Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Some of the most forward moving ideas come from outside the dental industry. What can we learn from taking a close look at completely different industries?   Dr. Burleson is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Dentistry. He holds additional teaching affiliations with The Children’s Mercy Hospital and Saint Luke’s Hospital Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Teams. He maintains four private practices in Kansas City, Missouri, is the Director of the Leo H. Rheam Foundation for Cleft & Craniofacial Orthodontics and is the nation's largest provider of free orthodontic treatment to children in need through Smiles Change Lives.   In addition to managing a busy private practice, Dr. Burleson is an author, speaker, teacher and consultant to he health professions through private coaching, practice management, business and marketing courses taught throughout North America. Accepted by invitation only, Dr. Bur

Learn who to involve, and when, how to set a longterm plan, and if you need a lawyer (hint: the answer is yes).     As a 40 year commercial real estate veteran, George has spent the last 23 years specializing in negotiating and renegotiating the business elements - the letter of intent terms - of office leases for dentists throughout the USA, saving tens of millions of rental dollars in the aggregate during that period.   George Vaill George Vaill Dental Office Lease Negotiations 34 Edward Drive Winchester, MA 01890   Tel: 800-340-2701 Fax: 781-721-7405 E-mail: George@GeorgeVaill.com   Web: http://www.George Vaill.com

David Moffet, BDS shares exactly how and why you should create watertight customer service.     Dr. David Moffet is a former full time Dentist and now, is the creator of The Ultimate Patient Experience. The UPE is a simple set of very specific, "common sense" patient service steps being used by dentists all over the world, to create unique experiences for their patients. These experiences dramatically enhance patient visit values and repeat visits. The UPE is Dr. David Moffet's “Secret Weapon” that allowed him personally bill $1,826,445 in services in 2011, working only 4 days a week, for 37½ weeks (while was holidaying all over the world the other 15 weeks!). Dr Moffet has refined and perfected this system over the last 17 years, to the point where it's as reliable as a Swiss watch -- no matter where you're located or what kind of practice you are running.    David used the Systems of The Ultimate Patient Experience to increase cash-flow and exponentially grow the value of his own practice. This allowed him

In Europe, there is very little curriculum about aesthetic design rules of anterior teeth. Dr. Jan Hajtó shares some of the principles he's been studying for years.     Dr. Hajtó (1968) graduated from the University of Munich / Germany in 1993. Since 1995, Dr. Hajtó has been running a private practice in the heart of Munich and he specializes in aesthetic fixed prosthodontics and complex restorative dentistry. Dr. Hajtó’s clinical work includes all-ceramic restorations, complex aesthetic cases and implant crowns and bridges. He possesses many years of clinical experience in both conventionally cemented and adhesively bonded all-ceramic restorations. Apart from his clinical activities, he is the author of numerous publications. He is both a nationally and internationally active lecturer in the field of dental aesthetics, all-ceramic restorations, CAD/CAM, digital dentistry and complex prosthodontic treatments. In addition, he is author of the book “Anteriores – Natural Beautiful Teeth”, Teamwork Media, publish

Mark Murphy, DDS specifically addresses Practice management software--that it only shows results; it doesn't drive them. Learn to take advantage of today's dental climate!   Mark is the Principal of Funktional Tracker and Lead Faculty for Clinical Education at Microdental . He also serves on the Adjunct Faculty at the University of Detroit Mercy and the Pankey Institute where he also served on the Board of Directors. He practices general dentistry on a limited basis in Rochester, Michigan and lectures internationally on Leadership, Practice Management, Communication, Case Acceptance, Planning, Occlusion and TMD. He is an informative and entertaining speaker, blending a stand-up style of humor and anecdotes with current evidence based research that you can take home and use in your practice right away.   funktionaltracker.com markmurphy@funktionaltracker.com

Howard and Ken discuss the changes from conventional to minimally invasive procedures, surgery, and the changes in endo.   • Graduated Endo from Harvard Forsyth Dental Center in 1981 • International lecturer, author, has been intensely involved in online CE with ROOTS and NEXUS • Global clinical director for Dentaltown.com     www.endosolns.com   kendo@endosolns.com  

Learn why it's important to understand your financial reports, track your performance. And how to get your team on board with improving your metrics.   Jonathan is the founder of DentistMetrics, a professional accounting and performance tracking firm for dentists.   He is also the creator of The Journey to Dental Practice Ownership, an interview series where he interviews dentists who have started their own dental practice as well as world-class consultants.      The interviews focus on the challenges the practice owners had to overcome on their journey to ownership, how they got past the obstacles, and what they feel they did right. The consultants share best practices for new practice owners to help get any new practices on the right track.     website: http://dentistmetrics.com email: jonathan@dentistmetrics.com   toll free phone: 877-265-2121

If you don't know what to look for, it's so easy to get lost in your stats. Listen to Bill Rossi tell you exactly what you should know about your practice's numbers!   Bill Rossi has over 25 years of experience in dental practice management. He and his associates are actively involved in the ongoing management of over 240 practices.   advancedpracticemanagement.com apm@advancedpracticemanagement.com   (952) 921-3360

Ziv Simon, DMD took a non-dentist--someone who doesn't even have a dental degree--and put him through his 7 hour suturing training. After the course, this student got results that were better than some of the dentists. Listen in to learn more.     Dr. Simon maintains a private practice limited to periodontics, dental implants and reconstructive surgery in Beverly Hills, California. He obtained his dental degree from Tel Aviv University. and his periodontal degree from the University of Toronto. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology and a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in the specialty of periodontics   Dr. Simon is the president of the Beverly Hills Academy of Dentistry and founder of the Beverly Hills Multidisciplinary Dental Study Group and the Dental Hygiene study club of Beverly Hills. Dr. Simon teaches at the School of Dentistry, University of Southern California. He lectures and publishes on esthetic periodontal surgery, bone grafting and computer-guided implant su

How many dentists do you know who are not incorporated? Corporate dentistry is not unique. Group practices, however, can be.    Dr. Cooper's professional career includes private periodontist, academician, researcher, teacher, practice management consultant, corporate consultant, trainer, seminar director, board director, author, entrepreneur and inventor.   Dr. Cooper has studied with masters in many disciplines, participated in formal business educational programs, and worked as an independent contractor with top-flight consulting companies. In 2011, Dr. Cooper was selected as a coach for the prestigious TED Fellows Program.   The Mastery Company has been in existence since 1984. Dr. Cooper's client experience in dentistry includes solo private practice, small partnered practices, managed group practices and retail corporate enterprises. Dr. Cooper has worked with numbers of health care entities such as insurance companies, clearing houses, bio-technical companies and disease management companies, as well as

Listen in to learn some of the amazing, shocking statistics behind embezzlement. The first step to detecting embezzlement is understanding the problem.   Overcoming a troubled adolescence, David Harris has become the world’s leading expert on dental office embezzlement. He is the CEO of Prosperident, the world’s largest dental embezzlement investigation firm. Prosperident’s team of specialized investigators is consulted on hundreds of frauds annually committed against both general dentists and dental specialists. David has had the distinct pleasure of hearing cell doors slam shut on many embezzlers. David is a licensed private investigator with a graduate degree in applied mathematics and a CPA. David is “dual certified” in fraud investigation – he possesses both the Certified Fraud Examiner designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Certified in Financial Forensics designation from the American Institute of CPAs. David is a Mensa member and belongs to several organizations for dent

Howard Farran and Thomas Mitchell explore the concept of ideal dentistry, and what changes that may mean for you and your staff.   I've been in practice 4 days/week for 40+ years and teaching 1 day/week for about 20 years. My training includes tons of mentoring by a famous periodontist and completion of a 3 year program in Advanced Restorative Dentistry at the University of Washington. My practice focuses on basic general dentistry with an emphasis on perio/pros combination cases. The courses at UW I'm involved with are the first year courses in anatomy and occlusion. I give up to 3 lectures/year on anatomy, bite splints and TMJ. I also run a study club.    I've been married for 43 years (Howard met my wife Linda last year when we visited his office). My home is here in Bellevue and we have a condo in Scottsdale. We have one son who lives in LA with his wife. He's a psychiatrist working for LA County Jail System, and his wife is a hair stylist who owns her own shop in Pasadena. My hobbies include golf and gol

Forget dental school; they don't even teach some of these concepts in business school. Jay White, MBA shares what you should be focusing on. And it might not be what you think.   Jay is the founder and President of J White and Associates LTD a dental managment, coaching and marketing firm. For over 40 years Jay and his team have coached dentists and team members on how to improve the profitability of their practices. Choosing to have dentistry is a decretionary decision, so suddenly the behavior and training of the team become exceptionally important.   Jay Graduated from the Northwestern University Business school and earned an MBA in marketing and finance from Univ. Of Southern Calif.   website: JWhiteAndAssoc.com cell : 612 599 3219   Office: 952 432 3322

Steffany Mohan, DDS shares some of the business and economics of dentistry, and what it means to be an entrepreneur.   Dr. Steffany Mohan has practiced dentistry for 19 years. She completed her undergraduate work in agricultural biochemistry before earning her Doctorate of Dental Surgery at the University of Iowa. Since then, Dr. Mohan has built and sold several dental practices and currently owns one of the busiest and most successful practices in the state of Iowa where she employs four associate dentists and twenty team members, including 6 full time hygienists.  She was chosen to be the Associate Clinical Director of OsteoReady™ due to her keen intellect and her history of serial implementation successes. Dr. Mohan has a true passion for mentoring and guiding colleagues through her own proven clinical management systems. Dr. Mohan has been placing implants for nearly a decade. She currently works with over 100 individual offices as an advisor for their dental implants services and management systems.  Dr.

PK Clark places 1500 implants a year. His implants are placed according to three things: Location, Angulation, and Depth. Listen as he explains.   PK is a practicing dentist, lecturer, and surgical mentor. He is passionate about patient-centered care and devoted his professional life to his patients and advance dental procedures. He is often characterized as down-to-earth, thoughtful, passionate and ambitious. PK and his wife, Cheryl, are the proud parents of six children.   http://whitecapinstitute.com/ pk@whitecapinstitute.com   please always CC-bobbi@whitecapinstitute.com    

Regarding Ribbond, Dr. Rudo says, "Necessity was the mother of invention". In the early days, Ribbond was barely recognized. Now it's way more than just another legitimate dental material.   David Rudo was born in 1935 in Baltimore, MD. He graduated from University of Maryland in 1961, and served in the US Army in Germany from 1961-1963. Dr. Rudo moved to Seattle WA and started a dental practice in 1966, and developed Ribbond in late 1980's. Afterwards, he started Ribbond, Inc., in 1992. He then sold his practice to work full-time with Ribbond, Inc. Dr. Rudo currenty runs Ribbond, Inc. with his daughter and son.   ribbond@ribbond.com   800-624-4554    

Learn why it's important to educate yourself about sleep dentistry. Steven Olmos, DDS shares new and important information about the discipline.   Dr. Steven Olmos has been in private practice for more than 30 years with the last 20 years devoted to research and treatment of craniofacial pain, temporomandibular disorder (TMD), and sleep-related breathing disorders. He obtained his DDS from the University of Southern California School of Dentistry and has continued his postgraduate education with over 4,000 hours and board certifications in the fields of mandibular orthopedic dysfunction and sleep-disordered breathing. Dr. Olmos is the founder of TMJ & Sleep Therapy Centres International with 30 licensed Centres in 6 countries dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. His protocols are an assimilation of his knowledge base, which is reflected by certifications in all philosophies of treatment both medical and dental. Dr. Olmos is an adjunct professor at the University of Tenn

"Doctors--at some point--will run their office without ever placing a direct restorative material again."   Director of Marketing - Ivoclar Vivadent   www.ivoclarvivadent.us

. How to simplify bonding techniques and get consistent results every time . How the young dentist can easily learn esthetic bonding techniques and make it professionally rewarding and at the same time profitable . The importance of understanding the value of each bonding material and where they fit (these include microfill, nanofill, microhybrid, opaques and tints) . Bud Mopper's intense believe that bonding is the most versatile material there is and the reasons why   ***   Dr. Bud Mopper is in private practice in Glenview, Illinois, where he has been doing minimally invasive dentistry with composite for almost forty years. Dr. Mopper is the recipient of two of the most prestigious awards given by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. One for “Lifelong Commitment to Providing Excellence in Continuing Education in Cosmetic Dentistry,” and second, an award for “Outstanding Contribution to Cosmetic Dentistry.” The AACD recently honored Dr. Mopper with an award for “Outstanding Innovation in Cosmetic Dent

Why are so many dentists dropping insurance, not doing dentures, not doing amalgams or cost effective crowns? This is common sense dentistry; this is meeting demand and helping people who need it. Listen in on to see what Howard and Mauty think...     Born in Brooklyn NY in 1962. Went to Poly Prep High School, NYU and NYU Dental (graduated in 1987). Interests are sports , current events, running, stock market, dentistry and naps.   sgmdds@gmail.com   Website sgmdds.com