Smiles Matter®

Cosmetic dentist, educator, author, and Conscious Sedation Dentistry (CSD) expert Dr. Tony Feck joins Laura Kelly for the fifth installment of Smiles Matter’s ‘Winning Strategies.’ Dr. Feck and Laura discuss how CSD has allowed clinicians to treat patients with comprehensive procedures safely, and in fewer visits. Dr. Feck and Laura also discussed how the impact of CSD has evolved his ability to provide more concentrated care for his patients, improve his work-life balance, and dedicate more ...

Instructor, digital technology, and Functional Esthetic Dentistry expert, Dr. Mike Maroon, joins Laura Kelly for the fourth installment of Smiles Matter's 'Winning Strategies.' Mike and Laura discuss how digital technology is transforming dental practices and how to harness these tools to maximize a practice's efficiency and treatment success. Laura and Mike also discuss the abundance of digital technology that has aided practices during the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside how digital workflow w...

Cosmetic dentist, author, international lecturer, researcher, and instructor Dr. Todd Snyder shares a conversation with Laura Kelly for the third installment of Smiles Matter’s ‘Winning Strategies.’ Dr. Snyder and Laura breakdown strategies dentists and practices can implement in their business for both short and long-term success in the current dental climate. Dr. Snyder also discusses the importance of marketing and communications, and the impact they have on informing the world of your ser...

Dental law specialist, founder, and CEO of Cohen Law Firm David Cohen sits down with Laura Kelly for the second installment of Smiles Matter’s ‘Winning Strategies.’ David and Laura discuss the business of buying and selling practices before and during the pandemic, alongside the evolution of the working culture regarding dental practices within the COVID-19 environment. David and Laura also discuss how DSOs have impacted the seller’s market.

Dental industry veteran, CEO of the Seattle Study Club and expert in continuing education Mike Gergen joins Laura Kelly for the first installment of Smiles Matter ‘Winning Strategies.’ Laura and Mike discuss the importance and gravity of continuing education, the impact it has on dentistry today and how that education system has changed over recent history, especially as we move through the pandemic.

In this episode, Laura speaks with Dr. Lou Graham and Dr. Ron Kaminer— two doctors with differing opinions about COVID-19 practice management and how the availability of a vaccine has altered their patient's in-office experience.

In this episode, Laura speaks with Dr. Steve Rasner about how his fee-for-service practice succeeds, despite its rural location and local competition by passionately focusing on a relationship-based approach.

In this episode, Laura speaks with Cesar Navarro, Director of Marketing and CEO of Geek Dental Marketing to highlight the importance of digital marketing for practices in 2021. Cesar states the new and current ways of reaching out to your target audience that give your practice a competitive advantage when using specific strategies and techniques. He also has written an article for us which reviews the 12 Most Effective Dental Marketing Strategies to Maximize Your Practice’s Growth In 2021. Y...

Join Laura in an interview with Ryan Javanbakht, president and CEO of SleepTest.com, as they talk about Obstructive Sleep Apnea—and how the barriers to implementing sleep medicine in a dental practice are minimized through the SleepTest.com system.

In this episode, Laura dives deep with Randy Curran about how to overcome the hurdles of medical billing, and how it is directly related to the success of a dental sleep practice.