Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Dr. Pooneh Ramezani is the CEO and founder of PDM. Dr. Ramezani is a seasoned dentist of over 25 years. She has built multiple successful, top producing dental practices in California and has sold them for multimillions of dollars. Dr. Ramezani has consulted extensively for numerous publications including the Entrepreneur, USA today, US Weekly and Intouch magazines. She graduated from University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco and was one of the youngest graduates to receive her doctorate degree. After graduation, she founded and implemented a successful dental management and marketing system that transformed her start up dental practices into generating millions of dollars in revenue year after year. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Greg Pellegrom is the Co-Founder & CEO of SmileSnap, a Virtual Consultation software for the dental industry. His 15 years as an accomplished Orthodontic Sales Professional with 3M Unitek, Opal Orthodontics, and Acceledent has given him tremendous insight into the rapidly changing landscape of dentistry. It was during this time that Greg recognized the difficulty many of his doctors were having, attracting and acquiring new patients. Also witnessing the explosive growth of the DTC aligner market, he decided it was time to create a way for dentists to connect with patients through a convenient and transparent digital experience. He is driven to “get more people off their couch and into your chair." Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

David Harris may have the coolest job in dentistry - he gets to chase, and catch, those who steal from dentists. A rule-breaker in his youth, David changed his direction and has spent much of his adult life in the world of investigation and enforcement, where he uses his unrivaled ability to understand the criminal thought process to help educate and protect dentists. David is the Chief Executive Officer of Prosperident, the world’s largest firm investigating financial crimes committed against dentists. David is a licensed private investigator, a Forensic Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is the author of the book Dental Embezzlement: The Art of Theft and the Science of Control and over 30 articles in dental publications. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Donaldson received his baccalaureate degree from the University of British Columbia and his Doctorate in Clinical Pharmacy from the University of Washington. He completed a residency at Vancouver General Hospital, and has practiced as a clinical pharmacy specialist, clinical coordinator and director of pharmacy services at many healthcare organizations in both Canada and the United States. He is currently Associate Principal of Clinical Pharmacy for Vizient’s Advisory Solutions, and lives in Whitefish, Montana. Jason H. Goodchild, DMD received his undergraduate degree from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He went on to receive his dental training at the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Dental Medicine. He is currently the Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Premier Dental Products Company, involved in developing innovative new products and educating clinicians to improve clinical practice. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Howard recently sat down with Landon Allen and students from the Midwestern University Dental Business Club to talk about his life in dentistry and share advice with the next generation entering the profession. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Samantha Leonard has been in the Dental industry for fifteen years. She has worked every role, worn every hat and mastered all the traits that eventually lead her to become an Operational Manager with a well respected and world-renowned orthodontist, Dr. Sam Daher. Together, they started and built a multi-million-dollar practice from scratch and expanded to 6 locations across the country. Her managerial experience has helped her appreciate and identify the negative effect of a wrong hire, lack of systems and the adverse impact on team dynamic, quality of customer service, lost time and wasted money. She is passionate about helping the dental community, find & build their dream team and establish effective HR programs that will create the office culture that will take their practice to the next level! Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Smile Doctors is the largest Orthodontic DSO in the industry formed in September 2015 by Drs. Scott Law, Dana Fender and Greg Goggans. With an eye to preserve the profession of Orthodontics by raising on the bar on how patients are treated both in the mouth as a people - our motto is “We love people first and straighten teeth second.” With growth coming through affiliations with the best doctors and teams in the country Smile Doctors is fast approaching 300 locations under the business leadership of J. Hedrick as CEO. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Grant Stucki is an oral and maxillofacial surgeon practicing in Denver, CO. He did his dental training at UCLA and his surgery training at the U of Illinois in Chicago. He spends his non-extraction time doing an oral surgery podcast in the hopes of learning from other surgeons. He spends the rest of his waking hours raising his 6 children with his beautiful wife Bryn. He thinks he can convince at least one of the 6 to become an oral surgeon as well. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Costes is founder of the Dental Success Institute, a company committed to helping dentists to achieve their full potential, while recapturing their passion for dentistry. He is also the Co-founder and CEO of Dental Success Network, a positive and collaborative group of nearly 1,000 dentists that is focused on providing its members with all of the tools and resources necessary to excel within the profession of dentistry. Dr. Costes is the International and #1 Amazon Best Selling Author of the book Pillars of Dental Success. His internet radio show, The Dentalpreneur Podcast now has listenership from over 150 countries worldwide. Mark and his wife Leslie have three sons; Bryce, Brendan, and Brady, and their dogs, Bear and Haze. They live in Prescott, AZ. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Jesse Pelletier MD, FACS completed his ophthalmology residency at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and fellowship training in cornea, external disease and refractive surgery at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. He is the founder of Ocean Ophthalmology Group, a private multispecialty practice located in Miami, FL. Dr. Pelletier has written and spoken extensively on diseases of the ocular surface, epidemiology of eye infections, ocular microbiology, infection control, infectious diseases and topical antiseptics. He is an international expert on these topics and has authored more than 35 scientific papers. Moreover, he is a key opinion leader and investigator for several clinical trials. Dr Pelletier has more than 15 years experience in the field of biopharma working specifically with povidone-iodine platforms. He is co-founder and SVP of Ophthalmology for Veloce BioPharma and Co-founder/ President of Halodine, LLC. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com