What makes Adam Hodges with Hodges and Hodges a good neighbor?
Fear of the dental chair is something many of us can relate to. But what happens when a dentist himself once resisted joining the profession? Dr. Adam Hodges shares his fascinating journey from dental skeptic to passionate practitioner in this enlightening conversation.
As co-owner of Hodges and Hodges, a family dental practice in Asheville dating back to 1960, Dr. Hodges brings unique insight into how modern dentistry has evolved. "The last thing I wanted to be was a dentist," he admits, describing his resistance to following his father's career path before recognizing his natural aptitude for the profession. Now practicing alongside his brother, he's transformed this family legacy into a patient-centered approach that's changing perceptions about dental care.
The conversation tackles common dental myths head-on, particularly the fear that dental procedures must be painful. Dr. Hodges explains how technological advancements and options like sedation have revolutionized the patient experience. Their practice employs cutting-edge tools from digital scanners to 3D printers, making procedures faster and more comfortable than ever before. But perhaps most inspiring is his philosophy: "My job is to educate you and help explain what options you have. Your job is to tell me what you want." This judgment-free approach empowers patients to make informed decisions about their oral health.
Beyond the dental chair, Dr. Hodges reveals surprising personal passions that showcase his multifaceted nature. A dedicated beekeeper who finds therapy in observing thousands of bees after a stressful workday, he also enjoys gardening and motorcycle riding. These diverse interests mirror his comprehensive approach to dentistry—versatile, engaged, and always learning.
Ready to experience dentistry differently? Connect with Hodges and Hodges at 828-274-8088 and discover how they're making dental care more accessible, comfortable, and even enjoyable for patients of all backgrounds.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Skip Monty.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Well, hello everyone and welcome to the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
So I am pretty psyched todaybecause we've got a very
interesting guest in our studiowith us today and I'm excited to
learn all about him and whathis business is all about.
And I'm sure you will be too,because today I have the
pleasure of introducing yourgood neighbor, Mr Adam Hodges,
who is co-owner of Hodges andHodges.
(00:33):
Adam, welcome to the show.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Thanks, Kev.
Thanks for having me on.
I really appreciate it.
I'm excited.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Absolutely Well.
We're very excited to have youand, like I said, we want to
learn all about what you do.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
So if you don't mind, why don't you kick us off by
telling us about your business?
Sure Hodges?
Hodges is a general dentalpractice in Asheville, north
Carolina.
My brother and I practicedtogether.
Formerly I practiced with myfather and after a long career
in the military he retired toAsheville and we both, after
dental school, joined inseparately and then my dad sort
(01:09):
of retired after my brotherjoined us.
So a pretty Swiss army knifegeneral dental type of practice,
meaning that we do a fairamount of diverse procedures.
So the nice thing is that wecan take care of a lot of things
in office for people so theydon't have to go elsewhere and
we can maybe make thoseprocedures a little more timely
as well.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Very good, that's very nice.
So well, you kind of touched onsort of how you got into this
business, what drove you to be adentist.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
You know, interestingly, growing up the
last thing I wanted to be was adentist, because my father was a
dentist and I didn'tnecessarily think my father was
the coolest guy on the planet.
So my concern was that Ithought I wanted to maybe be a
Top Gun or something different.
But as time went on I realizedthat the skills that I had were
probably well suited todentistry.
(01:56):
So my pursuit in college becamemore dental oriented and then
ended up applying and going todental school in Georgia and
then coming to Asheville once Igraduated.
So you know kind of a longjourney in terms of the mental
aspect of getting where I'm at,but couldn't imagine another
profession.
I think I'm well suited to whatI do.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Very good.
And you said your co-owner withyour brothers.
Your brother's a dentist aswell.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Correct.
You know I have four brothers,so I'm the second of five.
My younger brother, whopractices with me, is the fourth
of five, and so the two of us.
You know.
Likely we had similar paths oftravel through school and I
think it's kind of nice havingfamily working together and I
think for a lot of people theoffspring of dentists become
(02:42):
dentists and I think it'sbecause, unbeknownst to those
parents, they're training theirchildren to think like dentists,
which makes them well suited tothe profession.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Very good Family affair.
For sure, for sure, for sure.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
There's only two of us in dentistry, but it's
actually really nice to havesomebody to practice with, and
when it's your brother it's evenbetter.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Awesome.
Well, what are some myths ormisconceptions in the dental
dentistry industry?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
You know, I think generally when people come into
a dental practice they are a bitfearful and a lot of times that
comes from early experiencesthey had with dentists when
maybe it wasn't as easy as it istoday.
So a lot of people have fearthat psychologists will say that
if you have a certain traumabefore a certain age in life it
sort of imprints on you.
So a lot of times where when wemeet new patients we're
(03:32):
actually dealing with pasttraumas that they've had in the
dental office.
And I think a lot of myths ofmodern dentistry is it doesn't
have to be painful, or I mean,you know, I think it's a little
bit of a stretch to say it's fun, but I think the experience in
today's dental office is muchdifferent than it was before and
we also have offerings likesedation.
So if someone really does havea lot of anxiety, we have the
(03:53):
ability to offset that withmedication.
So I think the idea thatdentistry doesn't have has to be
painful is no longer one ofthose ideas.
And another one would be thetechnology.
So we have technology toadvance the treatment times it
takes to do things, and also theefficiency and the experience.
(04:14):
So we have a lot of greattechnology to make the
experience a lot better.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Yeah, that changes pretty quickly.
The technology does right.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
Man, it's hard to keep up with and we actually
have a lot of technology in ouroffice, from digital internal
scanners to 3D printers, to youname it.
We've got a lot of differentstuff guided surgery so it is
hard to keep up when you're asbroad as our office is, because
you really have to love and wantto have dentistry be your
passion as well as yourprofession, because that's the
(04:44):
only way you're really going tokeep up with the changing
environment of dentistry.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
That Absolutely Well.
Who are your target customersand how do you attract them?
Speaker 3 (04:54):
You know, typically all of our new patients come
from other new patients.
Certainly, you could advertiseto target towards what you want,
but in general our patients whohave been with our practice for
a long time our practice goesback to 1960.
So our patients who've beenwith us a long time send us
patients.
So we have a very busy scheduleof patients that are coming
(05:14):
from other patients and that'susually the kind of patients
we're looking for people whovalue dentistry, value their
mouth In terms of their fear.
We can get past a lot of thosethings, but I want more people
that want to make a difference,want to make a change and want
to understand how to improvetheir oral health.
There's some people who maybearen't as concerned with that
(05:35):
and it's really hard to connectwith those people.
So I think we're more lookingfor people who want to have a
good oral hygiene and good mouthand want to have information
about how to make that possible.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Very good, well, outside of work, if there is
time outside of work, what doyou like to do for fun?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
You know, a lot of times when I'm at night, when
I'm still kind of involved withdentistry, so I'm doing I use a
lot of online software to beable to design crowns or smiles
or whatever I'm working on atthe time.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
But other hobbies include gardening.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
I do a fair amount of gardening this time of year.
I'm also a beekeeper.
I found believe it or not, thatlooking at a frame of thousands
of bees in my backyard issomewhat therapeutic after a
long, stressful day, so it's away to kind of wind down and
relax.
I also have some motorcycles.
I'm one of those people, justlike in my dental practice,
where I do a lot of differentthings.
In my personal life I do a lotof different things, so it's a
(06:26):
way to kind of just keep my mindactive and interested.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Plus you got honey.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
Yeah, for sure, I love, love.
No better gift to friends thanhoney, for sure.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Absolutely Definitely .
That's expensive.
Now too, if you buy it, it'sorganic, you know.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Yeah, for sure, and it's nothing tastes better than
a lot of times when people go totheir grocery store, they
believe they're buying purehoney, but often they're not
because of the cost, of what itcosts to get the honey.
So if you go to a localbeekeeper and get honey, it's
usually the best honey you'veever had and it's because you're
getting something straight fromthe hive that's unadulterated.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Absolutely, absolutely Love it.
So let's switch gears.
Can you describe a hardship ora life challenge that you've
overcome and how it made youstronger?
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Yeah, I think that you know when I think about that
, I think about my profession asa whole.
I guess I envisioned when I wasin dental school training to be
a dentist.
I thought when I get out I'mgoing to make it to where
everybody loves coming to thedentist and it's going to be the
most joyful procedure for them.
And my mindset was just set oninviting and making an
(07:33):
atmosphere that everybody loved.
And I think probably the way andthe shocking thing for me when
I graduated was, no matter howhard you try, for a lot of
people dentistry is just notsomething they want to do.
So maybe I had to change my goalto be I'm going to try and make
it the best dental experienceI've ever had, because I think
it's probably a little too muchto think it's as enjoyable as a
(07:55):
vacation.
It's not that for people.
But I think I had to reframehow I thought about my
interaction with people and Ithink that's what makes
dentistry tough sometimes isbecause you know I'm in a
profession where people don'tlove to come to see me, so you
have to be willing to understandthat that's not personal and
often they'll say I don't likebeing here, nothing personal,
(08:16):
and it's kind of hard not totake that personal, but in
general you reframe to learnthat it isn't personal.
It is the fact that for theirhistory this may be a very scary
place, but we have anopportunity to make it something
that they really do enjoy, morethan they ever thought they
could.
And I think that's theimportant lesson I learned is to
understand where I fit and howI can improve things.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Very good, get past the phobia.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
Correct, correct.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Absolutely Well, Adam , if you could think of one
thing that you'd like ourlisteners to remember about
Hodges and Hodges, what wouldthat be?
Speaker 3 (08:52):
You know, I think that in general for our office
is that there is an opportunityout there to get rid of the fear
you have of dentistry.
And so in our office we are oneof offices who are really trying
hard to make sure that when wesee patients, that we give them
the experience that they'relooking for.
Not only that, that we treatpeople like they want to be
(09:12):
treated, that we give themoptions for their care and
understand, without judgment,that everybody's options are a
little different.
What they can afford, what theywant, is a little different.
So, without judgment, say, myjob and I tell people all the
time my fiduciary responsibilityto you is to educate you and to
help explain what options youhave.
Your job is to tell me what youwant and then for us to meet
(09:34):
together to figure out how tobest give that to you.
And I do that without judgment.
So I think that's what we wantto know is that that exists,
that there is a way to getinvolved with an office, and
whether your needs are cosmeticor you're in pain, or whether
you want to put back teeth orwhether you have a problem, you
know we have that option.
We have an ability to changethe way people look at dentistry
(09:56):
for the better and make it aprofession that's a lot more fun
than they think it could be.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Very good thing to remember and for those that are
maybe looking for a dentist orinterested in checking you guys
out, how can they learn more?
Speaker 3 (10:12):
So easy enough.
I mean, you could call.
We do have a website but to behonest with you, it's not
something we utilize a lot toexchange with patients, and we
also have a Facebook site whichis Hodges and Hodges.
But probably the easiest way isto call our office 828-274-8088
, 828-274-8088.
And just kind of begin thatconversation.
(10:32):
If you have questions, feelfree to ask our staff.
We're here for you to kind ofbe able to answer questions
about dentistry and be able tohelp you on your journey,
whether your journey is in withour office or somewhere else.
We want to make sure thatpeople out there understand that
there's options.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
All right, very good.
Sure that people out thereunderstand that there's options.
All right, very good.
Well, adam, I can't tell youhow much I appreciate you taking
time out of your busy schedulefixing teeth to talk with us and
tell us all about your practiceand wish you and your brother,
your family and your businessall the best, moving forward.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
Skip, thank you so much.
It's been a real pleasure.
It's great to have a localpodcast that I can be on and
share that with you, and I enjoyspending time with you.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
All right same here.
We'd love to have you backsometime.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
All right, thanks so much.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Thank you for listening to the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
To nominate your favorite localbusinesses to be featured on
the show, go to gnptry-citiescom.
That's gnptry-citiescom, orcall 423-719-5873.
This is the Good Neighbor Podcast, the place
where local businesses andneighbors come together.
Here's your host, Skip Monty.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Well, hello everyone and welcome to the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
So I am pretty psyched todaybecause we've got a very
interesting guest in our studiowith us today and I'm excited to
learn all about him and whathis business is all about.
And I'm sure you will be too,because today I have the
pleasure of introducing yourgood neighbor, Mr Adam Hodges,
who is co-owner of Hodges andHodges.
(00:33):
Adam, welcome to the show.
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Thanks, Kev.
Thanks for having me on.
I really appreciate it.
I'm excited.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
Absolutely Well.
We're very excited to have youand, like I said, we want to
learn all about what you do.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
So if you don't mind, why don't you kick us off by
telling us about your business?
Sure Hodges?
Hodges is a general dentalpractice in Asheville, north
Carolina.
My brother and I practicedtogether.
Formerly I practiced with myfather and after a long career
in the military he retired toAsheville and we both, after
dental school, joined inseparately and then my dad sort
(01:09):
of retired after my brotherjoined us.
So a pretty Swiss army knifegeneral dental type of practice,
meaning that we do a fairamount of diverse procedures.
So the nice thing is that wecan take care of a lot of things
in office for people so theydon't have to go elsewhere and
we can maybe make thoseprocedures a little more timely
as well.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
Very good, that's very nice.
So well, you kind of touched onsort of how you got into this
business, what drove you to be adentist.
Speaker 3 (01:35):
You know, interestingly, growing up the
last thing I wanted to be was adentist, because my father was a
dentist and I didn'tnecessarily think my father was
the coolest guy on the planet.
So my concern was that Ithought I wanted to maybe be a
Top Gun or something different.
But as time went on I realizedthat the skills that I had were
probably well suited todentistry.
(01:56):
So my pursuit in college becamemore dental oriented and then
ended up applying and going todental school in Georgia and
then coming to Asheville once Igraduated.
So you know kind of a longjourney in terms of the mental
aspect of getting where I'm at,but couldn't imagine another
profession.
I think I'm well suited to whatI do.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Very good.
And you said your co-owner withyour brothers.
Your brother's a dentist aswell.
Speaker 3 (02:22):
Correct.
You know I have four brothers,so I'm the second of five.
My younger brother, whopractices with me, is the fourth
of five, and so the two of us.
You know.
Likely we had similar paths oftravel through school and I
think it's kind of nice havingfamily working together and I
think for a lot of people theoffspring of dentists become
(02:42):
dentists and I think it'sbecause, unbeknownst to those
parents, they're training theirchildren to think like dentists,
which makes them well suited tothe profession.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Very good Family affair.
For sure, for sure, for sure.
Speaker 3 (02:55):
There's only two of us in dentistry, but it's
actually really nice to havesomebody to practice with, and
when it's your brother it's evenbetter.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Awesome.
Well, what are some myths ormisconceptions in the dental
dentistry industry?
Speaker 3 (03:10):
You know, I think generally when people come into
a dental practice they are a bitfearful and a lot of times that
comes from early experiencesthey had with dentists when
maybe it wasn't as easy as it istoday.
So a lot of people have fearthat psychologists will say that
if you have a certain traumabefore a certain age in life it
sort of imprints on you.
So a lot of times where when wemeet new patients we're
(03:32):
actually dealing with pasttraumas that they've had in the
dental office.
And I think a lot of myths ofmodern dentistry is it doesn't
have to be painful, or I mean,you know, I think it's a little
bit of a stretch to say it's fun, but I think the experience in
today's dental office is muchdifferent than it was before and
we also have offerings likesedation.
So if someone really does havea lot of anxiety, we have the
(03:53):
ability to offset that withmedication.
So I think the idea thatdentistry doesn't have has to be
painful is no longer one ofthose ideas.
And another one would be thetechnology.
So we have technology toadvance the treatment times it
takes to do things, and also theefficiency and the experience.
(04:14):
So we have a lot of greattechnology to make the
experience a lot better.
Speaker 2 (04:18):
Yeah, that changes pretty quickly.
The technology does right.
Speaker 3 (04:21):
Man, it's hard to keep up with and we actually
have a lot of technology in ouroffice, from digital internal
scanners to 3D printers, to youname it.
We've got a lot of differentstuff guided surgery so it is
hard to keep up when you're asbroad as our office is, because
you really have to love and wantto have dentistry be your
passion as well as yourprofession, because that's the
(04:44):
only way you're really going tokeep up with the changing
environment of dentistry.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
That Absolutely Well.
Who are your target customersand how do you attract them?
Speaker 3 (04:54):
You know, typically all of our new patients come
from other new patients.
Certainly, you could advertiseto target towards what you want,
but in general our patients whohave been with our practice for
a long time our practice goesback to 1960.
So our patients who've beenwith us a long time send us
patients.
So we have a very busy scheduleof patients that are coming
(05:14):
from other patients and that'susually the kind of patients
we're looking for people whovalue dentistry, value their
mouth In terms of their fear.
We can get past a lot of thosethings, but I want more people
that want to make a difference,want to make a change and want
to understand how to improvetheir oral health.
There's some people who maybearen't as concerned with that
(05:35):
and it's really hard to connectwith those people.
So I think we're more lookingfor people who want to have a
good oral hygiene and good mouthand want to have information
about how to make that possible.
Speaker 2 (05:45):
Very good, well, outside of work, if there is
time outside of work, what doyou like to do for fun?
Speaker 3 (05:51):
You know, a lot of times when I'm at night, when
I'm still kind of involved withdentistry, so I'm doing I use a
lot of online software to beable to design crowns or smiles
or whatever I'm working on atthe time.
Speaker 1 (06:02):
But other hobbies include gardening.
Speaker 3 (06:04):
I do a fair amount of gardening this time of year.
I'm also a beekeeper.
I found believe it or not, thatlooking at a frame of thousands
of bees in my backyard issomewhat therapeutic after a
long, stressful day, so it's away to kind of wind down and
relax.
I also have some motorcycles.
I'm one of those people, justlike in my dental practice,
where I do a lot of differentthings.
In my personal life I do a lotof different things, so it's a
(06:26):
way to kind of just keep my mindactive and interested.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Plus you got honey.
Speaker 3 (06:33):
Yeah, for sure, I love, love.
No better gift to friends thanhoney, for sure.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Absolutely Definitely .
That's expensive.
Now too, if you buy it, it'sorganic, you know.
Speaker 3 (06:41):
Yeah, for sure, and it's nothing tastes better than
a lot of times when people go totheir grocery store, they
believe they're buying purehoney, but often they're not
because of the cost, of what itcosts to get the honey.
So if you go to a localbeekeeper and get honey, it's
usually the best honey you'veever had and it's because you're
getting something straight fromthe hive that's unadulterated.
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Absolutely, absolutely Love it.
So let's switch gears.
Can you describe a hardship ora life challenge that you've
overcome and how it made youstronger?
Speaker 3 (07:11):
Yeah, I think that you know when I think about that
, I think about my profession asa whole.
I guess I envisioned when I wasin dental school training to be
a dentist.
I thought when I get out I'mgoing to make it to where
everybody loves coming to thedentist and it's going to be the
most joyful procedure for them.
And my mindset was just set oninviting and making an
(07:33):
atmosphere that everybody loved.
And I think probably the way andthe shocking thing for me when
I graduated was, no matter howhard you try, for a lot of
people dentistry is just notsomething they want to do.
So maybe I had to change my goalto be I'm going to try and make
it the best dental experienceI've ever had, because I think
it's probably a little too muchto think it's as enjoyable as a
(07:55):
vacation.
It's not that for people.
But I think I had to reframehow I thought about my
interaction with people and Ithink that's what makes
dentistry tough sometimes isbecause you know I'm in a
profession where people don'tlove to come to see me, so you
have to be willing to understandthat that's not personal and
often they'll say I don't likebeing here, nothing personal,
(08:16):
and it's kind of hard not totake that personal, but in
general you reframe to learnthat it isn't personal.
It is the fact that for theirhistory this may be a very scary
place, but we have anopportunity to make it something
that they really do enjoy, morethan they ever thought they
could.
And I think that's theimportant lesson I learned is to
understand where I fit and howI can improve things.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Very good, get past the phobia.
Speaker 3 (08:40):
Correct, correct.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Absolutely Well, Adam , if you could think of one
thing that you'd like ourlisteners to remember about
Hodges and Hodges, what wouldthat be?
Speaker 3 (08:52):
You know, I think that in general for our office
is that there is an opportunityout there to get rid of the fear
you have of dentistry.
And so in our office we are oneof offices who are really trying
hard to make sure that when wesee patients, that we give them
the experience that they'relooking for.
Not only that, that we treatpeople like they want to be
(09:12):
treated, that we give themoptions for their care and
understand, without judgment,that everybody's options are a
little different.
What they can afford, what theywant, is a little different.
So, without judgment, say, myjob and I tell people all the
time my fiduciary responsibilityto you is to educate you and to
help explain what options youhave.
Your job is to tell me what youwant and then for us to meet
(09:34):
together to figure out how tobest give that to you.
And I do that without judgment.
So I think that's what we wantto know is that that exists,
that there is a way to getinvolved with an office, and
whether your needs are cosmeticor you're in pain, or whether
you want to put back teeth orwhether you have a problem, you
know we have that option.
We have an ability to changethe way people look at dentistry
(09:56):
for the better and make it aprofession that's a lot more fun
than they think it could be.
Speaker 2 (10:02):
Very good thing to remember and for those that are
maybe looking for a dentist orinterested in checking you guys
out, how can they learn more?
Speaker 3 (10:12):
So easy enough.
I mean, you could call.
We do have a website but to behonest with you, it's not
something we utilize a lot toexchange with patients, and we
also have a Facebook site whichis Hodges and Hodges.
But probably the easiest way isto call our office 828-274-8088
, 828-274-8088.
And just kind of begin thatconversation.
(10:32):
If you have questions, feelfree to ask our staff.
We're here for you to kind ofbe able to answer questions
about dentistry and be able tohelp you on your journey,
whether your journey is in withour office or somewhere else.
We want to make sure thatpeople out there understand that
there's options.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
All right, very good.
Sure that people out thereunderstand that there's options.
All right, very good.
Well, adam, I can't tell youhow much I appreciate you taking
time out of your busy schedulefixing teeth to talk with us and
tell us all about your practiceand wish you and your brother,
your family and your businessall the best, moving forward.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
Skip, thank you so much.
It's been a real pleasure.
It's great to have a localpodcast that I can be on and
share that with you, and I enjoyspending time with you.
Speaker 2 (11:15):
All right same here.
We'd love to have you backsometime.
Speaker 3 (11:17):
Yes, sir.
Speaker 2 (11:18):
All right, thanks so much.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Thank you for listening to the Good Neighbor
Podcast.
To nominate your favorite localbusinesses to be featured on
the show, go to gnptry-citiescom.
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