressive Dentist and Dr. Bicuspid. Teresa serves a founding Trustee for the auxiliary-learning focused DALE Foundation. She is a member of the Asso

Strap yourselves in for one hell of an entertaining podcast as we have Dr. Lance Timmerman returning to the show.  He was last seen on Episode 26 way back in the day!  On this episode, Lance talks about how a company that provides SEO to small businesses screwed him over, holding his website content hostage.  Justin and Jeff then go straight to Google to judge Lance's website and SEO... and that is when we stumbled upon some of the hilariously awful patient reviews he has under his belt. Gabe is notably missing from this episode because he was too busy taking pictures of dick-shaped clouds in Nebraska. Check out Lance's website and be sure to read some of the hilarious reviews he has received (along with plenty of good ones!) by visiting https://www.drtimmerman.com/ PS. Originally, since Justin and Jeff forgot to ask Lance for a song to close his episode out with, we were going to end with "Oops I Did It Again" but Lance ended up requesting Tom Jones' "Mama Told Me Not to Come" — which we're OK with! Thanks f

We were fortunate enough to have a fellow podcaster on the show for the first time on our latest episode.  Michelle Strange, RDH of A Tale of Two Hygienists podcast joined us for a discussion on her podcast workflow, the state of hygiene and, in general, the rest of her story and how she came to be a hygienist.  It's a good content episode, so thank you Michelle, for keeping us focused on the content at hand!  Give their podcast a listen too— after you listen to ours! A Tale of Two Hygienists with Andrew Johnston, RDH and Michelle Strange, RDH.  This is the BEST dental hygiene podcast out there! You will get up to date information with some real life application. Michelle and Andrew are exactly where you are, hygienists looking to get better! We may not be experts, but we will do our best to get them on the show! Please rate and review us on iTunes and enjoy the show!

Dr. Lee Ann Brady lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband Kelly and three children Sarah, Jenna and Kyle. She owns Desert Sun Smiles Dental Care, a private restorative practice in Glendale, Arizona. Outside of her private practice, Dr. Brady is the Director of Education for Clinical Mastery, a series of hands-on education programs focused on occlusion and restorative dentistry. She is the founder and lead curator of Restorative Nation, a supportive learning community for dentists. In 2010 she was recognized by Dental Products Report as one of the “Top 25 Women Dentists in the U.S.” in the category of dental educators. In 2005 she joined the non-profit Pankey Institute as their first female resident faculty member. Within a year she was promoted to Clinical Director and held this position until November of 2008. In 2008 she was asked to join Dr. Frank Spear in the formation of Spear Education and the expansion of his curriculum. As the Executive VP of Clinical Education at Spear Education, she managed the d

On our latest episode, Justin and Gabe have a chat with Vincent Cardillo of Dental Management Innovations.  They discuss stages of the stages of grown of a business, operations, metrics, business models back office infrastructure and much more.  Visit Vincent's website at http://www.dmidental.com

We were lucky enough to have a couple of lovely ladies join us in Studio 1-A for the latest episode which centers around the discussion of drama in the dental office.  Our favorite guest and Queen of The Worms, Erin Elliott, DDS and her Dental Sleep Medicine Coordinator, Brianne Bove joined us in-studio from Post Falls, Idaho. It's always a pleasure to have you both in Rapid City, whether it be for training, podcasting or just visiting!  Cheers! Dr. Erin Elliott was born and raised in Southern California. She played soccer at Houghton College, a small Christian college in Western New York. She attended dental school at Creighton University in Omaha, NE where she graduated in the top 5 of her class. Dr. Elliott is committed to attending continuing education classes and is active in the local and state dental organizations and societies. She has a special interest in screening and treating snoring and sleep apnea. In addition, she has authored several articles in national dental journals and lectures extensivel

Ignite Your Dental Assistants!  Metaphorically, of course... don't actually set them on fire.  We have an Advocate for Today's Dental Assistants on the latest podcast.  Check out what Kevin Henry of IgniteDA (http://www.kevinspeaksdental.com) has to say about utilizing your dental assistants and making sure they are as invested in your business as you are.  It's not surprise the dentist is the top earning employee in any practice— but where do the dental assistants fall?  It's a question you'll be asking yourself while listening to the latest episode with Kevin Henry. Cheers!

Dr. Lipscomb is a native of Richmond Virginia, and loves practicing in his home town.  A graduate of VCU,  Dr. Lipscomb provides a hometown environment.  He has also completed over 1000 hours of continuing dental education, and can provide extended services such as orthodontics, dental implants, and cosmetic dentistry.   Away from the office, Dr. Lipscomb is a father of two exciting children and loves spending time with his wife, Missy.  Dr. Lipscomb is also co-host of The Dental Hacks with Dr. Alan Mead.  Check them out at http://www.dentalhacks.com

Justin recently sat down with Carrie Brown Ibbetson, an oral health coach, while he was in Orange County, California, finishing up Session 3 of his Implant Pathway continuum.

Justin catches up with Mike Freimuth, Philip Gordon and Nick Dovey after a busy weekend of dental implant training in Orange County, California.  Philip and Nick had recently completed Session 3 of Dr. Moody's and Dr. Freimuth's Implant Pathway, which they then discuss their experience in detail. Learn more about Implant Pathway by visiting http://www.implantpathway.com

Believe it or not, folks... Dentists, Implants and Worms have made it to Episode 100!  In celebration of our huge milestone episode, we decided to try out something different by featuring some of our closest friends and supporters on the show.  In short, it didn't go well due to technical difficulties— mainly because the three of us are Skype newbies. (Yeah, we'll work on that.) Regardless of the "shit show" when it came to Skype, we managed to make the best of it by briefly connecting with our biggest fans: Mike Freimuth, DDS; The Dental Hacks Podcast (Alan Mead, DDS and Jason Lipscomb, DDS); Erin Elliott, DDS; Lisa Moler; The Life and Dentistry Podcast; Danny Domingue, DDS. Perhaps, even more notably, The Worm himself— John Landers, DDS— decided to grace us with his presence. I promise you there IS some dental content discussed around the 1 hour 20 minute mark (thank you Dr. Domingue).  All in all though, it was a greatly entertaining podcast and I truly mean it when I say that I've never had so much fun ta

A ghost from the world of dentistry's past walked through the doors of the Voices of Dentistry Podcast Summit and we were lucky enough (and honored) to sit him down for a tell-all interview.  Ryan Swain is the founder and former CEO of Six Month Smiles.  He has not been in the world of dentistry for at least the last four years and has in the process become somewhat missing in action.  Suddenly he showed up for the Voices of Dentistry Podcast Summit and we just had to hear his story and see what he's up to. Ryan speaks about his history with Six Month Smiles and also goes into the gut-wrenching divorce that has forced him to audit his life and his priorities.  He has a simple warning for all dentists, businessmen, businesswomen— people who work hard and are extremely driven by nature— "slow your ass down and learn to say no sometimes."  This is a piece of honest advice that all dentists, businessmen and women should take to heart. To find a balance on this hamster wheel of life— that is truly the key to findi

At the Voices of Dentistry Podcast Summit, we had the chance meet a group of really enthusiastic dentists who have recently decided to get into the dental podcast world.  Life and Dentistry is the dental podcast where real people, real stories, and real life come together.  It's a brand new podcast hosted by Matthew Whitson, John Wesley, Joseph Blalock and Cole Hackett.  Thanks, guys for the great podcast and we are so looking forward to seeing where your new podcast takes you! Check out their podcast on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-life-and-dentistry-podcast/id1211941390?mt=2

Back again from the Voices of Dentistry Podcast Summit in Nashville, TN as Gabe and Justin interview Jonathan VanHorn, CPA/ABV, the Chief of Accounting, Tax, and Coaching at DentistMetrics, about the financial side of dental practice management. Jonathan shares his thoughts and advice on starting a dental practice, financial mistakes, loans, interest, and taxes. To learn more about Jonathan VanHorn’s company DentistMetrics, visit: http://dentistmetrics.com/ Listen to Jonathan VanHorn’s podcast “Start Your Dental Practice here: http://dentistmetrics.com/category/podcast/start-your-dental-practice/

Dr. Nicholas is a Maryland area dentist who is part of a tradition of dental comfort and care. Dr. Nicholas, a 1987 graduate of the University of Maryland Dental School, has dedicated his professional career to providing you with the best that dentistry has to offer. He continually educates himself and his staff on the latest techniques and advances to provide advanced, antiseptic, comfortable and personalized dental care for you and your family. Dr. Nicholas has completed courses in cosmetic dentistry, endodontics, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, implant dentistry, periodontal (gum) therapy and infection control. He is a member of the American Dental Association, Maryland State Dental Association, Academy of General Dentistry, Dental Organization of Conscious Sedation, and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.