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1549 Dr. Gian Pietro Schincaglia on Robotics, Digital Tech, and the Future of Implant Dentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Dr. Gian Pietro Schincaglia received his Dental degree from the University of Ferrara in Italy and his Periodontal Certificate from the University of Southern California. Since 2003 he has been a Diplomate of The American Board of Periodontology and in 2006 he received his PhD degree in bone...
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Data encryption is the most powerful tool your healthcare practice could use to avoid a HIPAA breach. Smart Training’s Certified HIPAA Professional, Jim Moore, said, “In the case of a theft or hack, data encryption is the only get-out-of-jail-free card you’ve got.” . What is data encryption? Data...
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1548 Howard Talks Dental Business with Russel Gitalis and the McGill University Dental Practice Management Club : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Howard recently gave a virtual lecture to the McGill University Dental Practice Management Club about the current state of dentistry and understanding the business side of the profession. VIDEO - DUwHF #1548 - Russel Gitalis AUDIO - DUwHF #1548 - Russel Gitalis Subscribe to Dentistry...
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1547 Dr. Thomas Nabors on The Oral-Systemic Link & Salivary Diagnostics : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Dr. Thomas Nabors has been creating some of the most beautiful smiles in Nashville for over 20 years. He is one of less than 420 accredited cosmetic dentists in the world. He has been a teacher and lecturer for cosmetic and total health dentistry all over the United States and was a co-founder of...
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1546 Dr. Hamid Abedi & Thomas von Sydow of Cornerstone Dental Specialties on Endodontics Made Easy : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Hamid R. Abedi, DDS, MS, MBA, earned his dental degree from The Royal London Hospital, in 1991; his MS in the Endodontic Specialty at Loma Linda University in 1995; and his MBA from UC Irvine. Dr. Abedi is an Assistant Professor at Loma Linda University, Department of Endodontics. He enjoys...
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1545 Dr. Travis Campbell on Understanding Practice Management & Dental Insurance : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Dr. Travis Campbell is a full-time practicing dentist. He started his practice from scratch after graduating from Baylor College of Dentistry (2009) and has grown this single dentist practice to be in the top 1% in the country. Having made the typical mistakes as a new business owner, he has worked...
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Episode 310: Bringing Silver Diamine Fluoride to Your Practice, with Elevate Oral Care's Hayley Buckner and Steve Pardue
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310: What is Silver Diamine Fluoride? Steve Pardue and Hayley Buckner from Elevate Oral Care share the inside scoop on bringing silver diamine fluoride to the US market, what it means for patients, and how your dental practice can begin to use it right away. This episode of The Dental...
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Episode 309: Finding and Keeping Your Patients, with Weave's Mike Buckner
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309: Weave’s Mike Buckner Millennials make up 55% of the workforce today, which means they are the majority of your patients as well. And yet, many practices are using outdated phone systems that don't connect to millennials at all and drive them to another practice. How can you change that?...
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Episode 308: Dental WINEgenist Katrina Sanders
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Episode 308: Dental WINEgenist Katrina Sanders What does wine have to do with dentistry? According to Katrina Sanders, the , "We sometimes get away from the heart of what dentistry is which is the patient experience. It comes down to patients presenting with their own ideas, attitudes, values,...
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1544 Prosthodontist Dr. Ivan Chicchon on Becoming a Dental Implant Ninja : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Ivan is a prosthodontist and Implant Surgeon. After graduating from dental school in 2013 at University of the Pacific in San Francisco, he completed an additional 3-year residency at the University of Michigan where he learned most of his advanced techniques for dental implants. He has published a...
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1543 Angela Holland of Preferred Dental Services on Reasons to Outsource Your Insurance Billing : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Angela received her formal education in Puerto Rico, giving her the education to become bilingual in English and Spanish. Angela was raised in Maryland and relocated to Arizona for a Dental Consulting firm that wanted to put her Spanish skills to use. Who knew that moving over 2,000 miles away from...
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Episode 307: Making Money is Killing Your Business, with Chuck Blakeman
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307: Chuck Blakeman As we look ahead to 2021, we all reevaluate goals for our dental practices. Eventually, the thought process comes down to, How do we make more money? But for serial entrepreneur , he's here to tell you that making money should not be your number one priority. He's grown 12...
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Episode 306: The Critical Role of Dental Assistants, with IgniteDA's Kevin Henry
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306: IgniteDA’s Kevin Henry There are over 300,000 dental assistants in the US, and Kevin Henry is on a mission to empower, enlighten, and educate all of them. Their role is critical to the culture, comfortability, and profitability of the dental practice, and today Kevin gives his tips for...
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1542 Dr. Jim Erpenbach on Conserving Teeth with Biomimetic Dentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Dr. Jim Erpenbach is a native of Tennessee. He attended The University of Tennessee Knoxville for his BS in Cell Biology. He attended the University of Tennessee Memphis for his DDS. He has maintained a general private practice in Knoxville since 1982. Because he feels life is a journey and we...
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Dr. Mike DiTolla interviews Dr. Howard Farran Part 1
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1541 Marie-Laure Pochon, CEO of 3DISC, on Developing Digital Intraoral Scanners : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Marie-Laure received an Engineering degree from one of the highest Grand Ecole in France and later went on to receive her MBA. She has spent the last 30 years in the global pharmaceutical industry, focusing on large American and European companies such as Pfizer and Merck. Passionate about global...
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1540 Michelle Lee, Exec Director of OSAP, on Infection Control Best Practices : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Michelle Lee was named OSAP’s Executive Director in July 2018. Michelle came to OSAP with more than 30 years of dental and healthcare staffing and experience with team development training. Prior to OSAP, Michelle worked at DDS Staffing Resources Inc, beginning as a recruiter in 1988 before being...
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Which Dental Procedures Spread COVID-19?
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Mitigating the spread of COVID-19 is more than just avoiding an outbreak being traced back to your practice. It’s about keeping your dental employees safe at work. OSHA legally requires you to provide a safe workplace for your employees, and COVID-19 poses a threat. Dental Professionals: Highest...
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1539 Howard Talks Franchise Dentistry with Dr. Sonny Spera on the Fee For Service Podcast
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Howard recently joined Dr. Sonny Spera on the Fee For Service Podcast for an in-depth discussion on the business of dentistry. VIDEO - DUwHF #1539 - Sonny Spera AUDIO - DUwHF #1539 - Sonny Spera Subscribe to Dentistry Uncensored on Apple Podcasts: Subscribe to Dentistry Uncensored on...
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829K Record Data Breach: Business Associate Agreement
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Importance of HIPAA Business Associate Agreements (HIPAA). This recent record-breaking breach proves the importance of business associate agreements. Who is at fault for a HIPAA breach? Of course, as a health care provider, you’re responsible for your patients’ protected health information (PHI)....
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Dental Data Breach Affecting Over 1,000,000 Patients
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Dental Data Breach Affects more than 1 Million Patients A dental data breach report submitted to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights shows that 1,004,304 patients have been affected by the Dental Care Alliance incident. Dental Care Alliance is a Sarasota,...
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1538 RADM Timothy Ricks, Chief Dental Officer of the US Public Health Service, on Oral Health in America : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Timothy L. Ricks, D.M.D., M.P.H., F.I.C.D., currently serves as the 19th Chief Dental Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service as well as Assistant Surgeon General. He serves as the Surgeon General’s spokesperson on oral health and interacts with chief dental officers from other countries, with...
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Are Respirators with Exhalation Valves Effective?
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Respirators with Exhalation Valves With the , Smart Training’s Vice President of Healthcare, Lee Slaton, told Practice Owners not to use respirators with exhalation valves. This blog post explains why your dental employees should not wear respirators with exhalation valves. What is the exhalation...
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1537 Dr. Nathan Kupperman of NAK Dental on Succeeding as a Small DSO : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Nathan Kupperman is a 32 year-old, Florida native, who enjoys surfing and traveling the world. He graduated from Florida State University in 2011 with a Bachelor’s of Science degree and earned his Doctor of Medicine in Dentistry in 2015. He then worked as a frontline clinician in nearly a dozen...
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1536 Orthodontist Kurt Hoffman DDS of AlignFlow on Perfecting Remote Treatment Methods : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran
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Kurt Hoffman is an orthodontist who has been practicing in the Kansas City Metro area for the past 26 years. Kurt was lucky enough to practice with his father, Bill for ten years until his retirement. Kurt has been an Associate Clinical Professor of Orthodontics at UMKC Dental School from 2010 thru...
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