The Navigating Dental Insurance Podcast

In this Episode Jordon & Michael discuss virtual consultations during Covid-19

At a time when the news is not so positive Ben and Jordon feel obligated to share good news with the public. Financial Institutions and the Federal Government have been working around the clock to find ways to keep small businesses afloat. Today we introduce you to Bob Affleck and Mike Sissel, both of whom are in experts with business and practice financing. Bob shares key tips on working with your current lenders (practice, home, auto…etc) in creating financial payment terms or modification to current loan payment structures to help you reduce the amount of operating cash that could leave your bank account over the next several weeks or months. Bob also talks above resources found on sba.gov and sba.gov/disaster where small business owners can apply for disaster relief or SBA loans to cover your business cost while you are closed. Here are a number of other financing resources Bob recommends: Working Capital loans of up to @250,000 through BHG. Contact Carrie Gruebele www.bhg-inc.com/carrieg Call 954-547-5220 954-547-5220. SBA Disaster Assistance Program- SBA.gov Checkout Bob’s Podcast page at https://nextlevelpractice.com/podcast/. Mike works for an SBA lender that is now guaranteeing a minimum of $100K in financing to small businesses. The loan application requirements have been relaxed for this emergency period where business owners are going to need financial assistance and relief to survive this short term and temporary economic crisis. While applicants can apply for more than $100K, every business owner immediate qualifies for the minimum financing option. If you wish to connect with these gentlemen directly please contact each of them at the following emails and phone numbers: Bob Affleck Email: bob.affleck67@gmail.com Call 949-939-4550 949-939-4550 Mike Sissel: mike@abovecompanies.com To contact our hosts please email Ben at ben.tuinei@gmail.com and Jordon at boomcloudapps@gmail.com.

Ben and Jordon talk about strategies to recession proof your practice.

In this episodeJordon Comstock and Ben Tuinei talk with Michael Anderson from Wonderist! We talk about Marketing your practice and technology advancements in the dental industry https://www.wonderistagency.com/

In this episode Ben, Jordon and Minal talk about marketing and how it is killing your practice and what to do about it. Minal is a marketing strategist and is very skilled to help your practice get better returns on your marketing spend.

In this episode Jordon and Genevieve talk about implementing EOS (entrepreneur operating system)and how your practice can use it to fuel growth and hold your team accountable. Ben also talks about punching people in the face...

In this episode Jordon Comstock and Gary Takacs talk about reducing dependence on PPOS because they suck. LOL. Seriously, working with PPOs is one of the biggest challenges in your practice. Insurance companies reduce your profit margins, complicate your practice and make it challenging to deliver quality dental care for your patients. This episode will teach you a better way to think about PPOs and how to get off the PPO treadmill using a membership program.

Grace Rizza began growing businesses at the age of 22. She has guided the growth of more than 300 successful businesses while building a business and family of her own. Grace is not limited to dental marketing in her speaking topics. She is extremely passionate and knowledgeable about corporate culture, sales, and innovative business development. Her mentality, approach to business, inner strength and leadership perspective will challenge you to think big, act bigger and amplify your life. She teaches entrepreneurs how to achieve growth in the most ethical and efficient way. She inspires her audience to embrace change in order to grow. She directly challenges business owners to come to their own conclusions about which marketing solutions are right for their business. Whether connecting with an audience of 20 or 20,000, Grace will educate, empower and entertain. Grace Rizza is available to educate, empower, and entertain your audience at your next event. Contact info@gracerizza.com for more information.

In this episode Jordon invites his twin brother, Justin Comstock (VP-Customer Success for BoomCloud)to help educate your office about the benefits of dental membership programs and what successful practice do to generate 10k/mo - 40k.mo in predictable recurring revenue. www.boomcloudapps.com

In this Episode Penny Reed and Jordon Comstock talk about how to grow your practice and how a dental membership program can help attract the uninsured. Penny Reed is a dental practice speaker, coach, and author of the book Growing Your Dental Business. She coaches dentists and their teams to raise the bar on their performance and create an office culture where the entire team looks forward to coming to work every day. As a result of her work, participants and clients share that their team is more energized, more productive, and takes more ownership of their roles and responsibilities in achieving results. Penny began her career in dental office management in 1992. She discovered a passion for helping others grow their practices and has been coaching dentists and their teams since 1994. She has been named a Leader in Dental Consulting by Dentistry Today, from 2007 to 2018. She is a member of the Speaking Consulting Network, National Speakers’ Association, and the American Association of Dental Office Managers. Penny is also the past president of the Tennessee Chapter of the National Speaker’s Association. In addition, she is the creator and host of the podcast, Growing Your Dental Business. Penny lives in Tennessee with her husband Rob and is the proud mom of Brooke and Savanah. She has an addiction to the Disney theme parks and is always planning her next trip or dental retreat near the magic. Checkout her Disney retreat website at www.magicaldentalretreats.com

In this episode of The Navigating Dental Insurance Podcast we talk about Insurance updates, the importance of negotiating with insurance companies, and how to go out of network with a dental membership podcast.

Lynne Leggett, BS, FAADOM, is the Founder & CEO of Victory Dental Management LLC, and has over 25 years of business experience in several different industries - dentistry, medical, pharmacy, sales, transportation, logistics, and project management. Using her diverse experience, she creates a unique plan for each client so that optimum results are achieved. Lynne has a fresh approach to coaching, as a seasoned basketball coach of middle school teams to AAU teams, she understands that having employees ≠ a team. Creating teams from employees is an essential part of how she works with clients. She teaches dentists and managers how to actually coach their team which transcends leadership in the dental practice. Before working on any process or system, there needs to be a true team working together. Sometimes dentists know what results they want in their practice, but they do not know how to get there. She explains what is needed so their goals are accomplished. Her passion is to help dental practices reach their full potential, increase their productivity and profitability while enabling them to deliver the best patient care and customer experience. She guides dentists and their teams to find ways to improve the business side of the practice. Lynne is also a coach, consultant, speaker and author, a member of the Academy of Dental Management Consultants, Speaking Consulting Network, AADOM Speaker Consultant Alliance, and a lifetime member and Fellow of AADOM. She frequently contributes articles for Dental Products Report.com, DentistryIQ.com, DeW life (Dental Entrepreneur Woman), Dental Entrepreneur, multiple state association newsletters, SWYP Dental, The Observer and Trojan Today. She has created online courses and published her first book “You Can’t Coach Quit” in 2019. Lynne received her BS in Business Administration from Mary Washington College with a concentration in Management, Marketing and Pre-Law.

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Christine Taxin is founder and president of Links2Success, who delivers PACE continuing education seminars for dental and medical professionals and serves as an adjunct professor at the New York University (NYU) Dental School, taught at Harvard and many other institutions across the country. Christine Taxin has been awarded “Leader in Consulting” for the past eight years in Dentistry Todays List. Christine is on the board of Stem Cell Collection, the board of certification for 3D Scans and Fellowship with the AIDA. The AGD has approved her company Links2Success as a national provider of PACE continuing education credits. Ms. Taxin has now been admitted to a program called QPro setting up the Oral Cavity as a medical billing course. Students will be awarded certification for their studies and then will be able to take the tests set up on line thru QPro to become certified billers. This will open the door to higher paying job roles both in office and hospital settings. Ms. Taxin’s workbooks “Introduction to Medical Billing”,” Introduction to CT Scan Billing” and “Oral Surgery and Implant Surgery” have been received by many as the go to workbook for training.

Andrea Greer, founder of On Point Space and On Point Dental Consulting, combines over 25 years of clinical, management, and consulting experience in the dental industry with a love of organization, time management and décor to create productive and beautiful workspaces for dental professionals. Applying her extensive knowledge of the unique challenges that dental professionals face every day, she delivers effective and easy to implement tools to help dental teams improve their practice appearance, tame their ‘to-do’ lists, and most importantly, create an amazing experience for every patient, every time. In addition, she works with professionals who ‘office’ at home to create a space they love to step into every day!