Ascent Dental Radio

In this episode Dr. Coughlin shares with you a case study of dealing with a recent patient, a mistake that was made in his dental practice in handling a patient, and the takeaways for you. For more information, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com

Daniel Beers from http://www.erelevancecorp.com discusses how his company uses a unique approach to help dentists target their dental patients in order to maximize their marketing efforts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features Dr. David Preble, Vice President of the ADA Practice Institute as he discusses how the ADA supports dentists and dental students, and discusses the various career paths available to dentists. 

Scott Dupont from Cynosure, Inc. joins the program to discuss how their lasers work, and why dentists should consider adding their lasers to their practice. 

In this episode Dr. Coughlin answers listener submitted questions about the business of healthcare, and also discusses why he started Ascent Dental Solutions and how it helps dentists. He also shares how you can partner with Ascent Dental Solutions. 

In this follow up episode, Dr. Coughlin shares additional tips for retaining more of your existing dental patients and the importance of patient retention. To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

Jerry Jones, CEO and Founder of Jerry Jones Direct, returns to the program to discuss what dentists need to do in order to maximize patient retention, and the most common reasons why patients leave a dental practice. For more information, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com

David Harris, founder of Prospirdent, the world’s largest dental embezzlement investigations firm, joins the program to discuss the problem of embezzlement in the dental profession and what to look out for. To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com

In this episode, Dr. Coughlin discusses sedation dentistry, and the most common reasons why a patient would need sedation. Dr. Coughlin also tackles some of the most common misperceptions about sedation. To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.c

In this episode, Dr. Coughlin interviews a panel of guests associated with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as they discuss the benefits that dental therapy and dental therapists can provide both for patients and also for dentists.

Dr. Coughlin shares tips and advice for dentists about how to best develop team members, and the importance of team members for growing your dental practice. To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

Dr. Coughlin shares tips for recent dental graduates about how to decide if they want to open their own practice, or work for a DSO (Dental Service Organization.) Discover the questions you need to ask to determine the right career path for you. For more information, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

Graphic and web designer Chris Collins joins the program to discuss how to build your online brand, and the importance of doing so for dentists. To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

Coach, speaker and author Jeff Rock joins the program to discuss why dentists would want to be on LinkedIn and how to get the most out of your LinkedIn profile.  For more information, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

In this episode Dr. Coughlin shares advice about what to take into consideration before you open a 2nd or 3rd dental practice, and the pros and cons of doing so.  To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

In this episode, Dr. Coughlin discusses the potential for dentists to add laser treatment to their practice, and how he is using it in his own practice.  To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

In this episode Dr. Coughlin discusses some of the aspects that dentists need to consider when dealing with DSO's and the pros and cons of dental service organizations. For more information, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

Lisa Norton from VOCO discusses the most common challenges that dental hygienists face, and how to streamline workflow and increase production. Lisa draws both from her personal clinical experience, as well as her experience consulting with dental offices and organizations in her current role as a dental consultant at VOCO America.  This episode is brought to you by VOCO.  To learn more about VOCO, visit www.vocoamerica.com  To learn more about Ascent Dental Solutions, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

Nick Rathiel, CEO of Content Corps, discusses the power of being an author for dentists. Discover the benefits of writing your own book, and how to write a book in only 7 hours of your time.  To learn more, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com 

Dr. Coughlin shares what he'll be speaking about as a featured speaker for the Excellence in Dentistry conference in Destin Florida, and shares his perspective on why dentists should attend the conference.  To learn more about Ascent Dental Radio, visit www.ascent-dental-solutions.com