Jennifer Shelhouse, Dayton Dental Collaborative and Dayton Dental Solutions (Dental Business Radio, Episode 33) Jennifer Shelhouse, Chief Strategy Officer at Dayton Dental Collaborative and Dayton Dental Solutions, joined Patrick O’Rourke in the studio to talk about the ways they are doing business which create differentiation. Jennifer discussed their culture, how they empower and support their […]

Teresa Duncan, Odyssey Management, Inc. (Dental Business Radio, Episode 32) Teresa Duncan, President of Odyssey Management, returned to the show to discuss dental insurance coverage and issues the employers may be facing. Teresa joined host Patrick O’Rourke to discuss covered changes in the market, challenges with the myriad of plan designs, PPO contracts, insurance coordinators, […]

Mary DiCarlo, OMS Foundation (Dental Business Radio, Episode 30) Mary DiCarlo, Director of Development for the OMS Foundation, joined host Patrick O’Rourke on location from The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee to discuss the work of the Foundation. She mentioned recent research they are funding about identifying which patients can convalesce from third-molar surgery without the […]

William Barrett, Mandelbaum Barrett (Dental Business Radio, Episode 30) William Barrett, CEO of Mandelbaum Barrett and author of The DSO Decision: Winning Answers from Every Angle, was Patrick O’Rourke’s guest on this edition of Dental Business Radio. He covered considerations for practice owners who are considering selling their practice to a DSO or creating a […]

Dr. Zach Powell, Georgia Dental Association and Powell Dentistry Group (Dental Business Radio, Episode 29) Dr. Zach Powell, this year’s President of the Georgia Dental Association, joined host Patrick O’Rourke to talk about the GDA. Dr. Powell laid out the mission and initiatives of the GDA, discussed his recent travels all over the state to […]

Trevor Maurer and Zach Burger, OMS360 (Dental Business Radio, Episode 28) The headaches of managing an oral surgery practice are so severe that about 80% of dental school students surveyed do not want to own their own practice when they graduate. The HR function alone causes fits for oral surgeons who are not trained in […]

Mark Johnson, StudentLoansRx (Dental Business Radio, Episode 27) How do dental school graduates manage their student loan debt while building a practice? It’s a major problem, and it’s widespread. As investment professional Mark Johnson talked with dental school students and graduates, he found there was no organized support for their unique financial planning needs. He […]

Tom Limoli, Limoli & Associates (Dental Business Radio, Episode 26) If you’re a dental practice which accepts dental insurance, then, like it or not, you have financial partners in your business:  the insurance companies. Tom Limoli joined host Patrick O’Rourke on this episode to detail the mistakes he sees practices making in handling dental insurance, […]

Lucas Bitzan, Anthem (Dental Business Radio, Episode 25) An expert in dental insurance products and underwriting, Lucas Bitzan with Anthem joined host Patrick O’Rourke on this edition of Dental Business Radio to discuss current trends in underwriting. This episode is “must listen” for general dentists and dental specialty practitioners wanting to hear the latest on [...]

AAOMS 2021 Annual Meeting Preview, with Dr. B.D. Tiner, Karin Wittich, and Beth Hayson (Dental Business Radio, Episode 24) Dr. B.D. Tiner, President of AAOMS, Karin Wittich, Executive Director, and Beth Hayson, Associate Executive Director of Continuing Education, Meetings & Exhibitions, were host Patrick O’Rourke’s special guests to preview the 2021 Annual Meeting of AAOMS […]