Growth in Dentistry: A Dental Intelligence Podcast

Join us on the Growth in Dentistry podcast this week as we chat with Dr. Galen Detrik on another installment of our Practice Growth Deep Dives. Dr. Detrik's practice in New Mexico allows him to work 3-day weeks now because of the years of 5- to 6-day weeks he put in. Want to see how you can implement some of the things Dr. Detrik and his practice are doing to help your practice thrive? Keep on listening to learn how:• To get higher treatment acceptance at higher dollar amounts • They train their team to offer a quality patient experience• To change the mindset from how many patients we can get to what we want our experience to look like and what it takes to get there• Knowing your skillset, dataset, and mindset impacts your business...and so much more!To connect with Dr. Galen Detrik and his team, check out thethrivedentists.com.See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast/.

From Wall Street to Simple Impact Media, Evan Lazarus has had quite the journey to get him to where he is today in dentistry. Driven by the data, Evan stumbled into the world of dentistry and hasn't looked back since! Listen in to hear us talk about:How case acceptance is impacted by the patient financing options you offer as a practiceWho it is that treatment planning and communicating financial options comes fromAnnual Patient Value – How to make the patients you have more valuable to your practiceRetention – How growth can come from the patients you already have vs. working harder and trying to always be getting more new patients...and so much more!To contact Evan, you can email evan@simpleimpactmedia.com. If you want to learn more about Simple Impact Media, check out their website: https://www.simpleimpactmedia.com/.See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast/.

Today, we are talking with Miranda Beeson, a hygienist for over 20 years who worked and ran the front office team at a dental practice, worked in consulting, and now works for the team at ACT Dental. We discuss all things hygiene and perio as we start off the new year. Tune in to hear:How providers can actually provide the best care through treatment diagnosisHow we can see the data as more than just dollars (while that is important)The importance of the co-discovery process in treatment planningHow looking at data will help your team grow perio-treated patient numbersWhat a healthy patient looks like…and so much more!See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast.

We are starting 2024 with a timely episode with Melinda Heryford of Practice Management Consulting. We are focusing on the things that Melinda and her team focus on to give dental teams the best results: What are the things team members can be doing that yield the best results by doing the least amount of work, giving the best result? Listen in as we discuss:The Pareto Principle (”roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes”)How to go beyond just goal setting by creating systems that actually workWhat your WIG (Wildly Important Goal) is and how team members can track measurable results – MITs (Most Important Things)How keeping to the “ideal day” helps to keep to goals and reach production numbers you want to seeWhat are the most important things and how they are or are not the most urgent things…and so much more!If you want to learn more about the CEO Strategic event in California on January 26, 2024, and about how to connect with Melinda and her team, check out www.practicemanagementconsulting.com. See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: [get.dentalintel.net/podcast](https://www.growthindentistry.com/get.dentalintel.net/podcast).

Today we are excited to welcome Kirk Behrendt of ACT Dental back to the podcast. We asked Kirk, “What are the most valuable metrics to track?” And his answer does not disappoint! Listen in to this week’s episode to hear:How Kirk thinks dentists are giving away their time for nothingHow to decrease days worked while keeping profits highHow to use the unscheduled patient metric to be selective with whom you are providing care to and filling your schedule withThe importance of re-appointment metrics and how to encourage accountability of your team through reportingHow important Annual Patient Value can be to the growth of your practice…and so much more!Learn more about ACT Dental: http://actdental.com and be sure to check out their podcast as well: https://www.actdental.com/podcast/. See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast.

Welcome back to a special episode of the Growth in Dentistry podcast. Today's episode is a blast from the past, as we bring you a session on gratitude theory that Daren Baird, communication coach at Griffin Hill, did with the Dental Intelligence team a few years ago. Listen in to hear how gratitude can impact your life and work, leading to further fulfillment in your daily work.See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast.

Today we chat with Geri Gottlieb of GG Practice Coaching and Development, who has been in the dental industry for over 30 years creating systems and adding value to the practices she has worked alongside. Geri's work with her practices has shown excellent metrics in business and clinical outcomes in both Annual Patient Value and Pre-appointment numbers, which is why we sat down to see what she is doing with practices to help them in these areas of growth!Listen in to our conversation with Geri to hear:About the type of dentists Geri is working with and how an interdisciplinary dentistry approach can make a differenceHow important vision and values are for each practice and how that impacts what actually happens in the practiceHow to make sure you're looking at the metrics in a way that aligns with your goals and values for your practice...and so much more!To contact Geri and learn more about GG Practice Coaching and Development, you can visit www.ggpracticecoaching.com and/or email geri@ggpracticecoaching.com.See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast.

This week we dive back into another Growth in Dentistry Deep Dive episode with Dr. Ben Turnwald. Dr. Turnwald has been with his practice for over 15 years now and has turned things around from having to wear the hats of doctor, practice owner, and office manager over the years and some at the same time. He is now an executive dentist at his practice and is consulting.Listen in to hear:How he keeps retention so high and why the relational aspect is important to retaining patientsHow terminology and the way you talk about scheduling a future visit can impact the amount of patients getting booked regularlyAbout the various things that can take a toll on the mental health of a dentist/practice ownerAdvice about working smarter, not harder so you can make more $ by working lessHis process of transparent dentistry in diagnosing treatment…and so much more!If you’re interested in connecting with Dr. Turnwald, you can connect with him on LinkedIn, by visiting www.lifegoalsdds.com, or by emailing him at ben@lifegoalsdds.com.See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast.

Today you are in for a treat as we sit down with Kerry Straine of Straine Dental Management. Starting in accounting and accidentally falling into the world of dentistry over 30 years ago, Kerry and his team have created a strong "why" that they have built on to create a fruitful business for themselves as well as the clients they serve. Tune in to today's episode to hear:More of Kerry's heart behind the "why" of Straine and working to help dentists become fulfilled and financially stable practitionersHow a practice's team as a whole impacts the goals of the practiceHow Straine assess where a practice is now and where they want to be in order to create goals for growthWhat metrics Kerry and his team look at in Dental Intelligence Analytics to see what needs to be improved in a practiceWhat a patient base needs to look like in order to create a steady revenueAbout systems of accountability...and so much more!Go to www.straine.com to book an hour consultation or email Kerry at kerry@straine.com. See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast.

Today we are joined on the podcast by Wardah Inam, CEO of Overjet. If you haven’t yet heard of Overjet, they are an AI dental software company that analyzes millions of dental X-rays to understand if there are potential pathologies and issues we can highlight in the mouth so doctors have the opportunity to make sure diagnostics are as thorough as possible. Listen in today to hear:How Wardah got into the dental world from working with machine learning and healthcare at MIT and how her own dentistry got her interested in learning more about the fieldWhat this technology can be best used for in regard to acquisitionAbout the patient experience using OverjetHow practitioners can use the software and what things are coming down the product pipeline…and so much more!Learn more about Overjet and book a demo at www.overjet.ai. See a demo of DI and get a $50 gift card: get.dentalintel.net/podcast.