Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Mr. Waqas Jilani is a healthcare consultant based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan.  He has a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Society (BioEthics) from Cornell University, and a Master's Degree in Health Care Administration from Clark University & The University of Massachusetts Medical School.  He is a Diplomate of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is the Vice President of the Cornell Alumni Association of Michigan.  He is a frequent speaker, writer, and activist for male survivors of domestic violence and has spoken about male survivors at many forums including local universities, media outlets, and local and national domestic violence groups.   Mr. Jilani has been studying martial arts for over 20 years.  He also enjoys volleyball, yoga, and spending lots of quality time with his two children, Aleena and Aydaan (pronounced Ay-don).   www.DocPMA.com www.BrightSideDental.com

Kathy Kolbe is an entrepreneur who founded and was the CEO of Kolbe Corp, a publishing and consulting company for 30 years, and is now its Chairman and Chief Creativity Officer.    She is the global leader in discovering and accessing the power of human instincts and has done the brain research to prove the relevance of her Kolbe Theory of Conation to individual and organizational success. Kathy was the first person to connect conative behavior to instinctive drives, which she postulated as the source of the patterns of mental energy commonly known as a person's MO.   www.kolbe.com www.businessisbusinessbook.com

For almost a decade, Dr. Sanda Moldovan has lectured at the UCLA School of Dentistry, teaching other dentists how to perform optimum implant surgery. In 2006, she became interested in helping her patients heal better through natural techniques, such as diet, supplements, water, and bio-energetic devices. Dr. Sanda received her nutritional certification through The Certification Board of Nutrition Specialists 3 years ago.   As a certified nutritionist and periodontist, Dr. Sanda educates her patients that the mouth is a gateway to their health. Her new book, Heal UP! comes out in July. She practices in both Beverly Hills and Manhattan, NY, using minimally invasive oral surgery techniques and integrative nutrition.   Dr. Sanda is a frequent contributor to national television shows, such as The Doctors on CBS, NBC News, radio, podcasts, and she is quoted in numerous publications and blogs. She is a contributor to Huffington Post and Inside Dentistry.   www.drsandamoldovan.com

Dr. Charles Blair is dentistry's leading authority on insurance coding strategies, fee positioning and strategic planning. He has individually consulted with thousands of practices, helping them identify and implement new strategies for increasing legitimate reimbursement. Dr. Blair's extensive background and expertise makes him uniquely qualified to share his wealth of knowledge with the dental profession. A widely-read and highly-respected author and publisher, he currently offers several publications, Coding with Confidence, Administration with Confidence, Diagnostic Coding for Dental Claim Submission, Medical Dental Cross Coding with Confidence and the Insurance Solutions Newsletter. Also through his expertise, he founded www.practicebooster.com which optimizes insurance administration and aids in maximizing reimbursement. He holds degrees in Accounting, Business Administration, Mathematics and Dental Surgery.   www.PracticeBooster.com

Joy Millis is the foremost authority on the business of implant dentistry, with a unique combination of specialty and general practice expertise. As a professional speaker and trusted advisor, Joy helps dental professionals accelerate the implementation of their strategic goals and objectives. She is an innovator in practice development solutions, influencing patients to receive quality dental care, getting paid without insurance interference, developing referral relationships and recovering lost patients.   Joy came to the profession of dentistry at the age or 15, filling in for dental team members where her mother served as a receptionist. Joy's personal life was changed through orthodontics and orthognathic surgery. Implant dentistry was introduced to Joy in 1978, when she joined a practice investigating the service. Moving from surgical assistant to administrator, Joy skillfully developed the marketing, management and communication systems for the practice that quickly became a training center for doctors

Larry Mathis is the founder of Mathis Wealth Management, a private financial planning firm based in Phoenix, AZ.  He is a CERTFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and Accredited Investment Fiduciary with clients throughout the country.   Larry is a public speaker and the author of Bridging the Financial Gap for Dentists, and Mom Was Right.  An active member of his local community, Larry has been married to his wife, Rhonda, for 32 years and they have 3 sons.   www.MomWasRightBook.com www.MathisWealth.com

Ginger Price DDS is a Cosmetic Dentist in Phoenix, Arizona. Established in 1984, Dr. Price is known internationally. Dr. Price has been recognized as one of the best cosmetic dentists in the area and accolades come from not only her patients, but also from her peers. In addition, she is consistently featured in newspapers, magazines, radio and television segments.   A Phoenix native, Dr. Ginger Price earned her doctorate in dentistry from the prestigious Loma Linda University (LLU). What makes her the best cosmetic dentist in the area is the fact that she also studied fine arts in college.   Her talent and background in fine arts gives her a unique perspective which she uses to enhance all the services she provides.  Ginger Price DDS is also able to combine her talent and passion so that it benefits all her patients.   Dental patients appreciate the fact that she continually updates her skills by investing in continuing education. Hundreds of hours of additional training comes from such prestigious and reputa

Leona Meditz Bush is a practice systems analyst, developer, practice advisor and coach. Most of all, Leona is an innovator. Her consulting firm: Meditz Management successfully implements new technologies, protocols and systems for about 1000 practitioners nationally since 1979. Ms. Meditz Bush led sales for a major dental practice management consulting firm for 10 years. She can relate to owners, managers and technicians alike and offers a balance between technical competency and business acumen. In Feb 2007, Leona developed advance periodontal protocols using Laser Assisted Periodontal Therapy for Centers for Dental Medicine. Leona currently coaches top tier dental practices seeking higher productivity with less stress. Her coaching work revealed the importance of patient co-management with physicians, so Ms. Meditz Bush founded the Health Care Professionals Wellness Network. HCP Wellnet promotes patient advocacy between dentists and physicians. Leona's case study co-management examples are published in Dent

Dr. Cole Brenny is the founder of practicingdentist.com as well owner of Ivory Dental Group in Minneapolis, Minnesota. One of his passion is coaching young dentists around the country to master private practice dentistry, learn the business of dentistry and build, buy and grow practices that they love.   www.PracticingDentist.com

A message from Marilee, "Want to learn the secret of getting more new patients through your front door than you know what to do with? Join me for '100 New Patients' -- an online event featuring the leading experts across the field of dentistry as we share our insights and learnings on how you can drastically increase your new patient growth to levels you've never seen before. Best of all, it's absolutely free!" www.100newpatients.com/howf   Marilee helps dentists break through the seven figure mark (that's $1,000,000 in case that wasn't clear) in their practice and double their income, all while reducing stress and making the whole process as fun as possible (because she thinks it's bad for business when dentists don't smile).   www.marileesears.com

Reuben has been drawn to IT since he wired his first dental office network at age 12. An Ithaca, NY native, Reuben was a pre-dental major at the University of Chapel Hill, and worked while going to college in the Dental Residency Program. He graduated in 2009 with a Bachelors in Biology. After graduating, Reuben started working at Benco Dental as their lead tech for all of Upstate New York and began honing his skills on a variety of dental and medical software, hardware and customer service skills. Recognizing the need for enhanced, one-on-one customer service and support, Reuben founded Darkhorse Tech in March 2012.  After leaving Benco in January of 2013, Reuben was able to focus on growing Darkhorse specifically in the dental field with an eye on HIPAA compliance. Now, Darkhorse Tech has 13 employees and clients in 10 states. Reuben currently lives in Ithaca, NY with his wife, Shannon, and 3 rescue dogs, Sydney, Pepper and Kobe.  He enjoys cooking at home, brewing beer, and spending time outside during t

Nathan Sparks has a background in engineering services which pivoted to Dental practice management in 2007 when he joined founder and dentist Jordan Sparks at Open Dental Software.  He is now the CEO at Open Dental and continues the tradition of adding new features at a rapid pace to best support a changing dental landscape.  Nathan lives in Salem, Oregon with his wife and identical seven year old twin sons.   www.OpenDental.com

Susan Wingrove, RDH, BS, dynamic innovator, writer, International speaker, & 2016 Sunstar RDH Award of Distinction recipient. Co-designer of the Wingrove Titanium Implant Set, ACE probes, & Queen of Hearts instruments (PDT, Inc.) Susan is member of the American Dental Hygienist's Association, International Federation of Dental Hygienists, Western Society of Periodontology, Academy of Osseointegration & Master Professor for Institute of Stomatology Tuscany Italy. Published author for multiple journals, Scientific Panel for ACP Clinical Practice Guidelines, as well as current textbook: Peri-Implant Therapy for the Dental Hygienist: Clinical Guide to Maintenance and Disease Complications, Wiley / Blackwell. Resides in Missoula MT. sswinrdh@gmail.com   www.wingrovedynamics.com

Receveur is a nationally recognized dental marketing expert, speaker, and author of several best-selling books. His latest book, "The Four Horsemen of Dentistry: Survival Strategies For the Private Practice Under Siege," is available for order for $2 special offer at dentalpracticesurvival.com   Colin Receveur is the CEO of SmartBox, a company that helps dentists thrive. Colin built his first marketing system for his Dad in 1997, who's been in private practice since 1981, so Colin is in his 20th year of helping dentists thrive.  He heads up SmartBox, the fastest growing patient attraction firm in the country with 80 full-time employees growing 100% year over year.   www.smartboxwebmarketing.com

Kaveh Baharvand DMD, MSOL graduated in 2011 as the valedictorian from Debrecen University School of Dental Medicine in Hungary when he was only 22 years old. Thereafter, He applied for the international programs in the United States. Dr. Baharvand started his Advanced Standing Program in Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (BUGSDM) in 2012. He practiced as a general dentist in Fall River and Dorchester, Massachusetts before attending the orthodontic program at Jacksonville University. Concurrent with his orthodontic training he was enrolled in a Master Degree program in Organizational Leadership at the Davis College of Business. Dr. Baharvand is a member of various honor societies in the United States such as Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU), Phi Kappa Phi (PHP), Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), and Beta Sigma Gamma (BGS). Upon graduation, he hopes to pursue opportunities in both academia and the private practice of orthodontics with his wife, Dr. Julia Kang.

In late 1999, Dr. Kris Volcheck, CEO of Brighter Way Institute, started preparations for the state's only dental clinic for the homeless. This was a solution to the problem he had found while working at the Central Arizona Shelter Services for the devastating effects homelessness can have on an individual's oral health.    Working in collaboration with the Arizona State Office of Oral Health and the Maricopa County Healthcare for the Homeless Clinic, the CASS Dental Clinic opened to its first patient on Jan 1, 2001. In the first year, 20 volunteer dentists, 15 hygienists, and 20 dental labs provided service in the two-chair dental trailer.    Four years later, Dr. Volcheck completed the design, secured funding, and oversaw relocation of the clinic to an eight-chair facility located on the Human Services Campus in downtown Phoenix. It is presently one of the largest volunteer-driven dental clinics in the nation, providing comprehensive dental care to homeless veterans, adults and children. There are many hundr

Dr. Orphanos is a Board Certified Periodontist who has been practicing  in Boca Raton, Florida  since 1994. He limits his practice to dental implants and procedures associated with dental implants, such as extractions and bone grafts. He attended SUNY Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine and then pursued his Periodontal Specialty in Boston at Tufts University, where he was exposed to some of the founding fathers of interdisciplinary care. It was there that Dr. Orphanos understood the true appreciation of dental team members to achieve the highest quality of care. Currently, he is a visiting lecturer for the Post-Graduate Department of Periodontics at Tufts University.   Dr. Orphanos currently lectures nationally and internationally on the ALL on 4 procedure and has an interesting approach to his technique, which entails facial analysis and the reversal of facial aging. His passion is dentistry and he has a love for creating presentations with some amazing graphics entailing facial morphing. When he is not pr

Densen Cao, PhD, is founder and CEO of the CAO Group, Inc. in West Jordon/UT and engages in research, development, manufacturing, marketing and sales of products in Medical, Dental, Veterinary, Forensic, and LED lighting. Since year 2000, Dr. Cao has lead the company organically grown into a global company and has created many innovative technologies and products in engaged fields to serve its global customers. Dr. Cao is the inventor of more than 160 issued and pending patents and published more than 20 technical papers.   Dr. Cao came to United States in 1986 from China to pursue PhD degree at University of Utah. Before founding the CAO Group, Inc. in year 2000, Dr. Cao worked as Coordinator of Materials Science at Clinical Research Associated (CRA, now as CR Foundation) and Staff Engineer at Fairchild Semiconductor.   Dr. Cao holds PhD and MS degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from University of Utah and MS and BS degrees in Electronic Engineering from Jilin University of China.   The notable tec

Text Townie to 22828 to schedule a call with Genevieve today!   During her 20+ years in dentistry, Ms. Poppe (pron. Poppy) has worked in almost every position within a dental practice. From dental assistant to owning and managing 7 dental practices, her experience is broad and practical.   Ms. Poppe has a unique understanding of what it takes to help dentists achieve their practice vision. She is committed to listening to, understanding, and finding solutions with her clients. Her insight for communication pitfalls and her ability to envision and implement practice growth truly set her apart.  Genevieve is a self-proclaimed customer service maniac and an enthusiastic change agent. From practice start up to practice transition, she has the skills and knowledge to implement the systems and communication skills essential to practice and team success.   www.poppepracticemanagement.com

Dr. Gettleman earned his dental degree from the University of Missouri, in Kansas City. He finished his Master's Degree and Endodontic Residency at the University of Minnesota. He has published numerous articles of Endodontic Therapy.   He is a member of the Westside Dental Study Club (past president), American Dental Association, American Association of Endodontists, where he has just completed tenure as chairman of the Professional Standards Peer Review and Ethics Committee, Arizona Endodontic Association (past president), and the Arizona State Dental Association. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Endodontics and has been in private practice since 1989.   www.westsideendoprofessionals.com