Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

• Tools for consultants • The cost savings of same-day dentistry • Case acceptance, and a lot more!     Eric Nuss, MBA, leads the Business Solutions department of Henry Schein Dental. There, he developed and now leads an educational program for dentists, the Dental Business Institute. In addition to 12 years of industry experience, he has a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in business.   Contact Eric at (800) 372-4346 or at eric.nuss@henryschein.com.

• How Miladinov Milos got into photography • Miladinov's equipment recommendations  • How to shoot like a pro       Ceramist & Photographer I find that our job is more than just a simple routine, we change lives and we have satisfaction every time for this. In order to keep this memories I combined my passion for ceramics with my the one for photography so I can show how beautiful our job is. My work as a ceramist started back in 2004, though I own my lab since 2003, and I made a big step forward when I started to make photos of my work and see my mistakes from another point of view. This is how all started back in 2012 when I thought I made a good crown and wanted to show others , then after I made a photo I changed my mind after seeing how bad that crown looks like on a huge screen. Since then to every single work I do I make photo of it. As an advice: always make photos of your work because those pictures will definitely improve your work, for me it changed everything in less than 2 years.     http://w

• What is believable aesthetic dentistry? • Why we should never be afraid to share information • And some favorite brands     Master Ceramist Pinhas Adar has over thirty five years of experience in all phases of dental laboratory technology.  He has studied with the Masters and did his internship with Willi Geller and has spent these years studying the secrets and principles of Smile Design and the impact of the psychological effects on consumers and has applied this knowledge in his own practice with extraordinary results.  He specializes in the many facets of porcelain esthetic restorations on both natural teeth and osseointegrated implants.   The topic of esthetics is very subjective and varies from one person to the next. Mr. Adar has made it his quest to understand the variety of products available in dentistry and particularly the preconceived ideas of the patient before selecting the right treatment options along with the proper product selection that works the best for that particular individual. He h

• Evidence based dentistry in decision making • Actionable tips for your practice • Protocol specifics     For many years, dentist Dr. Liviu Steier has been successfully practicing a comprehensive and holistic dentistry with a specialty in implantology.   Furthermore, Dr. Liviu Steier is a specialist in prosthetics as well as a specialist in endodontics. Through his active professorships in Italy (Florence), England (Warwick) and the USA (Boston) he has a constant direct exchange with colleagues around the world.   ***   Dr. Steier received his Doctorate in medical dentistry from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Faculty of Dentistry in Bucharest, Romania in 1982. He is a specialist in Prosthodontics and in Endodontics, has supervised several doctoral theses, and has lectured internationally. He has been Program Director and Co-director of over 200 CE programs around the world and has published extensively including referred chapters in textbooks. He is a Fellow of different international dental academi

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• Why treat early? • Oral habits: thumb, tongue, pacifier • Correct harmful oral habits • Improve aesthetics and self esteem     Dr Derek Mahony BDS(Syd), MScOrth(Lon), DOrthRCS(Edin), MDOrthRCPS(Glas), MOrthRCS(Eng), FRCD(Can),  MOrth RCS (Ed), FICD, IBO, FACD, FICCDE, FADFE   Derek Mahony is a world renowned Specialist Orthodontist who has spoken to thousands of practitioners about the benefits of interceptive orthodontic treatment. Early in his career Dr Mahony learned from leading clinicians the dramatic effect functional appliance therapy can afford patients in orthodontic treatment. He has been combining the fixed and functional appliance approach ever since. His lectures are based on the positive impact such a combined treatment approach has had on his orthodontic results and the benefits this philosophy provides from a practice management viewpoint.   After completing his Dental Degree at the University of Sydney, Dr Mahony proceeded to the United Kingdom where he completed his Masters Degree in Ortho

Lisa Knowles asks about   • Hiring and firing skills • Choosing a location for your practice • And, his yoga workouts       Dr. Lisa Knowles offers real-life dentistry expertise in the areas of business communication, oral & systemic health, and leadership development. She is a strategic, big picture thinker and thrives off of helping others be better. She is a natural teacher with a competitive coaching edge. Dr. Knowles speaks internationally and writes prolifically. She graduated from Alma College with a B.A. in Communication, and then graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1998. Her blog site is Beyond32Teeth.com. Find more on her website at IntentionalDental.com.       IntentionalDental.com Beyond32Teeth.com   Lisa Knowles, DDS IntentionalDental@gmail.com 517-331-3688

• Leadership in marketing aspects of a dentist's practice. • Leading the profession with changing demographics, particularly relating to the influx of women in dentistry. • Leading with LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design) knowledge and eco-friendly dentistry.     Dr. Lisa Knowles offers real-life dentistry expertise in the areas of business communication, oral & systemic health, and leadership development. She is a strategic, big picture thinker and thrives off of helping others be better. She is a natural teacher with a competitive coaching edge. Dr. Knowles speaks internationally and writes prolifically. She graduated from Alma College with a B.A. in Communication, and then graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry in 1998. Her blog site is Beyond32Teeth.com. Find more on her website at IntentionalDental.com.       IntentionalDental.com Beyond32Teeth.com   Lisa Knowles, DDS IntentionalDental@gmail.com 517-331-3688

• What is the current state of dentistry for the independent practitioner • Forces facing dental practices • Dental supply industry • Cost control and management of overhead • How do we work to preserve the independent dental practitioner     *** Dr. Richard Offutt: Dr. Richard Offutt is co-founder and Chief Development Officer of The Synergy Dental Partners. Dr. Richard Offutt attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. He was elected Phi Beta Kappa while at Davidson. He earned his DDS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC he was elected to Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities. Dr. Offutt attended the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where he received specialty degrees in periodontics and endodontics. Dr. Offutt was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania upon the completion of his specialty training.   Dr. Offutt has practiced periodontics and implantology in Charlotte since 1982. He has devoted an extensive number of day

• What is a brand? • Why is a brand important to a dental practice? • Why should a dental practice be a brand? • How do you define your brand? • How do you build your brand? • How can thinking like a consumer brand help a dental practice? • How does branding work with my other marketing?     A creative professional with extensive experience creating, developing and implementing innovative marketing and advertising strategies for dental equipment companies. Matthew has a unique blend of business and creative and excels at seeing the big picture, establishing lasting relationships with clients and getting things done. Matthew is an accomplished author and speaks regularly on dental practice branding. His book is available on Amazon.     Email - matthew@brandtarget.com Phone - (704) 996-9281 Website - www.brandtarget.com Book - http://www.amazon.com/Branding-Practice-Absolute-Necessity-Dentists/dp/1503044688/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1440009514&sr=8-4&keywords=branding+in+practice

• Enhancing patient care through increased interdisciplinary collaboration between all medical and dental healthcare professionals. • Education of the dental hygienist • The future roles of the dental hygienist; how is dental hygiene practice likely to change? • What I like about Dentaltown and Hygienetown. • How Dentaltown and Hygienetown has sparked my professional growth. • How my curious nature, and love of writing has enhanced my career • Overcoming shyness, and fear of public speaking, (which was holding me back professionally). • Rethinking views on retirement-when I was young, most women I knew retired at 60; as this draws nearer, I realise am enjoying my profession too much to think of retirement.       I am from London, England where I was an OR technician initially, then I decided I like patients better when they are conscious, so I switched to the dental field. Since graduation from hygiene school, I worked for 8 years in periodontology, public health and general practice before moving to Canada i

• How a website is the digital front door of your practice • How Doctors can use SEO to be more visible online • How reviews affect the buying decision of patients • How social media can help Doctors stand out from the competition • How contests are an underutilized method of getting new patients • How patient engagement platforms like Dental Sesame/SolutionReach help Doctors reduce no-shows and increase production     Scott Eklund was the Marketing Manager at Sesame Communications - a leading Dental Marketing and Patient Engagement provider. He has helped hundreds of doctors increase new-patient acquisition and improve patient satisfaction.     Company phone number 866-437-5384 Company email - solutions@sesamecommunications.com

Dr. Emily Letran shares details about Why and How to invest in:   • Your Practice • Your Team • Yourself     Emily Letran, DDS:   • Came to US as a refugee (Vietnamese boat people) at 13 years old, no English (learned some in refugee camp)   • Finished undergrad UC Riverside 3 years   • Finished UCLA in 4 years with 2 degrees: DDS and MS, Oral Biology • Currently has 2 multi-specialty group practices in Southern California: mix HMO, PPO, DentiCal, cash   • Author, "From Refugee to Renaissance Woman" • Upcoming books:    1. "Commit! Embracing Your Big Life, Celebrating the Entrepreneur's Family, Business, Passion, and Fun", foreword by Sharon Lechter    2."How to Train Your Patients": comical e-book to remind professionals they have to train themselves and their team FIRST before asking their patients/ clients to do what they want   ***   Exceptional Leverage Coaching for business professionals to win back time from work: ACTION formula: Appreciation, Communication, Trust, Investment (in self growth/education,

• How to track all your new patients properly with dynamic call tracking. • The common SEO mistakes that are LOSING you money every day & how to fix them. • Black-hat vs White-hat SEO tricks • What Google doesn’t want you to know about Yelp & Youtube. • How to get more Google+ reviews and dominate your competitors. • How to capitalize on the fact that over 50% of traffic is from mobile devices.     Charles Crawford is the co-founder Crawford and O’Brien, one of the fastest growing dental marketing agencies in America. Since 2010 Crawford and O’Brien has ranked hundreds of websites and videos on Google. After helping his first dental client make 5 figures per month in increased revenue Charles has been helping dentists dominate their local markets on Google, Yahoo, Bing, and Facebook ever since. Charles has been mentored by millionaires and some of the highest level players in the internet marketing world. From researching Google’s algorithm updates to testing new SEO methods, Charles will leave you wi

• The Vision for the ImplantWide surgicenter • The Rationale of the ImplantWide surgicenter concept  • The paradigm shift for delivering dental implants to help GP's learn and place Dental Implants.     Dr. Chapko graduated from Northwestern University in 1985. He currently operates a private practice in Belvidere, IL. For over 28 years, he has treated patients by delivering a broad array of surgical and restorative procedures.   Dr. Chapko was an instructor at Northwestern University Dental School. He is a member of the ICOI, AAID, AGD, and ADA. He demonstrates a unique ability at integrating and teaching surgical implantology from a restorative general practitioner’s vantage point, and is what led him to create and found Implantwide, LLC.       www.implantwidellc.com 630-912-2700

• How to build a blog that attracts over 5 million visitors a year without paying Google or Facebook a cent • Content marketing • Digital marketing • Email marketing • Digital marketing trends • Social media marketing • How to convert traffic to leads and customers       I am a blogger, author, strategist and speaker and work with companies and executives to optimize their online personal and company brands with digital, content and social media marketing. This blog is about all things to do with “Social Media Marketing”, Content Marketing and Digital Marketing. This includes Twitter, Blogging, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and email marketing. Its focus is to assist business in “getting found online” in a digital world and making you visible and successful on a crowded web. I have spent most of my career involved with Information Technologies, Telecommunications and the Web Industry.       Website: http://www.jeffbullas.com/   Email: jeff@jeffbullas.com   Skype: jeffbullas   C

Learn from brothers J. Elliott Brennan and Jonny Brennan:   • Private Practice has changed • How to compete in a saturated market • How to hang your own shingle • How to manage and evaluate student loans • New game changers • How to manage everything around you and get through the survival years • What to expect for time and money • How to hit the ground running on a long prosperous career the way YOU want it     Dr. J. Elliott Brennan is Owner and Co-Founder of Brennan Dental in Chandler, Arizona. Dr. Brennan grew up in Tempe and attended Arizona State University. After his studies in biochemistry, he attended the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. Upon graduation, Dr. Brennan was invited to stay on with the University as adjunct faculty where he has continued to work part time. He is married with three children and continues to prioritize dental technology in his practice and teaching. Dr. Brennan has volunteered his dental services at a myriad of community clinics, including the Phoenix VA Dental

Learn:   • The most important tax concerns for dentists   • What Haden Werhan loves most about his work   • What a Dental CPA is, and why a dentist would need one   • The biggest concertn Haden Werhan's clients are facing       I have been working with dentists since 1980. My background includes helping dentists through practice transitions as a consultant, broker, and now, as a CPA. I have about 150 dentist clients and my eight partners have another 600 combined. As a Dental CPA Financial Adviser, I help my clients determine their financial goals, whether or not they are on target to achieve them, and, if not, how to harness the power of their practices to create the income they need to achieve those goals.       J. Haden Werhan, CPA/PFS haden@twdadvisors.com   Thomas Wirig Doll 165 Lennon Lane, Suite 200 Walnut Creek, CA 94598   925.280.5741 direct line 925.367.5741 mobile 877.939.2500 toll free 925.939.2500 office 925.953.6141 direct fax   Website: www.twdadvisors.com   Blog: www.wealthextractions.com

• What is Biomimetic Dentistry? • What are the advantages of Biomimetic Dentistry?  • How and where does one learn more about Biomimetic Dentistry?  • History of Biomimetic Dentistry and how I became involved.  • How does Biomimetic Dentistry relate to the growth of one's dental practice and how does it benefit ine's patients?       I am President-Elect of the Academy of Biomimetic Dentistry.  I am on the Board of American Friends of DVI as well as on the Dean's Council of Penn Dental Medicine.  I received my DMD from Penn Sental Medicine and my Certificate in Family Dentistry from UConn School of Dental Medicine.       http://www.newyork-cosmeticdentist.com

Tom Cockerell shares what was missing in dental software, and why he started Dental Symphony.       Dr. Tom Cockerell, Jr., has practiced general dentistry for 36 years in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the son of a dentist (now 92) who practiced for sixty years in Texas. Tom’s solo practice focused on the special needs patient treated in the hospital operating room but now an anesthesiologist joins him in the office one full day per week. In addition to special needs patient care Tom has a traditional patient base offering modern services using digital impression scanning, same day crown milling system, CBCT imaging, implant placement, prosthetics, periodontics and endodontics. His practice has a risk based preventive program using tools available from the Dental Symphony software.    Dr. Cockerell is the CEO of WorthWhile, Inc., the creator of Dental Symphony and the convener of the Clinical Team. His long term plans include transitioning away from full time practice to full time software management continuing to