Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Zara Basiri is a Dental Marketing Consultant and former Dental Nurse and patient treatment plan coordinator. She founded Zara Basiri Digital Dental Marketing Agency back in 2016 and currently serve clients from around the world including US, UK and Australia. Her dentist client’s revenue increase by average 34% to 40% within the first 6 months of working with her and her team. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com   

Vikram Vora is the CEO and Founding Partner of Sabka Dentist. He started his career with Lion Bridge Capital as a project manager, moved on to ICICI Bank (India’s largest private sector bank) as a knowledge management executive, and worked with his father’s firm before starting Sabka Dentist. Sabka Dentist is one of the largest chain of dental clinics in India, operating 100 Clinics in Mumbai, Pune, Surat, Ahmadabad and Bangalore. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Eric D. Kukucka is president and owner of The Denture Center, a network of clinics currently comprised of three facilities in Southwestern Ontario. Eric is at once a prominent sales strategist and advocate for market best practices and a skillful oral health professional dedicated to creating high quality digital removable, fixed and fixed-detachable implant prosthetic restorations. In addition to his clinical practice, Eric regularly contributes to collaborative research projects and product development and testing initiatives at a global level. He currently resides in Windsor, Ontario. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Described as an educational entertainer, Gerry completed pediatric dental residency at Emory University, 1979 and orthodontics at Northwestern University, 1981 under the direction of Dr. Hal Perry. For 39 years, from 1981 to 2016, Gerry had an exclusive orthodontic practice in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a Diplomat of The American Board of Orthodontics and Fellow of The American College of Dentists. Currently, Dr. Samson holds formal faculty appointments at 6 university postgraduate programs in the USA, lectures extensively, reviews articles submitted for publication to The American Journal of Orthodontics and The Angle Orthodontist. In addition, Gerry is orthodontic clinical director for Specialty Dental Brands, consultant for White Oak Orthodontic Products, QC Orthodontic Lab, Pediatric Dental Anesthesia Associates, and Reliance Orthodontics. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Harrell graduated from UAB Dental School in 1975 then pursued his orthodontic residency at the University of Pennsylvania in 1977. Dr. Harrell has been interested in 3D imaging since the early 1980's and also how early airway issues in children can cause altered growth and development, malocclusions and co-morbidities from sleep disorders later in life if left undetected and untreated. The face, jaw structure, TMJs and airway space are three-dimensional and are inter-related. Dr. David is a paediatric ENT surgeon in Australia. He is a strong advocate for teamwork in healthcare, and in particular on the topic of sleep disordered breathing. He is the author of two books, “Snored to Death” and “Don’t ignore the snore” which are both available on Amazon as print and Kindle versions. He has been running education courses on ENT for dentists for over 10 years and joins us today to share his passion and knowledge. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

As the CEO of dental practice management software company Maxim Software Systems, Alex Zlatin helps struggling dental professionals take control of their practices and reach the next level of success with responsible leadership strategies. Leveraging over 13 years of management and consulting experience, he empowers organizations to become more productive and profitable based on the belief that successful businesses establish a genuine connection with employees, stakeholders, customers, and vendors. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Danielle McKinley is a Certified HIPAA Advisor with 10+ years of experience in risk management focusing on HIPAA, PCI, OSHA and Cyber Security. She is the founder of The HIPAA Chick and one of the founding members of PCIHIPAA. Danielle has a passion for removing barriers like HIPAA compliance for Dentist so they can focus on patients without putting their business at risk. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Donald A. Curtis DMD, FACP is a Professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at UCSF. He is board certified and is past president of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics and American Board of Prosthodontics. He has published in Head and Neck, Bone, Journal of Biomechanics, and numerous basic science, medical and education journals. His current research has focused on clinical judgment and professional development, with recent invited editorials in Medical Education, IJOMI and JADA. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Axel Klarmeyer is the CEO at BEGO Dental and has a long-standing success story at the company, a leading dental device manufacturer with more than 130 years of tradition and dental expertise, offering conventional as well as digital solutions. Axel Klarmeyer joined the BEGO team in the year of 1995, as a junior salesman for the classical dental portfolio. Since the beginning of 2019 he bears the overall operational responsibility for BEGO Dental. His heart beats for the topics of 3D printing and agile working. Amir Mansouri is the CEO and Co-founder of SprintRay, a leader in providing 3D printing and digital solutions to the dental industry. Amir is an inspiring and charismatic leader with unique blend of scientific and entrepreneurial skills. Under his leadership, SprintRay grew from a proof-of-concept business plan to a multi-national digital dentistry company. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Poyak is originally from outside of Cleveland, Ohio. After he graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry, he married his wife, Susan, and they moved to Virginia Beach where he served as a dentist in the navy. He became interested in doing orthodontics on a limited basis in New Hampshire and continued to learn whenever he could about more advanced ortho procedures. His desire to learn led him to get involved with the IAO, (International Association for Orthodontics) an organization of over 2500 general dentists from around the world who want to advance their knowledge of ortho. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com