Thriving Dentist Show with Gary Takacs

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Busting Loose from Insurance Dependency http://ThrivingDentist.com/free Let’s face reality. After you have presented your treatment plan to your patient, often the first words that come out of their mouth are ‘How Much?” We all wished that patients asked you brilliant …

This Thriving Dentist Show interview is about the Psychology of Marketing Part 2. Robert Cialdini is recognized by many authorities to be an absolutely brilliant marketing mind! His book, Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion is a New York Times best …

If you are a regular listener to the Thriving Dentist Show you know that Gary is an advocate of reducing insurance dependency in your practice. For this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary invited his friend Jordon Comstock as a guest to …

Intention is a very important element of developing a thriving practice. Determining what your practice stands for can provide the ‘compass points’ that will lead you to develop your ideal practice. In this Thriving Dentist Show Gary invited his friend, …

The digital world that we all live in today is transforming the way consumers think and act. Today you can order almost anything you can think of online and have it delivered to your doorstep the next day. Gary invited …

Marketing is such an important aspect of developing a thriving dental practice today! There is a marketing revolution going on in dentistry today and it’s very important to keep up with the tools and resources that allow you to attract …

This truly is 'The Information Age'! That label is especially true in dentistry where the amount of information and knowledge is growing exponentially. It can be a real challenge to keep up with all the cool new dental information! In this Thriving Dentist Show Gary invited his friend Dr. Jim Arnold as a guest to discuss a powerful new app to help Dentists stay informed. In this Show, Gary and Jim discuss; Jim's background as a practicing Dentist and Educator, Jim's experience as the owner of two dental practices, what led Jim to co-develop the SWYP Dental app, content aggregation and how to literally create your own person dental news feed, the importance of community and how SWYP Dental creates a powerful dental community, the benefits that Jim has experienced by partnering with Elite Dental Partners, Jim's athletic background and how that has helped him in his professional career and the interview concludes with Jim sharing his insights for has long term vision for the future. Website for SWYP: http://www.SWYPDental.com You can download the SWYPDental app from the Apple app store for iPhones or from Google Play for android smart phones Jim's email address: drarnold@smilesbyarnold.com Website for Elite Dental Partners: http://www.elitedentalpartners.com

Dentistry is such an amazing profession because you get the opportunity to change people's lives! Services like dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, sedation dentistry and complex restorative dentistry can quite literally change someone's life. In this Thriving Dentist Show, Gary invited his friend Elijah Desmond to talk about how to add more high value cases to your dental practice. In this Show Gary and Elijah discuss; why marketing dental implants is the gateway to doing more high value cases, Elijah's data on why Google ads and Facebook ads have proven to be the most effective digital marketing channels, strategies to track your marketing results including a formula to measure your ROI, the 3 types of dental practices including the benefits and limitations of each type, two specific case studies showing one campaign that worked very well and another case study of a marketing fail and why this particular campaign failed. In this Show, Gary and Elijah also talk about the upcoming Smiles at Sea Alaska Cruise May 20-27 where Gary will be a featured speaker. Elijah's website: http://www.drivendentalmarketing.com Elijah's email address: elijah@drivendentalmarketing.com Link to Dental Intel to receive a Free Practice Snapshot to see how your office performs in the most important Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) http://www.dentalintel.com/takacs/ Alaska with Gary Takacs cruise link: http://smilesatsea.info/alaska-05-2018/ The Implant Unlimited cruise to Cuba with Dr. Arun Garg link: http://www.drivendentalmarketing.com/cruise September Team Cruise with Dr. Paul Homoly and others: http://smilesatsea.info/cozumel-sep-2018/

Dental CE is changing today! There are many new formats that Dentists can use today to consume continuing education including digital courses, webinars, journal articles and virtual events among other options. While these new formats are convent and efficient there …

The advances that are happening in dentistry are nothing short of amazing! We are able to help patients in ways that simply were not possible even just a few years ago, and the future gets even more amazing. In this Thriving Dentist Show Gary invited his friend, Dr. Vitor Neves to share the latest research on regenerative dentistry, stem cell research and the future of dentistry. Vitor is a qualified Dentist in the UK and Brazil and is completing his PhD in regenerative dentistry at King's College London. In this Show Gary and Vitor discuss; Vitor's background including his influence from both his Mother and Father who are Dentists in Brazil, the latest stem cell research demonstrating how stem cells in dental pulp can be modulated to increase dentin repair, how research will eventually result in knowledge that can be applied in practice, a path to follow for those interested in a career in research, the current state of regenerative dentistry and where these advances are likely headed and throughout the interview Vitor shares his perspective on the future of dentistry and what our amazing profession might look like in the next 25-50 years. Spoiler alert; Vitor shares his optimistic perspective that the future of dentistry will just keep getting better! If you like science, you will LOVE this interview. Vitor's website: http://www.drvitorneves.com Vitor's email address: dr.nevesvitor@gmail.com Connect with Vitor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/v%C3%ADtor-c-m-neves-5aba5557/

Gary gets the opportunity to meet many speakers at Conferences where he is speaking throughout the year. This past year Gary met Manley Feinberg, the Keynote Speaker for the Speaking Consulting Network Conference. Manly is Speaker, Business Leader, Author and world-class Mountain Climber. He uses his experiences as a climber to provide leadership lessons. Manley's presentation at SCN was absolutely amazing and Gary knew that the listeners to the Thriving Dentist Show would benefit greatly from Manley's lessons on how to lead with impact! In this Show Gary and Manley discuss: The content in Manley's best selling book; Reach Your Next Summit! 9 Vertical Lessons for Leading with Impact, how to decide if your project is worth it, how to convert insight into action, the powerful concept of how visibility drives velocity, why you need a group of people to connect with on a regular basis, why it is so important to surround yourself with incredible partners and things to think about when leaving your legacy. You will thoroughly enjoy this interview and the stories and lessons provided by Manley! Manley's website: http://www.verticallessons.com Amazon Link for Manley's Book; Reaching Your Next Summit! 9 Vertical Lessons for Leading with Impact https://www.amazon.com/dp/1941870686/ Link to connect with Manley on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/manleyf/

Podcast: Download | Play in new window/mobile device Running Time: 60 minutes This Thriving Dentist interview is all about the psychology of marketing. Robert Cialdini is considered by many experts to be the one of the greatest marketing authorities …

The reality is that many patients experience fear or apprehension when it comes to visiting the Dentist. Recent studies reported that 49% of the adult population in the U.S. put off a visit to the Dentist because of fear and 22% of the adults in the U.S. won't visit the Dentist at all because of fear. To help you successfully incorporate sedation dentistry into your practice Gary invited his friend Dr. Michael Silverman on the Thriving Dentist Show. In this interview, Gary and Michael discuss; The current State of the Sedation Union today, current ADA guidelines and state regulations governing sedation dentistry, the demand for sedation dentistry by patients, great tips for Dentists to make sedation part of their practice or a bigger part of their practice, training and safety measures, the concept of the IV sedation permit as your 'forever permit', support available from DOCS Education and Michael's forecast for the future of sedation dentistry. Michael's website: http://www.docseducation.com Michael's email address: drmds@docseducation.com Link to receive two month's free membership to DOCS Education Membership: https://docseducation.com/cart Enter Thriving in the coupon code to receive your two month's free membership

This Thriving Dentist Show is a very personal show for Gary. In this episode, Gary announces the Launch of the Thriving Practice Academy. Topics covered include; The back story to the creation of the Thriving Practice Academy, Gary's perspective that now is an amazing time to be a Dentist, the three specific events that caused Gary to reflect on how he wants to spend the next 10-15 years of his career, the role of Legacy in your practice, how Gary's LifeSmiles dental practice serves as a 'test kitchen' to test concepts that can be applied to help you develop a thriving practice, 6 very specific goals to embrace in a thriving practice, why a systems-based practice is the best possible foundation, tips to create accountability in your practice and the importance of maintaining an effective work/life balance. Link to the Led Zeppelin Stairway to Heaven Tribute Performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u-PjvRyr0I To schedule a complimentary call with Gary, send an email with Thriving Practice Academy in the Subject line to: gary@thrivingpracticeacademy.com