What is your waiting room worth? At Cracker Barrel it’s worth 20% of sales, $2.7 billion a year, $415 per square foot, which is in line with Wal-Mart, while your patients in the USA spend $33 billion a year just on toothpaste.

Howard Speaks: What Is Your Waiting Room Worth?

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Dr. Katie Lee is a dentist, speaker, author, and coach who lives in Aurora, Colorado. Dr. Lee graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2010 and was an owner-partner in over 80 DSO supported dental practices throughout the US and served as Clinical Partner overseeing 5 states. Currently, she consults for health technology companies and provides implant education for general dentists. Dr. Lee has two passions in her profession: dentistry itself and making other dentists successful. Her passion about the oral systemic health link comes from personal experience. Dr. Lee was involved in an ATV accident as a teenager, which left her without many teeth and rendered her jaw immobile. Dr. Lee experienced how oral health affects systemic health and the benefits of dental implants. Her first-hand journey in recovering from the effects of dental trauma led her to specialize her career on the mouth-body connection® and dental implants. Dr. Lee has won many accolades, including Top 40 under 40 Dentists in America, and International Woman of the Year in Dentistry. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

1661 Dr. Katie Lee on Oral Systemic Health and Empowering Women in Dentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Ericka is a national speaker with over 25 years of experience as a dental billing expert and trainer. She is the creator behind "Dental Biller's Appreciation Day," a celebration she initiated in July 2021 to honor the invaluable contributions of dental billers across the nation. With her unwavering passion and dedication, she has helped over 3000 dental practices achieve remarkable results maximizing insurance reimbursements with her proven strategies. From humble beginnings as a dental assistant, she is now the CEO of Veritas Dental Resources, a multimillion dollar operation. In her book, “I’m Just The Biller,” she shares her journey of grit, determination, and the power of chasing your dreams. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

1660 Ericka Aguilar on Improving Dental Billing Systems : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Gordon J. Christensen is Founder and CEO of Practical Clinical Courses (PCC) and Co-Founder and CEO for Clinicians Report Foundation (CR) and a practicing prosthodontst in Provo, Utah. PCC is an international continuing education organization that provides courses and videos for all dental professionals. CR offers unbiased research on thousands of dental products. Dr. Christensen has presented over 45,000 hours of continuing education throughout the world and has published many articles and books. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

1659 Dr. Gordon Christensen on All Things Dentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

As a Diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine, Dr. Silver prevents and manages breathing problems including sleep apnea, snoring, and mouth breathing in all ages. She evaluates and treats children for proper jaw growth and development, incorporating oral myofunctional therapy, oral appliances and frenuloplasty (tongue tie release). She has recently focused her practice on treating sleep apnea and orofacial or TMJ pain. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

1658 Dr. Simi Silver on the Science of Sleep Dentistry : Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Born and raised in Eastern Montana, the geographic center of nowhere in the United States, Todd McGovern admired his small town dentist who sat weekly in the front row of his Catholic church wearing a dapper blue blazer, surrounded by his camera-ready family. At age 26, along with his beautiful new wife Stacy & his apprentice dental degree from the University of Minnesota, they packed up his pickup and moved to South Dakota to become the neighborhood dentist he esteemed to be as youth. Two years later they resettled back in Minnesota vacation lakes country where Todd & Stacy are the parents to Matt, a business entrepreneur, and Dr. Lauren , one of Todd’s partners in LifeSmiles Dental, a small group practice. Dr. Todd believes the fundamental keys to unlocking a career of dental happiness can be cataloged on a 3 X 5 index card. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Howard Speaks: What Is Your Waiting Room Worth?

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