Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Commercial brokers with a 30-year track record of success in representing tenants and buyers within the office, retail, and healthcare sectors.   We have exclusively represented dental tenants and buyers for the past 17 of those years, mainly within Texas, under the name Gelfand Group Commercial Real Estate. We’ve changed our name to Dental Real Estate Experts to expand our presence in the national dental real estate marketplace.   Norman has been negotiating contracts for his entire career.  He is an expert in making the dental lease a powerful asset to the practice owner, with a view toward business protection, increased profitability, and increased practice value at the time of sale.   Pamela Gelfand joined the firm in 2001 and works with Norman in all aspects of Dental Real Estate Experts.  She, like her husband, is a Townie, and contributes valuable advice to the Dentaltown forum.   http://www.DentalRealEstateExperts.com

Dr. Ivy Peltz and Dr. Eric Studley are both general practice directors and clinical associate professors at New York University College of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, where Dr. Studley is also the director of practice management and ergonomics.    Dr. Studley is the CEO of a nationally based insurance brokerage company, Eric S. Studley and Associates, Inc., specializing in the insurance and financial needs of dentists (www.drericstudley.com). Since 2001, Dr. Studley has consistently been the #1 disability producer in the United States with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America. In 2016, he received the Disability Quality Award and the Life Insurance Quality Award from National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He is a Guardian Platinum Level Disability Insurance Inner Circle Member, Guardian Disability Agent of the Year, Guardian Elite Program Member, Guardian Platinum Advantage Life Member, he is in the G

As Senior Vice President, Mike Gilroy is responsible for leading LendingClub Patient Solutions which provides quality, responsible, and innovative financing for elective medical and dental procedures.   Mike brings over three decades of sales, marketing and business development experience to the company, with half of that experience in the patient financing industry.  Mike was CEO and a cofounder of Springstone Financial, LLC, which became the country’s second largest provider of patient financing prior to its acquisition by LendingClub in 2014. Prior to Springstone, Mike was Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at AmeriFee LLC, where he led its expansion into dental, lasik, fertility, and cosmetic financing.  AmeriFee, at that point one of the nation’s largest providers of patient financing, was acquired by Capital One where Mike served as Director of Marketing and Business Development.  Prior experience includes Dentsply International, where Mike served as Director of Sales

Upon finishing his GPR at  St  Josephs hospital in NJ  Dr Boyajian purchased an exisiting   GP dental practice in Bergen county NJ plus a building.   The practice grew rapidly by utilizing  the proper marketing techniques and applying the latest technology and dental procedures.   His practice was fee for service and accepted high quality dental insurance. He didn't accept PPO insurance.  He felt one of his keyes to success was listening to practice management lectures and tapes by Howard Farran and Rick Kushner  Also clinical information from Gordon Christensen    In subsequent years he opened 2 more dental practices in Fairfield county  CT.    After many successful years as a practicing dentist Dr Boyajian retired.  While he was in the process of selling his three dental offices he found that multiple dental brokers did not take a hands on role in the process, as they were not present when he met with the prospective  buyers  Further more the majority of the brokers did not get involved in the day to day tr

Dr. Rondeau is one of North America’s most sought after clinician who lectures over 100 days per year. Over 23,000 dentists have attended his courses and study clubs in the United States, Canada, China, Australia, England, Turkey and Poland. He has an extremely busy practice, which is limited to the treatment of patients with orthodontic, orthopedic, TMD, and snoring and sleep apnea problems. Dr. Rondeau is a Diplomate of the International Board of Orthodontics, a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, a Diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain. He has published over 30 articles in orthodontic and dental journals and has produced a series of videos on all phases of orthodontics as well as extensive internet courses in Orthodontics, TMD and Snoring and Sleep Apnea.   Approximately 1/3 of the dentists that have attended Dr. Rondeau’s courses are referred by dentists who have taken his courses and were very pleased with what they learned.   Unfortunately, 10 minutes of the intervie

Rita Zamora is an international speaker and published author on social media and online reputation management. She and her team have been helping dentists and specialists across the country with social media training and custom monthly management programs since 2007.   Rita served as a Contributing Faculty Member on the topic of marketing for the American Dental Association Center for Success Certificate Program. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing. With over 20 years experience in the business of dentistry, working with general and specialty practices, she also brings a solid understanding of the dental world to the table.   http://www.RitaZamora.com

  Dr. Tysowsky serves as Senior Vice President of Technology and Professional Relations for Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.  In his capacity, Dr. Tysowsky is responsible for Research & Development activities for all North American operations.  He also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, and is a Fellow of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics and the American College of Dentistry.   Dr. Tysowsky has served as a board member of the American College of Prosthodontics Foundation for the past nine years and is Chairman of the Board Elect for the Oral Health America Foundation.   Dr. Tysowsky earned a DDS degree from the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, and a Masters of Public Health from Minnesota’s School of Public Health.   http://www.ivoclarvivadent.com

Jill is a 20-year (+) veteran of the clinical dental hygiene arena, who now owns and operates a web-education company dedicated to successful OSHA & HIPAA Compliance for Healthcare professionals.   She is considered one of the country’s top DENTAL-OSHA & HIPAA-for -HELATHCARE COMPLIANCE EXPERTS.   For the past several years of her career, Jill has been a compliance researcher, product developer & OSHA / HIPAA training specialists.  She is internationally published writer & educator for several, top-industry manufacturers Including:   - Capital One - Water Pik Technologies - 3M - Proctor & Gamble   She is the founder of HIPAAOmnibusrule.com & DentalEnhdancements.com. Her team of helpful compliance educators provides ---web-based education nationwide.  specializing in OSHA made EASY & HIPAA made EASY Training Solutions for the private practice sector in healthcare.   http://www.dentalenhancements.com

Christina is a mother and wife first.  A dentist second. She loves dentistry but understands the value of quality time spent with her family and friends.  She enjoys the aesthetics of dentistry and has learned how to pursue her artistic talents in this field.  Her father, Dr. Bill Blatchford was a successful dentist and it seemed the natural progression for her to follow in his footsteps.  Originally, Christina pursued a fashion path and received her B of A.  After working at Nordstroms for a bit she realized she needed more.  She went back to school and became an interior architect specializing in dental practices.  After a bit of time she realized she wanted the lifestyle she was given growing up and needed to pursue a career in dentistry to allow these opportunities for not only her but her husband and young daughter.  She now works two to three days a week and takes eight weeks off every year.  There is a specific formula to this lifestyle that Christina and her father would like to share with more dentis

Jim Ferrell sat down with Howard to share his 30+ year dental story, how he rocked the industry with DentalFax, (which he recently sold and rebranded as “The Dental Facts”), and his new passion for filming with drone equipped cameras.

Allan is a 1980 graduate of Baylor College of Dentistry in Dallas, Texas. After dental school he attended a General Practice Residency at the Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri where he experienced dental O.R. cases delivered by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. After ten years of private practice he said, " I want to do Anesthesia." So while still practicing dentistry part-time, he got his Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree through the Accelerated Option at St. Louis University, worked in the ICU at the VA in St. Louis for a year, and then attended the Nurse Anesthesia program at Washington University in St. Louis at Barnes Hospital.    www.SedationConsult.com

James D. Ingebrand (Jim) is the President and General Manager of 3M Oral Care Solutions Division.  3M Oral Care provides a broad range or award winning innovative dental and orthodontic products to clinicians around the world.   Ingebrand brings more than 33 years of experience within 3M to his position. He started his career with the company in 1984, working as a marketing analyst in the Corporate Marketing Research Department.  Ingebrand has since developed his experience through a series of US and global assignments in 3M’s medical, pharmaceutical and dental businesses.  He was named Vice President and General Manager of 3M ESPE in 2014 and assumed leadership of the combined 3M ESPE and 3M Unitek business in 2015.   Ingebrand holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry, as well as a Masters of Business Administration degree, both from the University of Minnesota.   http://www.3M.com/oralcare

Dr. Edward A. McLaren DDS, MDC Graduated from UOP  in 1983 Graduated from UCLA in Graduate Prosthodontics 1990 Former director of UCLA graduate esthetics Founder and director of UCLA advanced esthetics and restorative dentistry full time graduate program Founder and director of UCLA master ceramist program Former Professor UCLA school of dentistry Professor at UAB school of dentistry Founder and director of UAB advanced esthetics, restorative dentistry and masters of material science residency program Founder and director of UCLA master ceramist program Founder and director of UAB master ceramist program Author of the textbook “The Art of Passion”: teeth, ceramics, faces and places Author of over 80 articles   www.edmclaren.com

Garland & Chris Mahan whose company, Mahan & Associates, LLC;  in Nashville that have been serving the Healthcare Community for Collectively over 50 years. They specialize exclusively in the Dental and Medical market space have a dynamic and complementary service model where all things are coordinated for the most optimal financial and practice development outcomes possible. Their company, provides distinguished service lines that are essential to all Practice Businesses. They provide Financials & Write Up Services, Tax Strategy and Tax Services, Practice Management Services, Payroll & HR Services, Pension and Retirement Planning Service and Financial Planning Services. With coordinating all these separate but necessary disciplines, they are able to offer a competitive advantage to their clients by integrating all business services and objectives to work in a competitive manner. Today we will be discussing one the core disciplines that affects all of us and that is Taxes and what initiatives a

Mark Eric Bailey is a graduate of Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA. He has been actively engaged in real estate brokerage / development / investment as well as the creation of several businesses over his career. He has arranged business financing for 36 years and has served health professionals exclusively as Capital4HealthCare, LLC since the early 1990s. In 2005, he founded Dentcetera-Advisors, LLC to provide dentists acquiring practices with buyer’s representation services nationwide. Dr. Chaffin joined Mark in each of these endeavors and in 2009 they founded Dental Recovery Solutions 360, LLC together.   Mr. Bailey’s endeavors have followed the business trends in dentistry. First, he focused on carefully crafting financing for dentists to excel in practice with Capital4HealthCare, LLC. Its not the rate, term or amount of a loan but the combination thereof which creates the best financing solutions.   During the growth years of dentistry pre-2008, it became apparent that practice buyers were not being repr

Dr. Jennifer Hirsch Doobrow, a Board Certified Periodontist, is the Owner and CEO of Periodontal and Implant Associates, Inc. located in Cullman, AL.  She earned her DMD at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2007 and received her certification in Periodontics from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2010.  She serves as a faculty member for the Pikos Institute, was the General Chair for the 2017 Gulf Coast Dental Conference and is the 2017-2018 Chair of the Leadership Council for the UAB School of Dentistry. Dr. Doobrow is on the Executive Council and serves as the Corporate Advisory Chair for the Southern Academy of Periodontology and sits on several committees for the American Academy of Periodontology.  She holds Past-President positions in the Alabama Society of Periodontists and the Wilson Chenault Dental Study Club.  In 2012, Dr. Doobrow was recognized as one of the University of Georgia's (UGA) prestigious 40 Under 40. Most recently, Dr. Doobrow was selected as one of the Top 10 Y

Dr. Marco Brindis is a full time faculty in the department of Prosthodontics at LSU School of Dentistry where he maintains an intramural restorative practice devoted to esthetics and implants with an interdisciplinary approach. He earned a D.D.S from the Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City in 1998. He did a Preceptorship in Dental Implants at the Universidad Intercontinental in 1999 and a Preceptorship in Dental Implants at the Dental School at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio in 2002. He completed a surgical Implant Fellowship at the Biotechnology Institute in Vitoria Spain in 2003. He got his Certificate in Prosthodontics at LSU School of Dentistry in the Department of Prosthodontics in 2007. He then completed all the Esthetic and Occlusion courses at the Pankey Institute in 2007. Dr. Brindis is very passionate in the field of interdisciplinary dentistry for full mouth reconstruction, esthetics and implant dentistry. Also he is involved in the development of new implant protocols to treat

Brenden Smith is a Senior in Dental School at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and stopped by the studio to chat with Howard about corporate dentistry, the importance of demographics when opening a profitable dental office, how to engage with patients, and more.

Dr. Martel received his dental degree from the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry and a former President of The Atlantic Coast Dental Research Clinic and the Past President of the Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Martel is former faculty with the Dawson Academy and former visiting faculty at Baylor University. His memberships include the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, American Dental Association, Academy of Osseointegration and the American Equilibration Society. Dr. Martel is a nationally recognized lecturer of Implant Dentistry and maintains a private practice in West Palm Beach, Florida.   ADVANCED TRAINING: NYU, The Rosenthal Institute of Aesthetic Dentistry, The Dawson Center for Advanced Dental Study, TMJ and Occlusion, The Piper Clinic, The Seattle Institute for Advanced Dental Education. Has completed thousands of hours of advanced training including Functional Aesthetics, TMD, Occlusion, Cosmetic and Implant dentistry.   Owner, Fo

Phil Eckman and Kevin Criscitiello are two past dental school roommates from the University of Maryland.  They both have been in private practice for 8 years and have decided it is time to give back to more patients.  In 2017 they invented XrayUpload.com to help people across the globe.