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Episode 3: Elijah Desmond RDH – Smiling at Sea Jan 17, 2019

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Elijah Desmond RDH is a Dental Hygienist turned Dental Entrepreneur. He is the CEO of Smiles at Sea, a continuing education event set in a relaxing resort style atmosphere. He joins Glenn and Vinh to talk about how Dental professionals can save money and reward their teams at CE events. Mr. Desmond also discusses random topic ranging from pizza flavored prophy paste and Dorito flavored Mountain Dew. Notes of Interest: *In 1936, Holistic Dentist Dr. Weston Price releases a study linking the prevention/arrest of dental caries with a diet high in unpasteurized milk and organ meats *Link to Dr. Price’s study – http://jada.ada.org/article/S1048-6364(36)35023-4/pdf *Dr. Christopher Keener, an alleged research partner of Dr. Price, makes an appearance to discuss this monumental study *Elijah Desmond’s goal for Smiles at Sea is to provide a light hearted CE event that promotes team building *Mr. Desmond started his entrepreneurial journey by creating a candy selling business as a kid. *Nifty Thrifty Dental Deal of the Week – $50 off any CE event and a FREE ticket to the Whitening Ball at the Smiles at Sea CE event. Use promo code – “Glenn” *Fake Stephen A. Smith makes an appearance Links from the Show Smiles at Sea – http://www.smilesatsea.com/ Link to Dr. Price’s study – http://jada.ada.org/article/S1048-6364(36)35023-4/pdf Acknowledgments: Step Brothers is property of Sony pictures Parks and Recreation is property of NBC Universal Television “Started from the Bottom” is property of Cash Money Records No copyright infringement intended.

Episode 4: Dana Pardue Salisbury – Dental Mystery Shopping Queen Jan 17, 2019

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Dana Pardue Salisbury is the Chief Operations Officer for Classic Practice Resources and the daughter of renown dental consultant Sandy Pardue. She joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss how offices can save money by training their staff more effectively and how “mystery shopping” calls can expose deficiencies in a practice. Mrs. Salisbury also discusses random topics ranging from crawfish/beer and to whether she would shave her head to become 25% smarter. Notes of Interest: *Dr. Ryan Swain, founder of Six Months Smiles, makes an appearance to discuss his feelings about being banned from multiple Dental Facebook groups *Dr. Swain also discusses a recent Facebook post about debt and how it is an epidemic in the dental community *Classic Practice Resources is the industry leader in Dental consulting and their two seminars (Spice Up Your Practice and Academy for Scheduling Excellence) have helped Dentists worldwide *Mrs. Salisbury states that most offices are hemorrhaging their marketing dollars due to inadequate training to meet the influx of new patients *Classic Practice Resources offers “mystery shopping” calls to all clients to help eliminate deficiencies and improve staff performance *Nifty Thrifty Dental Deal of the Week – $200 off tuition for Spice Up Your Practice of Academy for Scheduling Excellence seminars. Use promo code “Nifty” *Fake President Donald Trump makes an appearance Links from the Show Classic Practice Resources – http://classicpractice.com/ Spice Up Your Life and Academy for Scheduling Excellence Registration – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spice-up-your-practice-july-14-15-2017-tickets-31966458538?aff=es2

Episode 5: Dr. Kenny Wilstead – To Hell and Back Jan 17, 2019

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Dr. Kenny Wilstead is a General Dentist who recently posted on Dental Hacks Nation about his horrible experience dealing with the DEA. His story is a cautionary tale that applies to all Dental professionals. He joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss how a series of mishaps led to a felony drug charge and how he was able to overcome this life changing event. *DentalHO.com is Dentistry’s newest job board and community. Created by Dr. Nathan Ho, this site is currently under construction but the Facebook site is up and running. *Glenn and Vinh were so moved by Dr. Wilstead’s story that they changed up their normal format to bring Dr. Wilstead’s unimaginable story *In 2014, Dr. Kenny Wilstead was charged with prescription drug fraud and went through a year and half battle to clear his name *Using his own experience as an example, he recommends not talking to law enforcement without legal representation. *Dr. Kenny Wilstead hopes Dentists can learn from his experience and avoid the mistakes he made when dealing with prescription drugs

Episode 7: Jonathan VanHorn – The Dental Accountant Jan 17, 2019

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Jonathan VanHorn is an accountant. But he’s more than just a mild mannered accountant. Mr. VanHorn is the founder of DentistMetrics. A company with the sole mission of helping Dental professionals navigate the perilous waters of the American tax code while saving them money! Jonathan VanHorn joins Glenn and Vinh to discuss topics ranging from his love of cargo shorts to his disdain for the movie “The Accountant” Notes of Interest: *Please visit our sponsor Dental Card Services Alliance and mention our podcast http://www.dentalcardservices.com/ *Special shout-out to the stars of our new segment, “Ask a Kid About Dentistry” – Thank you Kylie, Jackson, My Linh, and Van Paul! *A special thanks for the parents that allowed the kids to participate – Dr. Glenn Vo, Dr. Susan Tran, Dr. Tory McFarlin, and Dr. Thu McFarlin *Here is the picture of Alan Mead that Kylie and Jackson looked at. *DentistMetrics aims to completely automate and outsource the bookkeeping, financial reporting, and tax portion of the dentist’s business. *Jonathan VanHorn discusses the “gray” area of travel expense write-offs, writing off adult beverages, and other business expenses. *Mr. VanHorn gives his review of the movie “The Accountant” *Fake Hulk Hogan makes an appearance *Nifty Thrifty Dental Deal of the Week: Free consultation with DentistMetrics and $1000 off new account set-up – Mention Nifty Thrifty Dentists for discount Links from the Show: Dentist Metrics Website – http://dentistmetrics.com/ Jonathan VanHorn’s Favorite Cargo Shorts – http://www.gq.com/gallery/cargo-shorts Official Movie Page for The Accountant – http://www.accountantmovie.com/ Acknowledgments: The Simpsons is property of 20th Century Fox Television Parks and Recreation is property of NBC Universal Television Silicon Valley is property of HBO Entertainment No copyright infringement intended.

Episode 8: Dr. Desiree Walker – The Ninja Dentist Jan 17, 2019

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Dr. Desiree Walker is a dentist from North Carolina who competed on American Ninja Warrior in 2015. Dr. Walker is the real deal and has worked really hard to get her fitness to where she is today. She is a big advocate of the importance of exercise for dental professionals to maintain a long and healthy career. Listen as Dr. Walker talks to Glenn and Vinh about her journey to be on American Ninja Warrior, what the future entails for her and how can she help Vinh get in shape. Notes of Interest: *Please visit our sponsor Dental Card Services Alliance and mention our podcast http://www.dentalcardservices.com/ *Fake Chris Rock makes an appearance *Dr. Desiree Walker competed on American Ninja Warrior in 2015 *Dr. Walker talks about how she has converted a gym in her dental practice to train for American Ninja Warrior *She is working on making workout videos for dental professionals *Dr. Walker will try out for American Ninja Warrior again in the near future *Please leave us a review on iTunes. It helps us out by reaching new listeners and we would truly appreciate it. Links from the show: Dr. Desiree Walker’s Practice – http://www.lumbertondental.com/ T-Rex competing on American Ninja Warrior – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3OVf_mn-qM American Ninja Warrior Streaker – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDb-U35oBFo Dr. Desiree Walker – American Ninja Warrior Dentist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQdnCseWNvA Dental Economics Video on Dr. Walker – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskbF2pFkqM&t=6s Ninja Dentist Core exercises – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZRQuEJCZgg Acknowledgments: American Ninja Warrior is property of NBC Universal Eye of the Tiger is property of EMI

Episode 1: Dr. Alan Mead – The Accidental Nifty Thrifty Dentist Jan 01, 2019

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Dr. Alan Mead joins Glenn and Vinh to talk about how he saved money in his Dental practice, his interest in Equine Dentistry, his never ending struggle with shrieking patients who can not open wide enough, and whether he would fight 100 chickens or one human sized one. Notes of Interest: Alan Mead has been dubbed “The Accidental Nifty Thrifty Dentist” by Glenn and Vinh because he stumbled onto some great deals for his Dental Practice and Home Consider buying a “fixer-upper” practice rather than a “Taj Mahal” to save money and get out of debt quicker Being at the right place at the right time is sometimes the key to getting a great deal. Just make sure you have the capital to take advantage of that great deal Dentotemp by Itena Dental is the best bang for your Dental buck (Nifty Thrifty Dental Deal of the Week) – Buy 2 get 1 free from DC Dental Alan Mead recently released a new podcast, “The Alan Mead Experience” Fake Adam Sandler leaves us a message Links from the Show Dentotemp special offer from DC Dental – http://www.dcdental.com/DentoTemp-DTCA1-5 The Alan Mead Experience – https://theame.fireside.fm/ The Dental Hacks Podcast – http://dentalhacks.com/

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