WI are back!  A nice summer episode, sipping our new favorite Semillon from Aadland-Moody vineyards and dispensing nothing but the finest of dental advice.   Our first situation: is dentistry a right?  Do people deserve teeth and required care? Do monkies fly out of my butt? Why do people think dentistry only costs US our time? Why does CURRENT CE make you better?   Second issue: How do you handle an assistant that is AWESOME one day, but then sucks on all the rest?  Do you “work” with them, or just cut bait?   Finally: are dentists influencers?  What or who do they influence?  Where do I sign up for that sweet sweet influencer gravy?   Products that I can’t live without: CBCT: I use the Vatech Green full FOV iTero: my favorite IO scanner Wand STA: I cannot numb without it Isolite: replaces at least ONE employee EMS Airflow: any preventive visit without this is simply inferior Enova Headlight: I am terrible if I can’t SEE Smileline brushes: colorizing OnX Tough 2 arches Sprintray 55S printer: full arch dentistry NEEDS quality prototypes Designs for Vision 6.0 loupes: I am a shit dentist without these  

So... its been 32 years.  in a ROW   What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

OK.  You still with me?  Yes, it has been a while.  We don't even know.... We catch up with the last year!  You can fast forward.  Or not. Ever dismissed an entire family for the behavior of a single member?  Dismiss the ONE?  Or is it grounds to dismiss EVERYONE?  Can you hate TOO many people? Petty cash.  Do you still use that?  Why/why not?   Shout out to The Stanley Institute, Implant Pathways, Beever Dental Lab, Chucri Chemali, IDS, Smile Line Europe, Smile Line USA

OK.  Clearly it has been a minute.  Holly is sorry (Lance doesn't care).    We catch up, we talk travel, charity, and the grind of dentistry.   And if you would like to contribute to the cat sanctuary in Samos, Greece, please click:  DONATE

One for the ages

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?

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

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.  

I can explain

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?

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?

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?!?

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....

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....

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!

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!

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!

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

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

I did NOT see that coming.....