The Passionate Dentist Podcast with Dr. B. Saib

As one of the leading global Oral Fitness™ Experts, Dr. Gary Glassman (“Dr. G”) knows that good oral fitness is more than just healthy, attractive teeth and gums. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” as he says, extolling the virtues of being the captain of your own ship, practicing proactive daily and year-round oral health care and maintenance – and not waiting until there's a problem.

Large group practices have purchasing power that most small independent practices don't. Synergy Dental Partners negotiates with vendors, suppliers, labs, and consultants to create purchasing power equivalent to what the large companies do. Drs Shah-Khan and Richard Offutt share their stories and tell us their goals as the founders of this wonderful company.

Ms. Xana Winans is the boss and the resident visionary of Golden Proportions Marketing. She's the go-to strategist for large group of multi location practice clients. She lectures nationally educating dentists from ins and outs of successful dental marketing. She works at the account team to make sure everyone's up to date on the latest and the greatest industry trends.

Guess who's back? Dr. B is back again for another episode. Today's episode we will hear from Dr. B on what's keeping him busy these days and also an interview with the very first dentist who made a Dental Podcast: Dr. David Maloley. David and Dr. B talks about the lack of confidence among dentists, which is exacerbated by our tendency to only talk about the good things happening in our practices. We discuss the self-reflection that goes into building your own practice and learning how to manage a team, and how it's made us better people. Dr. B also shares some of his experiences with missionary work, a unique but meaningful challenge he feels compelled to undertake.  

For today's episode we are closing this month with 2 special guests. Michelle Strange from A Tale of Two Hygienists Podcast and Faten Ali a dental hygienist trained in the US but currently works in Dubai. Listen in for today's tips and tricks. Enjoy!

Mike Pedersen is the owner and CEO of TheDentalboost.com. In this episode, we discuss advances in search terms,words,circumstances, and locations to come up with less unqualified leads and more targeted ones that are looking for what we offer as dentists. Mike has figured out a special formula to come up with these terms that work very well and he wanted to share those with us.

Today's Magical Words and Tips comes from Dr. David Maloley of The Relentless Dentist Show.

This is an episode where Dr. B Interviews the hosts of a Tale of Two Hygienists. This interview, however is not about podcasting as much as being about dental hygiene and the importance of the profession. Many countries around the world have no such profession and we believe that they are missing out. In this episode we pull apart the profession and outline why it is such an important part of dentistry above and beyond just “Cleaning calculus off of teeth.”

Dr. Lance Timmerman is a true pioneer in the field of esthetic dentistry. He is also the host of Totally Oral Podcast also based on dentistry. He is funny, engaging and totally a super dentist. Dr. B ad Dr. Timmerman decided to do this interview after the two Podcast names were mentioned on a Facebook group as “Totally Oral Passionate Dentist.” Which created a very funny and a bit sick thread of variations to the name as people would mix and match the four words that are in the two podcast names. The innuendos were just too much to ignore and both doctors decided to have an interview. Though they are both still not sure who interviewed who… enjoy.

This week's episode is a very  special one. Why? Just listen in to find out and also there's a very an announcement from Dr. B regarding the new format of the podcast. Enjoy and enjoy the weekend. 

Dr. B was interviewed on the Healthy Mouth, Healthy life Podcast by Ms. Carrie Ibbetson who is an oral health coach and patient advocate. Carrie is a hygienist who has been in dentistry for over 20 years and has a podcast for the general public about oral health care. She also helps people with oral conditions that are complicated from the point of view of the public. In short, she helps people make choices with their oral health decisions. She uses patient language to explain the conditions in patients' mouths and in even simpler terms becomes a non-biased bridge between dentists and patients. Carrie wanted to talk with Dr. B regarding the language of occlusal splints (better known as Occlusal guards or bite Guards). Dr. B makes quite a few occlusal Splints and charges over $1000 for each. But can only do so because of the specific language he uses with patients.

Our Magical Words is recorded at the Voices Of Dentistry Summit weeks ago and we have Dr. Mike Czubiak. Enjoy this one.

Today's Webmail Wednesday comes from Steven and asked about how to deal with stress. Listen as Dr. B gives his thoughts. If you want to send a question for Dr. B, please email at host@thepassionatedentist.com

A tale of two hygienists is a wonderful weekly Dental Hygiene and “Wine” based podcast that interviewed Dr. B for their episode #61 and continued to this episode #62. The recording session was so much fun and so long that the hosts Andrew Johnston and Michelle Strange decided to make two episodes out of it. This is part two. Please note that there may be a few words of cursing.

Vicki is the founder and principal of Productive Dentist Academy. Although she is a trained hygienist, she is the owner of many dental practices in the Midwest of the US. She also does consulting, coaching and marketing for other practices. A powerhouse of a professional in the dental field.

A tale of two hygienists is a wonderful weekly Dental Hygiene and “Wine” based podcast that interviewed Dr. B for their episode #61. The recording session was so much fun and so long that the hosts Andrew Johnston and Michelle Strange decided to make two episodes out of it. This is part one. Please note that there may be a few words of cursing.

This episode of Magical Words/Tips was recorded in Voices of Dentistry Summit few weeks ago. We got John The Dental Guy of The Dental Guys Podcast to give you some tips on short dental implants.

This episode of Webmail Wednesday responds to a listener who is wondering about competition with others who may be more talented than him/her. Also talks about jealousy and how it relates to one's professional life.

This is the first of a series of interviews focusing on the numbers in the dental practice. Rick is a consultant's consultant. Meaning, he helps dental consultants help their dentists with their numbers. He has the formulas and the calculations to figure out the health of dental practices. He does not normally work directly with dentists and so hearing his story is interesting from our perspective. This episode serves as the intro to the series of interview coming over the next few months concentrating on numbers in the dental practice. We discuss general numbers and concepts but will be diving much deeper into them in future episodes.

My friend Dr.Justin Moody, Host of “Dentists, Implants, and Worm” Podcast shares a short but important tip for all dentist about the significance of dental implants.

This week's Webmail Wednesday comes from Tony. And this is a very special episode because this is a little longer episode than our regular episodes. Why is that so? Listen in to find out.

Autism diagnoses are on the rise and we are faced with ways to deal with autistic patients and even possible team members. During this conversation we learn about what Autism is, what types are there, how to treat patients with autism, and what to expect from their behavior. A wonderful episode.

This was recorded live at Voices of Dentistry Summit in Nashville, TN by Ms. Carrie Ibbitson. Carrie is a Oral Health Coach who advises people about oral health outside of the practices of dentistry. She is basically a bridge between the profession and the public. She shares with us ways to communicate with people.

Today's Webmail Wednesday is a special one because the question is from a Facebook feed of Dr. B and not from a listener. Listen in to know the question and Dr. B's answer.  For questions, please email at host@thepassionatedentist.com

Hello Everyone!   This week's episode is a re-run BUT.. (listen in to know what it is)   -----------  Dr Milisha Chotai completed her undergraduate dental degree at the world – renowned Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden in 2008. She is experienced in the treatment planning, surgical placement and restoration as well as maintenance of dental implants. Dr Milisha is very passionate about all aspects of implant dentistry and loves working with patients to deliver treatment to the highest standards. 

Today on Webmail Wednesday: One of our listeners asked Dr. B about his podcast and suggested some ideas to make it more successful and also why Dr. B is serious. If you have questions for Dr. B please send them in at host@thepassionatedentist.com

Autism diagnoses are on the rise and we are faced with ways to deal with autistic patients and even possible team members. During this conversation we learn about what Autism is, what types are there, how to treat patients with autism, and what to expect from their behavior. A wonderful episode.

In this week's episode of Magical Words: Heidi Mount joins us again and contributed to our episode about how to deal with patients who live in medicines. Dr. B shares his thoughts also. Happy listening!

It's another Webmail Wednesday. This week Heidi Mount comments on the episode last Friday about encouraging your assistants especially in front of the patients.

It is hard to not know Dr. Dorfman. The dentist who in many ways changed dentistry from the boring clinical profession to Hollywood style and life changing profession that it is today. Bill shares his story of starting Discus Dental, Zoom! And many other accomplishment. He is as passionate about dentistry as anyone could be and now has a new passion of helping children from around the world with his LEAP foundation. Yes, he is also a man who like to give back to the world. Enjoy!

This week's Magical Word is a special one because it was recommended to me by my team members. This is also a tip to help you in your practice. 

This week on Webmail Wednesday: Another listener question is answered by Dr. B and the question is: "How do you deal with negativity from team member in the office?" Please send your questions to host@thepassionatedentist.com

Before there were the hundreds of “Dental Institutes,”there was The L.D.Pankey institute which modeled the life and practice philosophies of Dr. Pankey. In this episode, Dr. B interviews Ricki Braswell, President and CEO of the L.D. Dental Foundation. A not for profit educational foundation that has been teaching dentists for over 50 years and has touched the lives of over 30,000 dentists. Ms. Braswell and Dr. B discuss the continuing relevance of the philosophies and all of the new elements that make The Pankey Institute such a wonderful place for dental learning. The institute stands on the shoulders of giants to be at the forefront of advanced dental education.

Dr. B explains how important second opinions are in your professional lives. Enjoy this one. For questions you can send us an email at host@thepassionatedentist.com

This week on Webmail Wednesday: Dr. B answers a listener question from Pegah regarding Triathlon and how important exercise is. Stay healthy everyone.

It is hard to not know Dr. Dorfman. The dentist who in many ways changed dentistry from the boring clinical profession to hollywood style and life changing profession that it is today. Bill shares his story of starting Discus Dental, Zoom! And many other accomplishment. He is as passionate about dentistry as anyone could be and now has a new passion of helping children from around the world with his LEAP foundation. Yes, he is also a man who like to give back to the world. Enjoy!

Merry Christmas everyone! This episode is a re-run from last September. Maybe you are wondering why we have a re run this week? Listen in as Dr. B explains why.But still, this is one of the best episodes we had. Heidi Mount is a virtual consultant. Dentists hire her to find the invisible profit in their current business and helps them stop leaving money on the table. She has worked in the dental field since 1988. She has been licensed in 2 states as a dental assistant and worked as an office manager for 17 years. She is helping dentists and their teams​ world wide. Heidi is known for teaching you how to make $500 more a day on tomorrow's schedule.

Heidi Mount helps changes in your practice that makes you make an extra $500 per day by helping you make small changes in your practice that making you a huge difference by the end of the year. $500 per day X 200 days per year equals to $100,000 increase per year.

2016 is about to end and this week on Webmail Wednesday: A listener asks Dr. B what are his plans for 2017 and more. Feel free to send questions for Dr. B at host@thepassionatedentist.com

In this interview, Dr. B interviews Dr. Laskin who is a dentist and a software developer who founded OperaDDS.He is now working to help dentist with the new and upcoming regulations with Medical Device Tracking. Meaning that soon we may be required to list all items that go in the patient's mouth and bodies. Trying to see what is coming up next in the world of dentistry is one of our top priorities on the Passionate Dentist platform. This interview was truly eye opening.

Hi everyone! Our Magical Words for this week : Beautiful,Natural and Strong. Listen as Dr. B explains how these words help when talking to patients and also in cosmetic dentistry.

This week on Webmail Wednesday: Dr. B answers an email from a critic regarding his practice. Listen how he answered the questions and how he handled it well. You can send us questions for Dr. B at host@thepassionatedentist.com  

Very interesting story that applies to all of us as dentists in regards to record keeping, coding and billing. Some of the topics may just put you on the other side of the law and get you in trouble. Dr. Shelburne shares his personal story of practice ownership, federal agents, court, prison, and the life he has made himself afterwards. He took the fall for us and now he is teaching us how not to fall. A wonderful interview that might just freak you out a bit.  

It's Friday once again and our Magical Word for this week is: Outcome Dependence. What is it and how does it affect one's life? Let Dr. B tell you what its all about.

On this episode of Webmail Wednesday: Dr. B answers a listener question about how to deal with patients who have a dental fear. You can send us questions for Dr. B at host@thepassionatedentist.com

Expectations and thoughts change. This episode is about Dr. B being interviewed by a freshman dental student. It sheds light on the thought processes and priorities of one mans opinion of the profession prior to knowing it fully.

Today's Magical Words comes from our very own Dr. B. Our Magical Words are: "Words of encouragement" Listen and know how it will help in your dental practice. Learn more and feel free to share.

Today on our Webmail Wednesday. Dr. B answers a question from a listener regarding Dental Insurance. Is signing a plan a good idea or not? Listen to Dr. B's response. You can send us questions for Dr. B at host@thepassionatedentist.com

Ali Oromchian is one of the Nation's leading Dental Lawyers on topics relevant to dentists. His clients seek his advice on practice acquisitions, sales, creation of corporations and partnerships, associate contracts, estate planning and plummet law matters, office leasing and State Foreign Defense.

Happy Black Friday! Today's Magical Words comes from Ms. Heidi Mount. Our Magical Words are: "What would you like to do today?" that will help dentists to be more productive and will help add thousands of dollars to your practice. Enjoy this one.

In this weeks episode of WebMail Wednesday, Dr. B reads another listener's feedback and also a recap from the previous Webmail Wednesday episode. If you have any questions for Dr. B, shoot us an email at host@thepassionatedentist.com.