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Tiff and Dana spell out how to avoid the crunch-time that always seems to crop up each December. They give advice on how to find the just-right daily metric for your practice, the power of adding procedure codes, how to get the whole team rallied for the cause, and more. Episode resources: Reach out to Tiff and Dana Tune Into DAT's Monthly Webinar Practice Momentum Group Consulting Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Become Dental A-Team Platinum! Review the podcast Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:01.174) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. Dana and I are back at it today. We are bringing you some fantastic information today, if I might say so myself. Dana, thank you so much for being here with me. I know we both had calls. You've had a million calls.   a ton of clients and you had so many calls already this morning and you pop it on podcasts to just give away more information. So thank you for being here with me. Thank you for giving me this time this afternoon. What do you have going on this weekend? It's Friday for us right now. I don't know when this is dropping, if it'll be a Friday or not, but what do you have going on this weekend? Because I think the world needs to know. I was very excited and I'm going to need a picture of your outfit.   Dana (00:41.026) Thanks, I'm super excited. We are going to PBR tonight. It's one of my kids' most favorite things and I will say in Tucson they do it up. They do get a lot of the top bull riders across the country. So my kids are pumped for that and indoor fireworks and country music. so we are pumped. I know, was like in my morning Friday five, like, yee-haw everybody, I'm super excited.   The Dental A Team (00:56.384) Dang!   The Dental A Team (01:03.222) Yeah, I'm excited. My sister and I went to PBR a couple years ago. It was up here in Phoenix and it was fun. We were honestly we went as like, I don't know, it's something to do. But we were like hyped by the end of the night. It was like two hours like 10, 11pm. And I was like, what else are we doing tonight? Like, where are we going? So I was like your kids so I get it. And my feet hurt because I wore her boots and that was the wrong idea. So it's fine. It's fine. Well, you have PBR. I have my   Dana (01:22.946) Yeah, super fun.   Dana (01:27.746) You   The Dental A Team (01:31.946) tonight. You didn't get to hear that. I know. Mariah Carey's Christmas concert and I told the team this morning this is not meant to be political or offensive to anyone. This is just true from my heart. Mariah Carey is to me what Taylor Swift is to all the Swifties of the world. I am not. I I think Taylor's would just be fantastic. I do love her music. I think she's great but to me Mariah Carey is is that. So I'm excited.   Dana (01:49.584) Yeah.   Dana (01:57.614) I'll exchange pictures then.   The Dental A Team (01:59.958) Yes, yes, we'll exchange pictures. You got PBR, I Mariah Carey, we've got it on lockdown. This is going to be fantastic night. I hope all of you are doing something fun, whatever day this might be, that you're listening to this. I hope that the weekend that we recorded this, you did one of those two things if you're here in Arizona. And really, we're looking at, I mean, we're looking at fun things towards the end of the year. This time of year,   is wild. I feel like this weekend specifically I've had like 16 different things come up that people are like, can you do this, can you do that? I'm like, my gosh, plus I fly on Sunday and I'm like, I can't cram anything else into the amount of time that I have remaining for the year and this is the crunch time, the end of the year.   where things just get really, really, really wild. And we really try to cram as much as we can into the time that we have. So personally and professionally, we start doing this, we start seeing practice, you know, schedules get a little wild. And I really want to talk about today, how to make the most of that. So end of year crunch, end of month crunch, but also Dana and I were talking and I want to not just talk about it for December, for the end of the year, I want to talk about it for   forever, for every month. How can we make sure that it doesn't get to the end of the year, the last two months of the year, that we're like, holy cow, guys, we've got $60,000, we've got to make up, we're behind. And I don't want you guys to get there. I don't want you to feel that crunch. I want you to be looking at numbers more succinctly throughout the year so that you don't feel that stress, but.   We do get there. We do get there sometimes during the year, during other months. And I want you to also be prepared for what that can look like. And Dana, you had just this really fantastic plan.   The Dental A Team (03:45.908) that you've laid out that we use for a lot of our clients, all of our clients are doing it, where they should be. If they're not, slap on the wrist and talk to your consultant. Make sure you get it implemented. But I really want to hear, in your words, Dana, how you make sure that your teams and your doctors are constantly looking at those goals, that they don't have that weird crunch time, and they can accomplish what they're looking for.   Dana (04:08.067) Yeah, and I think like you said, you start off by really looking at those numbers throughout the entire year. I think we set them oftentimes in November, December for the following year and then we're like, well, we set them, we know what they are, that's it. And that's great that you know what they are, but continuing to look at them throughout the year and really to continue to look at is there a gap in any of them? And then we are...   The Dental A Team (04:19.774) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (04:23.178) Yeah.   Dana (04:33.858) pushing the needle or spreading the gap out for the rest of the year so that we are just doing our very best and we're staying on top of where we are in getting there.   Oftentimes when we set them in the beginning of the year, those are big numbers, right? They're big numbers and for the team to digest this, we walked through with a practice on our group consulting the other day and our consultant, Christy, just did a fantastic job of saying like, those are huge numbers and to team members sometimes we have to break it down into bite-sized chunks and what can we focus on every single day to get us there? And if we can take, let's say you set a $60,000 gap, if we can take a $60,000 gap and we can   The Dental A Team (04:49.62) Yeah.   Dana (05:16.256) break it down and say, guys, that is one crown a day. Boy, does that feel so much more doable to a team member than we've got to find $60,000. Right. And I love that you said not just in December, because December, like you and I were talking about, Tiv, is like a baby month this year, like where the holiday is placed and with the time off that happens in December and all the activities like December is such a tiny month this year. And so if we wait and we save and we say, okay, well, let's look at it in December, man, we have missed some   The Dental A Team (05:25.29) Yeah. Yeah.   The Dental A Team (05:32.416) Yeah.   Dana (05:46.16) opportunities throughout the year and all the other working days that happened before we got to the month of December.   The Dental A Team (05:51.034) Mm-hmm. Totally. I think that's brilliant and it's something that should be talked about like you said every day Really we should be looking at it especially when it's crunch time and I know I've had so many teams really rally At the end of the month when it is crunch time and not that they waited till the end of the month But they're like, okay guys like we're still needing this 10k Like where are we finding it today and teams will gamify it and they'll really rally around it   when they know what they need to gain, when they know how to win. So this kind of goes into that metrics conversation that we had on another podcast of really knowing how I can affect the metric on a daily basis. I love.   the idea of doing it and breaking that and what Christy said, like breaking a big goal down to something smaller. breaking that yearly goal down to quarterly, down to monthly, down to daily is huge. And I even have practices, I talked to one today that they were like, gosh, most of the days this week were fantastic, yesterday kind of sucked. But overall for the week, we were above goal. Fantastic. So it's from a monthly to a weekly to a daily. Like, as long as you're on track over the big haul, that's what matters.   I do have practices that almost focus too small and then I have practices that focus too big. The two big practices are like, okay guys, our goal is 250 this month and we're at 125, so let's keep going. It's like, okay, cool, but what else is left? And then I have practices that are like, we need $10,000 every day. So every day they're like, are we at $10,000, yes or no?   What they're not doing is what Dana's talking about is really looking at what was our goal minus what we've done minus what's scheduled, right? Divided by the number of days you have remaining because even if I'm at 12,000 of a $10,000 goal today, if I was at 8,000 yesterday and I'm not thinking about that now $2,000 gap between the two days, I'm $2,000 short at the end of the month and I'm like, wait, where did the money go?   The Dental A Team (07:47.338) well, there's a gap somewhere that was missed. So we've got to look at all of those metrics and figure out every single day, my daily goal might change. I have a practice that I was like,   Just I Extended them that was hard to get out I extended them one year past what I they thought they could do I knew they could do it right But they had like a nine thousand dollar a day goal They had three hygienists and they had one and a half doctors had a nine thousand dollar a day goal and I was like No, you guys you guys can do 12 and they were like   No freaking way. And I was like, we're doing it. We're freaking doing it. I'm going to tell show you how I'm going to tell you how to get there. I'm gonna hold you accountable. We're gonna do it. And they did. But then next week, I get a text from the front office gal, the treatment coordinator and she's like, I'm sad to say that was really easy. And I think I know because you just didn't know what you were capable of because we weren't looking at the numbers before you had no idea that you were surpassing $9,000 on the regular.   Dana (08:24.813) me.   The Dental A Team (08:48.694) You guys were already doing it, you just didn't know. So I put that $12,000 in, blew your minds, and now you guys are like, wait a second, this was really easy, actually, if we could do more. You totally can with the right scheduling, with the right pieces put into place, but if we're not looking at it, we have no idea where we can go. So taking those pieces throughout the month, on the fifth day, you might see, hey guys, we're actually not, we're a little bit behind, we need to add $2,000 each day. Great, our 9,000.   $1,000 goal is now $11,000 until we get above that. But looking at it every day and making sure we do know what that gap is. Dana, you talked on another podcast about, like we said at the beginning of this one, how the little things that we do every single day can add up to a big thing. So even as far as you mentioned attaching all of the procedure codes, right? So what have you seen in practices that you've worked with or worked in where it's like, gosh, guys, we're only $500 short or something, like we're looking at it.   But then it comes down to those simple things. What are some areas that you feel like practices miss that are easily made up when they've got a gap like that? Like just attaching simple codes. What codes are you looking at?   Dana (10:00.524) Yeah, x-rays for sure. Anything as far as adjunct services. Sometimes we're like, well, I'm just going to irrigate just this quadrant. Well, you irrigated them, right? Or bundling perio things so that our perio patients that get the best results also have laser or ozone or stellalight or all of the other perio adjunct services. Making sure that we're adding fluoride. Even I've got lots of doctors now that because fluoride helps crowns last longer are adding fluoride to all of their crowns.   they do the seat, they're administering varnish. Even coming up with, right, as we're seeing more of this fluoride pushback come out, you know what? There's a hydroxyapatite varnish. So let's have that in the practice so that even when we get pushback, there's still something we can do. So it really is just little, little things. And I use fluoride as an example because lots of patients can benefit from that or the hydroxyapatite alternative.   If we look at, say one hygiene day, average floor, will say is $30 for the varnish. We see eight patients in each hygiene column. If every hygienist even got 80 % of their patients, that's close to a thousand extra dollars every single working day. And it's something so small. You use the example of PAs and write PAs 12, $16. But if we're doing that routinely for all of our patients, that maybe we see a little bit something or maybe, you know, they're having some sensitivity here and we add that PA.   those things add up with the number of patients that we see each day. So little things like that really do have a huge impact.   The Dental A Team (11:36.16) Yeah, I agree. I think the PAs are so easy. And I think even on like a limited exam, we'll have a limited come in and they'll do a limited and a PA. But then sometimes the doctor's like, can you get a bite wing of that? Then you did a bite wing too, right? So making sure all those are put in there. And then I thought how many times when I've done billing and gone back through and I've seen crowns, and I'm like, so many crowns and do we really not do build ups? Doc's like, we always do a build up. What are you talking about?   I'm like, well, we've never charged for a buildup. These patients are just getting buildups all over the place. And those are like $185. I've seen it all the way up to almost $300 for a buildup.   Dana (12:07.81) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (12:17.174) Making sure that every code is attached is insanely important, not just to the billing representative because he or she desperately wants that information, you guys, but also to your bottom goal. And when you come in and it's like, guys, we're so close. Or when I get the calls from the teams and they're like, we missed it by 2000. I'm like, well, where was the 2000? Where did you lose it? Was it in buildups or PAs or was it, know, two more, can we have done two more occlusal guards? Like, where does that look like? really   winning your month and knowing how you're going to get there is huge and then I think you guys talked you said on that group coaching call which I love because those doctors are just freaking fantastic and they have so many excellent questions and ideas that they're sharing but you guys brought it so granular as to like what is the thing that's going to get us there so we might be $1,200 short what is that so that's a crown   That's two occlusal guards. That's a handful of fillings for certain patients. Really looking at, where can we make that up? Where do we have time in our schedule to make that up? Do I have assistive time that if I had two night guards come through, so two occlusal guards, I could have the scans or impressions taken? Making sure that it's super applicable and that we can see the result very easily, I think is super key. And then also flip side, Dana, I have a lot of...   a lot of hygienists that I'm like, take the scan in your room. If this patient needs a night guard and occlusal guard, take the scan in your room and then get that credit over there as well. Do you have a lot of hygienists that are doing scans and occlusal guard scans, like full mouth scans to show teeth shifting, all those pieces? Are you seeing that a lot?   Dana (14:00.61) Yeah, yeah, and I'm even seeing I had a hygiene team that they even started to build a whitening column in between their   re-care patients and they would both kind of just hop and run it and manage it together. And that was a fantastic boost in production. And sometimes too, is like doctors are hesitant. I just talked to another doctor and it was like, well, you know, I could do bone graft for membrane. And I'm like, why are you going to stop and think like, would this give this patient a better result? Maybe they're not interested in implant right now, but they didn't say no ever in the future. like, let's bone graft it and make sure that those bone levels are nice and healthy or why only popped a couple granules in there? No, that's a bone graft. So let's make   sure that we are accounting for it. So I think this is a team-wide thing. And if everybody can just be like, what is one little thing? What is one little thing that if I did consistently throughout my patient base, or if I added in one whitening patient, or combined as a hygiene team, we ran a whitening column, or our FDOT had their own column and they were doing sealants in a pediatric practice. Like what can we do? And there's oftentimes so many things. And if we put our heads together, we actually end up with this list and   The Dental A Team (14:37.78) You opened it.   The Dental A Team (14:46.176) Yeah.   Dana (15:07.44) we're like, okay, well, actually, where do we start of all of these things that we can do?   The Dental A Team (15:07.946) Yeah. Yes.   Yes, and putting your heads together on how do we implement this change moving forward and what's the verbiage to feel okay with it? Because I think also, we have a hard time sometimes charging for what we should get paid for. And we say constantly, charge for what you did, charge for what you did. So that means don't leave it off and charge for what you did, meaning don't charge the wrong code just because it feels better because it feels like less I know.   I love you all dearly, all of you who are doing this, but it needs to stop. Charging a pro fee for a perio maintenance, just do a perio maintenance. If this patient is a perio maintenance, if this patient has pocketing, if they have all the pieces that add up, they had SRP, they have all of those pieces, and you guys.   You guys, this drives me insane and I'm not a hygienist, so tell me if this is totally out of line. I am okay with it. Write me, email me, Dana, call me out on it now, I don't care. But it drives me insane when I see hygienists time over time over time say, okay, well, I'm going to do it this time. But really, it's if it's bad next time, still, I'm going to SRP, I'm going do a one to three or I'm going to go I'm going to have them do three profies. Because really, they need limited scaling. But I don't want to have   to tell them that or I think I can do it with the profis like my gosh I think we get caught up in not wanting to make a patient feel some certain way and we actually are doing them such a disservice in my opinion if I have perio tell me I have perio   The Dental A Team (16:42.036) But I need limited scaling because I have had a body change. My physical body has changed because guess what? I'm older than the last time I was here. I'm on different medications or supplements or my breathing changed. I lost weight. I gained weight. I stopped sleeping at night. So many things add up to changes in our mouth that we don't give credit to and then we charge for the lesser because we feel bad. We feel guilty. That's my assumption.   That's me putting an assumption into the world. But for the love of all things that are holy, I implore upon you, charge for what you're doing. If you do a CBCT scan, charge for that. If you do a panel, charge for that. Charge for whatever it is that you're doing and stop charging for the lesser just to pad something. Now, if you want to charge it out and you're like, hey, I don't want to charge you for this, then do a write-off.   Do a write-off so that you see how much of that you're writing off and giving away as well. Because when you charge a pro fee, when it should have been a perio maintenance, you're not seeing that $60 to $100 difference of money that you're writing off every month that you guys are owed because you did the work. That's my soapbox, Dana.   Dana (18:00.854) No, I will join you in that. I will agree with you. Same thing. I was even the classic hygienist who if you came with too much buildup, I would say I need to see you every three months instead of every six months. You're still a pro-fee, but you're just a heavier builder. And I only have an hour with you and I refuse to run 15 minutes into my next patient's appointment when I could see you more frequently. So...   Yeah, you do what your patient needs and if you're prepping the patient and if you're like, oftentimes you're like, well, they're just gonna be surprised or they're gonna be shocked that they need this this time. Well, no, because you build that into the entire appointment, right? You're saying these period charting out loud. You're making them say like, if you hear fours, hey, those are warning signs. If you hear fives, we're in a little bit of hot water territory here. So.   The Dental A Team (18:25.152) Yes.   The Dental A Team (18:39.051) Yeah.   Dana (18:49.64) have the conversations that are needed to be had, do the services that are needed to be done, and bill accordingly.   The Dental A Team (18:55.57) I agree. And doctors, the same thing goes to you for those buildups, for those x-rays, for those just to fix whatever it is. Charge for what you're doing. If you did a buildup,   put it in there. If it wasn't treatment planned as it was needing a buildup, then guess what? Have the conversation with the patient, hey, we weren't actually able to save it. We thought we were going to be able to, but once we got in there, it was a little bit deeper, a little bit bigger. And for the stability of this tooth and the longevity of your crown, the money that you are investing, we had to do a buildup.   Period. It's not that much, you guys. It is on the long run to you because if you're giving away 10 buildups, it's over potentially $2,000 a month, just charge for it. Do the right thing, charge for it. So that's not just a dig at hygiene. That is everyone. Charge for what you're doing, code for what you're doing. Make the best of your months by looking at what that gap is and how can we get there and then look back and think too.   How did we get here? Is it because we forgot to charge for things? We were missing things? Do we have open hours? Do we need to tackle something within the scheduling or the treatment planning? Really look at the trends of the practice, not just what can we add same day always. That's a huge benefit and something I want you to be looking at, but look at the trends that also got you there.   So take all this information our soapbox is done you guys we are stepping off of it. We are done for the day on that one. I hope you've gained some value there are some amazing tips within this we do work with clients constantly on these same pieces and if you have questions on what you should be charging for or shouldn't be we can help with a lot of those we don't know.   The Dental A Team (20:33.246) the legalities for every single thing but we do know how to look really hard and find information and help you out as best as we can. If we don't, we know the people who can help you and we will always direct you in that direction. So Hello@TheDentalATeam.com message us there, message us on socials, whatever avenue you want to take. Drop us a five star review below, let us know how much you loved this. Dana, thank you so much for joining me on my soapbox today and for all of the invaluable information that you had to share today. This has been so much fun.   Thank you. Awesome you guys can't wait to hear from you. I hope you have a stellar rest of your day and into the week or weekend whatever that looks like today while you're listening to this. We'll catch you next time.

Tiff and Dana discuss the ideal ways to utilize expanded functions dental assistants (EFDAs). They provide different ideas of how an EFDA can effectively fill in gaps, address scheduling SNAFUs, why state regulations need to be taken into consideration, and more. Episode resources: Reach out to Tiff and Dana Tune Into DAT's Monthly Webinar Practice Momentum Group Consulting Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Become Dental A-Team Platinum! Review the podcast Transcript: The Dental A Team (00:01.464) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. We are back at you. Dana and I, Dana, thank you for being here with me today. I'm so excited to see you. How are you on this lovely, lovely, still morning? Yes, morning.   Dana (00:14.474) God, I'm doing pretty good. I'm excited to be here. I like this. I know you're always like, I love my time with Dana. It's equally reciprocated. So I'm excited to get a little extra Tiff time today.   The Dental A Team (00:21.101) Thank you.   Thank you, me too, me too. We really need to, I was thinking this morning, as I was getting ready for work, I was like, my gosh, we need to schedule the Seven Falls hike in Tucson because it's getting cooler, we'll say. So yeah, we need to find a weekend that we can get down there, you can get up there, and we meet, it's almost in the middle, right? So, awesome. Okay, hiking is my jam, you know that, we'll get that scheduled and...   Dana (00:42.731) Yes.   The Dental A Team (00:49.771) We're going to spend some time together today. We've already recorded one podcast and I cannot wait for that one to release. I think it was fantastic. Doctors. was really good. We just did it about coding and making sure that systems are accurate and billing is accurate and billing representatives, making sure that you're getting the support you need from your doctors within that coding accuracy department. So go listen to that. If you haven't listened to it yet, I do love all of our podcasts. I think that they're all fantastic, but   We like to hear it from you guys too. So whatever you think, whatever you need, if there's ever ideas that you guys have too that you're like, gosh, I would love more information about this. Do you know anything? One, ask us at Hello@TheDentalATeam.com We're always here to help answer questions or give ideas. But if you've got podcast ideas, like we are open to them. literally, the consulting team goes through and we pick the topics and we try to think of the things that you might like. And I honestly think sometimes we might miss the mark on something. So.   Let us know if there's things that you want more information on or things that we could dive into further for you, because we're here for that. Also drop a five star review. Let us know what you think down there as well, because we do love hearing about it. I love sharing podcasts, Do you ever share a podcast with your friends? I have a very specific friend group that's podcasters, and we very specific podcasts that we share. Do you have one of those in your life?   Dana (02:10.75) Yes, I do. And I always joke around and say, if I start sending you podcasts or even sometimes like funny Instagram things, like you've made it to my inner circle.   The Dental A Team (02:18.672) Yeah, I totally agree. I saw a the other day that was like, it's a full-time job. I'm here for it. You're welcome. And it was like sending memes all day to my best friend or something like that. And my best friend is a stay at home mom. And so I sent it straight to her. She's like,   You're welcome. I'm gonna log on at the end of the day and I'm like, my gosh, got a lot of things in here. Yeah, but I do, I love sharing the podcasts and sometimes I'll share a podcast and they're like, gosh, I can re-listen to this. I'm like, I don't know. Like sometimes I just re-listen to podcasts and I get nuggets and tips that I didn't catch before or it hits a little bit differently. And I know I've gone back and listened to years later a podcast and been like, wow.   I didn't even realize it could have meant this or now I'm in this space of my life and it's completely applicable. And I think about that on my free time, I listen to much different, I listen to leadership and life coaching style podcasts and I do sprinkle some dentistry in there just to stay up to date. But it made me think this morning too, these podcasts that we do.   Sometimes we've got startup doctors or two years into owning the practice or associate doctors who maybe don't own their own practice yet or maybe they don't want to own their own practice but they're super new, listen to a podcast and then fast forward five years, we've been doing this podcast for a long time you guys, going back and listening to it from a different perspective. Today I'm a different person than I was five years ago when I first listened to it.   It made me think about that this morning. I love podcasting, I love pulling you guys into the podcasting world and getting this time with you. And it really made me think about how different stages of your life things are just gonna hit a little bit differently. So I wanted to take that minute to just remind everyone to go back through. We've got a million podcasts. Share with your friends, share with your family who's in dentistry. Like how many of us, right, have some sort of family member who's also in dentistry that could use the information?   The Dental A Team (04:19.771) Just a quick reminder, and today's topic is super fun. I am not an EFDA. I will put that out there. I'm not an EFDA, but I'm a dental assistant at heart. I will say it every single time. I just said it on the last podcast. I love dental assisting. It just makes me so happy. It fulfills my soul. So today, Dana, I thought it would be really fun to take a little adventure down the road of what an expanded functions.   dental assistant within a practice might look like. And I think this is a good space for teams and for doctors, a good podcast for doctors to really get some ideas on what that could look like within their practice. Now doctors, will say and listeners out there, not every state sees an EFDA for what another state sees them as.   So a lot of the things that we're going to talk about, remember we consult practices from coast to coast. We are all over the country. And so we've got tidbits and pieces that we picked up from different practices all over different states. So caveat to today, I want you to go check what your state's requirements are, what your state's legalities are, what they can or can't do before taking anything we say and implementing it right off the bat, right off the bat, unless you already have that information. Really easy place to go is your state dental board.   ADA usually has some interesting facts on per state. So just go double check those beforehand. So that's my caveat, but Dana and I both have worked with a lot of practices who do utilize EFTAs. It's a wild wild west out here, so we don't require the EFDA, but we do have that available here and you can do more with it. You can do the coronal polishing and things like that here in Arizona, but it's...   sadly not yet required in Arizona. I think it is getting pushed towards that way. But I wanted to pick your brain a little bit Dana on some things that you've seen maybe just within different practices across the country. We don't have to like state specific them or anything, but how have you seen chair, know, chair side wise with a doctor and after really be useful to the dentist and the practice for maybe even practice flow.   Dana (06:29.374) Yeah, so I there's two ways that I think are super common. And I do think that, like knowing, like you said, knowing your state regulations, exactly what you're after can and can't do will kind of help you choose which way might work best for your practice. And there is the first way is they really have their own column, right? And the doctors hop in where doctor is needed. And then the flip side of that is there isn't a separate column for them. They just follow the doctor.   So I think it just kind of depends on how much they can do independently based on state laws as far as which one you choose. But those are the two most common structures that I see. And I think that...   Again, we wanna maximize the way that we utilize them. The other thing that I see is EFTAs being used a lot for assisted hygiene because if they can coronal polish, that's just another avenue for them to be able to help in a different way, help to boost production too and just see more patients.   The Dental A Team (07:19.283) Yeah, thank you.   The Dental A Team (07:29.703) Yeah, I agree with that. I was thinking the same thing with hygiene and I was actually thinking as you were talking about like their own provider column or utilizing that provider situation where the doctor's kind of almost the assistant following the assistant, right? It makes me think of your hygiene schedule because if you've got an assisted hygiene schedule or even just two or more hygienists, your doctors are going in for what they need to for their exams. So it's kind of similar I think to...   practices and team members get a little hung up on the scheduling piece and like wrapping their minds around it because you're kind of like Reworking how you thought about an appointment you learned how to schedule an appointment you learn the X's and slashes and the block scheduling but now we're like totally warping what you knew and adding a new caveat but if you think of it in that like assisted hygiene or Double or triple hygiene where the doctors coming in for the exams. It's kind of similar the doctors coming in for   their pieces, right, for the drilling and the decay removal while the assistant stays there just like the hygienist would stay there and finish the cleaning, et cetera, the assistant staying there and filling the tooth back in and finishing it out. So the doctor would come and go and follow the assistant more as a provider. So I do have, I actually have an interesting like smash of all of that information. I do have a practice in a state in Tennessee.   that she's a fantastic dentist and she has like these insanely great ideas and she's always smashing things together. She actually took a hygienist, had a hygienist EFDA. So she had a hygienist go get her EFDA and now she truly is like a provider column because she's doing hygiene and she's doing EFDA out of that column, out of her chair in her room. So it's kind of cool because when practices do that, I have a few practices that are maybe not hygienists, but doing that   kind of column in that chair, that process for like a provider of a few offices that are doing that. And it's almost like you can then look at it as you would an associate or that fifth hygiene. Like how much is this column, how much is this chair able to produce based on what my UFDA can produce and not just what my doctor. So then my doctor column, like my doctor heavy column over here can be those big long.   The Dental A Team (09:46.101) crown appointments or root canals or whatever. And while he or she is able to break and go do what they need to do in my assistant, my EFDA column, they go pop over and do that and my EFDA finishes it. It's almost as if my EFDA is a provider there and can provide that column's worth of production. So it really helps you, think, when you do it that way to be able to split it out very easily. And then Dana, you mentioned the assistant following the doctor.   that's kind of the same as it is now, but you would need that other assistant to be there if the other one, like you've got two assistants calling the doctor, but that one makes it, that one I think is probably the easiest version for the scheduling aspect for people to digest because it's more similar to the way we naturally already learned how to schedule. So I think that's probably the most common one that we see.   Dana (10:22.368) there.   The Dental A Team (10:41.62) And then the hygiene one, I love that, the assisted hygiene, because yeah, coronal polishing, most of them can coronal polish and most states allow that, but again, double check that for you. But I do, actually have a practice that seriously struggles with hygienists. Like they're just in an area that is impossible to get and keep a hygienist. It is so hard. So what they've done is they've actually completely changed the model of their practice and we're still testing it.   We're only a few months in, so do not drop everything and change everything unless you have already been on this train and you're ready for it, but I'm not suggesting you drop everything and change it. Hygiene is difficult right now. I will put that out there. And we need more hygienists, so everyone out there listening, if you wanted to be a hygienist, go be a hygienist. need more of you guys. But this practice is really struggling in their hygiene department, so what they did was they actually got rid of the normal hygiene model, and the doctor   is the hygienist and the doctor, but he's got his FDES who are running the hygiene schedule. So he'll actually have like full hygiene only schedule and he'll run three or four columns of just hygiene. And it's actually super similar to a pedo practice scheduling. So there are smaller appointments and the assistants are doing most everything. He goes in and scales and does the exam at the same time. And he pops out and he's just running around like a pedo doctor would from room to room doing the scaling and the exam.   So that's actually been super beneficial for their practice because then they'll do three days of hygiene, two days of heavy treatment because they've got now four assistants. And so they can run assistant-driven columns on treatment days. And then his column, he can run two chairs on his with two assistants and then two assistant-driven columns.   where his F-Dos can be over there doing whitening, they can do impressions or scans for night guards, all of those pieces. So smashing all of those worlds together, he is exhausted, I'm not gonna lie. He's still trying to figure it out, because he's running around like a chicken. But it is a kind of cool smash between that Peto style of scheduling and then going back to that GP style of scheduling for those F-Dos.   The Dental A Team (13:00.019) I know you have lot, have practices spread out all over the place too. What have you seen practices doing? Those were kind of like examples, even similarly, but what have you seen in your practices, them really be able to utilize those F-DOS4 within all of their treatment?   Dana (13:03.21) Yeah.   Dana (13:15.86) Yeah, I love that you pointed out, Pito, because that is a great space to utilize an EFDA because assistants are doing a lot of the hygiene, but when the assistant can do the sealants and do the night guards and even do some of the restorative, you know.   The Dental A Team (13:25.984) Yeah.   Dana (13:30.812) after the preps are done, jump in and do that. So, PETO is a great avenue where you can really maximize an EFDA. So, if you're a PETO practice, consider at least having one EFDA on your clinical team because you really can maximize what they can do, especially, I mean, kiddos were trying to crank and burn out those sealants pretty routinely on those kiddos. And so, having an EFDA that even they can be scheduled specifically in their column for that, that's a really great way to maximize it. I do agree on those power hygiene days. I've got a lot of practices   that are doing the same thing where it's a power hygiene day. We are bringing in as many hygienists or assistants as we can and doctor and team are cranking out as much as you can there. And I like the assisted hygiene model and even if you're not in pedo, right, to be able to have them say, hey, no, let's go in overflow. Let's do your whitening today. Hey, no, let's go into overflow. Let's get that night card started. Like they can maximize and expand on what's already on a hygiene column. And if you're just a practice where like your restorative side   The Dental A Team (14:14.005) You too.   Dana (14:30.668) is busy and you are booked out so far, consider bringing in an EFDA who can run their own, like essentially have their own column that you hop in and out of while you're seeing your patients to really be able to maximize the restorative need in your patient base.   The Dental A Team (14:44.576) Yeah, absolutely. I love that you said that about pedo with like the sealants and things, because I was actually in one of my favorite practices not that long ago out in Atlanta. She's a pedo dentist and it is just like, I love pedo practices. I just get so, I feel like a child when I'm there and like, my gosh, I'm so excited. And it's so much fun, but it's moving so quickly. And the front office gals, the scheduling, they slid in like.   some sealants on a hygiene day, right? Which is like a no-no in this practice and in PETO, like if it's a hygiene day, it's fricking hygiene. And if you're not, don't have F-dos or hygiene doing the hygiene and doctors, it's a no-go. You don't do this, right? So they slid in some sealants because it was break, was spring break, of course. And doctor was like, I'm not really sure how you expect me to get this done. And in my brain, I was like, wow, that's wild to me that she's responsible for the sealants and that   I didn't, in that moment I was like, my gosh, she doesn't have someone here to do the sealants for her. That blows my mind, right? So was like, we gotta get this fixed because if a kiddo is here, a kiddo is ready, a kiddo needs sealants, bust it out. 15 extra minutes to get those sealants done is way better than reappointing, bringing them back, getting them settled in again, getting them prepped, like.   All the children love going to this specific practice. I'm not gonna lie, they love coming back. She's fantastic. But that's not always the case. So if you are a pedo practice or just even a pedo practice that schedules out really far and this patient needs sealants, it's really fantastic to, like you said, be able to just be like, yeah, let's just pop over here. This, know, EFDA over here or this high jumps over here is gonna get these sealants done for you while this person moves on to their next patient or that patient, that person can stay with that kiddo.   give that expanded service while someone else takes the next patient because you're all kind of doing the same things. And I know in pedo model, there's more dental assistants typically than there are hygiene. It's very rare that we see hygienists working in a pedo practice. So having those FDAS on hand is gonna be super beneficial. Maybe one, maybe two, depending on how busy you are, to really bust some of that stuff out. I think that is brilliant.   Dana (16:58.23) Yeah, and I've had a lot of general practices switching right, like we talk about sealants all the time, especially to hygiene. Like that's just a great add on for hygienists, even in adults. But I've got a lot of offices where they're switching adult sealants to flowable. Well, the hygienist can't really do that, but guess who can? And then it makes that transition super easy. We can find it in hygiene, we can do it while they're there for their hygiene appointment, but we're able to do a flowable or something that maybe the doctor prefers. So I just think, think about   The Dental A Team (17:03.319) Yeah. Yeah.   The Dental A Team (17:11.225) Bye.   Yeah.   Dana (17:26.804) the things that you would love to incorporate or where you might have just a gap as far as a need for it. And if you're a practice that does that, if you're a practice that's like, I just need somebody to kind of fill in those gaps here and there and FDOT is a great solution oftentimes to the obstacles that we're running into.   The Dental A Team (17:46.251) I totally agree. My doctor for years was like, this is so frustrating because I would prefer flowable over the sealant material because it doesn't chip as easily, but he was the only one that could place it. So I agree that is brilliant. And I think whether, whether your state allows the APTA space to really be driven like that, to really be utilized, effectively, start thinking about those things that maybe even a regular dental assistant could take from your plate.   that you're holding onto that doesn't require that extra schooling or education or letters on their name. Start looking for those spaces. Pedal, general practice, oral surgery, like surgical assistance. There's a lot of stuff they can do too. And a lot of things that assistants can do that we forget to utilize them for and then we get behind or we get stuck.   you know, stuck on something. know a lot of my associate dentists, our sticklers, still about their temps. I walk into practices and I'm like, why are you making a temp right now? Like, this is insane. This is why you have dental assistants. And the dental assistants over there twiddling their thumbs like, have nothing to do all day and I don't feel important. And you know, I'm not valued. And it's like, get your butt out of that chair, doc. What can she do to help support you? Or what can he do to help support you to give that patient an even better experience and to get you moving so that that next patient's experience   Dana (18:42.038) Yeah.   The Dental A Team (19:05.716) isn't negatively impacted just because you're spending time doing things that you don't have to. So, EFDA or not, I think it's really important to look for those areas where a dental assistant can be super supportive. Dana, have you had a lot of practices that have been in search of EFTAs and struggled to find them? Or I feel like my practices that can utilize EFTAs, like they're out there. They're finding them fairly easily and able to get them.   into the practice right away, but what have you experienced with that with the hiring search for Aftis?   Dana (19:38.646) Yeah.   I mean, I definitely think that they're out there. think practices can find them. And then I think if you can't get set, like if there is an assistant that you absolutely love in your practice, who you're like, she's just as a chair side master, or he just is so fantastic. Consider reaching the topic of looking for growth, right? Are you looking for growth in your position? Is this something that you would consider? I think we could implement it really well in the practice. And it's something that I think you would be great at. I think that that's an easy space to look within your practice if you can't find someone out there because oftentimes,   we've got that fantastic personality, that amazing chair-side go-getter, that if we had the conversation with them, it's something that they'd consider.   The Dental A Team (20:16.892) I totally agree, I think that's brilliant. I actually have a doctor here in the valley that did that and I was like dang, this gonna be everybody. He had like three assistants go and he's like my life's about to be so easy. I was like sure, we're okay. Yeah, so I do agree, I do agree. All right guys, hope, dentist, I hope you found this super valuable and I hope it gave you at least some ideas or sometimes we kinda just feel stuck or lost or like I just need like.   Dana (20:26.633) I love it.   The Dental A Team (20:39.682) something lost in the hygiene world, like whatever it might be. I hope there was a tip or a trick in here that helped you. For my FDAS out there, you guys are fantastic. For my dental assistants out there, you guys are fantastic. My heart is with all of you guys, my hygienist, front office representatives, like I hope everyone found something super helpful and valuable within this podcast and I want you to share it with each other.   especially when it comes to the scheduling. It does get little wild. It's just a little hard sometimes to bend our minds to understand what it is we're looking for. So Dana, I think action items, number one, check your state requirements and your state laws. Like what are you allowed to do with an EFDA? And number two slash three is really explore the idea and figure out where could you add more value to your patient's appointment.   reduce your time or not, at least not increase it utilizing an APTA or a dental assistant for more than what you might be right now. Dana, is there anything else you can think of? feel like those are like the two main shebangs right now. Like think about it, figure out what you can do, think about what you'd want to do, and then implement, figure out how to implement within your practice. Yeah, awesome.   Dana, thank you so much for being here today. Your ideas were fantastic. I know you've seen so many different things in all the practices you work with. And I know that with your virtual clients, you worked a lot on the scheduling model. So thank you so much for having that knowledge and for being here with me today and letting me pick your brain. I adore you and I appreciate and value your time today. Awesome, everyone. Thank you.   Dana (22:12.768) Thanks so much.   The Dental A Team (22:16.539) Go leave us a five star review. I wanna know if you enjoyed this. Doctors, I really wanna make sure that this stuff is really hitting home for you, that it's something that's super valuable for you. So reach out to us, Hello@TheDentalATeam.com Let us know if you loved it. Let us know if there's more information that you'd like or if you're trying this model already and you've got some, you know, some stop holds, some holdups, some walls you're hitting, whatever that might look like, reach out to us. We're always here to help. Hello@TheDentalATeam.com and we will catch you next time.

In episode 77 of the TBD Podcast, Garrett sits down with Jeff Speck, a renowned city planner, writer, and lecturer who serves as the principal at the urban design and consultancy firm Speck Dempsey. Together, they delve into a range of intriguing topics, including how Seaside, FL revolutionized urban design, the reasons behind U.S. cities' rejection of European-style planning, and the creation of the master plan for Water Street. Tune in for an engaging episode that explores the nuances of city planning. Jeff Speck is an internationally recognized city planner known for advocating walkable cities. As Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts (2003-2007), he launched the Mayors' Institute on City Design and the Governors' Institute on Community Design. Previously, he spent a decade as Director of Town Planning at DPZ & Co., a key player in the New Urbanism movement. Speck co-authored *Suburban Nation* with Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, hailed by the Wall Street Journal as the "urbanist's bible," and authored the best-selling *Walkable City*. His works include *The Smart Growth Manual* and *Walkable City Rules*. His TED talks and YouTube videos have surpassed five million views. 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:13 - How Jeff Speck got his start in urban design 0:07:09 - How Seaside, FL revolutionized urban design 0:12:08 - The Mayors Institute on City Design 0:15:52 - The history of street cars 0:19:08 - Why did U.S. cities reject European styled urban planning? 0:27:52 - The importance of a contributing society 0:36:14 - FDOT and Street Safety 0:50:02 - Creating the Master Plan for the Water Street District 0:56:20 - Why the grid system is superior to other city systems 1:01:06 - Outro

The much-anticipated  Beulah Interchange may start construction as soon as mid-2025, thanks to the help of Sen. Doug Broxson.  The Senate Appropriations chair says FDOT has shifted grants from other parts of the state to accelerate the $240 million project. County Commissioner Jeff Bergosh shares the details.

FDOT has gone back to the table on the Bridge of Lions "roundabout"

Newsradio WFLA's Read Shepherd talks to Greg Deese, F-DOT Regional Engineer, about the impending opening of the Gateway Expressway, which will connect I-275, US 19, and the approach to the Bayside Bridge.  The toll road is set to open to drivers on Friday, April 26.

FDOT to use rare technique to fortify roads in Vilano, and a local girl wins big at prestigious golf event.

A sheriff's office has swapped out its department's firearms after a gun accidentally discharged, FDOT seeks the public's opinion on a possible expansion of SunRail and Florida is getting another taste of winter this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Residents voice opposition to FDOT Lion's Bridge debacle

Alexus reports on a paint spill (?) on I-95 South, leaving a 20-mile-long yellow line in the middle of a lane. The line runs from Atlantic Blvd. to CR-210. FDOT is working on removing the line.

Ryan and Dana discuss the ex-NFL star whose life the movie “The Blide Side” was based on and his new claims that he was never adopted as portrayed in the award-winning film. Plus, the Florida Department of Transportation issued a stern warning to a specific type of driver, NewsRadio WFLA National Correspondent Rory O'Neill has the latest on the fourth indictment of former President Trump, everything you need to know about August 15th, an update on the potential Fox News debate between Governor Ron DeSantis and California Governor Gavin Newsome, and a report on companies offering a new vacation time incentive from NewsRadio WFLA National Correspondent Erin Real.

The state of Florida is targeting one group known for aggressive driving as it tries to get to zero highway fatalities. But it's not just through enforcement. They're also trying to change the culture and influence behavior. We speak with Kris Carson of the Florida Department of Transportation's District 7 (Tampa Bay).

Joining Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche on the podcast this month are Sergeant Frangioni and Officer Beskin of the Traffic Unit. Learn about the many things their unit is tasked with, like conducting traffic studies and investigating traffic homicides. Chief Troche, Sgt. Frangioni and Officer Beskin also talk about new roundabouts in the City, including the FDOT project at Gulfstream and U.S. 41.

This episode is dedicated to the mamas that have shaped generations of leaders and continue to inspire us to lead with empathy. A special thank you to April and April's mom :) Connect with April: https://www.linkedin.com/in/april-blackburn-a2104b144/ Timestamps0:00 Intro 02:29 April's multi-generational FDOT history 03:52 The mission of FDOT 04:49 Learnings & Lessons 07:39 Goal setting and breaking the status quo 10:59 April's motto career advice 13:37 How leaders overcome the friction of change 19:07 The power of visualization in leadership 20:00 "Mama's Castle Analogy" 21:25 How to create a desired future when you are naturally risk-averse 23:43 How to determine the right time to leave 27:36 How leadership teams miss out by focusing on technology rather than people 35:39 Insights for leaders struggling to improve team communication 41:21 How to navigate when things go wrong 45:10 Outro Whenever you're ready, here is the one way I can help you:→ Join the TechTables+ Community Today https://www.techtables.com/membership. Listen on:

In the 8a hour, NewsRadio WFLA Anchor Chris Trenkman runs through today's top stories, including a battle between the Tampa City Council and Mayor Jane Castor. Updates on two big political scandals, President Biden and the mishandling of classified documents and George Santos's litany of lies. Tampa Bay Times Entertainment & Events Reporter Sharon Wynne joins the show for a breakdown of what's happening around the Tampa Bay area this weekend, including the Children's Gasparilla Parade. FDOT holds meetings on the 275/I-4 area known as Malfunction Junction. Meta social media platforms Instagram and Facebook are lifting bans on photos of bare breasts of Transgender and Non-Binary users.

S2E001 - NFL will not finish Bills-Bengals games from Monday night that was stopped in the 1st quarter after Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest following a collision on field. Plus, FDOT has revealed they plan to increase the fees for using the I-4 Express Lanes by this summer.

Lukas and Ryan talk about Pokémon's lackluster debut, the latest The Dark Pictures Anthology release and Mario Kart. The guys also interview Thomas "Fdot" Badinger about his involvement with the Esports Awards, Las Vegas and his career! Thomas Badinger (Instagram): https://www.instagram.com/fdotny/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/fdotny LAN Parties: https://twitter.com/LANPartiesPod Ryan Smith: https://twitter.com/smitty2447 Lukas Eggen: https://twitter.com/lukaseggen Follow us on Hive at smitty2447 and thelukaseggen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FDOT overpass, football field funded by FEMA, Mayor and City Council elections

Sherri checks in from the Duval EOC with an update on power outages and bridge closures as Ian's storms make their way into the Jacksonville area.

Sherri updates us on JEA crew deployments, power outages, and bridge winds, from the Duval County Emergency Operations Center.

Sherri checks in again from the Duval County Emergency Operations Center, with updates on local power issues. FPL, Clay Electric Co-Op, and JEA crews are responding as quickly and safely as possible.

Sherri is in the Emergency Operations Center this morning, with updates on traffic, winds, bridges, power outages, and more. Stay tuned for frequent updates with Sherri all morning on WOKV!

We will take through the history of the Brooks Bridge and give you an update on the replacement project currently underway. More info on the replacement project by FDOT can be found at https://nwflroads.com/projects/415474-2 In the 1930s the state saw the need to connect northwest Florida to south Florida on a highway system that would require a fair amount of bridges. The Gulf Coast Highway system, aka the Florida Loop would go from Pensacola to Tampa. According to news articles, in 1931 funds began being allocated to build bridges to make this idea come true. Yes folks we are talking about the Brooks Bridge. We've had two Brooks Bridges since the 1930s and were about to see a third. You can already see buildings and signs being removed to make way for the new one. The construction of the new one as you may know, is being overseen by the Florida Department of Transportation.    

The Florida Department of Transportation is installing barriers to protect mangroves and cut down on litter at Gandy Beach, alongside the Gandy Bridge. We speak with FDOT's Kris Carson.

Monday night (15) into Tuesday morning (16), one side of the Howard Frankland Bridge is closed for construction work. We speak with Kris Carson of the Florida Department of Transportation.

This week we discuss the interchange improvements being made at 301 & I-75 and the surrounding areas. My guests are Brian Bollas, Community Outreach Manager for FDOT, and Marlena Gore, Interstate Construction Project manager for District 1 of FDOT.  Here's a helpful PDF which explains the project in detail: https://www.dropbox.com/s/r2a3lm6dlrqpgx0/I-75_US301_handout%20-%2006-21-22.pdf?dl=0 And subscribe to updates on the project from FDOT here: http://www.swflroads.com/project/201032-5 Contact the podcast and/or subscribe to our newsletter: https://parrish.life    

No matter what kind of real estate opportunity it is, we must do a thorough job of dissecting all the moving parts prior to a purchase, just like when I was a Project Manager in IT.  What do I mean by that?  Hi, I'm Mechiel Kopaska the host of the Fearless Innovator Podcast, today, I'm going to share the 4 steps that we will take before purchasing an RV Park. Granted when I was in IT, it was my role to determine the timeline, scope, and budget prior to the sale.  Buying an RV Park is no different, we still need to evaluate and plan out the project. Every park I've visit, I take extensive notes then go back to my desk and write up everything I learned from the walk thru and from speaking with the seller.  Sometimes I'll even record my voice so not to forget any details.  This is very important to me, because those notes become a useful tool where I'm able to analyze everything I learned, and it helps me to visualize the changes that need to be made ultimately leading me to this first topic. 1). Risk analysis and due diligence. All projects require planning, and a Project Plan will help in doing risk analysis.  Each risk has to be identified, mitigated, and a probability analysis.  I believe that Risk Analysis and Due diligence go hand in hand. A risk on a project could be the weather.  Let's say we're building a park that is due to be complete in November and the park is in Florida.  Well Florida's hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30th.  What happens if a hurricane comes through and destroys all structures?  You have to plan for the worst-case scenario.  In this case, I would ensure we have the proper wind and water insurance coverage.  If it doesn't happen, perfect.  What's the probability that it will happen, we may decide it has a 5 % or less chance of happening, therefore it could be a low risk to the project. Another risk, How and when does an Angel Investor realize a return on their money?   We would evaluate the risk tolerance of the Angel Investor and insist  on open communication and being transparent with our automated  record keeping and determine a win-win solution for all parties  involved.  The probability could be 90% or greater, which means this is  a high risk.  We would also evaluate how this impacts our scope, budget  and timeline and decide our mitigation plan, which may be to give  monthly or quarterly reviews to the investor.   What is the likelihood of getting all the supplies and at the budgeted  cost we estimated at the beginning of the project? We already know this is a high risk due to the economic issues the  world is facing right now, and the probability will be high.  We mitigate  the costs by increasing our contingency funds and we mitigate our  supplies by perhaps checking in with multiple vendors or ordering the  product well in advance.   We may also identify Show Stoppers!  What is one or two things that  the risk is so high, you cannot move forward with the project.  Mine is  Internet Wi-Fi service.  Remember I'm a nerd and I love my technology  and apparently, I'm not alone.  There is a significant amount of Full  Time RV'ers and those folks are working out of their RV's, just like me.  Without exceptional Wi-Fi my project is dead.   Due diligence is also critical to evaluate.  In the beginning of a development project it is necessary to do all your homework up front such as working with a civil engineer to determine all county, state and federal guidelines.  What if we find out that FEMA needs ingress and  egress boundaries that consume more of what we thought was  buildable ground?  What if turn lanes need to be added to  accommodate for the vehicle size and shear number of RV'ers entering  our park?  We need to know all of that up front to determine if the  project moves forward or if it's a complete roadblock that can't be  overcome and the project is halted.   I know of a RV Park here in Florida  that built the park and was ready to open when the FDOT shut down  the project because they didn't have the proper turn lanes.  Can you  imagine what this has cost them?   2). Scope of work – it depends on what type of project this is, this could be a development project, or it could be a rehab project. Scope of work in its simplest form is identifying the tasks we will do and will not do for this project.  For this example, let's say it's a new RV Park development project and we already know that I'm not fond of Pickleball (unless someone can convince me!) – so we won't be doing a pickleball court, but we will be adding a swimming pool.  The Scope of Work on a development project is much more extensive in the number of tasks in the project plan that need to be done and the amount of money it will take to complete a project like this. In my years of IT Project Management, we went through different phases to identify and manage the Scope of Work.   First phase being Design – we will need to work with a Civil Engineer or Design Architect to design the RV park layout (often referred to as a Site Plan) and cross referencing that with a Survey.  Once the design is complete and we've passed all the county, state and federal regulations and we received all signoff's required to begin work, we now enter the build phase. Build Phase – This is at the point you see the large heavy equipment coming in to clear out trees, bring in more soil to bring elevations up to code and the exterior boundaries being identified.  Build is also when roadways are determined, and you can begin to see the RV lots easily identifiable due to the concrete pads, electric, water and septic being plumbed in.  Build phase is complete when the Certificate of Occupancy is signed off on or the park is ready for its first customer.  Let's also assume that the operational side of things, like your website, accounting needs and your Property Management System (PMS) is up and running near the same time the build was complete. Now we enter the Test Phase – let's also assume that before any visitors arrive that every RV Site has passed the initial sniff testing on electric, water, and septic system and this goes for any structures being built like laundry facilities or showers.  Once that's complete, bring on the visitors.  If we've done a great job, we should get minimal complaints about the utilities and probably more complaints about the systems.  As time goes by, we will learn from our mistakes and adjust accordingly. The scope of work is now complete.  We know what we're doing from the concept to test phase. 3). Estimate budgets with contingency - Once the scope of work has been determined, we'll need to determine cost estimates to start and complete the project we may even include future projections for the investors.  Contingency funds are almost as important as the bids we will get from the vendors.  Contingency funds are set aside for the moments we may not have evaluated our risks well enough or the rapid pace supply costs are rising these days. We all know that supply costs are relatively high, so we will go plan ahead and put contingency funds in our budget.  4). What's my exit strategy or timeline for ownership?  We discussed Exit Strategy Disasters in Episode 46 and I won't fall victim to my own advice.  We will know at the beginning of the project or ownership what the plan is and the timeframe it needs to be done.  With a development project the timeline to exit or sell could be 7-10 years if it's a rehab project we might realize our gains in a shorter time from of 3-5 years.   As a recap, we've now discussed 4 critical steps to consider before purchasing an RV park.  As a side note, this list is not inclusive of all tasks that need to be done, but it should give you a good idea of the amount of work necessary to develop an RV Park.  I'm Mechiel Kopaska of the Fearless Innovator Podcast, I hope you enjoyed this episode. 

Kenyatta Lee, Interim Chief of Staff and Chief of Modal Development, Florida Department of Transportation Kenyatta Lee is a seasoned, results-driven leader in the transportation industry. Throughout her nearly 30-year career, Lee has successfully strengthened multimodal organizations with the implementation of thoughtful process improvements and innovations designed to achieve strategic goals and objectives.  Her expertise spans into every facet of the public transportation spectrum, including finance, operations, human resources, safety, technology, compliance, innovation, communications, and marketing for some of Florida's largest ports and transit agencies. Throughout her career, she has consistently championed programs designed to foster employee engagement, enhance economic growth, utilize technology, and improve sustainability.   Lee recently joined the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as the Chief of Modal Development. In this role, she oversees Florida's comprehensive multimodal network, which includes the Offices of Aviation, Freight and Multimodal Operations, Seaports, Spaceports and Transit. She empowers a team of more than 35 transportation professionals who focus on growing the state's economy and enhancing communities. She directs her team to develop and implement system plans that guide policies and the prioritization of projects utilizing state funds to improve choices and connectivity across Florida's transportation network. _______________________ NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

Kenyatta Lee is a seasoned, results-driven leader in the transportation industry. Throughout her nearly 30-year career, Lee has successfully strengthened multimodal organizations with the implementation of thoughtful process improvements and innovations designed to achieve strategic goals and objectives.  Her expertise spans into every facet of the public transportation spectrum, including finance, operations, human resources, safety, technology, compliance, innovation, communications, and marketing for some of Florida's largest ports and transit agencies. Throughout her career, she has consistently championed programs designed to foster employee engagement, enhance economic growth, utilize technology, and improve sustainability.   Lee recently joined the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) as the Chief of Modal Development. In this role, she oversees Florida's comprehensive multimodal network, which includes the Offices of Aviation, Freight and Multimodal Operations, Seaports, Spaceports and Transit. She empowers a team of more than 35 transportation professionals who focus on growing the state's economy and enhancing communities. She directs her team to develop and implement system plans that guide policies and the prioritization of projects utilizing state funds to improve choices and connectivity across Florida's transportation network. _______________________ NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities.| NABWIC.ORG

For the 260th episode, Brendan O'Connor and Jon Busdeker head to the grand opening of the new Ava MediterrAegean in the former Luma on Park space on Park Avenue and Moe DeWitt, the official lawyer for the show, comes along too. This week's episode was sponsored by Enzian Theater, Orange County Library System, and DeWitt Law Firm. Topics include the new Cadbury frog, what our State Bird should be, who should take over SunRail when FDOT gives it up, Nazis, a historic midwife, and people who hate pantsuits. Tune in to Bungalower and the Bus every week on 104.1 Real Radio or our podcast to learn all about the top headlines, new restaurants, and best-bet events to attend this week.

Mayor Robinson joins Andrew to discuss the Skate Park that will be constructed downtown. He describes the futures plans for the whole project. Next, the project will go to bid for a construction company to start “moving dirt.” Construction is the hot topic. FDOT seems ready to lay the concrete the roundabout near the PBB. Annexing the slice of property near Palafox and Blount is still on track. And Mayor Robinson explains how it will impact lives. When it pertains to pit studies, we do not have any active pits as of right now in the city of Pensacola. The two well known pits were created to build the road systems. The most well known reclaimed pit was the location of Cordova Mall.

FL  aka FDot aka  Flawless ,  engineer , business owner , FoodChain Mc stops by the Smoking with JoeThunder podcast with Elvis Freshleee bgood dispensary and  Dj Cyn   We talk about coming up in Denver , grabbing the mic, meeting up with Mic Coats through his barber, FoodChain , recording studios and much much more 

Mark Cunningham, Assistant County Administrator of Sarasota County, discusses the Rails-to-Trails Program implemented in the community via a county-wide referendum. He also covers working jointly with FDOT.

FL , FDot , Flawless Mc producer engineer stops by the Smoking with JoeThunder podcast with Elvis Freshleee bgood dispensary and  Dj Cyn clip from upcoming podcast  If it 

Hampton Ray and Rich Jones discuss yesterday's emergency maintenance on the Buckman Bridge's finger joints, that had southbound traffic diverted for 8 hours yesterday.

Administrator Gilley joins the Pensacola Morning News to discuss Escambia County’s partnership with Keep Pensacola Beautiful to help keep the streets clear of trash, the county teaming up with West Florida High School and George Stone Technical College to have students do ride-a-longs with EMS, the EMS budget, certain properties being given to FDOT as part of the FDOT widening project, and Innerarity Point being renamed Innerarity Point. The federal goverment has Innerarity Point spelled “Inerarity” and they want to formally correct that.

Rep. Andrade joins the Pensacola Morning News to discuss Governor DeSantis signing an agreement with the Seminole Tribe that will expand sports gambling at their casinos and being an additional $500 million and the concern of changing the “character” of Florida tourism, FDOT being “very confident” that traffic will back on Three-Mile Bridge by mid-May, and unemployment in Florida.

State Representative Alex Andrade joins the Pensacola Morning News to discuss the state audit going on in Gulf Breeze, the bill pulled by State Rep. Michelle Salzman that called for ECUA term limits, and FDOT and his thoughts on why the secretary position should not be an elected position.

Hillsborough leaders vote to move Tampa Bay Next plan forward, what does it mean for you