Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Howard joins University of Toronto dental student Akhil Chawla on the Majestic Mutt Podcast and talks about getting started in dentistry, getting his MBA, starting Dentaltown, and the current state of the dental profession. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Lane Theriault is the CEO of Independence Dental, a highly unconventional DSO that is looking to partner with dentists across the US. He founded Independence Dental in 2020 in partnership the Firmament Group, a private equity firm based in New York. Prior to launching Independence, Lane was a founder and director of a Canadian dental platform, 123Dentist, which started with only 13 clinics in 2017 and has since grown into second largest DSO in Canada. Before he began working in the dental space, Lane was an investment banker with Citigroup where he first became exposed to the concept of DSOs. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Patrick McKeown was educated at Trinity College Dublin, completing his clinical training in Russia. In 2002, he was accredited as a breathing coach by renowned physician Dr. Konstantin Buteyko. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Patrick's work has appeared in international medical journals and is published by top literary publishers. Since 2002, Patrick has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide. His work focuses on breathing pattern disorders, craniofacial development, sleep disordered breathing and anxiety. He has trained elite military Special Forces, SWAT, Olympic coaches and athletes. He is breathing advisor to the Extreme Performance Training XPT program - created by American big-wave surfer, Laird Hamilton - and has taught more than 700 breathing instructors across 45 countries. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Gregory Dell is the managing partner of Dell Disability Lawyers and for more than 30 years his law firm has helped hundreds of dentists nationwide to collect long term disability insurance benefits. Mr. Dell is passionate about helping people to take on large insurance companies so that they get the benefits they contracted for. Mr. Dell has established a reputation as a disability insurance expert by battling every major disability insurance company and helping thousands of individuals to collect short and long term disability insurance benefits. Stephen Jessup is a partner in the Disability Insurance division of Attorneys Dell & Schaefer, where he has worked for the past 13 years exclusively handling disability insurance claims from the application stage through litigation. He has extensive experience in representing dentists who are filing for disability benefits or are having issues with the disability insurance carriers. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Alessandro Devigus received his degree from Zurich University, Switzerland, in 1987. Since 1990 he has worked in his own private practice with a focus on CAD CAM and Digital Dentistry. He is also a CEREC Instructor at the Zurich Dental School. Dr. Devigus is an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED), founder of the Swiss Society of Computerized Dentistry, Neue Gruppe member, and ITI fellow and speaker. Dr. Devigus is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry, author of various publications and an international lecturer. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Joel C. Small is a board certified executive leadership coach, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and endodontist. He received his dental degree and endodontic training from the University of Texas at Houston. He later attended Texas Tech University where he received his Masters of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in healthcare management. Dr. Small received his post graduate certification in executive coaching from the Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds the designation of Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. Dr. Edwin A. McDonald III received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Economics from Midwestern State University. He earned his DDS degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. Dr. McDonald has completed extensive training in dental implant dentistry through the University of Florida Center For Implant Dentistry. He has also completed extensive esthetic dentistry training through various programs including the Seattle Institute. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Norris is a 1992 graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He then moved to Washington, D.C. where he completed a General Practice Residency at the V.A. Hospital followed by orthodontic specialty training at Howard University, graduating as valedictorian with the highest GPA in the program’s 25-year history. After serving as an Air Force orthodontist in Misawa, Japan, Dr. Norris returned to San Antonio, TX in 1998 and opened a thriving private orthodontic practice. He holds several patents and trademarks, and is the inventor of the Norris 20/26 Passive Self-Ligating Bracket System. He lectures nationally and internationally on topics including esthetics, efficiency, sustainability, customer service, accelerated treatment, substitutions and autotransplantations and aligner treatment. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Tanya Schulz Peterson was born and raised in Burnsville, MN, and attended the College of St. Benedict and St. Cloud University, where she attained my Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science. She graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1997. Her practice was started as Schulz Family Dental by her father in 1970, and she has worked in all areas of the office since 1987. She has over 23 years of experience and is highly skilled in all aspects of dentistry. She and her husband Jeff have a son and a daughter along with a cat and a dog. She enjoys waterskiing, spending time with family and friends, and gardening. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Christopher “Chris” Bingham received his Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in 1998. He completed his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Illinois in 2005 followed by the completion of a General Practice Residency at the Rush University Medical Center in 2006. He then practiced as a general dentist for 2 years before entering Georgia Health Sciences University (formally Medical College of Georgia) in Augusta, where he earned a Certificate in Periodontics and a Master of Science in Oral Biology in 2011. With a strong focus on delivering minimally invasive, exemplary care, Dr. Bingham offers patients the latest in state-of-the-art periodontics and implant surgery techniques. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Joseph Rossi was born and raised in Chicago where he grew up working in the family retail furniture business. While learning every facet of the business from his father Dominic, Joe came to understand the value of real estate and the importance of location. As his career evolved, he focused on healthcare real estate and became the singular expert in Chicago. In 2011 Joe founded Joseph Rossi & Associates. The company quickly earned a reputation for knowing every aspect of the dental and healthcare business. Over the past 10 years Joe has grown the team and the business to offer a suite of services that address a variety of needs. Joe has executed over 350 transactions with passion and pride. He greets every morning with enthusiasm – more prepared than ever to take on a new challenge. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com