Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Dr. Steve Hurst was born and raised in San Diego. He graduated from UCLA School of dentistry in 1993 and married his classmate Dr. Bridget Hurst in 1995. He spent  two years with the Public Health Service and four years in a Loan Repayment Program in Central California.    In 2000 Steve and Bridget returned home to San Diego with three kids in tow and currently practices general dentistry with a strong emphasis in Implant dentistry.   Dr. Hurst is a Fellow of the California Implant Institue (CII) and was instrumental in starting CII’s Live Surgical Implant Program in 2012.  The program provides 50 U.S. patients a month with no cost extractions, bone grafting and Nobel Biocare implants. Dr. Hurst is responsible for patient screening, initial CBCT diagnosis, surgical instruction, post-op follow up and final restorations, which include Crown and Bridge, locator over dentures and Full Mouth Fixed restorations.   When he is not working he enjoys surfing and spending time with his wife and 4 kids. Alexis their olde

Dr. Hines was born and raised in a small community in Iowa. He attended University of Iowa for his undergraduate degree in Integrative Physiology and is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, class of 2010. Upon graduation, Dr. Hines became an associate at a large private practice in Toledo, OH. Dr. Hines associated at this practice for 5 years while he refined his skills and learned how to manage a large private practice.   When Dr. Hines felt he was ready to purchase a practice of his own, he set his sights on Phoenix, AZ where he patiently waited and analyzed available practices. In October 2015, he purchased Dental Care at Moon Valley, a 9-operatory, 3,300 sq ft practice in North central Phoenix. In the short 1 1/2 years of ownership, Dr. Hines has increased collections over 20%, with 2017 projections over 2.1 million. Dr. Hines looks forward to continued growth of his practice and potentially expanding to other parts of the valley.   Dr. Hines has a passion learning dentistry. He can

Dr. Daniel Butterman is a general and cosmetic dentist with a practice emphasis on implant placement and restoration. In his capacity as an Advanced CEREC Trainer, Mentor, and Visiting Faculty for CEREC Doctors, Dr. Butterman has trained other dentists worldwide. In 1994, he graduated with honors form the University of Maryland School of Dentistry. Dr. Butterman also is a graduate of the Misch International Implant Institute, and was awarded the Mastership Certification by the International Dental Implant Association and the Fellowship Certification by the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. He also is a member of the American Dental Association, the Colorado Dental Association, and the Metropolitan Denver Dental Society.   www.buttermandental.com

Steve Parker is the Editor-In-Chief of The Profitable Dentist Magazine, President/CEO of Excellence In Dentistry, Founder of Dentiva Coaching & Consulting, and Founder/President/CEO of WhiteRock Dental. He has spent the past 15 years coaching and consulting with dentists and dental groups on leadership, strategy and business development. Parker has spent the past 3 years repositioning The Profitable Dentist Magazine and Excellence In Dentistry to leverage the emerging trends in post-graduate dental education. He speaks nationally, and contributes to industry journals, on topics ranging from leadership and strategy to practice management systems and launching a group practice.   www.theprofitabledentist.com

Dr. John Minichetti is a general dentist who has been placing and restoring implants for over 25 years.   He is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID).  He is also an honored fellow of the AAID and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/ Implant Dentistry.    Dr. Minichetti is a former faculty member of Fairleigh Dickenson University and Mt Sinai Medical School, and an attending at Englewood Hospital and Jersey City Medical Center.  He is past president of the Northeast district of the AAID and President of the Bergen County Dental Implant Study Group, Past Co-Director of the NY AAID Study Club at NYU, and past Chairman of the AAID Research Foundation. Dr. Minichetti is a Past- President of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry.    Dr. Minichetti is the Director of the Dental Implant Learning Center, where he instructs a year long “mini-residency” for dentists teaching both implant surgery and restoration.  He is also the Dir

Linda has been in the field of dentistry for over 30 years.  She has done everything you can do in a dental practice except be a dentist.  Dentistry in her blood and she totally loves the practice of dentistry.  After a career in dentistry, Linda had the opportunity to go to dental consulting school at Mercer Advisors.  Subsequently she opened her own dental consulting firm Dynamic Dental Consulting.  While visiting a prison ministry, Alongside Ministry, she saw many people covering their mouths to talk.  After asking one of the girls if she could see her teeth and examining her mouth she saw one of the worst mouths she had ever seen.   Periodontal disease, broken black teeth and no front teeth.  Linda’s heart was moved and after much prayer she decided she needed to help these people smile again.  She called a dentist that she had worked with, Dr Mark Peck, and asked him what he would think of helping ex-felons get a new lease on life and receive a renewed smile.  He said, “I like it send me one and we will

Dr. Ancy Verdier is the founder of Worcester Periodontics, a periodontal dental practice located in Worcester , MA where he practices periodontology and implant dentistry.  He earned his B.A. in Psychology from Tufts University, where he served as Student Body President and was the winner of the coveted Wendell Phillips Award (sole student speaker at graduation). Following his graduation, Dr. Verdier completed the post baccalaureate program at Harvard University then matriculated at Tufts University’s School of Dental Medicine.  After receiving his Doctor of Dental Medicine, Dr. Verdier completed a prestigious three-year residency program in Periodontology at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine after which he was awarded Diplomate status by the American Academy of Periodontology.  He also was featured in the magazine Incisal Edge Top 40 Dentist under 40. In October 2017, Dr. Verdier will be inducted as a fellow in the International College of Dentists in Atlanta.   Dr. Verdier is a former teacher at NY

Nate Williams graduated from Brigham Young University with a Masters Degree in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP). He started his career at the Big 4 public accounting firm Deloitte, then worked at Cain Watters in Dallas before founding his current firm, Practice Financial Group, in 2010.   Nate works as the managing partner of Practice Financial Group provides comprehensive tax, accounting and financial planning services exclusively to dental practice owners across the country.   www.PracticeFinancialGroup.com

Luke S. Kahng, CDT, is a world renowned master ceramist with nearly thirty years of experience as a dental technician. He has developed a national and international following. His mission is: build the world’s best high-end dental laboratory - with affordable prices for all - in Naperville, IL.   The lab handles all aspects of restoration cases. As Owner and Director of Operations, Luke trains and oversees LSK121’s team of 40 technicians who fabricate fixed, removable and combo-implant full-mouth restoration cases. Luke utilizes his decades of experience to ensure that LSK121 maintains its reputation for providing high-quality, world-class, sophisticated work.   Through his passion for providing the most natural – looking and life-like restorations possible, he invented his own revolutionary shade guide system in 2009 to help dental professionals everywhere who struggle with shade matching and color. In 2010 he updated the system, finally creating his Ceramic Shade Guide system in 2012 which currently provide

Dr. DeWitt “Witt” Wilkerson graduated from the University of Florida, College of Dentistry in 1982, the same year he joined the Dawson private practice group in St. Petersburg, Florida. He serves as a Senior Faculty/Lecturer and Director of Dental Medicine,              the Dawson Academy, where he has taught over 600 days of lectures/hands on courses President, American Academy for Oral-Systemic Health(AAOSH) Adjunct Professor, Graduate Studies, University of Florida, College of Dentistry. Past President, AES, (American Equilibration Society, Leaders in Occlusion, TMD, Comprehensive Oral Care) Past Associate Faculty and Special Lecturer, L.D. Pankey Institute.   Witt lectures both nationally and internationally on the subjects of Restorative Dentistry, Dental Occlusion, TM Disorders, Airway/Sleep Apnea, and Integrative Dental Medicine.   It has been said that form follows function and deformation follows dysfunction. The future of Dentistry’s role in complete health will center around these two principle

Prior to her lifelong dream of starting a business, Nicole Foster spent 14 years in medical sales, most recently selling Invisalign for Align Technology. Before that, she pursued her M.B.A. from Santa Clara University – a life-changing experience that changed her outlook on everything. While she was there, she was President of the Women in Business network and organized a groundbreaking conference with 13 renowned speakers and funded it through sponsorship. She also completed her Bachelor of Arts from UCLA.   Nicole has a passion for helping small businesses thrive, and loves working in the dental and orthodontic industry. She created ClearEdge Innovation to offer the best marketing solutions to dental practices to help them grow their business and stay current in the modern business landscape.   www.clearedgeinnovation.com

The Lease Coach is North America's #1 Authority on Commercial, Retail and Office Leasing for Tenants. Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield have exclusively worked for tenants including Dentist and other healthcare professionals since 1993 and successfully negotiated over 3000 tenant leases across North America.  Willerton and Grandfield are co-authors of the book Negotiating Commercial Leases & Renewals FOR DUMMIES.   www.TheLeaseCoach.com

Grandpa Howie educated some of his grandkids on just how much sugar there really is in their favorite, seemingly healthy beverages. Try this experiment at your home too and be sure to post the aftermath on dentaltown.com!

Howard sat down with dental legend, Dr. Omer K. Reed, tp discuss life, the early days of dentistry, the industry’s trajectory, best practices, advice for new grads and so much more on Dentistry Uncensored.

Ruairi Gough is a Marketing Graduate from Trinity College Dublin and has worked in Sales & Marketing for over 20 years in 3 different countries - Ireland, UK and USA. On graduation from University Ruairi spent 10 years working for some high profile companies including News Corporation and IMG World, and also smaller companies involved in radio and ambient media. In 2011 Ruairi identified a niche for dental marketing in Ireland, just around the same time that the Irish Dental Council started to relax the rules about dentists marketing directly to patients. Having successfully dominated the marketing in Ireland, Ruairi set about building his business outside Ireland, and now boasts clients in 5 countries including UK, USA, Germany and Japan. While visiting dentist clients over the years, Ruairi came up with the idea for the toothsign.com unit, to help patients easily identify their local dental office. In the last 12 months almost 100 units have been sold into 5 countries. Some interesting things about Ruai

Eddie graduated from University of Toronto in 1995  with an HonsBSc and began his foray into the dental industry shortly thereafter. His love of science, nutrition and people led him to pursue a sales career in the medical and health industry. His search to work in this industry was realized when he began working for Bosworth and then American Dental Technologies. He has been with Henry Schein Canada now for the past 17 years. He is married to his beautiful wife Gina and together they have 2 amazing children , Cristina and Michael. Eddie is an avid learner and continues to look at life with a curiosity mindset.   www.thewhole2th.wordpress.com

Sam Dominick graduated from SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine in 1995.  He completed a 2 Year GPR at the VAMC Sepulveda.  Dr. Dominick met his wife Jody during dental  school and has been married to her since 1998.  They relocated to Arizona in 1999 and Sam began working for Today's Dental in 2001.  He opened his own practice in Chandler in 2009.   www.mosaicdentistryaz.com

Dr Josh Renken is a full time practicing dentist in Springfield IL. He started and owns two dental practices- Renken Dentistry and schon dental and is in the process of building his third and fourth. He is a member of the ADA, Illinois State Dental Society, AGD, AAFE, and the ICOI.   As he has grown his practices, he has managed to develop unique tools and concepts to dramatically improve practice performance. In turn, he wants others in dentistry to succeed in dentistry without resorting to short term gimmicky tactics and low value transactional approaches.  To offer help to other dentists, he wrote his first ebook, Dr FriesWithThat- How you can deliver compassionate care in a drive through world. He recently released his second ebook “Subscribe Your Practice to Success”-Why a subscription model is healthier for your patients and more profitable for your dental practice.   He continues to develop and offer these tools and services to dental teams through his companies Health Assurance and practicewater.   re

Glenn’s substantial business acumen and insight have been deployed in a wide a variety of areas, notably, process engineering, supply chain management, disruptive technologies, sales and human resources.   Early on his career, Citrix Systems’ senior leadership team and his peers recognized Glenn’s gifts – among them, his aptitude for navigating clients through operational challenges and generating innovative solutions. He played a key role in a successful process re-engineering project during his 2010-2011 university internship, where to this day he maintains a mentee relationship with the COO. Later, as the 4th member of the SaaS-based HRIS liability management HR4Health team, Glenn showed a flair for engaging customers and team members in the areas of pre-sales, training, support and renewals.  During his time with HR4Health, the team accelerated growth by 370% year-after-year, while boosting customer satisfaction and one of the most important company metrics, Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR). It was here th

Dr. Joseph Field, DDS is the ideal dental practitioner for anyone who is afraid of the dentist, nervous about dental implant surgery, and adamant about receiving the very best in dental care.   Dr. Field specializes in dental implants and esthetic restoration, but he’s much more than an implant expert: he’s distinguished for his gentle and caring chair-side manner, his expertise in general and implant dentistry, and his use of advanced dental technology to guarantee the best clinical results.   Dr. Field is committed to providing a stress-free dental implant placement experience for his patients. Widely recognized for his attentive and personable chair-side manner, Dr. Field is not only adept at putting patients at ease and helping them feel comfortable, but he also offers a variety of additional relaxation options – from aromatherapy and paraffin treatment to IV sedation – to guarantee his patients a calm and relaxing experience.   Dr. Field has achieved a nearly unmatched level of skill in dentistry: his Di