Group Function: Ritter and Ramsey on Partnerships and The Protocol
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Release Date: 08/02/2021
Group Function: Closing the Loop with Michael Anderson and Laura Maly
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What does it mean when a patient tells you that "I found you from the internet?" Well, practically nothing. Did they see your website? Did they read a review? Did they see a social media post? Unless your front desk is REALLY good at figuring this stuff out, you may not be able to tell where your marketing is really working and where it might be missing. Michael Anderson and Laura Maly of the Wonderist Agency join Alan to talk about this problem and a solution that they will be rolling out. What if you could automatically connect your marketing result and your practice management software to...
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Very Clinical: Changing Dr. Lance Timmerman's Mind About Heroic Dentistry
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Dr. Lance Timmerman joins Kevin and Zach to talk about things we've changed our minds about. Today's episode continues the series for Zach and Kevin where they talk to some experienced dentists about what things they've changed their mind about over the years. Today's episode features a discussion with Lance about heroic dentistry. Lance does significantly LESS heroic dentistry. Today's episode includes a great description of the "tipping point" about terminal dentition that includes newer technlogies like All on 4 as well as age and health considerations. Become a member of the Join...
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AME: They're All Around Us
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Social media tells the story of influencers that are killing it while living their best lives. But here in the real world, some people are living in crises. There are people suffering with mental health issues all around us and it's not always obvious who is. Al received a couple of pretty scary anonymous letters that tell a story of mental illness and anger at the dental industry that's worth thinking about. Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If...
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Very Dental: Meeting the Patient Where They Are with Dr. Mike Melkers
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Alan welcomes back Dr. Mike Melkers for a wide ranging conversation. Mike and Al go WAY back (DentalTown in the "oughts" anyone?) and we catch up a little bit. Al was affected by a video Mike recorded earlier this year contrasting "comprehensive" care vs. "appropriate" care. What is comprehensive care? What is appropriate care? Mike is the guy to help us understand appropriate care for the dentist and the patient. Meet the patient where they are, for what their goals are The shame of not doing all FMR's Do patients have "goals?" Values vs. ethics Think about the "why?" ...
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Very Clinical: Caries Removal Concepts and Controversies!
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Today is a throwback episode featuring Kevin, Zach and Al talking about how they've evolved on caries removal. It's a classic and I hope you enjoy it! Original show notes: Dr. Alan Mead of the DentalHacks podcast was gracious enough to join us again this week. And we start off with old school internet videos: Bonus: Then we got into some hot caries removal talk. What burs do you use? To dye, or not to dye? Do you "leave" any caries? Why or why not? Caries removal is a divisive topic. Did we get it right? Wrong? Let us know in the Very Clinical Facebook...
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AME: Unsustainable
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"Horse people are nuts. They're all crazy." --Al Al spins a tale of an industry that is self immolating right in front of him. Nope. It's not dentistry. Not yet. It's horse boarding. Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain free to download. If you’d like to support the shows you love at Very Dental then show a little love to the people that support us! -- Crazy Dental has everything you need from cotton rolls to equipment and everything in between and the best prices you’ll find...
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Very Dental: Do What You Like with Dr. Rob Ritter
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Today's throwback episode features the one and only Dr. Rob Ritter. Al talked to Rob back in late 2021 after having a couple of bad clinical beats and Rob has some pretty good advice. Original show notes: Alan is joined by Dr. Rob Ritter to talk about a couple of bad beats he had. Perfing an endo and punting a tough extraction had Al wondering if he should be doing these procedures in his office. Rob is a proud “restorative dentist” by choice and has described his approach as “” How did he decide what he wanted to include in his practice? Why did he decide to leave a lot of...
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Very Clinical: The End of the Line (aka: Terminal Dentition)
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Today's throwback episode features a discussion on when to throw in the towel. Keep restoring or moving to a different kind of plan is a big deal these days. The guys have thoughts. Also...the baseball talk is 3 years out of date. FYI. Previous show notes: We open with a full 11 minutes on baseball so if you just want the dental chat, start the podcast a few minutes in. This week we have a short chat on terminal dentition. What is terminal dentition? How hard is it to make that call? Is it harder to make that call when you’ve seen the patient for 10+ years then a new...
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Very Dental Student: A Contrast in First Years with Dr. Brandon Evert and Dr. Seth Braker
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Mohammed is joined by Dr. Brandon Evert and Dr. Seth Braker! Brandon and Seth were classmates throughout dental school and have contrasting early dental career paths! Brandon is a military dentist and Seth went directly into private practice. Brandon started the "Extracting Wisdom" podcast before he started dental school and later asked Seth to come on as a co-host where they contrast their experiences! Some links from the show: Join the using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy," "Papa Randy" or "Lipscomb!" The Very Dental Podcast network is and will remain...
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Very Dental: DSOs Defined with Brian Colao
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This throwback episode features a replay of a Dental Hacks episode featuring Brian Colao of Dykema! Brian Colao knows DSOs. He's an attorney that helps people create and administer DSOs. He's been a frequent guest on the Dental Hacks and he gave Jason and Alan some of his time at the recent Voices of Dentistry meeting. We went deep on the topic of DSOs and covered a lot of information: What is a DSO? (spoiler: "A DSO is an entity that provides nonclinical administrative support services to a dental practice that is owned by a licensed dentist.") From one practice to thousands When did we...
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- "The Protocol" is a course that Ritter and Ramsey designed to show people HOW they execute the broader concepts that you might learn from Spear, Kois or Pankey.
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- A complete workflow from consult to finished case
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- The benefits of small group learning in combination with hands on.
- Dental partnerships are notoriously bad!
- How Ritter found Ramsey
- The mechanics of a long term dental partnership
- "You can't have two kings in the castle" is the WRONG way to look at things.
- You work for the partnership and the partnership is bigger than any one person.
- The solution: lose the ego
- The upside of a functional partnership
- Choose business partners wisely!
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- understand personalities
- understand philosophies
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- Treat the associate LIKE A PARTNER!
- Learn to compromise! Learn to understand when you're wrong.
- If you don't know, just say that you don't know.
- Would you rather be right of happy?
- The months for "The Protocol" 2022: February, May, August and November.
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