Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

622 Effective Communication with Sandy Chernoff : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran   Sandy's 30 years of didactic and clinical teaching in study clubs and continuing dental education, coupled with her almost 40 years of Dental Hygiene practice bring a wealth of experience to her interactive soft skills workshops. With her education background she easily customizes interactive sessions to suit the specific needs of her clients.   Her energetic and humorous presentation style has entertained and informed audiences from Victoria to New York City. Sandy's client list includes law firms, teaching institutions, volunteer and professional organizations and conferences, businesses, and individuals. Her newest project is turning her live workshops into e-learning programs using an LMS platform.  Her teaching and education background have helped her to produce meaningful and somewhat interactive courses for the learners wanting the convenience of e-learning options.   As the author of 5 Secrets to Effective Comm

Alex Nottingham is the CEO and Founder of All-Star Dental Academy. He has authored the dental practice game-changer book "Dental Practice Excellence" and co-wrote a bestselling book with Brian Tracy. Alex lectures nationally and internationally to prestigious dental organizations. He is a former Tony Robbins top coach and consultant, having worked with companies from $1 million to $100 million. His passion is to help others create personal wealth and make a positive impact on the people around them. Alex received his Juris Doctor (JD) and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Florida International University. www.allstardentalacademy.com

Dr. Rich Hirschinger is in private practice treating patients with orofacial pain and obstructive sleep apnea at his office in Beverly Hills, CA. He graduated from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry in 1985, and practiced dentistry for 10 years after which separate hand and back injuries forced him to sell his practice. After receiving a Masters in Business Administration from the USC Marshall School of Business in 2001, he founded DDS.com and DMD.com. After a few other life changing events, he completed a 2-year full time residency in Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine at the UCLA School of Dentistry in 2012, and became a Diplomate of the American Board of Orofacial Pain the same year. In 2013, Officite acquired DDS.com, and Dr. Hirschinger was the first member of, and serves on, the Professional Advisory Board of the company. He started his private practice in May 2013, serves as a clinic co-director at UCLA in the Orofacial Pain and Dental Sleep Medicine residency program, and

Dr. Mike Smith graduated SIU School of Dental Medicine in 2011. While in school, he joined the Illinois Army National Guard. He began his professional career working for a small corporation for two years before moving on to an associate position in a private practice office. He is currently a Major and the chief dental officer for the Illinois Army National Guard and plans to acquire ownership of his current private practice office in the near future.

Do you want to have less moms crying in front of you because you just diagnosed 8 cavities in their 5 year old child? Do you want to perform less invasive sedations? Do you want to make sure you and your own children are cavity-free, even if you have bad genetics? Dr. Lucas can show you it is easier than you think! Dr. Lucas is a regular dental contributor on King 5 News. He is the author of the book: More Chocolate, No Cavities: How Diet Can Keep Your Kid Cavity-Free. He is a national speaker on cavity prevention and managing your clinical practice. He is a board certified pediatric dentist, and winner of "Best Kids Dentist" award by Parent Map for six years in a row. He also is a struggling children's music singer.   www.TheDentistDad.com

Dr. Gerald A. Niznick was the founder and President of Core-Vent Bio-Engineering and Paragon Dental Implant Company (1982 - 2001) which he sold to Zimmer Dental. The Screw-Vent internal hex implant that he invented in 1986 is still the backbone of Zimmer's dental implant system 25 years later. Barron's Magazine Article on Dental Implant Industry Feb. 15, 2005 referred to Dr. Niznick as "a prosthodontist and entrepreneur who is considered by many as the godfather of American implant dentistry."   He started designing and manufacturing a new line of products in 2004 that were launched in October 2006 through Implant Direct International. In just four years, Implant Direct had a significant global presence in the implant industry with 300 employees, sales offices in the US, Canada, Switzerland and Israel, and with distributors in 30 other countries. Dr. Niznick's product and marketing strategy of selling high quality, innovative products with All-in-1 Packaging at about 1/3rd the price of the major implant compa

Chris Moriarity, MA FA is the Vice President of Client Relations for the Productive Dentist Academy. As an SEC licensed stockbroker and student of behavioral economics, Mr. Moriarity has worked with hundreds of dental offices to help them become more effective at case acceptance, marketing, branding and inter-office communication. You may have witnessed his unique style and view point on ABC's Shark Tank or HGTV's Island Life.   As a fervent defender of small business, Mr. Moriarity believes that everyone has the right to be successful, and his job is help shape their ability to do so.    www.ProductiveDentist.com

Brandon Rodman is the CEO and co-founder of Weave, a communication system for small and medium businesses. Weave was the first Utah company to join Y Combinator, the top start-up accelerator that has backed companies like Dropbox, AirBNB, Stripe, and Zenefits. Weave launched out of beta in January of 2014, has raised $23m in funding, and currently provides the communication tools for nearly 3,000 small businesses throughout the U.S.   Brandon graduated from Brigham Young University in 2010, has been married for almost 12 years, and has 4 children.   www.GetWeave.com

Chuck has had the honor of working with various groups in the Dental Industry and is happy to continue to serve dental professionals and their practices.  We've been told that dentists are great at their craft, but are always wanting assistance with actually running their practices.  Chuck helps with the business side of dentistry and continues to present at various dental conferences across the U.S. (Hinman Dental Meeting, SiroWorld, SCN, Academy of LDS Dentists, etc.)  He continues to see significant results with the dental clients that he serves.    Chuck has had the honor of working with various groups in the Dental Industry and is happy to continue to serve dental professionals and their practices.  We've been told that dentists are great at their craft, but are always wanting assistance with actually running their practices.  Chuck helps with the business side of dentistry and continues to present at various dental conferences across the U.S. (Hinman Dental Meeting, SiroWorld, SCN, Academy of LDS Dentis

Stephen Thorne is Founder, President and CEO of Pacific Dental Services, or PDS for short. PDS is a leading dental support organization (referred to as a DSO) that provides business services to over 540 dental practices throughout the US.   Stephen graduated from UCLA  in 1989 with a degree in Economics and Business. He earned his Masters in Health Administration from Chapman University in 1994. This year he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from A.T. Still University: the world's first osteopathic medical school.   After college, Stephen worked for his father, a dentist, managing a struggling dental practice. He helped the office reach success and continued to work with his father for several years before creating PDS.   PDS strives to be the provider of choice for practicing dentists to maximize individual and professional God-given potential. PDS values service, not just for its customers, but also for the less fortunate through the PDS Foundation, a charitable organization that provides s

Dr. Bill Williams has served his patients with compassion and understanding since 1975. We believe your experience does make a difference. He is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and a Master of the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics as well as the team dentist for the Gwinnett Gladiators for 11 years. Check on some before and after photos of Atlanta Extreme Makeover patients and Deserving Diva Smile Makeover Winners here.   Dr. Williams is the dental director for Kenya Medical Outreach Dental missions with annual mission trips to Kenya from 2001-2011. Check out his 2005 and 2009 Honduras Dental Mission and 2008 Tanzania Mission pages. To listen to one of Dr. Williams 920AM Talk Radio shows, Atlanta Dental Expert talking about dental implants and cosmetic dentistry.   www.SuwaneeDental.com

Dr. Mike Kesner has practiced general dentistry in the Houston, Texas area since 1984.  He is author of the book Multi-Million Dollar Dental Practice, and founder and CEO of the practice management consulting company Quantum Leap Success in Dentistry.    Mike speaks nationally on practice management and how to build a low stress multi-million dollar practice.  He is a columnist for Dental Economics on practice management. Mike teaches cosmetic dentistry for the DenMat Corporation and was named the number one producer of Lumineers in the nation. After burn-out, selling his practice, a murder, the Oprah Show and a "made for TV movie", Dr. Kesner purchased his practice back and took it from $675,000 to $4 million in just 5 years.    He now has 12 practices in the Houston area an employs over 200 people.  His business, Made Ya Smile Dental has been listed in the Inc. 5000 magazine for the last 5 years in a row as one of the fastest growing companies in the US.   His practice success strategies are practical, easy

Dr. Phillip's passion is to empower children and adults to enjoy ultimate oral health and avoid unnecessary dental treatments. Tooth decay and gum disease are preventable and can be reversed with early detection, adequate home care, and good health education.   Mouth health impacts general health. If we prevent transfer of oral disease, will this limit chronic health conditions that often appear to afflict generations of some families?  •        Author, Kiss Your Dentist Goodbye •        Founder and CEO of Zellie's Inc •        Private Practice as DDS – UK, Switzerland and, US.       Faculty at U of R - Pediatric, Special Needs Care, and Geriatric Specialties   www.Zellies.com www.UltimateOralHealthGuide.com

Dr. Brian Harris and Dr. Steven Frost sat down to discuss emergency dental care, endodontics, and much more!   www.OnCallDental.com

Dr. Nate Farley is an outright nerd who found his passion in dentistry.  He practices as a Prosthodontist at Gundersen Health Systems in Southwestern Wisconsin.  He is originally from Northern California, completed his undergraduate degree at BYU before heading east to attend dental school at The Ohio State University, and stayed at OSU for his prosthodontic residency.  There, he earned a Masters of Science with his thesis challenging the accuracy of CAD/CAM surgical guides against traditional guides used for implant placement.  A couple of years into practice, he received board certification in Prosthodontics.  As a true nerd, he loves to push the boundaries of digital dentistry through use of intraoral scanning, 3D modeling, virtual wax ups and implant planning, and in-office 3D printing.  He taught himself web development while in his undergrad, created an online forum for his dental class to discuss concept and share files, co-created dentaltoons.com in dental school, co-created whatimplantisthat.com in h

Pofong is a final year dental student, currently enrolled in University of Health Sciences in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. He has received Outstanding Student Award from the third to fifth year of study, while completing his bachelor study as the first place student in 2015. He is now pursuing Doctor of Dental Surgery and will graduate in 2017. However, he realized that school curriculum alone is not sufficient to ensure success in practice or career, therefore he went on to widen his vision through reading, joining study clubs, attending local and international conferences.   Pofong can speak English, Cambodian, Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, Chao Zhou, Hokkien). His multilingual skill allows him to be selected as a representative to attend China-ASEAN Young Dental Student Forum. He has been volunteering as a part of conference organizing committee of Cambodia Dental Association, Asia-Pacific Dental Student Association, ICOI (International Congress of Oral Implantologists) in Cambodia, and Dental Implant Society of

Naz Haque, aka the Scientist, is Operations Manager at Dental Focus. He has a background in mobile and network computing, and has experience supporting a wide range of blue-chip brands, from Apple to Xerox. As an expert in search engine optimization, Naz is passionate about helping clients develop strategies to enhance their brand and increase the return on investment from their dental practice websites.   www.dental-focus.com

Kirk graduated dental school in 1997 and began working in private practice.  Gaining experience in practices from solo operator, to large group practice.  In 2005 he earned a certificate of orofacial pain from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and began tailoring his general dental practice to facial pain and sleep.    From 2011 to 2015, Kirk served as assistant professor at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Dentistry including one year as interim director of Dental Anatomy and Occlusion.    In 2014, Kirk decided to pursue business education and attended Royal Roads University for his certificate of executive coaching.  He now divides his time between private dental practice and his executive coaching career.    Kirk is a husband and father of a 5 year old daughter.  He spends his spare time playing drums in a garage band, and with various artistic pursuits (painting, sketching, and "making").    www.drkirkblanchard.com

Fred Joyal co-founded the 1-800-DENTIST referral service in 1986. It's the largest dental referral business in the country, with over 250 employees and serving every state. 1-800-DENTIST strives to be the best way to find a dentist, by screening dentists on an ongoing basis, and having more information on the practice than any other resource. Joyal has written over 100 television commercials, appeared in more than 25, and directed 20 of them; his goal is to create a single commercial that makes everyone in America want to go to the dentist immediately. Joyal currently lectures on practice marketing to groups of dentists around the country, focusing on building patient loyalty and increasing production by better communication, mindset and attitude. He published his first book, "Everything is Marketing: The Ultimate Strategy for Dental Practice Growth," and just released his newest book, "Becoming Remarkable: Creating a Dental Practice Everyone Talks About".   www.1800dentist.com

Rick has been a banker for over 16 years previously working at US Bank. He has assisted with financing nearly 1,000 dentists and other medical professionals nationally. It involves everything from acquisitions, start ups, investment real estate, owner user real estate, operating lines, construction and personal lending. Rick serves on several boards that include a non profit dental clinic that helps underprivileged children who can't afford dental care among over local boards. Rick has assisted with Marquette Dental School's practice management course for 5+ years that includes D3 & D4 students. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee with a Bachelor's in finance and an MBA focusing on Leadership & Negotiation.   www.BankOfTheWest.com