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– Be more efficient
– Have more fun
– Improve doctor and team communications
– Eliminate frustration
– And make your life easier!
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New episodes every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
Dr. Dave Moghadam joins Kiera to discuss getting your hygiene team on the same page and at the same point of understanding. He shares his approach, and goes deeper into the following:
Gather all information and establish a flow of procedure
Hold a longer meeting for your hygiene team to review and add their own ideas
Allow a period of follow-up for questions
Transition into monthly or quarterly meetings to continually update
Dr. Moghadam utilized the Dental A-Team's hygiene course to help him come up with this approach to calibrate his hygienist team.
About Dr. Moghadam:
Dr. Moghadam was born and raised in Morris County, New Jersey. After completing his undergraduate degree at Rutgers University in New Brunswick he went on to obtain his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry (UMDNJ) in Newark. During his time at UMDNJ, Dr. Moghadam received extensive recognition for his outstanding leadership, academic and clinical aptitude, and dedication to the profession. Some of his achievements include receiving the William R. Cinotti Endowed Scholarship and the American Student Dental Association Award of Excellence, as well as induction into the Gamma Pi Delta Prosthodontic Honor Society.
He then chose to complete a general practice residency at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he received advanced training with an emphasis on comprehensive restorative treatment, endodontics, and implant dentistry. Dr. Moghadam is also an active member of the American Dental Association, the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Dental Associations, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. He has had the honor of serving as a member of both the board of trustees and the board of delegates for the New Jersey Dental Association. Dr. Moghadam has attended numerous continuing education courses and strongly believes that furthering his knowledge and expertise is essential to providing his patients with the level of care and respect that they deserve.
Episode resources:
Check out Dr. Dave Moghadam's practice
Listen to episode 439, How to Merge Small Practices Into Large Ones
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Kiera and Tiffanie are both on the pod — this time to talk about a topic many, many practices (and businesses worldwide) are struggling with: hiring. The following points are discussed:
Write solid ads
Have a solid culture
Use incentives that work (Kiera and Tiff give many ideas on these)
This episode covers perspectives from both a doctor and a team member, so everyone is covered.
Episode resources:
Reach out to Tiffanie and Kiera
Listen to episode 464, Break That Negative Morale!
Listen to episode 440, 3 Tips to Hiring Your Unicorn
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Kiera and Brittany dive into what makes and breaks morning huddles in your office. These meetings are opportunities to coordinate and work together no matter the different departments. Kiera and Brittany share their favorite ways to kick off these meetings, what team members should know going into a meeting, the best items to include in the meeting, and a ton more!
Episode resources:
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Dr. Lewis Chen is aboard the Dental A-Team! Dr. Chen has become an extremely successful dentist in a short amount of time — like, 10-practices-in-two-years successful. He shares with Kiera what he did differently to find his success, including utilizing the right resources and committing to a schedule.
Dr. Chen and Kiera also discuss the difference between work and luck, things that went well, and pitfalls he wishes he'd avoided. He also shares life hacks, his best tip for delegation, and how to elevate teams.
More about Dr. Chen
Dr. Lewis Chen was born and raised in New York. He completed his Doctorate of Dental Surgery (DDS) from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine and graduated top of his class with highest honors and distinction. Due to his outstanding clinical performance, leadership, and selfless contributions to Columbia, he was one of few to be nominated and inducted into the only renowned, national dental honor society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon (OKU). After graduation, he completed his residency at the Bronx VA, which is nationally known to be the most prestigious, competitive, and comprehensive program in the country due to its strong focus on full-mouth reconstructions, cosmetics, prosthodontics, endodontics, and oral surgery.
Throughout his high school, college, and dental school years, he actively served as a tutor and mentor up until private practice. Because of his commitment in teaching and education, he also serves as Instructor of Clinical Dental Medicine at his dental school alma mater. He carries his passion for teaching from the classroom setting into a dental office by educating patients so that they can begin to take control of their oral health and make informed and calculated decisions. His primary focus is to cater to patients and exceed their expectations.
Episode resources:
Get in touch with Dr. Chen on Instagram
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This episode dives into confidence in leadership and a focus on small victories. When you're setting your weekly goals, are you finding any of the following taking place: You've overcommitted yourself; you didn't prioritize what needed to be done; or you didn't delegate.
Kiera encourages listeners to make small promises instead of unwieldy ones — this also gets your team to believe in you! Look to see where you're setting yourself up for failure and commit to fixing it.
Episode resources:
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Kiera is joined by Dental A-Team consultant Dana Morsell to talk about setting goals for 2022! The two give advice on what makes a successful goal, what types of goals offices tend to set, how leadership can help the team meet goals, and more! They also discuss what DAT's own goals will be.
In 2022, it's grow or die, and we want to help you GROW!
Episode resources:
Tune in on Fridays for Donuts with Dana
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Happy New Year, fam! In this episode Kiera is kicking off your new year in a magical way. She guides listeners through an activity that'll set each department in your practice up for success in 2022 while including a reflection of 2021. Lists, schedules, patterns, and a ton of possibilities. By the end of this episode you'll have up to three goals that'll propel you into your best year yet — professionally and personally.
Episode resources:
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Brian Bradley, vice president at The Egoscue Method, joins the Dental A-Team podcast to relieve some pain. Just like dental practices encourage patients to brush and floss, Brian is here to encourage caring for your joints and tendons proactively. He shares what Egoscue is, how to care for chronic pain smartly, and even walks listeners through an activity to understand your body's alignment.
Give this episode a listen and you'll leave with the belief that your body system isn't going to betray you.
About Brian:
Brian is on a mission to help millions of people learn how to live healthier, pain-free lives and achieve complete fitness. A frequent speaker at industry events, he presents, consults, and conducts training with corporations, organizations, and nonprofits on the topics of chronic pain, healthy living, and high-level performance. His clients include Titliest, Golf Digest, the PGA, the Tony Robbins Companies, Bulletproof Radio, YPO, the Seattle Study Club, MLB, the NBA, and the NFL.
Brian has been preaching "true" biomechanics and human anatomy using The Egoscue Method for 30 years. As the Posture-Pain-Performance coach and motivational speaker, he has spoken in more than 15 countries, promoting a myriad of healthy principles for achieving success in all areas of personal and professional life. Brian believes that real and lasting change can happen when we commit to health as a lifestyle. His postural training, fitness experience and engaging personality get people of all ages moving and digging deep to get their best results.
Episode resources:
Learn more about The Egoscue Method from a DAT perspective: www.egoscue.com/ateam
Get in touch with Brian directly on Instagram or Facebook
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Listeners, stop sticking your head in the sand about the negative morale in your practice! Kiera gets real in this episode and encourages fellow Dental A-Team members to recognize, know their role, and do something about negativity. She even shares DAT's own struggles with such low morale lately and how she's been able to climb out of it.
Episode resources:
Reach out to Kiera
Listen to episode 455, How to Boost Team Morale
Listen to episode 234, Creating Smiles — LITERALLY
Listen to episode 148, Step by Step to Having Uncomfortable Conversations
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Whatever you celebrate, happy holidays! Kiera reflects on what this past year has meant, the wins she's had, and thinks about what the new year will bring. She also encourages listeners to journal about their own 2021 experiences and beyond!
Take this holiday season to reflect and make goals to evolve into the best version of yourself. We're so happy to have our Dental A-Team around us.
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