Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Dr. Stacey Vlachos is a graduate of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. He graduated with a B.S. with honors in 1976. He then went on to attend the University Michigan Dental School and graduated in 1982. Following his graduation, he practiced with the World-renowned Dr. Carl Misch in his private and hospital practice for several years, working side by side with him, to learn the field of implantology. He graduated from the 20-month Course thru he Misch International Institute where he was invited to join the staff as a lecturer, prosthetic, and surgical instructor. He holds dental Licenses with several states and has practiced for 35 years. He became a diplomate in 1992 of the American Board of Oral Implantology, and a diplomate in 1994 of the International Congress of Implantology. He also became a Diplomate of the American Society of Osteointegration, and American College of Oral Implantology. Dr. Vlachos is a fellow of the ICOI, American Society of Osteointegration, American College of Oral Implantology and American Board of Oral Implantology. Dr. Vlachos has earned a national reputation for his clinical experience and technical expertise. He has helped to develop the field by participating in ground breaking procedures which resulted in implantology becoming the fastest growing field in Dentistry. Dr. Vlachos currently practices in Naples, Florida. He is the founder of the One and One Surgical Implant Training Program. This is an individualized surgical program designed for inexperienced Dentists to perform surgical procedures, on their own patients with Dr. Vlachos and his staff assisting them and working together side by side. Dr. Vlachos can be reached at 239-560-7365 and at drvlachos@gmail.com   www.RecordLinc.com

Julie Parker was the first non-dentist to own a dental practice is Australia. She owned and managed her practice for 10 successful years, increasing turnover four-fold. Julie co-founded Julie Parker Practice Success to fill a gap in the market. She saw that the current practice management programs were often too expensive for small and start-up practices to afford. The JPPS Practice Management Program is a very inexpensive but powerful program that is specifically designed for dental auxiliaries to learn and implement, making the practices they work tremendously successful.   www.julieparkerpracticesuccess.com.au

Minal Sampat is a marketing consultant, public speaker, practicing dental hygienist, digital media fanatic and an enthusiastic shoe lover.  She was born in India, grew up in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands and now lives on the East Coast.   She launched her company, Growth Management Marketing LLC, by breaking the Guinness World Record for the most simultaneous mouthwash swishers at one time with over 1500 participants by creating an event called Swish Away Breast Cancer.   Minal has also been featured in a handful of publications, podcasts and video interviews. She strongly believes in collaboration, brand engagement and team cultivation.   www.marketinggmm.com

Dr. Scott Drucker attended the University of Pennsylvania for both a Bachelors degree in Biology and a DMD. He graduated from dental school in 2013. Dr. Drucker then completed his residency in Periodontics with a Master of Science in Oral Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2016. He is currently a member of the American Dental Association, Illinois State Dental Society, Chicago Dental Society, American Academy of Periodontics, and Academy of Osseointegration. In the summer of 2014, he founded Supply Clinic, the online marketplace for dental supplies. As an entrepreneurial clinician, Dr. Drucker has a unique perspective to improve the dental supply market with dentists in mind. His goal is to improve the transparency and efficiency of the healthcare supply market, and optimize operational workflow in the clinical realm.    www.SupplyClinic.com

Born in Havana, Cuba and bi-lingual in English and Spanish, Dr. Bernard Fialkoff graduated with a DDS Degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1980. He received the Alpha Omega Award as class valedictorian and was elected to OKU Academic Honor Society. Dr. Fialkoff received his Periodontal and Dental Implant post-graduate board eligibility at the combined Memphis Veterans Administration Hospital and University of Tennessee Dental School Post Graduate Specialty Program in 1982. He established his Bayside, New York practice in 1982, delivers Periodontics, Dental Implantology, Laser Therapy, Dental Cosmetic Plastic Surgery and runs a monthly study group for local dentists. His office offers state of the art computerized digital low-radiation dental x-rays, intra-oral camera and Cone Beam 3D Cat Scanning. Dr. Fialkoff and staff have worked closely with local dentists to help achieve patient dental goals for over 33 years.   Dr. Fialkoff is the Founder and Executive Director of the Fialkoff Dental Study Club and the Implant Certainty Training Program, both continuing education programs that have been the premiere dental groups since the early ‘90’s. Dr. Fialkoff has lectured around the world including at the CONAOD International Dental Congress in Santo Domingo, and nationally including at the Greater NY Dental Meeting. He was inducted into the Pierre Fauchard Honorary Society and Academy in 2015 as well as into the Academy of Odontology in 2011, and has received such honors as the “Leadership in Dental Education Award” by Interfaith Medical Center, and the National Coalition of Latino Officers Humanitarian Award, as well as Honorary Memberships with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program, Fraternal Order of Police, National Latino Officers Association, and Rockland County Hispanic Police Association, Community in Action.   Dr. Fialkoff is the Founding Sponsor and President of the Foundation for a Drug Free World The Americas Chapter, and has produced or presented at more than 1200 drug education events around the globe including on the Eastern Seaboard of the USA, as well as in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Guatemala. He has forged national agreements with the National Council of Drugs of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as well as with the militaries of El Salvador and Guatemala. His chapter has received accolades and proclamations from Senator Chuck Schumer, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congresswoman Grace Meng, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, among 20 other notable government leaders. He is also the Founder and Director of the US-Cuba Humanitarian Trip program, being one of the primary medical professionals to bring dentists into that country for the first time in half a century.   Dr. Fialkoff and his wife Maria have four children, Jason, Meghan, Oswaldo and Scott.   BernardFialkoffDDS@gmail.com www.baysidedentist.com www.drugfreeworldamericas.org

Frank J. Milnar DDS, AAACD is a graduate from the University of Minnesota, School of Dentistry. He is an Accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and a Board Examiner for Accreditation.  Dr. Milnar maintains a full-time practice in St. Paul, Minnesota emphasizing appearance related dentistry. He has published numerous articles about the direct placement of composites, shade selection and minimally invasive dentistry and is on editorial review boards for numerous dental journals. Dr. Milnar is co-founder of the Minnesota Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and has lectured extensively within the U.S. Armed Forces as well as internationally on the subject of direct composite restorations, shade selection and minimally invasive dentistry. He has been voted “Top Dentist” and voted into the “Top Dentist Hall of Fame” for the last six years by his peers in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Magazine. He has been voted by Dentistry Today as one of the top 100 dentists contributing to dental education. Most recently, Dr. Milnar was nominated to the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Continuing Education Advisory Board.    www.stpaulsmiles.com

Gordon has over twenty years of professional business development, sales, marketing and corporate communications experience. He currently is the President & CEO of Sterngold Dental, LLC, a medical device manufacturing company serving the dental industry. Prior to this he was Vice President & General Manager at Sterngold Dental LLC. He previously held the position as Director of Marketing & E-Business and managed all of the marketing activities and operations for the Precious Metals Division of Cookson Group. Gordon was also the Director of Marketing & E-Commerce for Sterngold Dental, a subsidiary of Cookson Precious Metals. During his time at Sterngold he successfully launched a fully-integrated e-business platform for the company. Earlier in his career, Gordon was a Marketing Analyst for Neptco, Inc., a manufacturer of wire and cable products. He also was the Corporate Communications and Public Relations Manager for Cookson America, Inc. located in Providence, Rhode Island. Gordon holds a MBA from the University of Rhode Island and a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Communications and Marketing from Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI).   Gordon has been married to his wife Kristen for 19 years, they have three children together and reside in Tiverton, RI.   www.sterngold.com

Dr. Allan Coopersmith practices cosmetic and general dentistry in Montreal Quebec Canada and together with his wife, Nathalie Fiset who is a hygienist invented the PerioTwist interdental cleaner and delivery device. Dr. Coopersmith Graduated with the Gold Medal  From McGill Dental School and went on to complete a general Practice residency program at Albert Einstein Medical Centre in Philadelphia before returning home to set up his dental practice in 1976. He is a fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry; Academy of Dentistry International; International College of Dentists; Canadian Academy of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthedontics; American College of Dentists; International Academy of Dento-Facial Esthetics.     Our motto is to Educate- Motivate and Facilitate. We are passionate about educating people to take care of their oral health which significantly contributes to their overall total health.  Because Gum Disease starts between the teeth, we want to motivate them to “Clean Between”. The problem is that current products such as floss, picks, wire brushes have many drawbacks and limitations creating non compliance. We want to Facilitate oral hygiene and provide patients with a cleaning tool that is easy to use, efficient, economical and environmental and that’s why we spent the past 12 years developing a tool that will be the simple solution to the complex problem.   www.PerioTwist.com

Connie has always loved bookkeeping and feels she was born to the profession.  She actually maintained a handwritten ledger of her babysitting money when she was a kid.   When not working, she enjoys reading, walking with her yellow lab, or kayaking in the surrounding area. Maintaining a good work/life balance is very important to Connie, and providing a service that allows clients to reach that balance is her goal.   www.blbksolutions.com

Taking on the stale industry of dental marketing dominated by a one-sized fits all approach, Laura Maly and Michael Anderson are the young duo behind Wonderist Agency, a full-service marketing agency for dentists. A niche still crowded by old dudes with dated ideas, Laura and Michael are emerging in dental marketing as the new, fresh kids on the block with an approach that is so personalized you'd think they work in your office. Hear them discuss the importance of reviews to your practice, the common mistakes and how you can leverage them into more new patients each month.   www.wonderistagency.com