Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

In-N-Out proves you need to simply get good at one thing, specialize, and reduce manager turnover by paying them on average $160,000 a year to manage a single location so they stay 14 years providing a consistent experience. In-N-Out isn’t racing to a city near you because they take their time to open consistent de novo locations with the same simple, quality in a world of turnover. When CEO Lynsi Snyder was asked how big the company was she said 29,000 associates, it’s a pretty big family.

Do you warranty your work? It’s cheaper to keep them than replace them. Loyalty programs like warranties, birthdays, & bleaching for life is better than marketing. Increasing retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25% to 95%.

After eight years of higher education, paying 100% of costs himself, Dr. John A. Wilde spent two years in the Army Dental Corp before beginning a practice from scratch in Keokuk, Iowa. By age thirty, he was debt-free, owning outright his new country home and the practice he’d designed and had built. By forty, John was financially able to retire. At age fifty-three, he fully retired. He has had six books and over two-hundred and twenty articles published, and may be reached at 309-333-2865 or jwdentist@hotmail.com. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Donot judge me! Why did you go to dental school? Because you were fed up with the hole business!

Gabriel Asulin is an international expert in the management and marketing of dental Practices and the author of the book "Turn Your Dental Practice into a Successful Business - the Gabriel Asulin Method". The book has been translated also into Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian and Hebrew and is considered as a bestseller in the global dentistry market. In recent years, Gabriel is considered a "guru" in the field of marketing and promoting dental clinics worldwide, having consulted for hundreds of dental practices around the world. Gabriel has developed unique methods in the field that are successfully implemented in a great many practices. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

What is your waiting room worth? At Cracker Barrel it’s worth 20% of sales, $2.7 billion a year, $415 per square foot, which is in line with Wal-Mart, while your patients in the USA spend $33 billion a year just on toothpaste.

Department store magnate John Wanamaker (1838-1922) said, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half." How many phone numbers do you have?

Only two industries have lines: Healthcare and Government. Get rid of your lines.

Are you playing with a full hand - Faster, Easier, Higher Quality, Lower Cost, and Smaller - or are you just making noise until someone does?

Ted has over 25 years of experience running technology companies, including two similar to Kaleidoscope (in different industries). He is an expert in all aspects of digital marketing, and a passionate leader/mentor. Ted holds an BA/MBA from Harvard, having graduated in the top 5% of his class. He has traveled to 60 countries and 47 states. Ted begins his days in Florida with yoga on the beach. Charis has over 25 years of experience in marketing, with 17 of those years involved in her husband’s orthodontic practice. She is the proud owner/Mom to Heidi, a 4.5-lb Havapoo, who can often be found sleeping on the desk while ‘Mommy’ works. Mary Kay Miller has over 50 years of experience in the orthodontics arena, 35 years in private practice and 15 years as the 1st orthodontic online marketing consultant in the US and owner of Orthopreneur Internet Marketing Solutions, one of the first private web agency specializing SEO and strategic web services for the orthodontic profession. Join the community on Dentaltown at h

Competition makes everything better from Dinosaurs to DSOs.

Dr. April Patterson, more affectionately known as Dr. Patty, is a highly-trained and forward-thinking cosmetic dentist. She attended Florida State University and earned her Bachelor's degree in biology before completing Dental School at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, named one of the top three dental schools by U.S. News & World Report, to obtain her dentistry doctorate. Dr. Patty trained extensively with some of the most respected cosmetic dental specialists in the industry at well-recognized institutions. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Howard recently met up with Ivoclar Vivadent's Don Bell and Priscilla Esparza on their Dental Innovations Tour to discuss the company's latest offerings in dental technology and where the dental profession is headed as we come out of the Coved-19 pandemic. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Mazyar Moshiri maintains his private practice in St. Louis, MO. He is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the Saint Louis University Center for Advanced Dental Education, where his lectures and clinical oversight focus on the Invisalign appliance system. He was featured as a lead educator for Align’s Beep Bite solutions and Class II kit. Dr. Moshiri is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, and a Fellow of the International and American College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Jay has over 23 years of corporate sales and leadership experience spanning over several industries including corporate consulting, online advertising, finance and healthcare. He specializes in building processes to maximize revenue growth for new products and services – in particular, companies whose product or technology is disruptive to the current market landscape. At Sunbit since the very early days, Jay has focused on building strategic national accounts and introducing Sunbit’s innovative buy now and pay later financing technology solution to retailers and service providers across the US. He has been responsible for building the national dental practice from scratch and managing its current hypergrowth across single practices, multi-unit practice groups and DSO’s. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Located in rural southern Georgia, Dr. Bentley and his team began with humble roots in 2014. One location quickly grew into five - an expanding footprint sparked by a commitment to employing innovative technologies, supporting continuing education, and unwavering commitment to providing high-quality patient care. From 2014 to 2018, the original practices experienced unprecedented growth, including larger new facilities, and state of the art technology. In 2018, Dr. Bentley officially started South Georgia Dental Management. Since then, the organization has tripled in size, and remained true to its roots, keeping the patient and care giver at the center of everything they do. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Brian Hanks is a national transitions expert for both buyers and sellers directly involved in hundreds of dental transitions in all fifty states. He is the author of three books and is regularly featured in various publications. Brian is an accountant and Certified Financial Planner, and has an MBA from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Pooneh Ramezani is the CEO and founder of PDM. Dr. Ramezani is a seasoned dentist of over 25 years. She has built multiple successful, top producing dental practices in California and has sold them for multimillions of dollars. Dr. Ramezani has consulted extensively for numerous publications including the Entrepreneur, USA today, US Weekly and Intouch magazines. She graduated from University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and was one of the youngest graduates to receive her doctorate degree. After graduation, she founded and implemented a successful dental management and marketing system that transformed her start up dental practices into generating millions of dollars in revenue year after year. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Greg Pellegrom is the Co-Founder & CEO of SmileSnap, a Virtual Consultation software for the dental industry. His 15 years as an accomplished Orthodontic Sales Professional with 3M Unitek, Opal Orthodontics, and Acceledent has given him tremendous insight into the rapidly changing landscape of dentistry. It was during this time that Greg recognized the difficulty many of his doctors were having, attracting and acquiring new patients. Also witnessing the explosive growth of the DTC aligner market, he decided it was time to create a way for dentists to connect with patients through a convenient and transparent digital experience. He is driven to “get more people off their couch and into your chair." Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

David Harris may have the coolest job in dentistry - he gets to chase, and catch, those who steal from dentists. A rule-breaker in his youth, David changed his direction and has spent much of his adult life in the world of investigation and enforcement, where he uses his unrivaled ability to understand the criminal thought process to help educate and protect dentists. David is the Chief Executive Officer of Prosperident, the world’s largest firm investigating financial crimes committed against dentists. David is a licensed private investigator, a Forensic Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is the author of the book Dental Embezzlement: The Art of Theft and the Science of Control and over 30 articles in dental publications. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com