Beyond the Dental Chair

Operations costs have increased, inflation is soaring, your staff are looking for a pay increase, and your practice is feeling the pinch. You don't want to increase your fees because you fear losing your patients. 

But raising your fees the right way will not only help you keep up with the rising costs of your practice and help treat your clients better. In this episode, Dr. Paul Bhatti and Jimmy Kim will explore 

• Why raisin...

There is a lot of competition for new patients in dental practices. So what's going to separate your practice from others? How can you keep a patient happy and coming back for years to come? 

The answer is scripting. Having a proper scripting process is one of the best tools for managing the patient experience and the first step to scaling your practice.

In this episode, Dr. Paul Bhatti will share his step-by-step scri...

Hiring an associate dentist is one of the most important choices you'll ever have to make. 

But just because your practice might have many patients, is it really the right time to bring another dentist to the practice?

In today's episode Dr. Paul Bhatti who owns and practices at 3 dental practices, shares his tips and advice on: 

• When should I bring in an associate dentist?
• Why would you want to hire an associate dentist?
• ...

You have devoted years and countless hours to honing your dental skills, building relationships with your patients and growing your practice. It can be hard to imagine a time when you aren't caring for your patients every day. But as our guest, Dr. Sean Robertson, explains, it's better to start thinking about the next phase of your career sooner than later so you can enjoy a peaceful retirement or pursue a new venture. 

Th...

Today's episode is all about how to keep yourself physically healthy, identify common pain points and combat chronic pain and injury 

Practicing in the dental field is a physically demanding occupation. Whether you are a dentist, hygenist, surgeon or part of the administrative team, you may have experienced discomfort or chronic pain in the shoulder, lower back, hand, wrist and/or neck. 

Jimmy Kim, a fitness ...

Grand openings and open houses are key events that will kick off your new Dental Practice. These events aim to introduce your practice to the community, market your services, and meet new potential patients. 

Dr. Paul Bhatti, who has opened 3 dental practices and visited 100's of grand openings and open houses, and Jimmy Kim, a serial entrepreneur, will help you create a powerful beginning to your practice:

• Why it's so ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) encompasses a broad spectrum of emerging technologies that will change the health care and dental industries. The evolution of AI makes the analysis of big data possible, which provides reliable information and improves the decision-making process.

In 2022 many software and products in the dental industry will have some sort of AI component or feature but do they really have the technology that...

Dr. Paul Bhatti and Jimmy Kim break down the first year of the Beyond The Dental Chair podcast and what's upcoming in 2022!

All the best to you, the listeners and Happy New Year! 

We can't wait to help make your Dental Practice the most successful for you and your patients next year.

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Intro/Outro Music: Ventura by Morgan Taylor

At first glance, virtual conferences seem like a great idea. They are cost-effective, flexible, convenient, and promote inclusivity. The question is, will a virtual conference become a permanent replacement for in-person events?

This episode covers why virtual conferences are still ineffective in attracting new leads, building relationships with clients and prospects, and making an impression on a large and relevant audience. 

We wil...

Did your dental practice experience a loss during the pandemic? 

Do you pay a high insurance premium? 

Did your insurance broker tell you that you don't qualify for any compensation or relief during the lockdown?

Then this is a MUST listen to episode to find out more about how your dental practice is covered by insurance as today's guest knows the in's and out's of insurance. 

According to recently filed c...

We spoke with Dr. Sanj Mohanta, a Dental practitioner at WellFort Community Health Centre, on today's show.  

She provides us updates on the impact of the Covid Pandemic on publicly funded dental clinics and how they had to adapt their services to continue to treat and care for their community members.  

Dr. Sanj Mohanta also goes into depth about losing part of her identity when she couldn't practice du...

Owning and marketing a dental practice in 2021 has changed dramatically.  The pandemic has forced many dental practices to embrace technology as patient expectations have increased for accessibility, cost effectiveness and better care.

For many dental practitioners, the digital transformation and the tasks involved can seem overwhelming.

What are the right apps and softwares to use? 
Can A.I. technology real...

When was the last time you visited a new business without checking a review online?

Checking an online review has become much more important as it has been reported that over 79% of consumers  trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. (Bright Local, 2021) 

There are multiple online review sites online but Google is the most popular review platform with over 59 percent of consumers using it to read...

Data breaches and cyber attacks have become a very real threat for health practitioners and this includes Dental Clinics and Dental Services Organizations (DSO). 

Dental practices have 3 pieces of key information that any cyber criminal would love to get their hands on.

1) Personal Health Information
2) Personal Identifiable Information
3) Personal Credit Card Information

In today's epis...

If you had $2 million dollars to start your very own dental practice would you buy an existing clinic or build your own from the ground up?
 
In today's podcast, Dr. Paul Bhatti will share his vast experiences in doing both successfully in his career.

He will share the lessons, hardships and keys to success learned from starting his own dental clinic from scratch.  And recap his experience in buying a practic...

How has the Pandemic effected the Real Estate market of Dental Practices?

What does the future hold for real estate value of Dental Practices?

Is still worth it to buy a Dental Practice in 2021? 

These are some of the questions that we ask our guest today Timothy Brown CEO of ROI Corp.

In this episode we cover:

• What are some of the biggest changes in the Dental Real Estate Market in 2021
• Wh...

"A smart person learns from his mistakes, but a truly wise person learns from the mistakes of others.” - Quote Unknown 

This often paraphrased quote sums up today's episode as we explore the mistakes  made and the lessons learned by Dr. Paul Bhatti. Dr. Bhatti has opened 3 successful clinics throughout North America and even one in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. 

In today's episode we cover:

The future of dental technology is looking bright as the demand for it continues to increase in a competitive market in 2021. 

AI tech, cloud services and applications such as inventory tracking, billing and reminders are what all dental practices should consider using. 

Today's show features guest Wayne Che, CTO of Sowingo Inc and in this episode, we discuss: 

• #1 thing to know when you are choosing any de...

 Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already improving the quality of dental care by using image detection technology, dental classification and segmentation. It can even help to identify early stages of cancer in patients.  

The surface has only been scratched when it comes to AI applications in patient care.

In today's show we are speaking with Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Kyle Stanley from HelloPearl to discuss all things...