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Business of Dentistry

Dr. Russell Kirk is a private practice oral surgeon who is on a mission to help dentists succeed in the business and clinical aspects of practice ownership. On the podcast he shares experiences from his own practice. He also interviews influencers in the profession to get additional insights. His discussions focus on fixing broken business systems in dental offices, reducing overhead while maximizing profit, recognizing burnout and battling against it, building healthy teams, creating positive customer experiences, improving self awareness and mindset for dentists (in life and practice), and creating successful marketing plans. The Business of Dentistry features practical strategies for dentists interested in improving and growing their businesses.
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Now displaying: April, 2020
Apr 28, 2020

With a lot of offices shut down during this pandemic, being able to continue our dental practice has become a real challenge. 

 

Telemedicine has been around for a while, but not so much for dentistry. Part of it is that we all have this notion that we have to have face-to-face interaction to make it work. But we’re finding out in this COVID-19 pandemic that’s not necessarily the case. There are actually things we can handle remotely, especially with what our guest today has been doing in teledentistry for the last five years. 

 

Today, I want to share with you something that you could adopt in your practice right now and even post-COVID. I’m bringing in Dr. Vilas Sastry of Teledentistry.com. Through their dental practice platform, we can use technology to perform teledentistry, which eliminates the need for patients to go to the emergency room.

 

Dr. Vilas Sastry obviously had not predicted that a pandemic like this could happen, not in a million years – but what he predicted was a technological revolution in dentistry… and so here we are now.

 

As Teledentistry.com is helping us pivot our practice during this insane time, they’re offering their dental practice software for free until June 30.

 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • How teledentistry came about and how you can adopt it in your practice
  • How it works
  • HIPAA compliance and the ADA coding and billing guidelines (Find out what is not considered a consult!)
  • How you can get involved with Teledentistry in the future

 

Resources mentioned:

Teledentistry.com

Dr. Vilas Sastry

Teledentistry Insurance Partners

ADA COVID-19 Coding and Billing Guidelines

Email Dr. Vilas Sastry

 

Connect with Russell:

Dr. Russell Kirk

Podcast

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Twitter - https://twitter.com/businessdentist

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-of-dentistry/

 

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com 

 

 

Apr 21, 2020

In today’s episode, I’m sharing with you an email that I got from Sally Hogshead. 

 

Sally Hogshead is an author, a speaker, and the CEO of How to Fascinate. Now she has a website and business basically centered around how you can learn how to fascinate others with who you are. 

 

She has shared 10 lessons from the recessions she experienced through the years – the 9/11 attack in 2001, the Great Recession in 2008… and now this COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. 

 

This is worth sharing as there are really good points that you might find useful and beneficial as they did for me. 

 

Let’s all uplift each other as there’s no better time than now!

 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • The 10 lessons Sally Hogshead has learned to weather economic downturns
  • What it means to be a silver lining
  • How you can refuse to recede and find opportunity in chaos

 

Resources:

How to Fascinate

The Recession Playbook

About Sally Hogshead

Fascinate Test

 

Connect with Russell:

Dr. Russell Kirk

Podcast

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IG - https://www.instagram.com/businessofdentistry/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/businessdentist

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-of-dentistry/

 

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com 

 



Apr 17, 2020

After finishing this episode, we got the following notice from the SBA. I would continue to monitor their site just in case more money becomes available.

Lapse in Appropriations Notice: SBA is unable to accept new applications at this time for the Paycheck Protection Program or the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)-COVID-19 related assistance program (including EIDL Advances) based on available appropriations funding.

EIDL applicants who have already submitted their applications will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.
To learn more about the relief options available for your business, click here.

 

We've been shut down for about three weeks now and I wanted to give you a quick SBA loan update. 

 

Today, I’m going over some good, confirmed Small Business Administration (SBA) information that you can use today (something that I received in my inbox). This is a direct email, which is official documentation or correspondence from them. 

 

At this point, I am optimistic that some of these programs will help us weather the storm here. 

 

I have this healthy distrust of my government when it comes to these things. But it sounds like they're sorting it out. Our government is revamping a lot of things as they go along. They've been slower than I would like. But we all have to be patient, especially during this unprecedented time.

 

I haven’t received any funds yet. But there are people getting it finally… so I finally had the courage to stand here behind the mic and tell you that these things are working to some extent for some people. 

 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • An overview of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)
  • Loan information, who can apply, loan details and forgiveness
  • How to use the SBA Local Assistance Tool to find lenders near you
  • Available tools and resources (found below)

 

SBA General Information

Copy of Small Business Administration Email

Find SBA Local Assistance

SBA COVID-19 Resources

 

Economic Injury Disaster Loan

Loan Overview

Apply Online

Eligibility

 

Paycheck Protection Program

Loan Information

Who Can Apply

Loan Details and Forgiveness

Other Assistance

Lender Forms and Guidance

FAQ

Find A Paycheck Protection Program Lender

PPP Lender Form

Lender Agreement

SBA Standard Loan Note

 

Connect with Russell:

Dr. Russell Kirk

Podcast

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/businessofdentistrypodcast/

IG - https://www.instagram.com/businessofdentistry/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/businessdentist

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-of-dentistry/

 

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com 

 

Apr 14, 2020

In the face of this present pandemic, do you think dentistry is dead?

 

There are some posts going around on social media saying that dentistry is dead. And I fully understand how this pandemic may be causing a lot of mental turmoil because of the uncertainty it brings to our practice and our business – but nobody knows anything at this point. 

 

Even our government is still trying to figure things out.

 

We can't just bash our profession. It's easy to digress to this negative mindset. But it won't play well for any of us. 

 

It’s a matter of choosing what kind of mindset we’re going to have at this point in time.

 

We don't know if things are going back to the way we were before and this is something we don’t have control over. But what we can control, however, is our mindset. 

 

We all have to intentionally come from a mindset of abundance, not scarcity. 

 

You have to plan accordingly and ramp up your game. How are you going to approach this to be prepared to kick the doors back open and go after this and get back to where you were at, pre-pandemic?

 

So instead of spending some of your downtime consuming negative things, let's go get ready and prioritize ahead. So we can make sure our business is stronger than what they were pre-pandemic.



In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • The right mindset in the face of this pandemic
  • Things to think about while we’re preparing for when things begin to kick-off
  • Basic prioritization and goal settings
  • Possible changes to expect in the future

 

Connect with Russell:

Dr. Russell Kirk

Email Russell

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/businessofdentistrypodcast/

IG - https://www.instagram.com/businessofdentistry/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/businessdentist

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-of-dentistry/

 

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com 

 

Apr 1, 2020

The coronavirus situation has been so dynamic and changes quickly. There has been a lot of information and misinformation. I've seen people approaching it very level-headedly, people in near panic mode, and people who seem to be taking this way too lightly. And I’ve been trying to stay in the middle of the road, trying not to be too quick to react or make any knee-jerk decisions that I might pay for later. But I also didn't want to move too slowly and fail to protect my surgical team, my patients, myself and my family.

 

This week, I’m just going to share with you what's going on, what I've seen on our side of things, and how I’m currently weathering the storm. I know that each of you is dealing with this in your own individual ways. You're not alone. It's not easy. It's challenging. There's going to be opportunities for us, opportunities to learn. We're going to fail. In some respects, we're not going to be able to answer all the questions correctly as we navigate this. And that's okay. We all just have to hang in there and roll with the punches.

 

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • The struggles of decision-making with my family and employees in mind
  • Why I decided to lay off my team
  • Short-term options for your business and your team
  • The importance of getting support from your colleagues

 

Connect with Russell:

Dr. Russell Kirk

Podcast

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/businessofdentistrypodcast/

IG - https://www.instagram.com/businessofdentistry/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/businessdentist

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/business-of-dentistry/

 

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EPISODE CREDITS:

If you like this podcast and are thinking of creating your own, consider talking to my producer, Danny Ozment.

He helps thought leaders, influencers, executives, HR professionals, recruiters, lawyers, realtors, bloggers, coaches, and authors create, launch, and produce podcasts that grow their business and impact the world.

Find out more at https://emeraldcitypro.com 




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