The Dental Hacks Podcast

The Brain Trust features several "mid-career" dentists looking back and reflecting on what worked out great and what didn't work out as well. Alan is joined by Dr. Brent Young, Dr. Frank Clayton, Dr. Tammy Bailey and (eventually) Dr. Melissa Zettler. They dig deep to help younger/newer dentists avoid some of the things that didn't work out so well for them while recommending some things that turned out great! This one is epic and should not be missed! Links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 16,000 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. You need to sign up for the Voices of Dentistry 2018! The biggest dental podcast meeting ever is going to be in Scottsdale, AZ at the Double Tree Resort on January 26-27th! You can still save $200 off t

Alan had a chance to speak at Dentsply Sirona World 2017 in Las Vegas. Did he take lots of breakout session courses? No. He did not. What he did was sat in Tarun Agarwal's 3D Dentists booth and recorded with a bunch of cool people! Episode 158 features these conversations! You'll hear from: Dr. Erin Elliott of 3D Dentists  Dr. Joshua Austin Dr. August D'Olivera of Digital Enamel Dr. Bryan Laskin of Opera DDS and Opera VR Hootan Shahidi of Cross Over Dental Enterprises Paul and Suresh from Zephyr Sleep Technologies Dr. Nate Leedy, Tarun Agarwal's associate dentist Dr. Stephen Lawrence from the Dental Hacks Nation Links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 16,000 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. The Dental Hacks podcast has the great

The Voices of Dentistry Podcast Summit is taking place January 26-27th, 2018 in Scottsdale, AZ at the Doubletree Resort! The hosts (Dr. Justin Moody and Gabe Olsen from the Dentists, Implants and Worms, Dr. Mark Costes of the Dentalpreneur Podcast and the Dental Hacks Dr. Jason Lipscomb and Dr. Alan Mead) come together to talk about the most innovative meeting in dentistry! www.voicesofdentistry.com   Use coupon code "VoD200" for $200 off the already low price of $897!

Teresa Duncan joins the Dental Hacks to talk about no one's favorite topic: dental insurance. Teresa Duncan wants you to know that she's hilarious and awesome...and she is. Dental insurance is not, though. Often times dealing with dental insurance sucks. That's what Teresa talks to the Hacks about in episode 157. We still have some laughs, but even better is the information that Teresa shares! Teresa's most recent book "Moving Your Patients to Yes: Easy Insurance Conversations" should top your "must read" list and she's giving Dental Hacks listeners a crazy discount ($3 off!) by using the code "Hacks" at checkout. A second amazing deal is $50 off her amazing online Dental Insurance Skills Training using the same code: Hacks. Links from the show: Odyssey Management, Inc.  The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 15,000 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 F

The Dental Hacks are joined by Dr. Dawn Kulongowski, Dr. Lance Timmerman and Dr. Frank Clayton to grapple with weird and difficult hypothetical situations in a rousing game of "What would you do?" If you were an associate and your owner dentist's hands are starting to shake, what do you do? What would you tell yourself if you had a time machine that took you to your graduation day from dental school? This and many other dilemmas are hilariously discussed by a panel of all star Brain Trusters! Links from the show: Alan visits the "Life and Dentistry Podcast."   The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 15,000 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 by Cosmedent is the MacGyver of dental materials. What interesting uses have you found for it? www.d

Dr. Michael Scherer joins the Dental Hacks to discuss dentures, prosthodontics and 3D workflow! If you're interested in the cutting edge of 3D workflow then today's show is for you. Dr. Michael Scherer joins Jason and Alan to talk about his journey to become a prosthodontist, his love of dentures and how he's created a 3D workflow in his office that simplifies and improves his dentistry! Michael's online 3D workflow course is available at www.learndental3D.com and he's offering a special deal for Dental Hacks listeners only! Use the coupon code "DentalHacksrule100" for $100 off the course fee! Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 14,000 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. Dr. Dennis Hartlieb joined us in episode 145 and he'

Volume 4 of the August 2017 "Greatest Hits" series features the full interview from last year of Dr. Bob Margeas and Dr. Rob Ritter! These two guys are best pals and have great chemistry and can tell you how to run a profitable restorative dental practice as well as an amazing hygiene department!

This "classic" Brain Trust features Dr. Matt Garrison, Dr. Melissa Zettler, Dr. Lance Timmerman and Dr. Ryan McCall joining the Dental Hacks to talk about what works and what doesn't work in dental marketing!

This "classic" Brain Trust features Dr. Thom Caspers, Dr. Frank Clayton, Dr. Tiffany Lee and Dr. Brent Young joining the Dental Hacks to talk about mistakes they made in dental school and mistakes they've made since!

The Brain Trust digs into alternative medicine, "holistic dentistry" and all things anti-amalgam in this classic episode!

Jason and Alan are joined by Dr. Dawn Kulongowski, Dr. Melissa Zettler and coach/guru/rock star Suzanne Robinson to help manage conflicts in the dental office! Jason and Alan are both confirmed avoiders of conflict. So we brought in the "A-team" to help us understand how to manage it! All dentists offices have to deal with confrontations. Whether it's between patients and team members or within the dental team, humans are always humans! How can we be better at dealing with it? This Brain Trust will bring you a long way to understanding your strengths and weaknesses and most importantly help you learn to be a better leader! Links from the show: Practice with Honor (Suzanne's company) Nonviolent Communication The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 11,500 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

Dr. Tracey Nguyen joins Jason and Alan to discuss how dentists can be the first line in treating airway problems in children. You see it every day. Kids with huge tonsils, collapsed arches and bags under their eyes. But did you know that dentists can effectively treat airway issues in treatment? Tracey Nguyen discusses her background in sleep dentistry and how she started diagnosing and treating airway issues in children. We discuss treatment options, working with specialists and putting together a team that can help children not become adults with sleep and airway issues! There's a lot of information here...you might want to listen twice!  Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 11,400 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. Jaso

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The Dental Hacks podcast is featuring an episode of "the Alan Mead Experience!" Dr. Jason Smithson joins Alan to talk about natural ability and expanded function dental assistants as well as how he became the educator he is today! Please subscribe to the Alan Mead Experience!  

Financial advisor and author Garrett Gunderson joins Jason and Alan to explain why IRAs suck and how we get retirement planning wrong. How are you planning for retirement? Are you saving enough and in the right way? Financial advisor Garrett Gunderson joins the Dental Hacks to explain why a lot of what we think we know about financial planning is a myth! In this entertaining interview we talk about why IRAs suck, how student loan debt affects retirement and he even takes on some haters from the Dental Hacks Nation! We even dig into health insurance and American's poor health and why the best and brightest aren't going into medicine any more. Garrett runs a financial planning company called the Wealth Factory where they help people with saving, tax strategies and all of the things we talked about on the show! He kind of got famous for writing the book, "Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths that are Destroying Your Prosperity." Do you want Garrett's new book for free? Text (801) 396-7211 with "ww

Jason and Alan are joined by Dr. Dawn Kulongowski, Sandy Pardue and Elizabeth Corbin to talk about hiring in the dental office. Most owner dentists cringe when they have to hire someone new. What's the best way to know what you'll really get from a new employee? How do you sort through the applicants. This Brain Trust is packed full of no nonsense, actionable ideas for hiring. Let by Sandy Pardue of Classic Practice Resources, you'll be ready to fill your next opening in record time and get the right person. Some of these techniques are downright diabolical but they're all awesome. Get a pen and some paper before you start listening, because you're going to want to take notes! Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 9500 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 ema

In today's episode the Dental Hacks go back to basics again! No guests. No Brain Trust. Just Jlips and Al. So what do we have to talk about? As always...lots. A listener proposes a low debt way to do a startup. Can it work? What's the simplest and most consistent way to do class II composites? Howard Farran thinks new grads need to do every procedure to service their debt? What do the Hacks think? A whole bunch of other stuff This was the first Grab Bag we broadcast (partially) on Facebook Live! Let us know what you thought! Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 9000 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. Cosmedent is releasing a new Nano composite! It's called Renamel Nano Plus. It sculpts better, it polishes better, it does

Dr. Jason Smithson talks about how he treatment plans, prepares, temporizes and restores teeth for all kinds of ceramic restorations. "Jason Smithson is that composite guy with Cosmedent, right?" Not so fast there, cowboy. He does teach at Cosmedent and he does teach some really great composite courses. But he's no one trick pony. In his upcoming course, "Minimally Invasive Ceramic Restorations: From Concept to Completion" he's teaching how he treatment plans, prepares, temporizes and restores teeth that need ceramic onlays and crowns. He also talks about the old but new style of preparations called "vertical" or "edgeless preparation. When does he use that? Why? And how? We also dig into how he presents. He has a pretty phenomenal case acceptance and how he gets that isn't what you might think! Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 8300 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember

What does practice management software look like in the future? John Kois, Jr., CEO of the Kois Center in Seattle, WA has a pretty good idea about that. In episode 147, John sat down with Alan to talk about a new, cloud based practice management software called Evidentiae Technologies. This innovative software was created to help dentists with administering and organizing patient data to help formulate risk factors and even treatment plans. John explains all the things that make this software worth checking out. Rumor has it that it will be available to the general dental public sometime this fall! Some links from the show: The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 7400 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. Vertical preps.  You've seen the photos. You've

In this very short episode Alan gives you a taste of his new podcast, The Alan Mead Experience! If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe to the new show! The Alan Mead Experience on iTunes/Apple Podcasts The Alan Mead Experience website