The Dental Hacks Podcast

Adam McWethy of Spear Education joins Jason and Alan to discuss patient communication, reviews and how they are connected! Adam McWethy is the vice president of Marketing, Content and Faculty at Spear Education. He wears a lot of hats over there in Scottsdale! Jason and Alan had a chance to talk with him on how he came to dentistry, what his role at the Spear Center is and most importantly, some new research that's being released that everyone is going to want to check out. When most people think of Spear, they think about high end education for dentists. Who knew they were also on the cutting edge of reputation management and reviews? We talk about the small things you can do in your office to drive patient satisfaction and reviews and we talk about what Spear Education can do for you as a dentist! Links from the show: Spear's latest research on driving patient satisfaction (Coming Monday, April 2) How to Take Control of Your Online Dental Practice Reviews: Yelp and Google How to Take Control of Your Online

The Dental Hacks host the much requested return of Dr. Bob Margeas and Dr. Rob Ritter as they talk about workflow, saving on lab fees and things they wouldn't want to practice without! Dr. Bob Margeas and Dr. Rob Ritter are BFFs. They talk to each other daily even though one practices in Iowa and one in Florida. What do they talk about? Profitable dental practice! In today's episode, Dental Hacks listeners get to eavesdrop on their conversations! Why do they love single unit dentistry so much? Tricks on temporaries and workflow to make appointments efficient. Software that they use to monitor how well their practices are doing on a day to day basis. They've got lots to say and you won't miss a thing! Links from the show: Dental Intel Q-Optics Loupes Designs for Vision Cordless headlamp Exocad Alien Milling The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 22,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember…if you don't

The Dental Hacks are joined by two great friends of the show, Dr. Rich Rosenblatt and Dr. Darin O'Bryan. And each of them have a guest and some great stores (as usual). Dr. Rich Rosenblatt stopped by the Bioclear booth with his cousin, Corey Stein. Corey is a dental informaticist (yeah, we didn't know what that was either) and dental student who was recently featured on the cover of the JADA for an interesting app he's developing called Dentacom. Dr. Darin O'Bryan dropped by the Premier Dental booth with his lovely wife CeCe to talk about "Dentistry's Got Talent," radio advertising and Darin's nose. Links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 22,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember...if you don't have anything "dental" on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com. Go check out the Dental Success Network! It's only 3

Jason and Alan had the chance to talk with Dr. Arun Garg about dental implant training and Dr. Jorge Zapata about dental microscopes while they were at the Chicago Midwinter meeting. Dr. Arun Garg's name is synonymous with dental implant training. Whether it's one of his seminars given all across the United States, his teaching institute in the Dominican Republic or his many textbooks...you've probably heard of him. But you may not have heard about his interesting journey into teaching dental implants. The Dental Hacks got to hear his story first hand and now you can, too! Dr. Jorge Zapata started using dental operating microscopes because of neck and back pain but realized that his dentistry had never been better once he learned how to use one. Jorge tells Alan his story, explains how the Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry is changing for the better and why he thinks you should look into a dental operating microscope for yourself. Links from the show: Dr. Arun Garg's Dental Implant Seminars The Academ

Jason and Alan interview the most interesting guest you may have never heard of. We met R.J. Adolfi at the Chicago Midwinter and we think his story is fascinating! Did you ever wonder how DSOs started? Our guest on episode 181 is R.J. Aldofi. His family started "Upstate Dental" which eventually became a brand almost everyone knows...Aspen Dental. In fact, R.J. was the CEO of Aspen for almost 10 years. He left the company in 1999 and stayed away from dentistry until recently. R.J.'s story is awesome...he grew up in the waiting room and has opened more dental offices than anyone we can think of. He blew us away with his knowledge and we think you'll love his story. His latest project, "My Community Dental Centers" (www.mydental.org) is a nonprofit chain of dental offices focused on serving Medicaid populations in Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. If you'd like to consult with R.J., email us at info@dentalhacks.com and we'll get you in touch with R.J. Just about every time he opens his mouth something useful and awes

Dr. Mike DiTolla and Dr. Josh Austin are friends of the Dental Hacks podcast to be sure. If you've been wondering what's been happening with Mike...you need to take a listen! This is episode 063 of the Alan Mead Experience. If you like what you're hearing...go subscribe to the AME in your favorite podcast app! Caution: explicit language warning...you may not want your kids to hear this one.

Dr. Mark Costes of the Dentalpreneur podcast and Dr. David Maloley of the Relentless Dentist podcast join Jason and Alan to introduce an idea whose time has come...The Dental Success Network! Imagine if you could go to one place to take care of all the headaches that dentistry forces us to deal with? What if you could save a bunch of money on great products and services provided by some of the best companies in dentistry at a discount to you? What if you could take all the business and clinical CE you've been itching to take...all at a significant discount? What if you could go to a social platform that had all the good stuff from dental bulletin boards and Facebook groups, but left out the egos and trolls?  You can. And you should!  Two of the biggest podcasters in Dentistry, Dr. Mark Costes and Dr. David Maloley join Jason and Alan to give you some really big news! We're launching an amazing product today. It's called the Dental Success Network. Better yet...if you're one of the first 300 to sign up...you'

Jason and Alan a joined live at the Voices of Dentistry meeting by Dr. Bruce Baird of the Productive Dentist Academy and Dr. Mike Freimuth of the Implant Pathway! The Dental Hacks got to interview some really great people at the Voices of Dentistry meeting. Two of them are featured in episode 179! First, we spoke with Dr. Bruce Baird of the Productive Dentist Academy. We talked about the value of learning implants for the sake of treating patients as well as understanding treatment planning. Then we discussed how he uses Compassionate Finance to help patients get treatment the otherwise wouldn't even consider! We'd also like to thank long time friend of the Dental Hacks and all around bruh, Dr. Craig Harder for sitting in on our interview with Bruce! Next we talk with Dr. Mike Freimuth of the Implant Pathway. He tells us about how he met fellow podcaster and co-host of the Voices of Dentistry, Dr. Justin Moody. Justin and Mike started the Implant Pathway to help dentists learn how place and restore implants i

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The Voices of Dentistry meeting happened last weekend and it was AMAZING! If you missed it...don't despair because over the next few weeks we'll be bringing you some really cool content created at the meeting! Dr. Jeff Rouse visited the Voices of Dentistry and the Dental Hacks had a chance to talk with him in person! We featured Jeff in episode 165 and we picked up here right where we left off there! We talked with Jeff about diagnosis, airway prosthodontics and helping you find the right team to treat patient airway problems! For more you can check out Jeff's seminars and workshops at the Spear Center! We also had a chance to talk with Michael Cowan of Awaken2Sleep about a variety of options for testing and treatment for sleep apnea. Michael is an expert in implementation and we had a really interesting talk! Links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 21,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all d

Voices of Dentistry 2018 is here! To celebrate, we're bringing back an amazing Brain Trust featuring Dr. Mark Costes, Dr. Melissa Zettler and Dr. Shawn Van de Vyver talking live with the Dental Hacks about startups! The Voices of Dentistry 2017 was the original meeting featuring dental podcasts and the people that create them! Now that Voices of Dentistry 2018 has begun, we thought we'd feature one of the highlights from last year's meeting...a Brain Trust with a bunch of people that survived startups? Would they do it again? What surprised them the most? Whether you're interested in startups of just love the idea of a live Brain Trust...this one did not disappoint! The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 21,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember...if you don't have any thing "dental" on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com. What

Jason and Alan talk with Dr. Valerie Cooper (the Denture Queen) and Dr. Nate Farley (dr_natefarley) about the future of dentures. And the future of dentures is...digital! Do you hate dentures? Do you wish you could love dentures? This episode of the Dental Hacks podcast is going to change your life! Valerie Cooper and Nate Farley are prosthodontists on the cutting edge of the digital denture revolution. They explain how they've taken a procedure that most people want to ignore and brought sexy back to dentures! Check out the course they're offering in Scottsdale, AZ on February 16-17th! The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 21,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember...if you don't have any thing "dental" on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com. Cosmecore from Cosmedent...it's not just for cores. What have you done with Cosmecore

Alan is joined by Dr. Rich Rosenblatt, Dr. Erin Elliott, Dr. Joshua Austin and Dr. Lance Timmerman to answer the quandries of the ever curious Dental Hacks Nation! What do you do when a patient you dismissed wants to talk with you? What do you do when your patient tells you a specialist you referred them to was acting inappropriately? This and a bunch of other great situations were proposed to the brilliant and hilarious Brain Trust and you won't want to miss how they answered! The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 21,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember...if you don't have any thing "dental" on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com. One bur block for all ceramic contouring and polishing? Yep. Just one block. Or two, actually. One extraoral and one intraoral. Check out Cosmedent's All Ceramic Polishing systems at www.dentalhac

Jason and Alan are joined by the one and only Dr. Baron Grutter (sounds like "butter," please excuse our mispronunciation on the show) to talk about all things digital dentistry! If you're interested in implementing some of the newest and most innovative digital technologies in your office, this episode is for you! Baron walks us through the state of digital dentistry including his amazing workflow for implants and in office ortho aligners! Did you know that using free software and an investment of about $100 (including labor!) you can plan and execute your own orthodontic aligners? Get ready to take some notes...this one is amazing! Links from the show: Blue Sky Bio Plan software Meshmixer software BaronGrutterDDS.com Digital Dentistry 365 Facebook group Meshmixer Dental Users Facebook group Blue Sky Bio User Group Facebook group Dr. Grutter as a Juggalo Time is short for you to sign up for The Voices of Dentistry Summit 2018 (January 26-27th at the DoubleTree in Scottsdale, AZ)! Up to 16 hours of CE a

Jason and Alan are joined by Mike Blumenthal of getfivestars.com who is a well known expert in local search and "in the know" about Google and all things search! Local search. Google Q&A. Reviews. These are all things that you need to know about as a business owner and dentist. So Jason and Alan went to the expert. Not the "dental" expert but the overall expert. Mike Blumenthal has been in this space for years, blogging at blumenthals.com and now helping people grow their business and understand search at getfivestars.com. Links from the show: Google Q&A The Voices of Dentistry Summit 2018 (January 26-27th at the DoubleTree in Scottsdale, AZ)! Up to 16 hours of CE and a chance to meet your favorite dental podcasters for the ridiculous price of $897! The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 20,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember...if you don't have any thing "dental" on your FB page, we mig

Greetings Dental Hacks Nation! This is a replay of episode 053 of the Alan Mead Experience where I talk about stoicism and a time in my life where I had to give up being in charge of my life. It's pretty personal but I've gotten some good feedback that it's worth listening to...so let me know what you think! Also, go subscribe to my other podcast, "The Alan Mead Experience" on iTunes and anywhere else you get podcasts!   

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Dr. Josh Austin and Dr. Lance Timmerman join Jason and Alan to talk about their new podcast, Working Interferences with Josh and Lance. You know what would be a great idea? A podcast that gives advice to dental people. Or not so great advice. Either way, really. Dr. Josh Austin and Dr. Lance Timmerman have just the thing! The Hacks and the Interferences go through some "Working Interferences" style advice and it's a blast! Beware...it gets pretty ugly. Perhaps the most editing for content of any Dental Hacks podcast in the past! Some links from the show: The Working Interferences Podcast The Voices of Dentistry Summit 2018 (January 26-27th at the DoubleTree in Scottsdale, AZ)! Use the coupon code "VOD100" for a special $100 discount on the already ridiculous price of $897! The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 20,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember...if you don't have any thing "dental" on your

Missy Fryer and Mary Beth Bajornas join the Dental Hacks (including Dr. Frank Clayton) to talk about their new venture, "The Dental Office Survival Guide." Be honest, dentists. You don't really know what goes on at the front desk. Sure, you see what they're doing, but if someone held a gun to your head and told you to do their job...you'd be toast. So how can you be sure that everything is getting done correctly and everyone is being held accountable? Enter Missy Fryer and Mary Beth Bajornas...two front desk experts who have come together to create a product for every dental office, "The Dental Office Survival Guide: 2018 Front Desk Edition!" Links from the show: Dental Support Specialties (Mary Beth's company) Next Step Dental Resource (Missy's company) The Voices of Dentistry Summit 2018 (January 26-27th at the DoubleTree in Scottsdale, AZ)! Use the coupon code "VOD100" for a special $100 discount on the already ridiculous price of $897! The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has almost 20,000 member