Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Lisa Philp, RDH is the Chief Visionary Officer of Transitions Group North America, a full service coaching company for dentistry.  Her career began with clinical hygiene in United States and Canada to the creation of a periodontal disease management program in which she coached thousands of dental professionals.  She is currently a leader, author, and coach and highly sought after North American speaker.   www.TransitionsOnline.com

Originally from Damascus, Syria, Dr. Kadamani attended the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry in California and has more than 18 years of experience in her field. She is an active member in a number of prestigious organizations, including the American Dental Association and Texas Dental Association.   Dr. Kadamani is deeply dedicated to staying current and proficient with leading-edge dentistry, which allows her to better help her patients achieve and maintain the highest standard possible in oral health. Her philosophy rests on individualized attention and a sincere commitment to her patients' wellbeing. She complements this philosophy with a firm belief in patient education and preventive dentistry, and truly appreciates the fact that so many of her patients are referred to our practice by their families, coworkers, and friends.   When she's not providing her patients with exceptional care at the office, Dr. Kadamani enjoys painting, sports, and spending quality time with her family, especially her w

A graduate of The Ohio State University's dental hygiene program, Anne practiced in 6 states, finally settling in Charlotte, NC, with her husband and three kids. Anne continues to practice one day a week as a dental hygienist. She helped launch Dental Entrepreneur: Business Beyond the Classroom in 1999, and has been the owner, editor and publisher for fifteen years. The goal of Dental Entrepreneur is to provide dental grads the assistance they need to maximize their careers as successful businessmen and women serving their profession.   www.DentalEntrepreneur.com

First year of AADOM Membership is 24% off using promo code TOWN16 at http://bit.ly/DUwHFAADOM (Case sensitive, use all caps)   Heather Colicchio is the Founder and President of the American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM).  Heather has brought her background in business management and her unique skills in professional networking to help drive the success of AADOM, the largest professional organization of dental practice management professionals in the country.  In 2003, when Heather was busy owning and operating her successful chain of gourmet cafes (as well as raising a toddler and a newborn), the furthest thing from her mind was starting a dental association but life takes interesting turns sometimes. Through a dentist friend of hers, Heather became aware of a niche in dentistry that was not being filled. There was a lack of resources and education available for dental practice administrators.  She casually began putting people in touch to help them fill this need (kind of like a hobby) but

Steve graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 2013 and maintains a rigorous continuing education schedule to keep up with the latest technological advances. He enjoys all aspects of dentistry and practices with compassion, honesty and understanding.   Steve served in the Army after high school and deployed overseas with the National Guard based in Monticello. He and his wife, Ashley, were born and raised in Minnesota. In his free time Steve enjoys playing with his kids, walking his dog, grilling and home construction projects.   www.monticellodentists.com

Dr. Evelyn Teague Samuel is a gifted and charismatic orator, connecting with people of all ages and walks of life to provide her inspirational life message and mantra of planning, perseverance and excellence in all things. She owns and operates Teague Principles, LLC with the express purpose of reaching and equipping youth, business professionals and other medical practitioners with the necessary life skills, knowledge, and proven systems to succeed in any venture or calling. Serving as a personal and tangible exemplar of her message, Dr. Samuel blends real-world examples with humor, wit and insight to stir the soul of her audience and provide new hope, renewed drive and a world of new and promising possibilities. Her freshly-published book, "100 Things I HATE/Love about Dentistry, A professional's guide to efficiency, profitability, and sanity!" is an assembly of practical vignettes designed to inspire and instruct business professionals through their everyday challenges.   As an experienced businesswoman, D

Darren was raised on a farm in northern Wisconsin. He started his first business at 14 years of age. While in high school he took his earnings and invested them in the stock market and was able to get through college in 4 years without any debt. He joined the National Ski Patrol at 17 years of age and then attended the University of Wisconsin LaCrosse where he received his undergraduate degree in Biology and Chemistry. During college he was determined to have a great job prior to graduating and accomplished this goal in March of his senior year by getting hired by Patterson Dental. He was sent to Dayton, Ohio to start learning the business of dentistry. While working full time, Darren enrolled in graduate school to get his MBA. During his MBA work, he did consulting for companies as large as GE as well as non-profits such as We Care Arts. He completed his MBA in Finance and Marketing in 2 years. After having been in Ohio for 7 years, he and his wife, Christine, moved to Woodland Park, CO where he had to start

Dr. Jerome Smith: Undergraduate of the University of Louisiana; Graduate of the LSU School of Dentistry  Class of 1980  For the past 36 years, he has been practicing General Dentistry with Emphasis on Implant Dentistry and Comprehensive Adult Dentistry in conjunction with his nephew, Dr. Danny Domingue (youngest credentialed member American Board of Implantology  in the USA)  Together, they work with over 120 referral offices throughout Louisiana in providing implant surgery for their patients.     He is a member of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry; a Diplomat of the International Congress of Oral Implantology and a member of various implant and dental organizations, too numerous to mention and a recipient of The Marc Lacantro Award for Service from the Louisiana Chapter of the American Academy of General Dentistry.  He is a founder of the Latin World Ministries Dental/Medical Project and has been on 35 mission trips starting back 22+ yrs. ago in Atoyac, Mexico with Rev. Larry Myers and Tom Shaffer.  Th

Howard sat down with President of the Pro Player Health Alliance David Gergen, NFL Hall of Famer Roy Green, and Executive Director of the American Sleep and Breathing Academy to discuss the importance of treating sleep disorders - especially in the NFL where they are extremely prevalent.   www.ProPlayerSleep.org www.GergensOrtho.com www.AmericanSleepAndBreathingAcademy.com

Jim Ratcliff is Chairman and CEO of Rowpar Pharmaceuticals of Scottsdale, Arizona, makers of the CloSYS Oral Care System of toothpaste, oral rinse and oral spray.  CloSYS is dispensed by dental professionals in the USA, Canada, and Australia and distributed nationally by Amazon, CVS, Walmart, Walgreens, and other major retailers. Jim is co-inventor of over 20 national and international patents and patents pending regarding the use of products containing stabilized chlorine dioxide, and is a national and international speaker on dentistry and  higher education. Prior to joining Rowpar, Jim was Director, Senior Scientist, and Director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Pennsylvania State University (1989-2000), Higher Education Section Leader and Professor at Iowa State University (1979-1989), and served on the faculty of Florida Atlantic University and Washington State University. Jim is an active member of the Arizona Chapter of the American Association for Dental Research, the Arizona Biotech

Livvie Matthews is an online marketing business coach.  She has a 30+ year background in dentistry (office manager-retired), has been online since the mid 90's, and she did monthly social media management with her own company for about 2 years. She transitioned to becoming an online marketing business coach and loves helping women purpose-driven coaches, consultants, and speakers who struggle to use the Internet and online marketing learn to remove the frustration and gain more visibility for expanding their online presence, getting more clients, and getting their message out to a much larger audience.   Livvie's walked in your shoes and knows the value online marketing and social media can bring for more visibility and expanding your practice.   www.LivvieMatthews.com

Dr. Richard Low interviews Howard for an episode of the new Shared Practices Podcast, Your Roadmap to Practice Ownership.   www.SharedPractices.com

Dr. Rainey describes his life's works as a dedicated innovator of Minimally Invasive Dentistry. He is given credit by many for being the person who brought the concept of Minimally Invasive Dentistry to fruition. He has contributed to developing a scientific approach to operative dentistry referred to as Micro-Dentistry and Minimally Invasive Preventive dentistry. His innovations have resulted in six patents granted to date. In addition to lecturing he has authored numerous publications, focusing on Minimally Invasive and Micro-Dentistry and previously undocumented tooth structures.   www.tiads.com   www.jtimrainey.com 

Matt has successfully transitioned dozens of dental offices and represented countless dentists who desire to sell their practice, purchase a practice or secure a partnership.   Matt has a financial background and experience that includes consulting, accounting, tax strategy, and preparing tax returns for individuals, sole proprietors, partnerships and corporations. Since 2008, Matt has served President and Treasurer on the board for multiple Arizona municipalities where he has approved over $300 million in loans for the purpose of financing City-owned projects.   Matt's previous career included managing the daily operations a business unit of 300 employees and contractors with an annual budget of $50 Million for a billion dollar national corporation.   Matt graduated in the top 10% of his class at Brigham Young University with a Bachelor's of Science and a minor in business. He later continued his education by receiving a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University, again graduati

In 1997, two Dentists took part on Ashley's Ethical Sales & Communication Programme and since then, over 10,500 delegates have now taken this Programme world-wide. This programme is legendary in the U.K. Dental World and is probably the most sought after programme in Dentistry today. Ashley has delivered this programme in 14 different countries, including Estonia, Serbia Canada, five times in the USA.   Apart from the Ethical Sales & Communication Programme, Ashley delivers other programmes including creating a World Class Patient Journey, Creating a High Performance Team, High Impact Presentation Skills Programme and Reception Programme-How to Turn Telephone Enquiries into Appointments. Ashley also works with a very forward group of dentists and Orthodontists on the Serious Players Club, which is an Entrepreneur group   Ashley is the author of Helping patients to say YES,  Don't Wait for the Tooth Fairy-How to Communicate effectively & Create the Perfect Patient Journey & You are Worth it- Co

Howard sat down with Dr. Salwa Ibrahim and gained insight into how pediatric dentistry is practiced all over the world. Dr. Ibrahim has practiced in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Dubais, and The UK.

Howard sat down with Dental Nurse Alex Keir, Dr. Eileen Johnston, and Dental Nurse Rhona Hutchison to discuss treating dental anxiety with cognitive behavioral therapy. This episode covers the treatment of dental anxiety rather than masking symptoms with traditional methods. It's full of great resources and information, tips and tricks, and plenty of good laughs!   www.ISDAM.com

Register for CEO Dentist's upcoming "Empowering Patient Choice: The Upgrade Phenomenon" webinar on Thursday, September 15th, 2016 at www.CEODentist.com/patientchoice    Wesley (Wes) M. Jankowski. CEODentist Founder and CEO: After watching smart and talented dentists struggle to create the lifestyle they imagined when they went to dental school, Wes founded CEODentist (a subsidiary of Straightline Companies, Colorado). He believes that every dentist must treat his or her dental practice as a business in order to see the exponential growth they want. In short, they must think like a CEO.   Beyond just seeing themselves as a CEO, Wes' clients develop and polish CEO skills in areas including leadership, marketing, and business and financial management. Additionally, Wes works with the entire dental practice team to ensure each member is working collaboratively within an efficient, patient-focused system.   As a national dental speaker and contributing writer, Wes electrifies and motivates dental audiences all ove

One of the Youngest Winning Dentists of a Masters Degree in Restorative Dentistry when he was just 27 years of age is Crusading to Bring the People of Scotland Pain Free Dentistry.   Introducing the next generation of Glasgow's no pain dentists…   Dr Mark Skimming took the brave decision to dramatically cut his wage early in his career to complete a Masters Degree in Restorative Dentistry.   This was to feed his passion to be the absolute best he can be!   And at just 27 years old he became the UK's youngest ever dentist to receive this advanced qualification. Why did he choose a career in dentistry?   Because of the hands on approach of directly influencing the lives of his patients. Maybe it was because his dad was a Glasgow painter and decorator that he wanted to work in smaller spaces. But combined with the artistic nature of dentistry… this is the profession he has dramatically excelled in.   "After an unrealistic wish to play football for the rest of my days, I decided I wanted to pursue a medical and h

Dr David is an Oral Health Practitioner and is passionate about preventive care. He would rather prevent problems, and help you maintain healthy teeth and gums.   Dr David Stephenson has been told by his patients, that he is not allowed to move, retire or die. Therefore, he has made a long term commitment to being the Dentist in Albany Creek. When you don't want to go to the dentist, Dr David Stephenson is the Dentist to go and see.   Dr David Stephenson has a background in oral health and dentistry, but also treatment of head and neck and TMJ dysfunction, occlusal health, band of tension headaches, migraines, trigger point therapy, atlas and pelvic alignment, breathing dysfunction, mouth-breathing, facial growth, home based sleep studies, sleep disordered breathing, snoring, sleep apnoea, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, scoliolisis and kyphosis postural dysfunction, and basic nutritional support.   He is a general practitioner, which means that he needs to know enough about everything to help you gain a diagn