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Smiles Matter®, a podcast from MicroDental Laboratories, brings you interviews from the foremost dental authorities and trailblazers to discuss current affairs, practice management, and dental technology that affects patient lives.

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    • Nov 3, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 36 EPISODES


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    Winning Strategies 15: Unveiling Photography's Strategic Impact on Dental Success With Dr. Adamo Notarantonio

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 30:16


    Exemplary clinician and accomplished dental photographer Dr. Adamo Notarantonio joins Laura Kelly to discuss the significant role of photography in dentistry. This insightful conversation uncovers how photography can be used as a strategic tool to support the success of a dental practice in diagnosis, treatment planning, documentation, and communication.

    Winning Strategies 14: Utilize Digital Tools to Supercharge Your Dental Practice With Dr. Jeff Shapiro

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 40:45


    Digital dentistry expert Dr. Jeff Shapiro joins Laura Kelly to discuss how digital tools are reshaping the landscape of dentistry. The conversation expands to uncover the potential of digital tools to enhance patient care, improve diagnostic accuracy, streamline workflows, and communicate with dental labs.

    Winning Strategies 13: Updates on Protecting Your Practice Against Ransomware Attacks With Gary Salman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 39:07


    Cybersecurity expert Gary Salman is back on the Smiles Matter podcast to share the latest updates on protecting our digital assets. He reminds us of best practices to prevent our data from being vulnerable to ransomware attacks. Moreover, Gary and host Laura Kelly also discuss the role of Artificial Intelligence in combatting cyber threats and potentially as a marketing tool.

    Winning Strategies 12: Using the Power of Visualization to Help Us Achieve Our Goals With Laura Wilkinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 24:48


    Olympic champion Laura Wilkinson joins Laura Kelly to discuss how the visualization technique can help us stay focused and achieve our professional and personal goals. This insightful conversation uncovers how visualization works by conditioning our brain to see, hear, and feel the success in our minds before it happens.

    Winning Strategies 11: The Importance of Innovation and Continuing Education in Implant Dentistry with Dr. Patrick Lillis

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 32:46


    Dr. Patrick Lillis joins Laura Kelly to discuss the profession's state regarding implant dentistry. The conversation expands to the importance of effective collaboration between surgeons, restorative dentists, and technicians—and the role of mentorship and continuing education in accomplishing optimal results.

    Winning Strategies 10: Effective Use of Social Media and Short-Format Videos for Your Dental Brand with Blake Hadley

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 25:56


    Social media marketing expert Blake Hadley joins Laura Kelly to discuss the benefits of social media marketing for dentists. They cover trends in video marketing, best practices, and practical advice on maximizing social media efforts by posting with purpose.

    Winning Strategies 9: Protecting Your Practice Against Ransomware Attacks with Gary Salman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 48:02


    Cybersecurity expert and law enforcement veteran, Gary Salman, joins Laura Kelly for the ninth installment of Smiles Matter's 'Winning Strategies.' Mr. Salman and Laura Kelly discuss how a ransomware attack is executed and its financially crippling effects on dental practices. They also cover insightful advice on how dentists can protect themselves and their practices from a cyberattack.

    Winning Strategies 8: The Power of TrioClear - An innovative Three-Step Aligner Solution with Dr. Ronald Chan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 21:45


    Cosmetic Dentist and Executive Director of Modern Dental Group Limited, Dr. Ronald Chan, joins Laura Kelly for the eighth installment of Smiles Matter's 'Winning Strategies.' Dr. Chan and Laura discuss TrioClear, MicroDental's innovative and predictable three-stepaligner solution for practices and patients. Dr. Chan explains why this new FDA-cleared product is not only a technologically advanced orthodontic treatment but also a solution that improves workflow and saves chair time.

    Winning Strategies 7: Essential Resources to Care for Your Mental Health in the Dental Industry with Dr. Joshua Austin

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 39:06


    Cosmetic dentist, educator, author and Seattle Study Club member Dr. Joshua Austin joins Laura Kelly for the seventh installment of Smiles Matter's ‘Winning Strategies.' Dr. Austin and Laura discuss the ways that dentists and doctors experience anxiety, burnout and depression, alongside the resources and tools needed to overcome such mental trauma. Dr. Austin and Laura also discuss the overall benefits that overcoming such battles can have on your overall life balance.

    Winning Strategies 6: Benefits of Managing Resources and Adjusting Treatment Planning with Dr. Jeff Lineberry.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 27:56


    Cosmetic Dentist, educator, and American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) accredited member Dr. Jeffery W. Lineberry joins Laura Kelly for the sixth installment of the Smiles Matter's "Winning Strategies" podcast. Dr. Lineberry and Laura discuss how learning to manage, assess and redirect resources to new areas has proven to be key strategies to support the success of a dental practice. Dr. Jeff Lineberry also provides insight into trends he has experienced in recent times— and how adjusting treatment planning protocols can help clinicians meet patients' needs in our current environment.

    Winning Strategies 5: The Life-Changing Impact of Conscious Sedation in Dentistry with Dr. Tony Feck

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 29:42


    Cosmetic dentist, educator, author, and Conscious Sedation Dentistry (CSD) expert Dr. Tony Feck joins Laura Kelly for the fifth installment of Smiles Matter's ‘Winning Strategies.' Dr. Feck and Laura discuss how CSD has allowed clinicians to treat patients with comprehensive procedures safely, and in fewer visits. Dr. Feck and Laura also discussed how the impact of CSD has evolved his ability to provide more concentrated care for his patients, improve his work-life balance, and dedicate more time towards furthering his education, alongside the education of others.

    Winning Strategies 4: The New Age of Digital Dentistry and Technology with Dr. Mike Maroon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 34:40


    Instructor, digital technology, and Functional Esthetic Dentistry expert, Dr. Mike Maroon, joins Laura Kelly for the fourth installment of Smiles Matter's 'Winning Strategies.' Mike and Laura discuss how digital technology is transforming dental practices and how to harness these tools to maximize a practice's efficiency and treatment success. Laura and Mike also discuss the abundance of digital technology that has aided practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside how digital workflow will affect dentistry for the next generation.

    Winning Strategies 3: The Importance of Marketing in your Dental Practice with Dr. Todd Snyder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 28:24


    Cosmetic dentist, author, international lecturer, researcher, and instructor Dr. Todd Snyder shares a conversation with Laura Kelly for the third installment of Smiles Matter's ‘Winning Strategies.' Dr. Snyder and Laura breakdown strategies dentists and practices can implement in their business for both short and long-term success in the current dental climate. Dr. Snyder also discusses the importance of marketing and communications, and the impact they have on informing the world of your services, and earning your next patient.

    Winning Strategies 2: The Transformation of Buying & Selling Practices in the Pandemic with David S. Cohen, Esq. | Cohen Law Firm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 35:27


    Dental law specialist, founder, and CEO of Cohen Law Firm David Cohen sits down with Laura Kelly for the second installment of Smiles Matter's ‘Winning Strategies.' David and Laura discuss the business of buying and selling practices before and during the pandemic, alongside the evolution of the working culture regarding dental practices within the COVID-19 environment. David and Laura also discuss how DSOs have impacted the seller's market.

    Winning Strategies 1: Mike Gergen, Seattle Study Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2021 23:20


    Dental industry veteran, CEO of the Seattle Study Club and expert in continuing education Mike Gergen joins Laura Kelly for the first installment of Smiles Matter ‘Winning Strategies.' Laura and Mike discuss the importance and gravity of continuing education, the impact it has on dentistry today and how that education system has changed over recent history, especially as we move through the pandemic.

    Comeback Strategies 21: How to Find and Keep Dental Employees with Dr. Lou Graham and Dr. Ron Kaminer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 24:48 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Laura speaks with Dr. Lou Graham and Dr. Ron Kaminer— two doctors with differing opinions about COVID-19 practice management and how the availability of a vaccine has altered their patient's in-office experience.

    Comeback Strategies 20: Steve Rasner, DMD, MAGD

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 39:16 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Laura speaks with Dr. Steve Rasner about how his fee-for-service practice succeeds, despite its rural location and local competition by passionately focusing on a relationship-based approach.

    Comeback Strategies 19: Cesar Navarro, MS, Geek Dental Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 25:39 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Laura speaks with Cesar Navarro, Director of Marketing and CEO of Geek Dental Marketing to highlight the importance of digital marketing for practices in 2021. Cesar states the new and current ways of reaching out to your target audience that give your practice a competitive advantage when using specific strategies and techniques. He also has written an article for us which reviews the 12 Most Effective Dental Marketing Strategies to Maximize Your Practice's Growth In 2021. You can download it at www.microdental.com/12strategies2021

    Comeback Strategies 18: Ryan Javanbakht, Sleeptest.com

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 28:46 Transcription Available


    Join Laura in an interview with Ryan Javanbakht, president and CEO of SleepTest.com, as they talk about Obstructive Sleep Apnea—and how the barriers to implementing sleep medicine in a dental practice are minimized through the SleepTest.com system.

    Comeback Strategies 17: Randy Curran, Prestine Medical Billing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 34:57 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Laura dives deep with Randy Curran about how to overcome the hurdles of medical billing, and how it is directly related to the success of a dental sleep practice.

    Comeback Strategies 16: David Walton, Respire - Whole You

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 23:01 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Laura talks with David Walton, CEO, and Co-Founder of Respire - A Whole You company, about the potential opportunities for sleep devices in the dental practice, as well as the most effective tools, operations and processes to offer dental patients better sleep.Resources mentioned in this episode:Epic Health Research Networkhttps://ehrn.org/as-office-visits-fall-telehealth-takes-hold/American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicinehttps://www.aadsm.org/docs/COVID_Position_Statement.pdf  MicroDental Webinar with David Walton on Sleep Deviceshttps://oralsleepdevices.eventbrite.com

    Comeback Strategies 15: Don Bell, Ivoclar Vivident

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 33:54


    In today's episode, Laura talks with the VP of Digital Technologies at Ivoclar Vivadent, Donald Bell, about the technology of the future in dentistry and how companies and practices should always find ways to innovate to stay relevant.Resources mentioned in this interview:https://blog.ivoclarvivadent.us/dentist/my-recovery-plan

    Comeback Strategies 14: Joe Barton, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 30:32


    In this episode, Laura talks with Dr. Joe Barton about team communication and how new graduates should try multiple roles in dentistry after graduation.

    Comeback Strategies 13: Jeff Trembley, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 35:40


    In this episode, Laura Kelly speaks with Dr. Jeff Trembley about learning advanced dental photography, and how his authentic social media presence continues to bring patients and referrals to his practice.

    Comeback Strategies 12: Buddy Mopper, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 27:58


    In today's episode, Laura talks with Dr. Buddy Mopper about his long and successful career of being both an artist and a doctor, while encouraging the use of direct composite restorations on necessary procedures.

    Comeback Strategies 11: Ken Hamlett, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 23:43


    In this episode, Laura dives deep with Dr. Ken Hamlett about the importance of nurturing personal relationships with patients, business partners and internal employees is vital for any dental practice to thrive.

    Comeback Strategies 10: Marty Zase, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 18:04


    In today's episode, Laura talks with Dr. Marty Zase about the power of going back to basics in practice management and services while reaching out to patients with empathy.

    Comeback Strategies 09: Chris Pescatore, DMD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 19:26


    In this episode, Laura speaks with Dr. Chris Pescatore, a pioneer in cosmetic dentistry, about how being mindful of his passion for restorative dentistry has kept his practice successful and thriving through challenging times.

    Comeback Strategies 08: Larry Rosenthal, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 16:49


    In this episode, Laura was able to connect with Dr. Larry Rosenthal, one of the most world-recognized pioneers in cosmetic dentistry, to discuss strategies that he has applied in the past for his practice's success—during and after challenging times.

    Comeback Strategies 07: Mike Maroon, DMD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 36:29


    In this episode, Laura speaks with Dr. Mike Maroon about the modes a dentist operates in when facing challenges, as well as Three Action Steps that dentists should take during challenging times.

    Comeback Strategies 06: Guy Lewis, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 21:54 Transcription Available


    Laura talks to Doctor Guy Lewis about the many challenges during his career as a practicing dentist and how staying out of debt has been a great benefit for his practice and employees.

    Comeback Strategies 05: Wynn Okuda, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 25:59


    Laura talks to Doctor Wynn Okuda about how his upbringing leads to seeing his practice as a business, which in turn helps patients and staff thrive.

    Comeback Strategies 04: Jerry Hu, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 23:40


    Laura talks to Doctor Jerry Hu about how setting up a practice in rural Alaska and his commitment to continuing education has presented unique opportunities to grow and service patients.

    Comeback Strategies 03: Sam Strong, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 19:24


    Laura talks to Doctor Sam Strong about transitioning his practice into an exclusively Fee-for-Service business model.

    Comeback Strategies 02: Joyce Bassett, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 16:42


    Laura talks to Doctor Joyce Basset about the choice of not being afraid and using today's time as a moment to adjust her practice for the future of dentistry.

    Comeback Strategies 01: Debra King, DDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 22:05


    Laura talks to Doctor Debra King about her approach to practice management and how she has focused on maintaining her business during COVID-19.

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