Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

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1411 Renting vs. Owning Your Practice with Karl Frye of Frye Practice Sales : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran Jul 08, 2020

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Karl Frye is the founder and Principal owner of Frye Practice Sales & Healthcare Real Estate. Karl oversees all aspects: sales, mergers, and acquisition and commercial real estate needs of his clients. Karl created FPS after a 10+ year career in commercial healthcare banking. Karl has successfully worked on hundreds of practice related projects in the all medical verticals with a heavy focus on Dental & Veterinary practice transitions. Karl has worked on single doc projects to expansion projects with 85+ doctors looking to build and expand ASC's throughout the Southwest United States.

Karl lives in Scottsdale with his wife and two daughters, and when he's not coaching his daughters' sports teams or doing something as a dad, he enjoys golfing, watching college and professional sports, and making different meals on his smoker for his family and friends to enjoy.

1410 Building a Dream Dental Office with Steve Anderson of Denco Dental Construction : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran Jul 07, 2020

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With more than 30 years of experience and over 1,000 dental office developments to his credit, Steve Anderson has used his depth of experience working successfully with hundreds of dentists to build dream dental practices.

Steve has authored 2 books on building a dream dental office: his first book, Dental Blueprint for Success, and now his forthcoming book, DentalEase. Steve is a featured presenter at AzDA Dental Schools and continuing education programs.

In everything he does, Steve finds no greater joy than to positively impact others and leave a lasting legacy of improvement.

1409 Implementing Airway Treatment with Lauren Gueits RDH, Dr. Ben Miraglia, Rachel Smith RDH & Kevin Ohlendorf of Airway Health Solutions : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran Jul 06, 2020

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Airway Health Solutions is a unique "airway focused" dental consultancy and CE platform helping dental practices implement treatment modalities to intercept Sleep Disordered Breathing via growth & development of the jaws. This includes utilizing clear aligner therapy, myofunctional/expansion appliances along with interdisciplinary collaboration for patients of all ages. Airway Health Solutions services include: Live and Online CE Courses featuring our sought after 2 Day Mini-Residency with Dr. Ben Miraglia and our newly added "Whole Health Integration" courses featuring guest faculty, Dr. Felix Liao.

Airway Health Solutions mission is to help dental professionals help their patients breathe, sleep, and thrive, providing a healthy ROI for both patient and practice health.

1408 How to Get Into a Dental Office with No Money Down with Colin Carr : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran Jul 02, 2020

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Colin Carr is the founder and CEO of CARR, the nation's leading provider of commercial real estate services for healthcare tenants and buyers. Every year, thousands of healthcare practices trust CARR to achieve the most favorable terms on their lease and purchase negotiations.

Colin has been involved in commercial real estate since 2000 and has personally completed over 1,000 transactions. He is a licensed real estate broker in ten states. Colin lectures and trains thousands of healthcare professionals, administrators, business owners, students and more on an annual basis throughout the country at national meetings, conventions, study clubs, associations, universities and more.

New Dentists in Uncharted Waters: Dentistry After COVID-19 Jun 30, 2020

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Howard recently spoke to members of the Connecticut State Dental Association and gave advice for new dentists entering the profession in the wake of COVID-19.

1407 Mastering Multi-Practice Management with Dr. Sulman Ahmed of DECA Dental : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran Jun 29, 2020

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Dr. Sulman Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of DECA Dental. He is instrumental in shaping and overseeing DECA Dental's growth, strategy and culture. In 2008, Dr. Ahmed opened his first dental office and set out to create a truly patient centered model. His belief in putting patients first is the fundamental backbone of DECA Dental's core values and patient care delivery model. Ensuring adequate training for doctors, the very best materials being placed in the patient's mouth, weekend hours and multiple specialists working under one roof are just the beginning of his vision.

On a more personal note Dr. Ahmed has achieved many honors and awards, one of the more notable ones being named as a finalist for the 2016 EY Entrepreneur of the Year, and winner of the 2017 EY Entrepreneur of the Year. He is a sought-after speaker at several leadership, entrepreneurial and motivational conferences. Dr. Ahmed obtained his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from the Tufts School of Dental Medicine in Boston.

1406 Secrets of the Best DSO's with Emmet Scott, CEO of Community Dental Partners Jun 26, 2020

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Emmet Scott is CEO and co-founder of Community Dental Partners™ a DSO supporting the dental practices, Smile Magic Dentistry and Braces™ – a Chuck E. Cheese like dental practice for kids. His business partner, Dr. Chad Evans, has been his best friend since they were 2 years old.

Emmet is also the host of DSO Secrets, a podcast focused on building the best DSOs and group practices in the industry. He created a Facebook group by the same name for leaders in the dental group industry to discuss some of the most difficult components of running a DSO.

1405 Think Like an Entrepreneur with Shawn Zajas, Founder of Zana : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran Jun 23, 2020

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Shawn Zajas is Founder of Zana, the electric toothbrush program, redefined. Shawn is also the cofounder of The Authentic Dentist – a company he started with his partner Dr. Allison House. At the core of The Authentic Dentist is the belief that the answer to the current challenges in dentistry, is dentists discovering that their greatest asset is their personal brand – and that forming that brand out of their authentic selves is the best strategy for success in dentistry today.

1404 Jenn Rhoades on the Power of Virtual Consults in the COVID-19 Era : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran Jun 20, 2020

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Jenn Rhoades is the CEO & Co-Founder of Smile Virtual. Born and raised in San Diego where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from National University. She has over 20 years of experience in Marketing, 10 of those being in the dental industry. Back in 2012 she joined the team at Harris Dental in Phoenix, Arizona and became their Marketing Director. She helped grow their practice and expand it into multiple locations. After years of working with Dr. Brain Harris and collaborating on innovative ways to attract and convert ideal patients, they came up with the idea of virtual consults. Jenn has been able to organically grow Smile Virtual from an idea on a whiteboard to a virtual consult software company helping hundreds of dentists do more of the dentistry they love. She currently lives in Phoenix with her husband, 2 kids and a yellow lab.

1403 Bringing DSOs to Orthodontics with Dr. Robert Bray & Chris Vranas of the Schulman Group : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran Jun 18, 2020

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Dr. Robert James Bray attended the University of Maryland School of Dentistry where he earned his Doctorate in Dental Surgery. Dr. Bray went on to obtain his Certificate of Orthodontics at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, New York, completing his M.S at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry with a major course in genetics. An active member of the community, Dr. Bray has served on Shore Medical Center's, Howard S. Stainton Society and Shore Tomorrow fundraising campaigns for over 16 years. Dr. Bray is the current C.E.O of the Schulman Study Group and AAO Foundation National Planned Giving Chair. He has served on the Brigantine Board of Education, including working as the president of the Board for eleven years. Dr. Bray continues to serve as an Associate Clinical Professor at the Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry in the Orthodontic Department and a visiting professor at the Eastman Institute of Oral Health, Rochester, New York.

Chris Vranas, CAE, is the Executive Director of the SG Management LLC formulary known as the Schulman Group. Chris is well known in the orthodontic/dental space having served as the Executive Director for the American Association of Orthodontists for 17 years. Under Chris's management, the AAO grew from 9000 to 18,500 members with 90% market share and retention. Chris oversaw the fundamental changes impacting orthodontics during the early 2000's and prepared the members for a profitable future. Chris also worked within the Dental Specialty Group to bring the profession together toward a strong lobbying and working relationship with the ADA, ADEA and others within the dental and healthcare space. During Chris's time at the Association of Dental Support Organizations, membership increased by 15% and developed their strategic plan designed to be all inclusive of DSO's and small group practices and work in collaboration with traditional dental organizations.

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