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FFS Stories: We Are Not Accepting New Patients Oct 13, 2019

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Do you have a FFS practice? Would you like to be interviewed? Fill out the FFS Stories request form here:

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Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

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Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps

FFS Stories - Hiring an Associate and Adds 3 Dental Chairs Part 2 Oct 06, 2019

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Dr. Shaina Holman is a regular guest of the FFS Dentist podcast. Listen in as she shares what led to the growth of her start up dental practice in a saturated market. She has not even been open for 2 full years yet and she is already adding 3 more dental chairs and a full time associate as they are trending towards $1.6M for year number 2.

Do you have a FFS practice? Would you like to be interviewed? Fill out the FFS Stories request form here:

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Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

Dental Financing Direct

Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps

FFS Stories - Hiring an Associate and Adds 3 Dental Chairs Part 1 Sep 29, 2019

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Do you have a FFS practice? Would you like to be interviewed? Fill out the FFS Stories request form here:

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Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

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Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps

FFS Stories with a FFS Veteran Sep 22, 2019

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Dr. Steve Hecklin has been practicing FFS dentistry since 1982. Three years ago, he decided to acquire another dental practice and hire an associate. Steve believes in doing what you love and he loves to do dentistry. In today’s interview, he shares with us what has helped him to succeed in the FFS world for all of these years and the advice that he has given to his associate to allow him to continue to succeed for years to come.

Do you have a FFS practice? Would you like to be interviewed? Fill out the FFS Stories request form here:

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Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

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Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps

Managing Mega Practice Growth Sep 15, 2019

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Paul Etchison DDS FICOI FAGD

Dr. Paul Etchison is a practicing dentist in a south suburb of Chicago called New Lenox. He is the author

of Dental Practice Hero: From Ordinary Practice to Extraordinary Experience. He is the host of the

Dental Practice Heroes Podcast. Recently, along with Dr. Justin Bhullar, Dr. Etchison founded Dental

Business Mentor, an online curriculum teaching all things dental business, as well as systems used in his

practice. He currently practices only 6 days/month, and enjoys 12 weeks off per year. Dr. Etchison is

married and has two daughters, Briella (8) and Alyssa (4).

Social

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dentalpracticeheroes

Instagram @dentalpracticeheroes

Web addresses

Podcast www.dentalpracticeheroes.com

Dental Business Mentor www.dentalbusinessmentor.com

Book https://www.amazon.com/Dental-Practice-Hero-Extraordinary-Experience/dp/099978630X

Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

Dental Financing Direct

Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps

We are Out of Network with Your Insurance Company Sep 08, 2019

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In today’s interview, Dr. Drew Byrnes interviews Dr. Josh Bernstein and his wife, Allison. In their practice, patients have to pay their full fee upfront and then wait for a check from their insurance company to come in the mail. Not every practice can achieve this level but Josh and Allison have made it work.

Josh credits Allison for her unique ability to patiently and honestly answer patient’s questions on the phone. Find out what she says on every new patient phone call. It’s honest, it’s helpful and it just might surprise you.

Do you have a FFS practice? Would you like to be interviewed? Fill out the FFS Stories request form here:

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Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

Dental Financing Direct

Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps

How to Have a 0% Cancellation Rate Sep 01, 2019

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In today’s interview, Dr. Drew Byrnes interviews Dr. Josh Bernstein and his wife, Allison. In their practice, patients have to pay their full fee upfront just in order to get on the schedule. If they cancel without enough notice, they keep the full fee. The has essentially reduced their no show / cancellation rate to zero but it hasn’t been without some bumps in the road.

Find out what softwares they used to help make this work and consider if this might be the thing that your practice needs to reduce your own cancellation rate.

Do you have a FFS practice? Would you like to be interviewed? Fill out the FFS Stories request form here:

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Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

Dental Financing Direct

Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps

REPOST: Do You Take My Insurance Aug 25, 2019

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Dr. Drew Byrnes interviews Dr. Chris Bowman on good communication skills for growing a fee for service dental practice. Dr. Bowman has spent years teaching other dentists how to grow their practices through better communication and focusing on niche services.

Do you have a FFS practice? Would you like to be interviewed? Fill out the FFS Stories request form here:

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Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

Dental Financing Direct

Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps

Finding FFS Employees Aug 18, 2019

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In today’s interview, Dr. Drew Byrnes interviews Damian Graybelle. Damian is a former employee of a large dental insurance company and now manages two dental practices. In this interview, he shares with us his best strategies for recruiting and hiring quality team members to grow your practice.

Do you have a FFS practice? Would you like to be interviewed? Fill out the FFS Stories request form here:

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Episode resources:

Dental Membership Direct

Dental Financing Direct

Dental Membership Master Course with Dr. Chris Phelps