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Why Dental Practice Owners Still Feel Stuck (E. 175)
“Stability can be a lot of workarounds stacked on top of each other to keep the peace.”- Victoria PetersonEpisode OverviewYou became a practice owner with something in mind. More control over your schedule. Time with your family. The freedom to practice dentistry your way.Somewhere between patient...  Read More
There Should Be No Surprises
“...Well, daddy, don’t you know that things go in cycles?  Way that Bobby Brown is just amping like Michael…” - ATCQAnyone paying attention should not be surprised by the current condition of the group dental sector (and many adjacent healthcare verticals).  For every allegedly “healthy” platform,...  Read More
Drs. Michael Silverman & Anthony Feck : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1743
In this two-guest episode, Howard Farran sits down with the leadership team behind DOCS Education. Dr. Michael D. Silverman, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, is a globally recognized lecturer, author, and patient advocacy leader with more than four decades of...  Read More
Tobi Bosede, CEO of DentalFynd : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1742
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Tobi Bosede, a recognized leader in artificial intelligence and machine learning — named one of Samasource’s “12 Women in Machine Learning to Watch” — who left a career building production AI systems for Fortune 500 companies to found DentalFynd, an...  Read More
What Dentists Need Before Buying a Practice (E.174)
“Cash is king, and that’s really going to help you get the best loans out there that are available.”- Johnette GreenEpisode OverviewYou found the right dental practice. The numbers look promising. You’re ready to become an owner.But are you financially prepared to make the purchase?Johnette Green...  Read More
How Much Dental Production Is Sitting in Your Unscheduled Treatment Report?
It's October. Your dental practice has three months left to reach its 2026 production goals, and the pressure is starting to build.Maybe the schedule has openings. Maybe patients are postponing treatment. Maybe your team is hearing the same objections about insurance, finances, and the holidays.The...  Read More
Jordon & Justin Comstock : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1741
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with brothers Jordon and Justin Comstock to dig into the economics of recurring revenue in dentistry. Jordon is the founder and CEO of BoomCloud, a dental membership-plan platform he bootstrapped into a multimillion-dollar SaaS company now serving hundreds...  Read More
Who’s More Important in a Dental Practice: Front Office or Clinical Team?
Running a successful dental practice takes more than providing excellent clinical care. It requires strong leadership, consistent systems, a well-trained team, and the ability to recognize opportunities that might otherwise go unnoticed.That's exactly why we created Dental Drill Bits.Each week,...  Read More
The DSO "Premium"
If you’ve been around dentistry long enough, you’ve probably heard the term DSO or group “premium” referenced.  The perceived “premium” stems from the fact that for certain practices, group dental buyers are often able to offer a Total Enterprise Value (TEV) in excess of what independent dentists...  Read More
Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)
We are amid yet another group dental economy evolution. While the debt monkey remains the seemingly obvious issue, an equal and potentially greater challenge is the proliferation of wildly complex and overengineered platform structures.  The term DSO has expanded to include DMO, DPO, MSO, JVs,...  Read More
Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1740
In this episode, Howard Farran welcomes back Dr. Ann Marie Gorczyca for her sixth appearance on the show. An orthodontist with more than 36 years of experience, she is a graduate of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine with a Master's in Public Health from Harvard's Department of Health Management...  Read More
UNLV Dental Practice Ownership Lecture & QnA : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1739
UNLV Dental Practice Ownership Lecture & QnA : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1739In this special episode, Howard Farran steps into the lecture hall rather than the studio, delivering a guest lecture to dental students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas at the invitation of Dr. Karen...  Read More
Dr. Jill Tanzi : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1738
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Dr. Jill A. Tanzi, current president of the Alliance of Independent Dentists and a partner in Shero Dental Advisors. A valedictorian from Oxford, Massachusetts, she earned her BA cum laude in Biology from the University of Rochester and her DDS with...  Read More
Demystifying Rollover Equity
Just as cash will always be king, “equity” will remain the least understood transactional currency.  Due to its very nature, it is also the least understood, most easily abused, and heavily pitched “sweetener” in many bids from group practices.While equity has always been part of the group practice...  Read More
SIX STEPS TO A MAGICAL PRACTICE
Alex Nottingham, Founder and CEO of All-Star Dental Academy and author of My Uncle the Magician, joins Eric Vickery to share six powerful lessons from his new book and how dentists can apply them to leadership, their teams, patient experience, and creating a more fulfilling practice. Listen Here:   Read More
Dr. Lior Tamir : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1737
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Dr. Lior Tamir, a practicing dentist and entrepreneur who spent more than a decade in marketing technology — building platforms that turned data into action for global consumer brands — before returning to dentistry and finding a fragmented, outdated...  Read More
Jim Glidewell : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1736
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Jim Glidewell — the man he calls his idol, mentor, and the GOAT of crown and bridge — for a conversation nearly 1,800 episodes in the making. Jim traces his improbable path from a one-room Kentucky schoolhouse with a coal stove and no electricity, to...  Read More
Dr. George Hariri : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1734
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Dr. George Hariri, entrepreneur, educator, and co-founder of Shared Practices — one of dentistry's leading coaching and consulting organizations. After acquiring and scaling his own practices, George built a reputation for a candid, systems-driven...  Read More
Anthony Gedge : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1733
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Anthony "Tony" Gedge, who has spent 24 years in dentistry focused on the one thing most systems overlook: trust. His route into the profession was anything but conventional — he moved from running nightclubs into dentistry, where he built a pain-free...  Read More
Philippe Salah  : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1732
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Philippe Salah, a PhD-trained scientist with a lifelong passion for innovation in orthodontics. Philippe co-founded Harmony, a pioneering lingual orthodontics company, in 2007, before founding DentalMonitoring in 2013 — a company he still leads as CEO...  Read More
Et tu, EBITDA?
EBITDA is not created equally.  Re-read until it sticks.In the practice valuation realm, most people rush to the “multiple” discussion without really discussing what exactly they are multiplying.  For doc-to-doc deals, revenue and Seller Discretionary Earnings (SDE) are common metrics.  Groups tend...  Read More
Dr. Peeyush Ranjan : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1729
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Dr. Peeyush Ranjan, a board-certified pediatric dentist in both the United States and Canada and the owner of Tooth Pals in Airdrie, Alberta. Dr. Ranjan began his career in general dentistry in 2009 before discovering his passion for treating children,...  Read More
Joanne Tanner : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1728
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with JoAnne Tanner, founder of Tanner Management, a dental practice consulting firm specializing in acquisitions, financial due diligence, and operational systems. With more than 20 years of experience, JoAnne has guided countless dentists through the...  Read More
House of Cards?
Capitalization Matters.While the majority of the watercooler talk swirls around the much vaunted “multiples” and “recaps”, how businesses are capitalized is rarely discussed. This is a disservice to everyone around the table.Too many owners and sellers focus on maximizing optics without investing...  Read More
Dr. Kevin Lassiter : Dentistry Uncensored w/ Howard Farran #1726
In this episode, Howard Farran sits down with Dr. Kevin Lassiter, an Arizona native and proud Army veteran who earned his bachelor's degree from Arizona State University and his Doctor of Dental Medicine from Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine. Dr. Lassiter spent 12 years serving as a...  Read More
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