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Aujourd'hui dans "Le Journal Imprévisible", Marc Bourreau évoque le film "Disclosure Day" de Steven Spielberg, qui traite de la présence d'extraterrestres sur Terre Il sort en salles au moment où Donald Trump déclassifie des dossiers sur les ovnis. L'occasion de revenir sur ces petits hommes verts qui obsèdent les États-Unis.Le phénomène des ovnis et des extraterrestres fascine l'Amérique depuis des décennies, comme en témoignent les films de science-fiction et les théories du complot. La ville de Roswell, au Nouveau-Mexique, est au cœur du mythe des extraterrestres, avec des témoignages et des preuves qui alimentent les débats. Les présidents américains, de Ronald Reagan à Barack Obama, ont abordé la question des extraterrestres, alimentant les spéculations sur une possible conspiration gouvernementale. Le sujet des extraterrestres est devenu un enjeu politique, avec des supporters de Donald Trump considérant Hillary Clinton comme une "femme lézard".Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the death of jazz guitarist and cast member from “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” Joe Negri, favorite teams playing in the World Cup, and the return of The American Eagle roller coaster at Six Flags Great America.

Co-owner of Beaumont’s, Paul Abu-Taleb, joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the re-opening of the restaurant on Wednesday, May 27th. He addresses the history of Beaumont’s, having been a dive opened in the late 70’s, and how he’s revitalized the establishment as if it were a restaurant back when it was originally built. […]

General Superintendent for the Forest Preserves of Cook County Adam Bianchi joins Lisa Dent to discuss the conclusion of the investigation revolving around a sexual assault and strangulation that occurred in LaBagh Woods on Saturday, May 23rd. Despite, this rarely happening in the area, he stresses methods to help stay safe while out in the […]

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of Eye on Travel on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent from San Diego to discuss how the DHS is making plans to halt processing of international flights in sanctuary cities, if Cuba is affected by a lack of tourism, and more!

Jahmal Cole, founder and CEO of My Block, My Hood, My City, joins Lisa Dent to talk about his mission to live in all 77 of Chicago's neighborhoods. This month, he's in Little Village and he updates listeners on his upcoming plans and shares how you can support his journey.

Dog handler Dana Friedman-Graham joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about how she and her dog Sully visit patients and staff at Lake Forest Hospital as part of Northwestern Medicine's Animal Therapy Volunteer Project. She addresses how dogs are trained in order to qualify for the program as well as her own experiences witnessing […]

Dr. Sterling Elliott, clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine and assistant professor of orthopaedics at Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the recovery process and avoiding becoming dependent on prescribed pain medications. And, as always, Dr. Elliott answers listeners’ medical questions.

Executive Director of the Deeply Rooted Dance Theater Makeda Crayton joins Lisa Dent to talk about the troupe’s 30-year celebration happening at the Auditorium on Saturday, May 30th. She highlights her career in dance and emphasizes the importance of giving younger dancers opportunities to succeed.

Hector Corona, founder of City Kids Camp, along with Bob Evans, Development, City Kids Camp, join Lisa Dent and John Williams in-studio to talk about City Kids Camp during the 2026 Radiothon, the different activities and amenities that the money will go to, and later, we hear from some of the many kids that have gotten […]

Ilyce Glink, ThinkGlink.com and the Love, Money + Real Estate newsletter, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the new inflation numbers, grocery and gas prices, and the highest total American credit card balance since 1999.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the restaurant Smyth being named one the 50 best restaurants in North America, Northwestern University’s new football stadium to also be used for a high school game, and Mary asks, “what’s with” multi-step job interviews?

Lou Manfredini joins Lisa Dent in his weekly segment, Lou's To Do List. Lou answers any questions you have about projects on your to-do lists.

Pat Brady, SVP of Mercury Public Affairs, former Chairman for the Illinois Republican Party, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss his thoughts on the situation regarding the Bears stadium as we enter the homestretch to the legislative deadline. They later touch on the retirement of Senator Dick Durbin.

Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa, checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including restaurants that allow their customers to pay what they want, the newest “pickle moment,” and Bob’s summer reading plans.

Producers Collin McCarthy and Drew Harris turn on their mics and answer questions relating to their generation, Generation Z. This week they answer questions regarding manual versus automatic transmission.

In honor of the 250 years since the United States' conception, Lisa will be chatting about some of the beautiful natural parks that help preserve the landscape and wildlife of this country. In this iteration, Mike Fitz, Resident Naturalist with Explore.com joins Lisa to highlight Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. He emphasizes the […]

Joabe Barbosa, Brazilian-born and English-raised runner and Roosevelt University doctoral student rejoins the Lisa Dent Show to look back on his journey as he enters the homestretch of completing his goal of running through every street in Chicago. He reminisces on the different people and areas he’s come across on his runs, mentioning how many […]

Attorney Rich Lenkov, Capital Member, Downey & Lenkov, and co-host of “Legal Face-Off” on wgnradio.com, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to discuss several on-going legal cases across the country. 

President of the Chicago Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness Jamie Cutler joins Lisa Dent to talk about how her son, Ari, could be the youngest person to have their partial vision restored using experimental gene therapy. She goes on to highlight the Foundation’s VisionWalk happening Sunday, May 31st, at Busse Woods. The event features […]

Ron Brown, news anchor for WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent to dish out some Brownie Points. This week he reviews The Mandalorian and Grogu and The Passenger.

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including an even newer pickle moment, Angine de Poitrine heading to Riot Fest, and a bag of soggy tortilla chips.

Owner of the Sainte Genevieve Riverboat Gentry Nordstrom joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the boating experience he offers in Ottawa. He starts off by sharing the origins of how he purchased a boat named the Mark Twain which then got caught in some rocks during a storm. After fixing the boat, he […]

Local musician, videographer for Ottawa, and owner of both Small Dog Candle and Fantzy’s Clothing Store Ryan Witherspoon joins the Lisa Dent Show to not only talk about his stores but how he fell in love with Ottawa since moving to what he now considers his new hometown. He gives a shout-out to his wife […]

Ashley Podjasek, Media Relations and Communications Associate for PAWS Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the 28th annual Angels with Tails adoption event on Sunday, May 31st. The event will be happening across 36 different Gold Coast storefronts from noon to 4pm.

Alex Zalben, Editor of Comic Book Club, joins Wendy Snyder, in for Lisa Dent, to discuss the latest in television, entertainment, and streaming. He shares his thoughts on true crime documentaries, The Crash and Should I Marry a Murderer, while Wendy praises The Rooster, starring Steve Carell and Phil Dunster. Later, everyone talks about the most recent […]

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including the death of saxophonist Sonny Rollins, updates on the Kennedy Expressway, and a new documentary on The Allman Brothers.

Joe Shrader, owner of Shrader’s Goods, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the cease and desist he received from the city for selling apparel with Chicago Fire Department iconography on it. He’ll be losing approximately 70% of his inventory should this cease and desist go through. To help Joe stay in business, you can click […]

Beekeeper and Founder of Bike a Bee, Jana Kinsman joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss how she safely removed a swarm of bees from a Chicago resident’s front lawn. She then addresses her life as a beekeeper, taking care of her own personal hives, as well as the importance of bees to our ecosystem.

President of the Illinois Drivers Alliance Genie Kastrup joins Lisa Dent to talk about the 500+ drivers rallying at the Illinois State Capitol Tuesday morning to demand the passage of the Rideshare Drivers' Union Bill.

Demetrius Ivory, Chief Meteorologist at WGN-TV, joins Lisa Dent to talk about the weather. He discusses the noticeably cooler temperature we’ve had later in May as a opposed to earlier in the month. Later, he address the potential effects of this year’s Super El Niño on the western parts of North and South America.

Howard Tullman, American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, educator, writer, lecturer, and art collector, joins Lisa Dent to discuss his latest article.

Brian Hopkins, Alderman of the 2nd Ward, joins the Lisa Dent Show to continue the discussion on “teen takeovers” as three people were shot on Monday in Hyde Park during one such instance and five officers were struck by a car in another. The Alderman stresses that parents should be held accountable for what goes […]

Terry Savage, nationally-syndicated money columnist, joins Lisa Dent to discuss May’s Consumer Confidence Index and the downward trend in which it’s heading.

Campervans are reportedly putting a dent in the amount of revenue being collected through parking charges in Lahinch. Cathaoirleach of the West Clare Municipal District, Lahinch Fine Gael Councillor Bill Slattery, is calling for designated parking for campers in the north Clare town. Clare County Council took in €281,514 in parking charges and fines in Lahinch last year. Councillor Slattery has been telling Clare FM's Seán Lyons he believes this figure would be higher if campervan drivers weren't vying with regular motorists for spaces.

In honor of the 250 years since the United States’ conception, Lisa will be chatting about some of the beautiful natural parks that help preserve the landscape and wildlife of this country. In this iteration, Lisa highlights Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota. She discusses the long history humans have on that land. From the earliest […]

Peter Greenberg, travel expert and host of Eye on Travel on WGN Radio, joins Lisa Dent from Dallas-Fort Worth to discuss the misconceptions of how Americans are perceived as we travel abroad and address the validity of a TikTok rumor stating that people can find lower fares for hotels and flights if they use a […]

Director of Toy Box Connection Michelle Maxia joins the Lisa Dent Show to talk about the Mental Health/Wellness Fair & Walk happening on May 30th in Orland Park. She highlights the different activities they have at the event, including therapy, acupuncture, and more!

Lisa Dent checks in with the newsroom to hear their stories including a Kane County Cougars bus fire, the final episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, and Collin subbing in for Mary for What’s With.

Assistant Director of Community Partnerships for PAWS Chicago Jill Siar joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss PAWS’ partnership with the Chicago Cubs for their adoption event at Gallagher Way on May 23rd.

Every system we move through runs on norms: rules and agreements that are both explicit and implicit. And nowhere are they more powerful–or more invisible–than in how we lead and how we build our businesses. In fact, sociologists have consistently found that norms don't announce themselves. They travel through families, schools, workplaces, and entire cultures through repetition and imitation, often persisting long after the conditions that created them have changed. We absorb them before we can name them. And once they are inside us, they feel like “just the way things are.”In leadership development the norms run so deep we have mistaken them for truth. As a result, the model leader–despite decades of language to the contrary–still looks and sounds like a very particular kind of person.My guest today offers that leadership development has been trying to make better leaders for a broken system, rather than questioning whether the system itself needs to change. Nilofer Merchant has spent her career making the invisible visible–naming the norms, the systems, the daily routines that keep us collectively stuck. In this conversation, we go deep on the difference between caring and caretaking, what it means to trust yourself when the ground keeps disappearing, and what it actually takes to stop trying to fix what is not working and become someone who builds what is needed, right where you are.Nilofer Merchant is the co-founder of Intangible Labs. She spent over 25 years leading technology companies (Apple, Autodesk, GoLive/Adobe) and personally launched over 100 products and services, netting $18 billion in revenues. She is ranked among the top 50 influential management thinkers in the world (one of her TED Talks has been referenced 300 million times). Our Best Work is her 4th book.Listen to the full episode to hear:Why accepting our current norms won't get leaders where they want to goHow what we call personal agency is in reality socially constructed and drivenWhy we need more real care and less caretaking in our relationships at work and in lifeHow teams can shift towards situational leadership and recentering how we think about the unique value and capabilities individuals bringHow ownership, shared purpose, and co-creation help us build new systems, unstuck from the status quoNilofer's lessons about self-trust, taking risks, and approaching the future of work with hopeLearn more about Nilofer Merchant:WebsiteThe Intangible LabsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nilofer/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nilofer.merchantConnect on LinkedInOur Best Work: Break Free from the 24 Invisible Norms That Limit UsLearn more about Rebecca:rebeccaching.comWork With RebeccaThe Unburdened Leader on SubstackSign up for the weekly Unburdened Leader EmailResources:The Power of Onlyness: Make Your Wild Ideas Mighty Enough to Dent the WorldMary Parker FollettMother Mary Comes to Me, Arundhati RoyThe God of Small Things, Arundhati RoyPrizefighter - Mumford & SonsLaw & OrderDire Straits - Money For NothingDuran Duran - Hungry like the WolfThe Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam GrantChapters:(00:07) - Introduction (12:12) - Why Norms Persist (15:17) - Making the Hard Changes (16:42) - Personal Agency is Not Persona (19:31) - Servant to Situational Leadership (23:44) - Care vs Caretaking (32:37) - Making it Practical: Power of Onlines (39:38) - Uncertainty and Control (43:20) - AI, Layoffs, and Control (46:33) - Build The New Village (48:29) - Ownership Over Accountability (53:03) - Trusting Your Instinct (57:29) - Walking Toward Yourself (01:01:06) - Hope As Liberation (01:04:06) - Quickfire Questions (01:10:44) - How To Connect (01:11:33) - Closing Thoughts

Dr. Dana Varble, chief veterinary officer for the North American Veterinary Community, joins Lisa Dent to talk all things pets. Lisa explains how her dog, Luna, now has Lyme antibodies and Dr. Varble guides her on what to do next. Later, Dr. Varble takes pet questions from you!

Joe Buonavolanto III, owner of Buona Beef, joins Lisa Dent to help celebrate National Italian Beef Day. He later highlights what Buona will be doing over the Memorial Day weekend.

Digital privacy expert with Privacy Bee Harry Maugans joins the Lisa Dent Show to discuss the features and potential issues of new Chinese electric and hybrid vehicles. He also answers the question on whether its possible for someone to lift another’s biometrics from photos posted on the internet.

Dane Neal, calling in from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as he prepares for this weekend’s coverage of the Indy 500, joins Lisa Dent to share stories and memories of two-time NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Kyle Busch, who died suddenly at the age of 41.

Is your practice going out of network to make more money? Fantastic, but make sure you listen to this episode first. Kiera talks about all the numbers you absolutely need to know before you make the decision, and other, smaller considerations you could make instead. Episode resources: Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Schedule a Practice Assessment Leave us a review Kiera Dent- Dental A Team (00:00) Hello, Dental A Team listeners this is Kiera and today I am excited to chat with you about a pretty popular topic that people are always wanting to ask questions about they want to get to know like Kiera, I just want to go out of network. And I say, great, let's talk about it. Let's have a really good conversation about what going out of network actually means what it looks like for you and your practice and how we're able to support you on that.   So if you're new to the Dental A Team, welcome, I'm Kiera Dent. I love all things dentistry. My last name really is Dent and I believe that our job is to positively impact the world of dentistry in the greatest way possible. I think that we are so lucky and so blessed to be able to work in dentistry, to be able to serve and help so many patients. And so I hope that you just know that you're doing a great work out there, that you are changing lives, that you are benefiting so many people. And I am so glad that you've chosen to spend your time with Dental A Team.   If you love our podcast, please, like, please go leave us a review. Like, subscribe, share. It helps us out so much. You have no idea. Just like you want patients to leave you great reviews after you see them. Leaving us a great review for the podcast actually helps us reach more practices and that's our ultimate goal. And I do read them and I'm so grateful for your amazing reviews. So let's talk about going out of network. Going out of network, everybody wants to do it because they want to make money, right? Like I am getting these terrible reimbursement rates and so that's why I'm going to do it.   But what I want you to realize is when you go out of network, you actually become a marketing company. Okay, I hope you heard that. When you go out of network, you become a marketing company. And what that looks like is you now have to work to retain these patients. So when I help practices go out of network, like that's totally fine. You're allowed to do it, but let's make sure we look at the numbers. Let's make sure we do the math. How much is it going to cost for us to market to these new patients? How is it going to be for us to retain these new patients? How are we going to be able to actually get these patients to stay with us long-term?   Now we don't have the insurance clause that's keeping patients here. Also, if you don't know, insurance companies do often send letters to your patients telling them, hey, if you just go down to this other dentist, they're actually an in-network provider. I kid you not, you think that it's dirty, they're allowed to play dirty. So just so you know, when you do this, you start facing this huge uphill battle and I've had practices almost go belly up after going out of network. That's not to say that going out of network's wrong.   but I even have practices that are fee for service right now and they're like we just cannot drive new patients because trying to compete with people in network is so hard and I think about it like Let's just run the fees and I know you sit here and you dream about this grand day of like but Kiera if I was out of network I could get paid so much for a crown and I'm like, yes But then you're only doing like two crowns instead of 20 crowns So there is a volume game, which is not a wrong game to play But I just want you to like realize that you really have to drive your marketing. You have to be   top notch, you have to look to see how you're gonna drive patients to your practice. You have to beg, you will have an uptick in your spend on marketing when you go out of network as well. So it's not all flour, sunshine and gravy. And so sometimes I just look at like, what's the biggest pain point and could we maybe drop one or two insurance companies instead of dropping all of them. If you have more patients than you know what to do with and I'm talking you are booked out seven, eight, nine months to get your patients back in. It might be worth considering, could we drop one or two plans?   Or could we expand and add in more providers before we drop insurances? So look at our lowest paying reimbursables and see what if we just drop those and offer them our membership plan so they become these fee for service patients. But with the membership plan, they are more tethered to the practice, right? Because they're paying for this, they're going to be coming in two times a year. You have two opportunities to see them. I will tell you as a fee for service patient myself, I do not usually go in two times a year. And it's because I'm like, I gotta pay like 300 bucks. But when they have a membership plan,   They don't think like that. They're like, put my cleaning is free. Just like they think of with insurance. So when you're going out of network, really starting to think about all these possibilities of like, all right, what are we going to need to change to be able to drop? So when I have people looking at this, I think about number one, what is the cost to benefit ratio? And if we lost all these patients, let's pretend none of them come, let's go for our worst case scenario, would we be able to sustain? Do I have enough patients to be able to sustain that? And am I willing to do that? Some practices,   Totally, they're good to go. They're like, yes, Kiera, I'm just fine. I can absolutely 1000 % handle this. Other people are like, no, I can't. If I lost all those patients, we would not be able to sustain. So that's the first step before we go out of network. The second step is let's make sure we're prepared to go out of network and handle all those phone calls. And how are we going to save and maintain and retain these patients? Can we get them on membership plans? Third, what are you gonna do about the insurance companies that are calling your patients constantly?   When you out of network, you move into a marketing company. You are constantly striving to keep these patients with you, retain these patients, make sure that they're always there. They're no longer just coming to quote unquote automatically. And so I think about it like, let's run the opportunity cost for when we're going out of network to see, is this something I really want to do? do you want to do this? And I think so many people are like, okay, I'm going to just do this.   we're going to run, we're going to do, and then like, let's maybe do a little bit of prep work. And so there is out of network, like collection verbiage, there is an out of network plan. ⁓ There is all of this. And I just think like, when we go through it, you want to make sure that you are fully prepared financially, mentally, emotionally, as a team, we are locked and loaded and we are good to go. And so if you've looked at those numbers and you're set,   I really want you to think about how you're going to be a marketing company. And so when we look at this, thinking about how can I retain all these people? How can I make sure before I go and drop, like truly before you go and drop insurance, how can I make sure all these patients are going to continue to come back to us? Is it something that we can do of like, can I put into place and start reaching out membership plans? Can we work on our patient experience? Can we make sure like, what's gonna set us apart from the insurance company down the street?   I have a doctor and they are amazing and they are fee for service and they've been fee for service for years. I'm talking like they are so lucky. They've got the Taj Mahal of a practice. It's gorgeous. They've got state of the art technology. Their fees are really not that much higher, but they have like, could you not multiple practices? There's probably 10 around them that are all insurance driven and they're like, but our dentistry should speak for itself. And I'm like, I don't disagree with you, but when times get tighter, things get harder.   People are gonna look at this. guys, I have even, Kiera Dent, who knows dentistry, I have switched. I have a doctor who's fee for service. This is embarrassing. Me as a patient, I'm going to tell you. I have a dentist fee for service. I know they do great dentistry, but they're fee for service. My husband, he's got a great dentist who's got a great hygienist. They're in network with my husband's insurance. I was like, well, I'll just go to them for my cleanings. And if I ever have work that needs to get done, I'll go to the fee for service practice.   Even myself, because I'm just like, well, is it really worth the cost? Like, it's just a cleaning. Like I could just go to the other dentist and you might be like, no cure. But you got to think about the patient. I know you think your dentistry is amazing, but to that patient, a cleaning is a cleaning is a cleaning. Unless they love your hygienist or they love you, they love your front office. They love something about your practice so much that they're willing to pay almost like I pay $300 out of pocket versus insurance. pay $30 a month.   and I get to go have a great cleaning by this amazing hygienist. I also can look at my x-rays, but I think about it, this is where I say you've got to be a marketing company. What's going to make this person continually come to you and choose you every single year when the insurance companies are hitting them, the economy's hitting them, the price is hitting them, and they don't know if your filling is better than the dentist down the street that is closer to them, is in network with them, and they don't need to drive to you. How do you set yourself apart?   So ways that fee for service practice, like I'm telling you, I got the Taj Mahal. They're amazing. They're great. But even then they struggle. And so I think before we decide we wanna drop out of network, I really want you to just make sure, am I committed to being a marketing company? I'm doing the reels. I'm doing the social media. I'm putting like a freaking banner outside. I am asking for reviews and referrals. I'm making sure that we concier all of our patients. We're doing follows with them. Our doctors are giving them a call afterwards. Like I'm talking next level.   So I go to a fee for service chiropractor. She's amazing. She does a nerve and I have actually some like weird nerve things going on. And so I really love her. She's fee for service. But when I have like something that comes up in my life and I message her, it is an above and beyond over the top on her of like, absolutely care. I take care of yourself. I'm going to reappoint you. I'll reschedule you. It is a white glove service when I work with her. And so I'm willing to pay a premium. I also am able to get in on the weekends. If I need something from her, I message her and she's like, yep.   I, she can do house visits for me, but I think you have to realize like when people are paying out of pocket full price, just doing great dentistry is not enough for them. They are expecting great customer service, great experiences. Why should I be paying my money? And sometimes that's not even enough. And you can say, we've got say to the art this, we've got say to the art that. So what this practice we had to do for fever service, they get a tour every single time we walk them through, we have towels for them. We walk them to the front. They have a dedicated treatment coordinator.   There's somebody who's dedicated for phones. We have a dedicated concierge who sits in the front office who brings things for you. That's the welcoming and greeting who sits there and chit chats, who knows every single patient by name. That is the level of concierge service and marketing for these fee for service practices. If you've got competition around you. If you don't, podcast doesn't apply to you. But I think when most people are thinking about going out of network, they're just like, I'm going to go like screw it. Delta Dental, Aetna, I'm so sick of your freaking fees. I'm going to now be paid what I'm worth.   I don't disagree with you. You are worth that. But I also want to make sure that you're fully prepared to be that high level concierge doctor that has to do so much more to retain these patients. I have another doctor who went out of network, literally almost went bankrupt. ⁓ The practice is struggling. They don't have enough patients. They are constantly trying to recruit new patients. They're looking at it and they're looking to rejoin in network because everything is falling apart. Family's falling apart. Life has fallen apart. Profitability has fallen apart.   because they just did not realize how much effort it is to try to bring in new patients on your own. So one way you could look before you even go into it is look at your new patients and see how many new patients are we attracting just by reviews and referrals alone before I go out of network. And if I'm not bringing in a lot of people by reviews and referrals right now as the best dentist, they love me. I've got like this healthy cult following with them. If I don't have that, I might wanna work on that to see what are the patients who are fee for service   Why are they coming here? Ask them, ask people like, you can survey your patient base. Like what would you guys love? Like if you had to pay a little bit more for dentistry, what would it be? Are you more, because they don't know the difference of a great dentist and a not so great dentist. And I think that that's what people don't realize is our dentistry, as much as I wish that it was a differentiator for patients, it's not. They don't know if that filling in that crown is better than the dentist down the street who's in network. They have no idea.   What they're looking at is cost and even a great experience, they still might come down to cost. And I'm not here to say that it's all cost because I believe that people are willing to pay for great experiences. You look at why does Chick-fil-A do better than McDonald's? We look at why is Target oftentimes better than Walmart, but is it really? And who are you? And I don't think all patients come for cost. I think there is a lot of space in today's world to stand out of knowing their name, driving it, but we also have to be careful because   We are facing real people are like, how's the economy and is it impacting dentists? And I'm like, those who are doing regular dentistry, no, it's not. They're great. But those who are outside of that, so we're talking all on X cases, cosmetic cases, fee for service patients. If they don't have a loyal patient base right now, people are considering costs. They are considering what are we going to do? And I know that that's why you are also probably considering fee for service. What about fee for service? What about this? What about that?   those pieces I think are very much needing to be highlighted and addressed of, all right, if the economy is pushing dollars, what can we do to offset that? If I'm needing to increase our fees to offset dollars within our practice for profit margins, what else can we do for this? And I really think for you to look at when you're going out of network to say, is this something I'm willing to do? Is this something our practice is fully equipped with?   Are we getting enough reviews and referrals just by being a great practice today to go out of it? And am I willing to like up my ante, not just being a great dentist, because you dropped that network guys, they're going to like fly away to a practice that does accept them. And like I said, your insurance company is going to try to convince them because they get a lot more money when it goes through an in-network provider than an out-of-network provider. And they're going to, they hustle them. And so for you to just accept that you will be a marketer, you will be constantly looking for patients.   you'll be constantly trying to fill your books and is it something you want to do? And is that an additional piece you want to add to your already big to-do list or is it not? And you might be hearing like, Kiera's pro insurance. I'm not, we have a lot of offices that are out of network, but I will say my out of network ones, every single call, it is always a, do I get more new patients? How do we get patients? Unless you're in a really busy area, I have a few where like them cutting insurance was the best thing they could have done because they just were inundated with patients.   and it was like kind of pruning a tree and they needed to prune. So them dropping insurances strategically, they were okay if they lost every single patient, they would still be able to take care of their entire team. All the people, they even had like a dental office across the street moving. They're like, that's fine, take our patients. Like we are good with that. But I will say, if you are not prepared to do that, I might just add a pause for you before you go out of network. So thinking about going out of network, run your numbers to see, can we survive when we lost all the patients?   Number two, I want you to think about are we prepared to be a marketing company and what do we need to do to make sure people stay? Number three, look at our reviews and see how many of them and our referrals and our new patients, how many are coming from reviews and referrals of people referring us and would they continue to do so? Please like check your ego, pretend you are not this person. Will they continue to do so if you go out of network? Four, what can we proactively do to make patients want to stay here? Can we start adding some of these concierge pieces or is it like, hey, when we go out of network, we add these concierge pieces.   Can we get people more on membership plans? So when we go out of network, it doesn't hurt us as much because they're tethered to our practice already. I would be prepping and preparing you and this is what we do with our offices before they do it. Some offices still choose to go out of network and I say that's fine. But again, every choice has a consequence, whether positive or negative that you need to be aware of to make the best decisions. And I believe better insights, better knowledge result in better decisions. So if you need help going out of network, you're like, my gosh, these are things that I need help with.   please reach out before you do it. Hello@TheDentalATeam.com. This is how we're able to help you. This is how we're able to just make sure that you've thought through all the pieces and then whatever path is best for you, we're able to guide you through it. And if you've already decided to go out and now we're kind like, shoot, I don't have all these things in place. Great. This is what we do. So reach out. Hello@TheDentalATeam.com. This is what we specialize in. This is what we're experts in and you can choose. It's like, it's a choose your own adventure.   Just make sure you know what the ending looks like for either opportunity so you choose the best decision for you, your practice, and your patients. And as always, thanks for listening, and I'll catch you next time on the Dental A Team

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