We made it to episode 50! *confetti falling* And guess what.....we"re just getting started! In episode 50 I changed the format of the show just a little and I interview Dr. Derek Gatta, a prosthodontist for the US NAVY. In this episode we are just talking about what being a Prosthodontist in the Navy is like and what extremely valuable lessons he has learned. However, he is taking these lessons with him because soon he will be leaving the Navy and starting his own practice. I like how he mentioned he had to do the research of where he wanted his practice to be. It's not just about "ok, I like California soooo I am going to start a practice there"! Nope! Much more thought, calculations, market research, and consideration goes into the beginning stages of just THINKING about where you are going to be located.

 

We also discuss one of the best pieces of advice that Dr. Gatta leaves us with! How it's not only important to apply it every day in our lives, but many of us tend to neglect it....why? I don't really know why, but we should really take into consideration the advice that is talked about today.

 

Dr. Gatta grew up in Newport, RI and attended Vanderbilt University.  He graduated from Nova Southeastern Dental School in 2009.  He has served in the Navy for eight years and completed the Prosthodontic residency in 2014 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.  He currently is the Dental Department Head at Naval Health Clinic New England in Newport, RI.

 

In addition to running a YouTube channel and writing for IgniteDDS, he runs two blogs devoted to advanced dental treatment and helping residents achieve board certification in Prosthodontics.

 

 

DR. DEREK GATTA'S LINKS:

American Board of Prosthodontics Study Notes Website

Official Implant Prosthodontics Website

Dr. Gatta's Facebook

Dr. Gatta's Linkedin

Dr. Gatta's Twitter

 

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Episode 49 is one you will need to listen to over and over from time to time! In episode 49 my featured guest is Dr. Michael Schuster. We discuss many things here but what is really interesting is how we break down marketing and what exactly you are doing wrong. You see, there are three forms of marketing and sometimes we try using the wrong type of marketing for our practice and spend tons of money and time only to see minimal or no results. If your marketing and advertising is bringing you hardly any results then THIS IS THE REASON WHY!

 

We also discuss the importance of in-bound marketing and what are the common mindsets and trends nowadays. Dr. Schuster gives tremendous advice for general dentist on how they can stand out in a saturated location but also how they can offer the same services like every other general dentist on their block but market differently to be seen. Honestly, that's ultimately what we are trying to do here when you listen to The Dental Marketer Podcast; give you FREE ideas, strategies, advice, tactics, procedures (both clinically and non-clinically), and techniques to market your dental practice and attract new patients in the most simple, most unique, and most effective way possible. These dentist, specialist, consultants, and dental marketing experts on the show share their techniques and strategies with you so you know what to try and what works. AND they share with you what has NOT worked for them and their errors so YOU don't have to go through these errors OR you may be doing these errors as we speak and you can STOP immediately and pivot your strategy.

 

The Schuster Center was founded in 1978 by Dr. Michael Schuster, a practicing private care dentist, to teach principles of life, business and high quality patient care.

For over 39 years, The Schuster Center has been helping dentists learn and apply sound strategies to create a business model in their practice which serves the professional model. A model designed to achieve profitability while enabling the dentist to work one on one with each patient in a non-manipulative approach to treatment acceptance.

Our work is aimed at helping dentists create a practice that they love to go to work in and enables the dentist to communicate and connect with patients to help them accept the dentistry they need, want and value.

The Schuster Center Model is built using proven strategies of Money, Time, Organization, Communication, Marketing, Sales, Values and Vision.

 

 

 

DR. MICHAEL SCHUSTER'S LINKS:

The Schuster Center Website

Email: [email protected]

 

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It's episode 48! YEAH! I am so excited for you to listen to this episode (actually I am excited whenever you listen to any of The Dental Marketer's episodes) however in this episode my guest, Shauna, really breaks down for us the importance of blogging/ copy-writing on your website and not only that but she breaks down how Google and mainly all search engines work, how to work on the search engines side so it can favor your website, and how to do much more so you can actually see much more new patients coming through the door due to your website! I will be honest, after listening to this episode, I never knew exactly how much work goes into creating a blog and website that truly markets for you. You will hear how much work goes into constructing a remarkable blog post. It's not simple, it's not fast, but if done right it will produce AMAZING results.

 

Also we discuss what is one of the worst marketing techniques that some of you still may be doing. Marketing only starts to feel like a hassle whenever you feel like you do not know what you are doing. If you feel that way then that means the research has NOT been done, you don't have the perfect vision of what you customer looks like exactly, and you are using the wrong mediums to try and reach the potential customer. Now if you combine all three then you are totally not going to get the results you yearn for!

 

Shauna loves working with dentists and physicians! For years, she was the copy director at TNT Dental, a dental website and marketing company, then she ventured into a larger role in dental marketing as a partner at MDPM Consulting, a boutique-style dental marketing company that offered SEO and big-picture consulting.

 

Today, she founded at iDENTiwrite, and she is the copy director and lead editor to a team of wonderful dental copywriters and SEO experts who provide professional, keyword rich web copy, blogs, and quality content for dentists, and practice management companies. The company also build WordPress websites, and Shauna offers personalized marketing consulting for dentists and physicians.

 

 

 

Shauna Duty's Links:

IDENTIWRITE WEBSITE

EMAIL: [email protected]

CALL OR TEXT: (940) 395-5115

 

 

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Episode 47 guys! Thank you so much for tuning in and reading the show notes too! In this episode I talk with the wonderful Dr. Edna Buckle. This is a great interview because we get in the mind of someone who has worked in a corporate dental practice, multi-dental practice, and private dental practice. Listen to see the downsides and upsides of each one. Also Dr. Edna Buckle has just recently created her own private dental practice called Avie Oral Surgery Group. It's not even a year old but she is already seeing pretty great progress. Listen and follow along her journey to see what mistakes you can and should be avoiding when trying to attract new patients and what just may work remarkable wonders for your dental practice.

 

We also discuss a single piece of business advice that Dr. Edna Buckle shares, that I personally believe, is something everyone should not only hear but apply. This goes for everyone who has their own business, dental or non-dental! If you are a dental practice owner, I am sure by now you figured out that there is much more to do than just dental work on patients. You have to understand and deal with employees, marketing (online and offline), advertising, production, collections, office culture, and more! When starting off, and even now, we do NOT have all the answers to every problem that will occur. However, there is a solution to this and Dr. Edna Buckle shares that with you.

 

Dr. Edna Buckle was born in Ghana and grew up primarily in Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and completed her dental training at the world's first dental school, the University of Maryland where she received the prestigious Anesthesia Award for management of anxious patients.

After dental school, Dr. Buckle completed four years of Oral Surgery training at Howard University Hospital in Washington, DC with emphasis on trauma and facial surgery, as well as extractions, pathology, sedation, and management of medically compromised patients. Dr. Buckle is written Board Certified and credentialed with Laurel Regional Hospital.

She opened up, not too long ago, Avie Oral Surgery Group; a practice whose priority is to serve their patient population in a respectful and calming environment.

 

 

 

DR. EDNA BUCKLE'S LINKS:

Avie Oral Surgery Group Website

 

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In Episode 46 we discuss various methods and how important it is to continue to adapt and learn in order to not only grow as a person and dentist but to also grow your practice. You will see how Dr. Rosenberg has so much knowledge and that is because he was NOT afraid to dive into the unknown and learn a new technique and method to upgrade his skills and his practice.

 

Dr. Rosenberg also discusses how learning a patients background is crucial. Knowing a patient's birthday is not what I mean, every single email subscriber that your patient is signed up for knows their birthday as well. You, the dentist, really have to know the dentist financial situations, know their family, the patient's likes and dislikes, recent medical procedures, and even their favorite hobbies. Really know your patients and that not only creates loyalty but it creates a much easier treatment acceptance environment.

 

Dr. Jeffrey Rosenberg is considered an expert in the field of cosmetic and restorative dentistry by both patients and professional colleagues.  He has published numerous articles in the areas of cosmetic dentistry, implant dentistry, and the use of computer imaging to assist in dental diagnosis and treatment.

 

Dr. Rosenberg has invented several dental devices and holds 8 patents in the dental field including the world’s first, non-invasive, full arch periodontal measuring device – Perio Alerttm.  He also maintains a private practice in Center City, Philadelphia, PA.

DR. JEFFREY ROSENBERG'S LINK:

PHILADELPHIA'S DENTIST WEBSITE

Email: [email protected]

 

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In episode 45 Debbie really dives into how a practice can increase their production and enhance your dental practices' culture. There are so many components in a dental office and becuase of this each component should have a specific system in play to where that component is making it's own production or bringing some sort of remarkable value to the dental practice as a whole. For example, Hygiene is an essential component, does your hygienist know what to say when trying to present a case of Invisalign? Or does your front office know what to say to someone who just cancelled at the very last minute? All of these components will funtcion much much MUCH better with proper systems in place and which include scripts and tactics.

 

We also get to hear exactly what we need to say to those pesky patients who just don't value the dentist time. You know the patients I'm talking about. "The late ones", the "no-shows", the "last-minute reschedulers", the "last minute cancellations"; Debbie tells us just exactly how we need to feel and what exactly to say to these types of patients.

 

Debbie Seidel-Bittke, is a dental consultant, coach, speaker and author. She is also

CEO of Dental Hygiene Solutions, powered by Dental Practice Solutions. Debbie is a world-

class leader in creating profitable hygiene departments. She is well-known as a former

clinical assistant professor at USC in Los Angeles and a former hygiene department program

director. Dentistry Today recognizes Debbie as a Leader in Dental Consulting.

 

 

 

DEBBIE SEIDEL-BITTKE'S LINKS:

FREE OFFER (Training Video and Webinar)

DENTAL PRACTICE SOLUTIONS WEBSITE

Debbie's Email Address: [email protected]

Debbie's Phone Number: (888) 816-1511.

 

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In episode 44 I chat with someone who started in the dental industry not too long ago but has really made an impact in the dental offices she works with. Here we talk about just how important having a remarkable user experience on your website plays a major role in attracting new patients. Remember you don't just want your website to have your logo, address, and number; you want your website to be active on the internet. Just how a ground marketer is active in the community attracting new patients, your website should be doing the same on social media, search engines, and all over the internet in your local area.

 

Karina also mentions just how they plan out their morning huddles to get optimal results throughout their day. Remember that our existing patients have lives too and are budgeting for other things besides dentistry, so having a morning huddle AND a daily recap to see how everyone in the office can play a role in teaching, showing, and eventually having the existing patient purchasing immediate treatment is crucial for better overall production.

 

Karina Acosta is an Office Manager for a dental practice in Southern California, Choice Family Dentistry. She has grown rapidly to understand and implement dental marketing strategies into the every day treatment plans and front office procedures. She has helped transform and turn around the dental practice she is currently in and is now in demand to do the same for other dental practices.

 

 

KARINA ACOSTA'S LINKS:

BEST DENTIST IN PERRIS WEBSITE

RANCHO CUCAMONGA DENTIST WEBSITE

Karina Acosta's Email: [email protected]

 

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In this episode we share the viewpoint of a bioesthetic dental technologist. Daniel O'Rourke mentions what he believes may be the next wave that dentist will see more of a demand from the public... occlusion. If so, you better start your marketing strategies RIGHT NOW and make sure its CTA is revolved around occlusion. If not, STILL, why wouldn't you want more patients coming in for occlusion treatment and more?

 

 

We also discuss how the main problem for dentists may not be the fact that they can NOT attract the right quality new patient; the problem may be that the dentist is not looking hard enough into their ALREADY existing patient base and see that their patients need much more major work done. Sometimes we can get so caught up in attracting new patients that we forget about how much our existing patients need us without them realizing it yet. So maybe change yup your re-call scripts, send innovative marketing materials to these existing patients, or create a whole new marketing strategy for your re-calls and un-scheduled pending treatment. Be consistent with it.

 

 

Mr. O’Rourke has spent the past 35 years of his career devoting himself to the development of dental technology, and continues to be an advocate for higher quality dentistry for the betterment of the patient.

He has studied with some of the finest dental technologists and dentists in the world at institutions such as The Schuster Center for Professional Development, The Dawson Center and the Foundation for Bioesthetic Dentistry.

 

As one of only 11 Bioesthetic Dental Technologists in the World, Mr. O’Rourke has published numerous articles and has given lectures across the country, including a series at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

 

 

DANIEL O'ROURKE'S LINKS:

The Texas Center For Occlusal Studies Website 

Daniel O'Rourke's Linkedin

 

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In Episode 42 of The Dental Marketer podcast I talk with one of the pioneers of dental ground marketing. Now you all know I am a ground marketer and it’s something I strongly preach but I want you all to see just exactly how this has worked for Dr. Williams. We dive into “guerrilla marketing”. Where we discuss ways that are the most effective to market your dental practice with the lowest cost points possible. Dr. Williams discusses something called “overlapping curves”, this is very important because this should be done in every marketing plan you implement. Also he gives you his marketing plan as well!

 

We look into the importance of knowing who you are marketing to. I can NOT stress enough that knowing your exact target market is crucial for marketing. You build a campaign around them, if you don’t know your exact avatar (how your ideal patient looks and acts) then your marketing will be off.

 

Dr. Williams is the founder of Suwanee Dental Care and Solstice Dental Advisors.

 

He is The Atlanta cosmetic dentist with over 35 years experience in Implant and Reconstructive dentistry, Orthodontics and TMJ. He has the experience and knowledge to handle the most complex cases.

 

Dr. Bill Williams is also your coach to become a more productive dentist. He helps practices solve problems and grow through (1) Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Service and Implementation.

He has lead mission teams through Africa and Central America.

 

 

BILL WILLIAM’S LINKS:

BILL WILLIAMS LINKEDIN

SOLSTICE DENTAL ADVISORS WEBSITE

 

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The 7 Core Facebook Training modules (40 videos) covering everything from…

 

… setting up your page the right way

 

... to how to boost posts the right way,

 

... to how to run strategic ad campaigns which target your existing patients, people who have similar demographics and purchasing behaviors to your existing patients, and people who’ve been to your website....

 

Anissa also teaches tons of no cost options to grow your audience and get people to take action and come in ready to start treatment!

 

 

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Free Access to the FBMastery Facebook Group for ongoing support Unlimited Lifetime Access to the Training.

 

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BONUS #1: A Free Facebook Page Custom Analysis

 

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Tune into episode 41 to hear so many tactics that Debbie shares with you and why each tactic and script works or how you can make it work. However, before you jump into wanting hundreds of new patients and a great marketing strategy you need to figure out or know your why. Why do you do what you do for each of your patients? Not only is this important to figure out so you can mention it to your exisiting patient, but more than likely this will be your niche. You really have to be specific in figuring out your "why". Remember marketing is story-telling, and if the reasons you do things is to pay the bills but you tell your staff and your patients a lie like "I do this because I care about your oral health",,, it'll definitely show.

 

We also discuss some scripts you can say and some tactics you can use to make your video marketing and social media marketing ten times better and much more relatable to your community. Debbie also mentions to us what to do or say if a patient does not want to do oral cancer screenings and how we can increase this procedure in our dental practice.

 

Debbie is a tireless Pioneer Health Crusader, Educator & Author dedicated to Total Health Initiatives and Making Oral Cancer History. This passion drove Debbie to form the NationalCancerNetwork.org a 501(C)(3) whose vision is to raise awareness of prevention, progress, screening and referrals for a world free of a cancer. With over 27 years in the health industry and working with a variety of clients Debbie’s laser focus and ability to get to the cause holding you back guiding them to achieve remarkable success, my mission and commitment to you is to ignite the hero within you!

 

 

DEBBIE ZAFIROPOULOS LINKS:

Debbie's Phone Number: (561) 358-7660

Debbie's Email Address: [email protected]

NATIONAL CANCER NETWORK WEBSITE

 

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