The Fee for Service Dentist Podcast

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Dr. Nima Aflatooni DDS Aug 12, 2024

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Nima Aflatooni DDS owns a general practice in Gold River, CA. He currently serves on the California Dental Association Board of Managers and is President-Elect of the Sacramento District Dental Society. He enjoys playing tennis, auto racing, and spending time with his wife and daughter.

Dr. Michael Neal Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Build My Team Aug 04, 2024

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Dr. Michael Neal is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Build My Team. He is a practicing Optometrist in private practice in rural Hawley, Pennsylvania.

He founded Build My Team to solve his own hiring struggles in his practice by modeling how companies like Disney and the Four Seasons hire.

The process worked so well he expanded it to help friends and now Build My Team services clients in 8 different health care professions in over 40 states and Canada.

In his downtime, he's a Dad to 2 great sons, runs marathons with his wife and is an aspiring ultra runner.

Melinda Heryford, Inc Practice Management Consulting Jul 28, 2024

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I’m Melinda Heryford. My team and I help dentist-owners grow their practice with systems that reduce redundancy in their operations, improve team productivity, and increase patient satisfaction. We also work with dental office managers and their teams to get them performing their best on a daily basis.

Through our unique approach, the Proven Prime System, we access your unique practice strengths and match them to a personalized blueprint pathway that gets you and your team to your next level of production, collection, and treatment acceptance. This process has helped clients go from a healthy 20% to an exceptional 68% in these areas. As a result, our clients share they’re more focused, see more commitment in their staff, and ultimately enjoy a more profitable, rewarding practice.

We value the meaningful impact we make in dentistry, transforming lives by fostering dental health and creating confident smiles. We take pleasure in collaborating with dedicated practitioners who strive for success, partnering with passionate dental owners leading both experienced and new team members, and supporting dental practice staff who are diligently working as individuals, supporting the promise to unite and function as a high-performing team.

Dr. Nicole Vane and Karyn Ross Talk Office Culture Jul 21, 2024

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Dr. Sonny talks with Dr. Nicole Vane and Karyn Ross About Office Culture

Maria Vasilakis: Restorative Dentist Jul 14, 2024

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Maria Vasilakis is a Restorative Dentist. She holds a B.A. in Zoology from Miami University and received her DMD from Case Western Reserve University school of Dental Medicine. She also is a member of and lifelong student at the Kois Center for Advanced Dental Study in Seattle, WA. She has a passion for her profession and is a third generation dentist in her family. Most of all she loves implant, cosmetic, computer, and sedation dentistry. She is an advocate for keeping dentistry independent, patient focused, and free from corporate influence as a board member of the Alliance of Independent Dentists. She is also Vice President for the Alumni Association of CWRU School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Maria was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and spent a year living in Sydney, Australia. She moved to Boston immediately after dental school as she loves all that New England has to offer.

Dr. Dan Ross Jul 07, 2024

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Dr. Dan Ross is a 2007 graduate from the Marquette University School of Dentistry. He is in private practice in New Berlin, Wisconsin. He started his career working at a DSO right out of school and after eight years transitioned into private practice ownership. In 2018 he bought a second office and merged it with his original. In late 2022 he bought a second standalone location. He now runs both offices completely fee for service. Dr. Ross is married with three kids and loves the freedom. He has to spend time with his family and travel

Dr Nicole Vane and Coach Karyn Ross Jun 30, 2024

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DR. NICOLE VANE was born and raised in Northern California, Dr. Vane has a degree in biology from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Doctorate in Dental Medicine from Tufts University in Boston. She graduated at the top of her class, and above the 95th percentile on both National Dental Board exams. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the induction to the Pierre Fauchard International Honor Society.

Moonlight Beach Dental

681 Encinitas Blvd Suite 309,

Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 632-0320

frontoffice@moonlightbeachdental.com

Karyn Ross, author of How to Coach for Creativity and Service Excellence: A Lean Coaching Workbook, and coauthor of the Shingo Award-winning, The Toyota Way to Service Excellence: Lean Transformation in Service Organizations.

An internationally acclaimed consultant, coach and lean practitioner, I’ve taught organizations of all sizes, in sectors as diverse as insurance, HR, transportation and retail how to use creativity combined with Toyota Way principles, practices and tools. This powerful combination enables organizations to create better, more effective and efficient ways to work and the peak services that each of their customers wants, now and for the future.

219 CEDARBROOK ROAD

NAPERVILLE,

ILLINOIS 60565

(630) 881-3068

KARYN@KARYNROSSCONSULTING.COM

WWW.KARYNROSSCONSULTING.COM

Dr Kristine Grazioso - Vice President of the Alliance of Independent Dentists Jun 24, 2024

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Dr Grazioso attended Boston College where she received a BS in Biology; The University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine where she received her DMD, and St Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia PA where she received her certificate in Pediatric Dentistry. She is a board certified pediatric dentist, owns two practices and is celebrating 25 years as a small business owner this year! She is a passionate advocate for the dental profession and the patients we serve,has lobbied for legislation to protect the dental profession and patient rights, and is the administrator of several dentist-only facebook groups. She volunteers her time as the Vice President of the Alliance of Independent Dentists , a grassroots nonprofit group she co founded with seven other dentists in Massachusetts in 2017. The group has grown to national prominence and educates dentists on the values and benefits of independent dentistry. Dr Grazioso is an international speaker on this topic as well as practice management and business principles. She is a partner in a small consulting firm , Shero Dental Advisors.

Contact info:

Kristine Love Peace on Facebook

kristinelovepeace@gmail.com

Practice Info:

South Shore Children's Dentistry

www.sscdsmiles.com

781-383-0003

The Alliance of Independent Dentists

www.dentistalliance.org

Shero Dental Advisors

www.sherodentaladvisors.com

info@sherodentaladvisors.com

Dr. Lindsay Cash, Pearl Dental Studio - Part 2 Jun 16, 2024

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Dr. Lindsay Cash graduated from the College of Charleston in 2009 and went on to complete dental school at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2013. She furthered her education with a 1 year General Practice Residency at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital system in Columbia, SC. After leaving residency, Dr. Lindsay jumped into the Wild West of dental associateships, seeing the good the bad and the ugly of poorly run private practice and small town DSOs. She decided to venture into a scratch start practice in January 2020…. 6 weeks prior to COVID. Less than 4 years after opening, she has transitioned her startup practice into a fully OON FFS practice. Lindsay has achieved her Fellowship with the Academy of general dentistry, is a member of the American academy of clear aligners, the American academy of cosmetic dentistry, and is heavily involved in advanced continuing education with SPEAR and Clinical Mastery Series.

Dr. Lindsay Cash, Pearl Dental Studio - Part 1 Jun 09, 2024

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If you’re struggling to put all the communication pieces together, get your employees on board, implement a skill set that isn’t dictated by insurance, and finally get your patients to move forward with comprehensive care, go to www.thriveoutofnetwork.com and check it out today! It’s a place where dentists and their team can go anytime for help.”

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