Behind The Smiles: With Dr. Gina Dorfman
Join Dr. Gina Dorfman as she interviews some of the greatest minds in dentistry. From background stories to practice management and clinical topics, you'll listen to valuable insights from the people who are doing extraordinary things in dentistry. This podcast is brought to you by YAPI, a paperless dental software company. Learn more at yapiapp.com.
Episodes
117 episodes
Starting Your Startup with Jayme Amos
Making the leap from associate dentist to startup owner is a scary prospect, and many of us focus on the wrong things when embarking on this adventure. Addressing these obstacles today is author, startup consultant, and founder of
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Episode 117
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Own Your Freedom with Dr. David Phelps
It’s a shocking truth that so many dentists can’t afford to retire at 62 and maintain their lifestyle. But this does not have to be the case! Today we are joined by David Phelps, a Dentist and Real Estate Investor who has figured out how to
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Episode 116
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50:58
Ground Marketing in the Dental Industry with Michael Arias
As a dentist, you’d imagine that the only thing you’d have to be good at is solving problems in people’s mouths, but in reality, if you’re going to run a successful practice, there’s a lot more to it than that. Marketing is one of those vital e...
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Episode 115
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54:04
Aligning Your Social Media Presence with Rita Zamora
These days, if you want to have a successful marketing strategy, you need to have an online presence. Since most dentists don’t have the time or inclination to curate their online presence, they would likely want to outsource their marketing to...
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Episode 114
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41:36
The Founding of CE Zoom with Sarah Thiel
Continued education, or CE, is an important part of any healthcare and dentistry professional's career. After experiencing firsthand, some of the issues with the requirements and systems associated with CE as a dental hygienist, our guest Sarah...
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Episode 113
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45:33
Marketing Hacks for Dentists with Laura Maly and Michael Anderson
Dentists often have a hard time wrapping their heads around marketing. We frequently spend money trying to promote ourselves through various channels and end up seeing very little in returns. Today we are joined by Laura Maly and Michael Anders...
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Episode 112
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45:43
Marketing Advice & Creating Value with 1-800-DENTIST Founder, Fred Joyal
Today’s guest Fred Joyal is not a dentist, but he founded one of the most useful marketing tools for the field (1-800-DENTIST). Join us today as we discuss all things marketing and more, with Fred Joy...
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Episode 111
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48:36
Marketing and Practice Management with Dr. Tuan Pham
Networking is a major part of most jobs, and dentistry is no different. Today we talk to returning guest, Dr. Tuan Pham, about the importance of networking and why he created the Dental Maveri...
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Episode 110
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Dental Entrepreneur Woman with Anne Duffy
When Anne Duffy founded Dental Entrepreneur Woman (DeW) in 2016, it was because she had finally had enough of how women were being underserved and undervalued in dentistry. Dew Life is a movement for inspiring, h...
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Episode 109
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43:21
HIPAA Compliance with Danielle Mckinley, The HIPAA Chick
HIPAA compliance is one of those things that those of us with dental practices would simply like to delegate to our office managers and forget about. Even if you think you’re HIPAA compliant, the regulations change so frequently that it’s hard ...
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Episode 108
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36:03
Building a Better Dental Practice Through Alignment and Purpose with Dr. Brady Smith
Running a dental practice can be challenging on so many levels, and one of the ways to combat this is to create systems and an identity that feels authentic and unique. Dr. Brady Smith joins us on today's show to share his story in dentistry an...
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Episode 107
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Creating a Fantastic Team with Irene Iancu and Katrina Sanders
Irene Iancu and Katrina Sanders, hosts of the Tooth or Dare podcast, share their very different journeys into dentistry and what they continually learn about team management and getting the most out of your employees. We hear from I...
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Episode 106
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46:01
It’s OK to Be Amazing with Dr. Erin Elliot and Dr. Jennifer Kirwan
Many women dentists feel like they need to shrink into themselves or take up 'less space', but today’s guests are here to tell you that it’s ok to be amazing! Dr. Erin Elliot and Dr. Jennifer Kirwan are extraordinary examples of women who are a...
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Episode 105
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47:06
The Business of Running a Dental Practice with JoAnne Tanner and Rick Willeford
As a dentist, you are also running a business, but perhaps knowing the numbers is not your strongest skill. Today's guests, JoAnne Tanner and Rick Willeford, aim to make the business of running a dental practice as smooth as possible. JoAnne ru...
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Episode 104
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48:34
How to Achieve Fast Growth through Niche Marketing with Dr. Bao-Tran Nguyen and Dr. Nate Jeal
Dr. Bao-Tran Nguyen, together with her husband, Dr. Nate Jeal, established not one but five dental practices before encountering a bit of burnout in the process. Since then, they have invested in mentors, learned how to be better business...
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Episode 103
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Special Crossover Episode: Dr. Gina Appears on the Tooth or Dare Podcast
Dr. Gina joins Irene and Katrina of the Tooth or Dare podcast for this special crossover episode sponsored by YAPI paperless automation software. Dr. Gina p...
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Episode 102
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Doubling Your Production with a World Class Hygiene Team with Wendy Briggs
In this episode of Behind The Smiles, Wendy Briggs, founder of Hygiene Diamonds, shares her 20-year journey helping dental practices to champion the role of the hygienist, developing hiring and onboarding processes, and how elevating patient se...
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Episode 101
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49:14
Choose Empowering Thoughts for Your Practice with Laura Mach
Welcome back to another episode of Behind The Smiles with Dr. Gina Dorfman.In this episode, Dr. Laura Mach joins us to talk about:Balancing dentistry with motherhood How coaching changed her li...
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Episode 100
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46:39
Run Your Business Like Clockwork with Mike Michalowicz
Welcome back to another episode of Behind The Smiles! Today's episode features none other than entrepreneur, author, speaker, and business phenomenon, Mike Michalowicz. In this episode, Mike and Gina chat about...Wh...
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Episode 99
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The Amazon Prime For Your Practice with Jordan Comstock
Welcome to another episode of Behind The Smiles. Today, Dr. Gina Dorfman chats with the founder of BoomCloud, a robust dental membership plan software that helps your practice create, organize an...
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Episode 98
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Weight Loss for Dentists with Dr. Natanya Brown
In this episode of Behind The Smiles, Dr. Natanya Brown talks with Dr. Gina about managing our happiness and not taking out stress on food. They also talk about...
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Episode 97
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48:59
Special Crossover Episode: Reverse Engineering Your Dream Life with Kiera Dent
In this special crossover episode of Behind The Smiles, Dr. Gina Dorfman joins dental practice owner and incredibly insightful consultant, Kiera Dent. Kiera ...
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Episode 96
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Business is Not Hard with Cameron Herold
This week we have a special episode for you all...it is our 100th episode, and it is SUPER exciting to celebrate this episode with the CEO Whisperer and Business Growth Guru, Cameron Herold! By 35, he...
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Episode 95
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49:30
Insurance and Getting to Yes with Teresa Duncan
In this episode of Behind The Smiles, Dr. Gina Dorfman chats with Teresa Duncan, Dentistry's #1 Insurance and Revenue Coach, and leader of Odyssey Management. Teresa gives us ...
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Episode 94
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Hiring A Team That Represents Your Brand with Brenda McNulty
Welcome back to Behind The Smiles. This week's episode features Brenda McNulty, Dental Group Director of supportDDS. She talks to us about team building and changing the way that dentists hire and train their teams. In this episode, Br...
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Episode 93
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48:31