Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Born in Sudbury Ontario Canada, the 'Nickel Capital of The World', Geoffrey spent some eight years there prior to moving to Ottawa, the nation's capital.  Interestingly Sudbury was where NASA sent the Apollo astronauts to train prior to the initial moon launch as it was the closest surface on the earth which approximated the moon.  It was in Ottawa that Geoffrey discovered the game of golf and though he played hockey like most of his friends did, it was golf which became his passion.  He procured his CPGA card in 1976 and was a member of the Canadian PGA for some five years.  It was while in Florida in the early 80's that he met an aspiring professional for the LPGA tour whom he helped to attain her tour card and caddied for.  An interesting experience, he came to the conclusion that age was becoming a consideration and that it was time to establish a career.  It was the result of a casual game of golf in Toronto (circa 1982) that Geoffrey was introduced to Jim Kerr, the owner of Shaw Laboratories, a full ser

Dr. Dennis Hartlieb completed his undergraduate and dental school studies at the University of Michigan (University of Michigan School of Dentistry 1988).  He maintains a fulltime practice in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, Illinois, focusing on esthetic and restorative treatment.  Dr. Hartlieb is an instructor at the Center for Esthetic Excellence in Chicago and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Marquette University School of Dentistry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Hartlieb is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry, the American Dental Association, the American College of Dentists, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, and is an Accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.  Dr. Hartlieb is also Accreditation Examiner for the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.   http://www.DOThandson.com

One of the nation’s preeminent experts in the field of dental treatment plan acceptance, Jeff Palmer Founder of Case Acceptance Academy, understands the subject from all angles. His revolutionary methodologies for improving case acceptance aren’t based on mere theories, but years of hard-won experience. Because he has worked as a sales person, a dental management consultant, a dental office manager and also a practice owner, he’s had to apply everything he teaches in the real world, and get real results.   http://www.caseacceptanceacademy.com

Kim Miller received her Bachelors Degree in Dental Hygiene in 1981 from Loma Linda University.  She has over 25 years of coaching and in office training experience. Kim is a Lead Profitability Coach with Inspired Hygiene, an international speaker, monthly columnist for RDH magazine and Kim serves on the editorial board for Modern Dental Hygiene magazine. She is also a four time graduate of the Bale Doneen Preceptorship Course which features medical systemic concerns with cardio vascular disease and periodontal disease.  Kim is passionate about helping clinicians save lives by adopting solid science-based principles and treatment philosophies resulting in exceptional treatment outcomes, healthier patients and happier more satisfied clinicians.     http://inspiredhygiene.com/

Dr. Bill Williams is a Master of the Academy of General Dentistry and a fellow, master or board eligible for a ton of other dental academies. He currently divides his time equally between working on patients, coaching dentists and being a husband, dad and grandad.   Bill is a native Atlantan, having attended Auburn University and the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. He’s a PADDI certified scuba diver, certified Guerrilla Marketing Instructor by J. Conrad Levinson, a photographer and avid reader. He has led 12 mission trips to Africa and Central America. He enjoys interacting with his fellow dentists in the Solstice 5M Masters Academy and 5M Mastermind to help them double their practices and finish well. His books, Marketing the Million Dollar Practice and the $10,000 a Day Dentist, both debuted on Amazon.com as a #1 Best Seller in Dentistry and have helped thousands of dentists worldwide find new focus and purpose in their dental careers.   Dr. Williams, married to his wife Sheila for 40 years,

Adit is an up and coming Digital Marketing company in Houston that has a program called the Patient Booking Guarantee. With this program, they guarantee booking you a certain number of new patients every month, and if they don’t get that amount, their services are free. Ali Jhaver, the founder of the company, will be joining us.   http://www.adit.co

Dr. Ruiz is the Director of the Los Angeles Institute of Clinical Dentistry and Course Director of numerous CE Courses at University of Southern California (USC). He is Honorary Clinical Professor at Warwick University in England and member of the editorial board for Dentistry Today. He is also and Associate Instructor at Dr. Gordon Christensen PCC in Utah & independent evaluator of dental products for CR (CRA). Dr Ruiz has been named as one of the “Leaders in CE 2006-2018” by Dentistry Today. Dr. Ruiz has published several research papers as well as many clinical articles on adhesive dentistry, occlusion and esthetic dentistry. He regularly lectures at all major dental meetings, nationally and internationally.   http://www.RuizDentalSeminars.com

Abdur Rafay Zafar is a digital marketing consultant specializing in generating new patients for dental and medical practices through Pay-per-Click advertising. He is a Google adwords certified professional since 2012 and the owner of Reach Me FasterTM which he founded in January 2014. Reach Me FasterTM is a boutique digital marketing agency that currently manages Pay-per-Click advertising campaigns for over 25 small-medium businesses worldwide including 15 dental practices with 20+ locations based in US/Canada. In addition to marketing & advertising, Rafay is passionate about health and fitness and public speaking.   http://www.reachmefaster.com http://www.dentalmarketingdirect.com

Deana is a Regional Territory Manager for RevenueWell with over 26 years in dentistry (She was a HORRIBLE dental assistant for a year, but really great in the front office for 25 years!) She is a Fellow & Lifetime Member in the American Academy of Dental Office Management & a founding member of the Dallas/Ft. Worth AADOM Chapter, and has been a nominee for Practice Administrator of the Year.  She is a contributor of educational content for the AADOM eCampus. She is a member of the Speakers Consulting Network and has been published in the AADOM Observer & DewLife Magazine. Proudest accomplishment is her children-19 year old Sam & 17 year old (and soon to graduate high school) Hannah. Deana has been an advocate for autism awareness since her son was diagnosed in 1999 & is raising awareness for Guillian-Barre Syndrome, a very rare auto-immune disorder that causes paralysis, after her own experience in June 2017.  The fuel behind Deana’s energy is to empower dental team members to continually

Scott Andersen is the co-owner along with his wife, Dr. Nicole Andersen of Artisan Dental, where he serves as the director of business development.  In May of this year, Artisan Dental became Wisconsin’s 1st certified B corporation dental practice and the 2nd certified B corporation dental practice in the United States.  Scott and his wife, Dr. Nicole Andersen have been incorporating the principles of Conscious Capitalism and certified B corporations since beginning their practice in Madison, Wisconsin nearly 4 years ago.   http://www.artisandentalmadison.com

The FIND Project is committed to connecting dentists and underserved communities with the resources needed to combat Iowa’s dental shortage, so that dental care is close to home for every Iowan.   FIND collaborates with communities and dentists on the recruitment and establishment of private practice dental offices located in underserved areas in Iowa.   http://www.iowafindproject.com/ https://www.deltadentalia.com/

Commercial brokers with a 30-year track record of success in representing tenants and buyers within the office, retail, and healthcare sectors.   We have exclusively represented dental tenants and buyers for the past 17 of those years, mainly within Texas, under the name Gelfand Group Commercial Real Estate. We’ve changed our name to Dental Real Estate Experts to expand our presence in the national dental real estate marketplace.   Norman has been negotiating contracts for his entire career.  He is an expert in making the dental lease a powerful asset to the practice owner, with a view toward business protection, increased profitability, and increased practice value at the time of sale.   Pamela Gelfand joined the firm in 2001 and works with Norman in all aspects of Dental Real Estate Experts.  She, like her husband, is a Townie, and contributes valuable advice to the Dentaltown forum.   http://www.DentalRealEstateExperts.com

Dr. Ivy Peltz and Dr. Eric Studley are both general practice directors and clinical associate professors at New York University College of Dentistry in the Department of Cariology and Comprehensive Care, where Dr. Studley is also the director of practice management and ergonomics.    Dr. Studley is the CEO of a nationally based insurance brokerage company, Eric S. Studley and Associates, Inc., specializing in the insurance and financial needs of dentists (www.drericstudley.com). Since 2001, Dr. Studley has consistently been the #1 disability producer in the United States with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America. In 2016, he received the Disability Quality Award and the Life Insurance Quality Award from National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. He is a Guardian Platinum Level Disability Insurance Inner Circle Member, Guardian Disability Agent of the Year, Guardian Elite Program Member, Guardian Platinum Advantage Life Member, he is in the G

As Senior Vice President, Mike Gilroy is responsible for leading LendingClub Patient Solutions which provides quality, responsible, and innovative financing for elective medical and dental procedures.   Mike brings over three decades of sales, marketing and business development experience to the company, with half of that experience in the patient financing industry.  Mike was CEO and a cofounder of Springstone Financial, LLC, which became the country’s second largest provider of patient financing prior to its acquisition by LendingClub in 2014. Prior to Springstone, Mike was Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development at AmeriFee LLC, where he led its expansion into dental, lasik, fertility, and cosmetic financing.  AmeriFee, at that point one of the nation’s largest providers of patient financing, was acquired by Capital One where Mike served as Director of Marketing and Business Development.  Prior experience includes Dentsply International, where Mike served as Director of Sales

Upon finishing his GPR at  St  Josephs hospital in NJ  Dr Boyajian purchased an exisiting   GP dental practice in Bergen county NJ plus a building.   The practice grew rapidly by utilizing  the proper marketing techniques and applying the latest technology and dental procedures.   His practice was fee for service and accepted high quality dental insurance. He didn't accept PPO insurance.  He felt one of his keyes to success was listening to practice management lectures and tapes by Howard Farran and Rick Kushner  Also clinical information from Gordon Christensen    In subsequent years he opened 2 more dental practices in Fairfield county  CT.    After many successful years as a practicing dentist Dr Boyajian retired.  While he was in the process of selling his three dental offices he found that multiple dental brokers did not take a hands on role in the process, as they were not present when he met with the prospective  buyers  Further more the majority of the brokers did not get involved in the day to day tr

Dr. Rondeau is one of North America’s most sought after clinician who lectures over 100 days per year. Over 23,000 dentists have attended his courses and study clubs in the United States, Canada, China, Australia, England, Turkey and Poland. He has an extremely busy practice, which is limited to the treatment of patients with orthodontic, orthopedic, TMD, and snoring and sleep apnea problems. Dr. Rondeau is a Diplomate of the International Board of Orthodontics, a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, a Diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain. He has published over 30 articles in orthodontic and dental journals and has produced a series of videos on all phases of orthodontics as well as extensive internet courses in Orthodontics, TMD and Snoring and Sleep Apnea.   Approximately 1/3 of the dentists that have attended Dr. Rondeau’s courses are referred by dentists who have taken his courses and were very pleased with what they learned.   Unfortunately, 10 minutes of the intervie

Rita Zamora is an international speaker and published author on social media and online reputation management. She and her team have been helping dentists and specialists across the country with social media training and custom monthly management programs since 2007.   Rita served as a Contributing Faculty Member on the topic of marketing for the American Dental Association Center for Success Certificate Program. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing. With over 20 years experience in the business of dentistry, working with general and specialty practices, she also brings a solid understanding of the dental world to the table.   http://www.RitaZamora.com

  Dr. Tysowsky serves as Senior Vice President of Technology and Professional Relations for Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc.  In his capacity, Dr. Tysowsky is responsible for Research & Development activities for all North American operations.  He also serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Dental Medicine, and is a Fellow of the Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics and the American College of Dentistry.   Dr. Tysowsky has served as a board member of the American College of Prosthodontics Foundation for the past nine years and is Chairman of the Board Elect for the Oral Health America Foundation.   Dr. Tysowsky earned a DDS degree from the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry, and a Masters of Public Health from Minnesota’s School of Public Health.   http://www.ivoclarvivadent.com

Jill is a 20-year (+) veteran of the clinical dental hygiene arena, who now owns and operates a web-education company dedicated to successful OSHA & HIPAA Compliance for Healthcare professionals.   She is considered one of the country’s top DENTAL-OSHA & HIPAA-for -HELATHCARE COMPLIANCE EXPERTS.   For the past several years of her career, Jill has been a compliance researcher, product developer & OSHA / HIPAA training specialists.  She is internationally published writer & educator for several, top-industry manufacturers Including:   - Capital One - Water Pik Technologies - 3M - Proctor & Gamble   She is the founder of HIPAAOmnibusrule.com & DentalEnhdancements.com. Her team of helpful compliance educators provides ---web-based education nationwide.  specializing in OSHA made EASY & HIPAA made EASY Training Solutions for the private practice sector in healthcare.   http://www.dentalenhancements.com

Christina is a mother and wife first.  A dentist second. She loves dentistry but understands the value of quality time spent with her family and friends.  She enjoys the aesthetics of dentistry and has learned how to pursue her artistic talents in this field.  Her father, Dr. Bill Blatchford was a successful dentist and it seemed the natural progression for her to follow in his footsteps.  Originally, Christina pursued a fashion path and received her B of A.  After working at Nordstroms for a bit she realized she needed more.  She went back to school and became an interior architect specializing in dental practices.  After a bit of time she realized she wanted the lifestyle she was given growing up and needed to pursue a career in dentistry to allow these opportunities for not only her but her husband and young daughter.  She now works two to three days a week and takes eight weeks off every year.  There is a specific formula to this lifestyle that Christina and her father would like to share with more dentis