WI are on "location"!
 
"Live" from Palm Desert, we catch up.  Christmas is over, we catch up.  We tackle some "reddit" input and some listener mail.
 
Are you open between Christmas and New Years?  Why or why not?
 
As a listener, are we considered friends?
 
So your hands shake when treating patients?

Episode 243: Are We Friends?

Wow!  Time flies.  Where have we been?
 
I can explain....

Episode 242: A Christmas Miracle

Ok.  Slightly more sober now.
 
We delve into Facebook groups and share advice.  Issue 1: New owner buys practice and will be FFS (fee for service).  Must you credential them?
 
Issue 2: PPO third party negotiator can't get all relevant info?  What to do?
 
Dental influencers.  Do you strain muscles patting yourself on the back?  Is your pity party well attended?
 
Peace.
 

Episode 240:  Dental PPO Negotiations for Dummies

Episode 239: Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

We are back for more, giving Yapi love like we do...  Seriously, don't be dumb.
 
We traveled, but not together.  Ever done a solo trip?
 
Advice today was for 3 anonymous posts.  They really get around.  First: How do you handle a parent that you have never met that brings in long time pediatric patients and makes a scene?
 
If you only work 2 days per week but a new patient calls after hours, who makes the call?  Using a personal cell phone?
 
Adulting sucks.  If a parent tells their kid that they now pay their dental bill, but the kid won't pay, who is responsible?

Episode 238: How Can I Miss You If You Won’t Leave?

So... are you adventurous?  Really?  Are you SURE...?
 
A weekend getaway becomes more memorable than planned.  Or WAS it?
 
Advice this week: 
 
How do you handle patients that repeatedly no-show for their appointment?  
 
Who do you work for?  The patient, or the person signing your check?

Episode 237: WI Go To a Nudie Hot Springs

Mondays suck.  That's why we release on Wednesday.  But it doesn't fix Monday....
 
We stayed home.  No travel diary.  Boring.  Next episode will have some travel.  Promise.
 
Is it MANDATORY to give time off for a funeral?  Are you a heartless bastard?
 
Does the office have a cell phone?  How do you text?
 
At end of day, does everyone leave together?  If someone stays late, do you ALL stay late?!
 
All this begs the question, why did we apply to dental school?!?

Episode 236: Do dentists need sensitivity training?

Some of the best parts of travel is hearing the weirdest stuff from history.  Past generations were as messed up as we are! 
 
 
We made our way to Strasbourg, Luxembourg, and Cologne.  Oh, yeah... for a dental meeting....

Episode 235:Cologne Street Sh!tter

Tired of dental talk?  Good, because there is NONE during THIS episode.  Lance and Holly talk about their trip on the WAY to their trip to IDS.  This is how NOT to travel.
 
Or the PERFECT way....

Episode 234: Zermatt the Hoople

Back into the CE groove!  Do you work IN your business or ON your business?  Me neither.
 
We hit Vegas for a weekend to get better at growing the practice, and since we are becoming more niche, we need a different approach.  And to see Wayne Newton.
 
Viva Las Vegas!

Episode 233: Coffee is for Closers

Ever taken CE and at the end decided "nope.  NOT doing that..."  Holly made that decision for Lance after their trip to Spain.  
 
Lance took the Zaga Zygoma Implant class in Barcelona with Dr Carlos Aparicio   It was a fantastic experience, and of course, an adventure was worked in as well.  The trip started in Madrid, with a little tapas tasting, a cooking class, and just a general walkabout.  
 
Then a quick train to Barcelona and the learning began!  "You'll shoot your eye out!"
 
Until next time!

Episode 232: Spanish Fly

So.... we didn't forget about you.  "We were on a BREAK....!"
 
Lance and Holly are back, and they fill y'all in on what has been going on.  The why....
 
Lance then talks with Dr Bobbi Stanley and Dr Phil Chahine about their new podcast, The Lucrative Dentist.  They will be hosting a meeting at The Fontainebleau in Miami in May, so be sure to check your schedules, and subscribe to their show. Or email Dr Bobbi at drbobbi@stanleyinstitute.com or Phil at drphil@just-smiles.com directly!

Episode 231: Wait... There’s a Podcast?

so.... how did the seattle protocol begin?  Was it Holly's fault?
 
The show starts with a recap of Lance's bike accident.  Fun.
We skip reddit and talk about subjects from Facebook groups, only to learn that all evils start with the RDH crowd....
 
PEACE

Episode 230:Holly Isn’t a Fan of RDH

Ok.  Summer is over.  Holly is NOT happy, however, she DOES love Halloween, Thanksgiving...  Have you seen Hocus Pocus 2?

Episode 229: Worth The Wait

Episode 228: Well THAT was unexpected...

Ready for more WI?  Too bad....
 
If you start a scratch FFS practice, what does carefully planned and researched mean to YOU?  It may not mean what you think it means.
 
If you cover for another dental office, do you do it for free?  What IS the common courtesy?
 
PEACE!

Episode 227: Build It And They Won’t Come

The rant continues.  If you are an employee dentist, is the patient yours or the practice's?  If you left the practice, is it STILL your patient?  If you don't take a CBCT of the implant you placed but it SEEMED to go well, is that a success?  If the patient never returns, can we count it as a win?

Episode 226: The Less You Know The More Success You Have

So, we FINALLY have nice weather in Seattle.  To have less noise while we record, the AC was turned off.
 
Bad idea.
 
Holly is grumpy without wine.  She is grumpy-ER if she overheats....
 
So this was fun....

Episode 225: Don’t Turn Off the AC

We are back!  Back from Chicago, before we head to Whistler, we took a moment, a quick minute.  Many wanted to hear HOLLY'S take on the annual list of 32 influencers from Incisal Edge magazine.
 
Even with fresh blood, "the song remains the same."
 
Peace!

Episode 224: Holly Hates Influencers

Back and "well rested" from a Greek sojourn, Lance and Holly share their foreign exploits.  Can CE be fun?  (hell yes!)
 
Alex Fibishenko puts on a GREAT CE trip. Look up Dental Implant Masters.
 
We start with Avid Listener feedback.  THANKS!
 
Our reddit! comes from someone with 5 years dental experience wondering if they are in the wrong profession.
 
Maybe.

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