Efficient Practice Podcast

In this Episode, I interview my friend and former business coach, Dr. Bill Blatchford who is one of the strongest voices in dentistry today for profitability with special emphasis on increased case acceptance. He is a dentist’s advocate for more net return, more time away and increased enjoyment of life. He along with his daughter, Dr. Christina Blatchford have helped thousands of Doctors to achieve practice success. Dr. Blatchford is the author of the many dental books. He has also coauthored two books with his daughter, Dr. Christina Blatchford. The newest book is titled "7 Principles of Highly Profitable Dentists". He also produces the popular weekly video series, “Mornings with Blatchford”. The Blatchford’s emphasize that life is a banquet and they participate in traveling the world, flying, boating, diving, skiing, hunting, fishing, and cycling. Currently, Blatchford Solutions coaches approximately 50 dentists per year to enjoy a new level of success in their life and practice.

Show Highlights:

- How Taking More Time Off Increases Productivity

- How To Get Your Team On Board

- How Working Fewer Days Equals More Revenue

- How To Design Your Life and Allow The Practice to Follow

- Life is a Banquet, Lick Your Plate Clean!

Contact Dr. Bill Blatchford:

Call: 866-495-7080

https://blatchford.com

In this episode of Efficient Practice Podcast, I interview Dr. Elizabeth R. Oates who is a native of Aberdeen, Maryland and a Dentist in the United States Army. A graduate of Hampton University in Virginia, she completed her Dental studies at The University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. After graduation, Dr. Oates spent two years on a Navajo Reservation, where she completed her residency training. She has experience in private practice, government contracting, and institutional dental settings. In 2011, Dr. Oates joined the U.S. Army, where she currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel.

She is passionate about helping students interested in Dentistry and Health Care Studies. Dr. Oates has served as a mentor to students in the Hampton University Leadership Institute and Honors College. She also volunteers her time to speak at schools, churches and health events. A 2017 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business, Transformational Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program, Dr. Oates is currently in the process of creating her own nonprofit organization. Her goal is to provide mentorship to minorities who aspire to enter the Dental and Health Care profession.

Dr. Oates is one of the best selling authors of Thinking About Quitting Medicine, Volume 2 which is "the second journey into the uncomfortable space of making meaning of where you are now as a doctor and what’s next for your life and career. " In volume two, 11 accomplished doctors go deep into an honest revealing conversation.

"Through their stories, you will experience their courage through adversity, searching, growth and fulfillment through intentional achievement. You’ll also find the pieces to fill in your own map to creating a way of practicing medicine that nourishes your heart and soul."

Thinking of Quitting Medicine, Volume 2 can be purchased on Amazon, and Autographed copies can be purchased directly through Dr. Oates' paypal link, https://paypal.me/ElizabethROatesDDS.

Dr. Oates can be reached at [email protected].

In this episode, I interview Naren Arulrajah who is a self-described “serial entrepreneur,” enthusiastic about serving others. For more than ten years he has helped dentists, doctors, lawyers, coaches, consultants, and other professionals find practice success with personal fulfillment. Naren is a consultant, speaker, author, and above all an inspirational innovator. AceTech Ontario honored Naren’s accomplishments with their 2014 Leadership Initiative Award.

As founder and CEO of Ekwa Marketing, Naren has brought together a talented team of global experts in all areas of digital marketing. Their focus is on helping clients increase revenues, reduce workplace stress, and improve work-life balance. Ekwa’s international client base currently numbers about 200, at all stages of practice from start-ups to growth, transitioning to new leadership, and merger and acquisition.

Naren’s unique formula builds in as much input and participation as the client desires, with the Ekwa team handling the workload. It is a strategy that makes success happen with services such as;

-Website design, development, hosting, and maintenance

-SEO - optimizing rank on Google, Bing, and Yahoo search engines

-“Done for You” solutions for paid internet advertising

-Social media & Reputation management

-Specialized marketing - videos, podcasts, newsletters, and infographics

And other services for generating practice growth and success

With a special interest in dentistry, Naren has developed effective platforms to help the careers of busy dental professionals such as;

-The Growing Dentist Podcast

-Grow My Reviews

-Off-Hour Patients

-Done for Me Social -

-My Digital Signboards

-Done For Me NAP

-Doctor and MeTV

-Doctor’s Choice Awards

-Grow My Testimonials

Original platforms like these are Naren’s way of giving back to the dental and medical community that has been instrumental in his own success.

Naren’s published volumes available on Amazon include:

8 Steps Every Dentist Should Take to Dominate their Market Online 2013

Eight More Steps Guaranteed to Grow your Dental Practice Online 2014

Game Over: A Dentist's Guide to Google Domination! 2015

With a philosophy, in personal and professional life, of surrounding himself with others as passionate about success as he is, Naren fosters a philanthropic environment of sharing and has been featured on popular podcast shows such as The Relentless Dentist, The Thriving Dentist Show and The Conscious Millionaire.

Naren and his wife live in Mississauga, Ontario with their two daughters. The oldest is a budding robotics engineer, and the younger shows great interest in journalism.

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https://www.growmyreviews.com/pricing/?ref=drevelynsamuel&tm_trial_period=14

Ekwa Marketing

www.ekwa.com

855.345.0593

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Cyndi Blalock who is a general dentist and high-performance coach, speaker, and the creator of She Grows Her Practice, an online community where she helps purpose-driven women entrepreneur doctors and business owners break through their challenges, operate at their highest potential and create self-sustaining businesses. Dr. Cyndi is highly passionate about helping women doctors unapologetically be themselves and create a practice legacy they can be proud of while living the life they’ve always dreamed of.

Aside from being a dentist, wife, and mother, she’s also a business owner, marketing and social media extraordinaire, live video coach, dental content creator, and a branding expert.

Episode Highlights:

-The Change Brought About By Motherhood

-Developing Systems For Home Life as Well As The Practice

-Making Self A Priority

-Delegation, The 'Unnatural Role For Many Women'

-Managing Others' Expectations

-Maintaining Healthy Habits

-Enlisting Help

Dr. Bill Williams is the director of the 5M Mastermind where dentists learn to be $10,000 a day producers and how to market and manage multi-million dollar practices. Over 43 years in practice he has been a noted international speaker, business coach, #1 best-selling author and clinician and still maintains a thriving private practice in Suwanee, GA. He is a Masters of both the AGD and ICCMO, was Small Business Person of the Year in 2005, and received the Ron Lamb Award from the Christian Dental Society as the Outstanding Missions Dentist in North America in 2007. He is a Certified Guerrilla Marketing Instructor and a Certified Trainer for Biodent’s Ultratooth Implant System.

Show Highlights:

-Benefits of National Masterminds

-How Every Dentist can be a $10,000 a Day Dentist

-The BIG 5 In Dentistry:

Mindset (of Dentist and Team)

Team (Whose on it and how they’re trained)

Facility and Location

Marketing

Capacity

Contact:

SolsticeDentalAdvisors.com

(770)614-4249

In this episode I talk with Lora Dean, a Senior Executive who serves as a Chief Operating Officer and the founder and president of The Savvy Executive. As a senior executive Lora has oversight for a $100 billion budget, has lead human resources activities for over 15,000 employees, directed major nationwide IT initiatives and leads day to day operations for federal Departments.

As the president of The Savvy Executive, Lora established an organization that provides professional women valuable tools and resources to help them rise to the executive leadership levels by building their boss personal brands and cultivating their professional image.

Lora believes that every woman can have a successful career and a balanced, joyous life by becoming her best self.

Show Pearls:

-Steps to take to enhance your brand and advance your career

- Dental Office Environment and what it conveys to the customer

-How Your Team Can "Sell Dentistry without saying a word"

Contact Lora at thesavvyexecutive.co

Dr. Darwin K. Hayes is the Lead Co-Director of the General Practice Residency Program at BronxCare Health System (formerly Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center) in the Bronx, NY - the 2nd largest GPR program in the US. Additionally, he serves as Chair of the Administration Board for the ADEA Council of Hospitals and Advanced Education Programs. Dr Hayes is a CODA Site Visitor and Success Program Speaker with the ADA, teaching dental students and residents about life after school/residency. He serves as Co-Chair of the New Dentist Conference Committee within the National Dental Association (NDA). Dr. Hayes practices part-time both in a small private practice in Trenton, NJ with his uncle and in the faculty practice within the residency program. On his days off, you’ll find him on social media communicating to and helping new dentists, and documenting his daily adventures as a coach/mentor to new dentists and as a Dad to his son Donovan. Dr Hayes can be reached at [email protected]

On this episode, I have the pleasure of interviewing New Dentist, Dr. John Mark Burney. Dr. Burney is an associate dentist of the Blue Diamond Dental, P.A. dental team located in Wilmington, Delaware, and he also proudly serves as a soldier in the Army National Guard currently holding the rank of Captain in the Delaware Medical Detachment. Dr. Burney received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry in 2015 and completed his dental residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Dr. Burney recently started his own blog entitled "Smile Doctor of Delaware" which is an informational haven regarding one's oral health. The blog aims to take the complexities and mysteries out of dentistry.

Show Highlights:

-Expectations of private practice and learning to adjust to the "Real World" of dentistry

-Understanding the three ways dentists get paid

-Team dynamics

-The importance of continual learning

-His three tips for excelling in dentistry

In this About Me Episode, I talk about my journey to achieving my lifetime goal of becoming a dentist, why I created the Efficient Practice Podcast and my ultimate goal of helping dentists/small business owners to have better practices and a better quality of life.