Tooth Be Told

On this episode it was a pleasure having Dr. Jamine Ifedi. He is a General dentist, Speaker and owner of Empire Dental Group. Dr. Jamine talks about:

1. His journey from medicine to dental.

2.What he did to make sure he was ready right out of school to go into private practice.

3. His transition from a traveling dentist to Practice ownership.

4. Why he decided to get a MBA degree.

4. Understands the insurance and the language of business.

5. How he finds time to mentor the next generation.

6. what its like working with his family at his practice.

And finally, what he hopes to accomplish in the future for him and his office.

On this episode Dr. Joshua Golden discussed his patient for mentoring students interested in the dental field. He has organized events at his private office to give these students hands on experiences in dentistry. He also has started the my golden foundation to help provide financial aid and mentorship support to these students. His story and journey is incredible and worth listening to.

Dr. Uvoh Onoriobe has an incredible story. He was previously a dentist in Nigeria. He came to the United States, went to school again to be come a prosthodontist. He then joined the arm services. While in the services he discovered his love passion to give back to dentist in African and other underserved parts of the world. I truly believe you will enjoy his story and be motivated to give back.

On this episode we talked about the many challenges of being a rural dentist.

1. Lack of specialist to refer to

2. Lack of associates to hire

3. Lack of axillary workers to hire

4. Difficulty with an exit plan once you want to retire

5. Difficulty with being able to help all the patients with limited amount of dentist (lack of access to care)

On this episode Dr. Alfredo Arauz explains his journey into ownership.

He went from owning a Medicaid office to working at a fee for service office.

He explains the difficulty in selling his office and transitioning to becoming an associate again.

He explains what it really takes to own an office.

He also explains the horrible side of some Medicaid offices.

On this episode we talked to student doctor Elias Hilaire about this experience in dental school thus far.

We also discuss:

1. His podcast, vlog and social media presence.

2. His journey to get into dental school.

3. His scholarship he started for pre-dental students.

4. The outrageous cost of dental school

5. The stigma with specializing.

6. The lack of diversity and what can be done about the lack of black pre-dental students applying to dental school.

On this episode, we talked to Dr. Steven Paige about what he has learned in the 30 plus years of dentistry. He discusses what he has learned from owning multiple offices, hiring new grads, and mentoring. He also breakdown advise for new grads to excel and succeed in their careers. He finally discusses the secrets behind the success of DSO's.

On this episode, i talked to John a patient of mine who took his wife to Mexico to have her dental surgeries completed. He believed he had no choice because of the price of dentistry in America. Please listen and enjoy this bonus episode.

On this episode Dr. Simone Ellis shares her keys to having a work life balance.

She also discusses the process of selling her very successful practice to a DSO.

She also shares personal stories that made her the fighter she is today.

She ends the podcast with some advice to dentist as well as motivational insights to positive thinking.

After Dr. Horton wrote this article for Dental Town, we had to have him on the podcast to go over some of the main points in his article. To read the full article please visit this link: https://www.dentaltown.com/onlinece/details/1090/in-it-for-the-long-haul

Please listen to the podcast and read this article, there are helpful handouts in the articles that may help improve implant success rates.