Dentistry Uncensored With Howard Farran

Located in rural southern Georgia, Dr. Bentley and his team began with humble roots in 2014. One location quickly grew into five - an expanding footprint sparked by a commitment to employing innovative technologies, supporting continuing education, and unwavering commitment to providing high-quality patient care. From 2014 to 2018, the original practices experienced unprecedented growth, including larger new facilities, and state of the art technology. In 2018, Dr. Bentley officially started South Georgia Dental Management. Since then, the organization has tripled in size, and remained true to its roots, keeping the patient and care giver at the center of everything they do. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Brian Hanks is a national transitions expert for both buyers and sellers directly involved in hundreds of dental transitions in all fifty states. He is the author of three books and is regularly featured in various publications. Brian is an accountant and Certified Financial Planner, and has an MBA from the University of Michigan and an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Pooneh Ramezani is the CEO and founder of PDM. Dr. Ramezani is a seasoned dentist of over 25 years. She has built multiple successful, top producing dental practices in California and has sold them for multimillions of dollars. Dr. Ramezani has consulted extensively for numerous publications including the Entrepreneur, USA today, US Weekly and Intouch magazines. She graduated from University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and was one of the youngest graduates to receive her doctorate degree. After graduation, she founded and implemented a successful dental management and marketing system that transformed her start up dental practices into generating millions of dollars in revenue year after year. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Greg Pellegrom is the Co-Founder & CEO of SmileSnap, a Virtual Consultation software for the dental industry. His 15 years as an accomplished Orthodontic Sales Professional with 3M Unitek, Opal Orthodontics, and Acceledent has given him tremendous insight into the rapidly changing landscape of dentistry. It was during this time that Greg recognized the difficulty many of his doctors were having, attracting and acquiring new patients. Also witnessing the explosive growth of the DTC aligner market, he decided it was time to create a way for dentists to connect with patients through a convenient and transparent digital experience. He is driven to “get more people off their couch and into your chair." Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

David Harris may have the coolest job in dentistry - he gets to chase, and catch, those who steal from dentists. A rule-breaker in his youth, David changed his direction and has spent much of his adult life in the world of investigation and enforcement, where he uses his unrivaled ability to understand the criminal thought process to help educate and protect dentists. David is the Chief Executive Officer of Prosperident, the world’s largest firm investigating financial crimes committed against dentists. David is a licensed private investigator, a Forensic Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is the author of the book Dental Embezzlement: The Art of Theft and the Science of Control and over 30 articles in dental publications. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Donaldson received his baccalaureate degree from the University of British Columbia and his Doctorate in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Washington. He completed a residency at Vancouver General Hospital, and has practiced as a clinical pharmacy specialist, clinical coordinator and director of pharmacy services at many healthcare organizations in both Canada and the United States. He is currently Associate Principal of Clinical Pharmacy for Vizient’s Advisory Solutions, and lives in Whitefish, Montana. Jason H. Goodchild, DMD received his undergraduate degree from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He went on to receive his dental training at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine. He is currently the Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Premier Dental Products Company, involved in developing innovative new products and educating clinicians to improve clinical practice. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Howard recently sat down with Landon Allen and students from the Midwestern University Dental Business Club to talk about his life in dentistry and share advice with the next generation entering the profession. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Samantha Leonard has been in the Dental industry for fifteen years. She has worked every role, worn every hat and mastered all the traits that eventually lead her to become an Operational Manager with a well respected and world-renowned orthodontist, Dr. Sam Daher. Together, they started and built a multi-million-dollar practice from scratch and expanded to 6 locations across the country. Her managerial experience has helped her appreciate and identify the negative effect of a wrong hire, lack of systems and the adverse impact on team dynamic, quality of customer service, lost time and wasted money. She is passionate about helping the dental community, find & build their dream team and establish effective HR programs that will create the office culture that will take their practice to the next level! Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Smile Doctors is the largest Orthodontic DSO in the industry formed in September 2015 by Drs. Scott Law, Dana Fender and Greg Goggans. With an eye to preserve the profession of Orthodontics by raising on the bar on how patients are treated both in the mouth as a people - our motto is “We love people first and straighten teeth second.” With growth coming through affiliations with the best doctors and teams in the country Smile Doctors is fast approaching 300 locations under the business leadership of J. Hedrick as CEO. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Grant Stucki is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Denver, CO. He did his dental training at UCLA and his surgery training at the U of Illinois in Chicago. He spends his non-extraction time doing an oral surgery podcast in the hopes of learning from other surgeons. He spends the rest of his waking hours raising his 6 children with his beautiful wife Bryn. He thinks he can convince at least one of the 6 to become an oral surgeon as well. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Costes is founder of the Dental Success Institute, a company committed to helping dentists to achieve their full potential, while recapturing their passion for dentistry. He is also the Co-founder and CEO of Dental Success Network, a positive and collaborative group of nearly 1,000 dentists that is focused on providing its members with all of the tools and resources necessary to excel within the profession of dentistry. Dr. Costes is the International and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book Pillars of Dental Success. His internet radio show, The Dentalpreneur Podcast now has listenership from over 150 countries worldwide. Mark and his wife Leslie have three sons; Bryce, Brendan, and Brady, and their dogs, Bear and Haze. They live in Prescott, AZ. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Jesse Pelletier MD, FACS completed his ophthalmology residency at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and fellowship training in cornea, external disease and refractive surgery at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He is the founder of Ocean Ophthalmology Group, a private multispecialty practice located in Miami, FL. Dr. Pelletier has written and spoken extensively on diseases of the ocular surface, epidemiology of eye infections, ocular microbiology, infection control, infectious diseases and topical antiseptics. He is an international expert on these topics and has authored more than 35 scientific papers. Moreover, he is a key opinion leader and investigator for several clinical trials. Dr Pelletier has more than 15 years experience in the field of biopharma working specifically with povidone-iodine platforms. He is co-founder and SVP of Ophthalmology for Veloce BioPharma and Co-founder/ President of Halodine, LLC. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Nick Greenfield is the CEO of Candid, an oral health care company focused on redefining the orthodontics category with the first ever clear aligner system geared toward telehealth-first care. In addition to founding Candid, Nick helped to start Redesign Health, a venture studio focused on building the next generation of healthcare companies which has raised $250 million dollars since inception and has 15 companies and counting in its portfolio that have all been ideated internally and launched from scratch. Prior to Candid, Nick was the COO at Paribus (acquired by Capital One) and one of the first employees at Lyft where he helped launch eight markets starting with San Francisco, and moving on to Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, and Washington DC. Nick also serves as an advisor to a number of startups across the technology landscape. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Phillip Zelmanow earned his dental degree from the Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, after earning his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Albany. He has taken numerous postgraduate education courses, specifically selecting courses focusing on full mouth rehabilitation. Recent training in restoration of complex implant cases allows him to give patients rock-solid replacements for missing teeth. He is constantly evaluating emerging dental methods and technologies in order to provide his patients with the best results with a high emphasis on comfort. He is honored to have been named a Connecticut Magazine® Top Dentist for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2016. Dr. Atwood earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Alberta in 2003. While there, he completed his U.S. board exams and earned awards for the student with the greatest potential in fixed prosthodontics (crowns and bridges) and orthodontics. Dr. Atwood got licensed for Texas and moved to Midland where he practiced from

Dr. Horton was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He received a degree in biology from Pacific Lutheran University, and later a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Washington. As a partner in the Affordable Dental Care network, Dr. Horton focuses on advanced surgical procedures including but not limited to: IV sedation, dental implants, implant dentures, wisdom teeth, bone grafts, sinus lifts and minor reconstructions. He has devoted many hours to advancing his education and earned his board certification in implants through the International Congress of Oral Implantology. Dr. Paige graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1975 with a degree in engineering technology and continued his education receiving his Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1986 from Marquette University. He has used his knowledge of materials to enhance his passion in dentistry. Dr. Paige has been placing dental implants for years and enjoys this part of dentistry. He feels that no other discipline of dental work change

Every day, for 11 years in a row, Jim Boyd woke up with a headache. As a dental student at USC, he was the senior resident in their TMD clinic, but the classic splint therapy that he was taught somehow allowed his own headaches to intensify as he simply clenched harder on the splint than without one. Three years into private practice Dr. Boyd determined that it wasn't his occluSION that was the cause of his headaches, but the frequency, duration, and most importantly, the intensity of his occlud-ING, (that is, clenching), that was perpetuating his pain. A few years later, Dr. Boyd developed the therapeutic protocol for an "enhanced deprogrammer", a device that would provide for incisal guidance in any mandibular excursion, thereby minimizing clenching intensity. The device that we now know as the NTI, was ultimately approved by the FDA for the prevention of medically diagnosed migraine pain. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Howard joins University of Toronto dental student Akhil Chawla on the Majestic Mutt Podcast and talks about getting started in dentistry, getting his MBA, starting Dentaltown, and the current state of the dental profession. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Lane Theriault is the CEO of Independence Dental, a highly unconventional DSO that is looking to partner with dentists across the US. He founded Independence Dental in 2020 in partnership the Firmament Group, a private equity firm based in New York. Prior to launching Independence, Lane was a founder and director of a Canadian dental platform, 123Dentist, which started with only 13 clinics in 2017 and has since grown into second largest DSO in Canada. Before he began working in the dental space, Lane was an investment banker with Citigroup where he first became exposed to the concept of DSOs. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Patrick McKeown was educated at Trinity College Dublin, completing his clinical training in Russia. In 2002, he was accredited as a breathing coach by renowned physician Dr. Konstantin Buteyko. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Patrick's work has appeared in international medical journals and is published by top literary publishers. Since 2002, Patrick has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide. His work focuses on breathing pattern disorders, craniofacial development, sleep disordered breathing and anxiety. He has trained elite military Special Forces, SWAT, Olympic coaches and athletes. He is breathing advisor to the Extreme Performance Training XPT program - created by American big-wave surfer, Laird Hamilton - and has taught more than 700 breathing instructors across 45 countries. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Gregory Dell is the managing partner of Dell Disability Lawyers and for more than 30 years his law firm has helped hundreds of dentists nationwide to collect long term disability insurance benefits. Mr. Dell is passionate about helping people to take on large insurance companies so that they get the benefits they contracted for. Mr. Dell has established a reputation as a disability insurance expert by battling every major disability insurance company and helping thousands of individuals to collect short and long term disability insurance benefits. Stephen Jessup is a partner in the Disability Insurance division of Attorneys Dell & Schaefer, where he has worked for the past 13 years exclusively handling disability insurance claims from the application stage through litigation. He has extensive experience in representing dentists who are filing for disability benefits or are having issues with the disability insurance carriers. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com