Dental Rift

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In each episode of Dental Rift, Gary Bird of SMC and Tanner Applegate from Unify will help you stay current, dig into industry trends, and share insights from dental thought leaders.

🔥DR Ep 71 is Live🔥The Rise and Fall of SmileDirectClubGary Bird and Tanner Applegate tackle the biggest dental story of ...
25/01/2024

🔥DR Ep 71 is Live🔥

The Rise and Fall of SmileDirectClub

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate tackle the biggest dental story of the last 12 months — why SmileDirectClub went bankrupt, how many patients were affected, and why it represents an opportunity for dentists.

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24/01/2024

Is Direct to Consumer the Best Way to Sell?

We now have enough examples of companies coming into a landscape and shaking things up by selling only through direct-to-consumer. How about the affected companies who don't offer that service? Episode dropping tomorrow!

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🔥DR Ep 70 is Live🔥Why Does Delaware Have No Dentists?Gary and Tanner recap All-On-Sales, plus tackle which five states h...
18/01/2024

🔥DR Ep 70 is Live🔥

Why Does Delaware Have No Dentists?

Gary and Tanner recap All-On-Sales, plus tackle which five states have the fewest dentists per capita, how to get better at team training, and why AI and ortho make for a bad mix.

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17/01/2024

Why Are Dentists Pushing Back Against AI?

Dentistry is running into some issues. The world is changing and so we cannot operate how we USED to as we move into the future. Gary and Tanner talk through some big changes they are noticing in Dental and some common thoughts on what's next. Episode dropping tomorrow!

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🔥DR Ep 69 is Live🔥Are Robotics a Threat to Dentistry?Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about whether robotics is makin...
11/01/2024

🔥DR Ep 69 is Live🔥

Are Robotics a Threat to Dentistry?

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about whether robotics is making a real impact on dentistry, plus the crazy stats from this year’s Black Friday and what they’ve gotten wrong as entrepreneurs.

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11/01/2024

Would You Let a Robot Give You Surgery?

A dentist has been the first person to start giving surgeries with a robot. Should we allow robots to do surgery all by themselves? Is it a risk? Episode dropping later today!

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09/01/2024

They Stole WHAT??

It seems that many dental offices and companies keep getting robbed. Is there a way to prevent or understand why this is happening?

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08/01/2024

💥How Dentists are Perceived💥

Many people have many assumptions about dentists and how unnecessary a visit to the dentist can seem. But this isn't a fair representation of how the dental work actually works.

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04/01/2024

💥Will a Private Dental School help the Industry?💥

A new private dental school has been created to help the dental industry recoup many of the dentists over the years who have left the field for good.

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🔥DR Ep 68 is Live🔥You'll Never Believe this Florida Dentist's StoryThe guys talk about the Florida dentist who stole alm...
04/01/2024

🔥DR Ep 68 is Live🔥

You'll Never Believe this Florida Dentist's Story

The guys talk about the Florida dentist who stole almost $1.5M, how a practice break-in put 1000s of patient records at risk, and why being a dentist is now a top 10 job in the United States.

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03/01/2024

💥Was This Florida Dentist a Secret Hitman?💥

How is the dental market currently looking? Here are some of the hardest things to keep tabs on with your dental practice.

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29/12/2023

💥The Most Terrifying Part of Dentistry💥

Being a Dentist can be lonelier than people think. Let's ensure that the dental industry is caring for its dentists and employees. No one should feel alone at work.

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🔥DR Ep 67 is Live🔥Why are Dentists Throwing Money Away?Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about perception vs. reality ...
28/12/2023

🔥DR Ep 67 is Live🔥

Why are Dentists Throwing Money Away?

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about perception vs. reality in dental, plus how dentists are throwing away money with long appointment wait times and the office manager who got caught stealing over $100,000.

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🔥DR Ep 66 is Live🔥How to Approach Dental InsuranceGary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about why Rick Workman is founding...
21/12/2023

🔥DR Ep 66 is Live🔥

How to Approach Dental Insurance

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about why Rick Workman is founding a new dental school, plus why dental insurance plans don’t function like every other kind of insurance, and the latest on the Great Hygienist Hiring Shortage.

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19/12/2023

How Are Dentists Held Accountable for Their Mistakes?

A dentist fired for tearing down a poster. Is this an overreach or should Dentists expect their personal life decisions to affect their work life?

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18/12/2023

AI is now tracking which employees are being productive as well as which employees are not doing much or who aren't being as productive. This could potentially lead to a lot of layoffs if AI is exposing people for not doing enough work.

🔥DR Ep 65 is Live🔥Why is Scaling a DSO so Hard?Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about the changing Japanese M&A marke...
14/12/2023

🔥DR Ep 65 is Live🔥

Why is Scaling a DSO so Hard?

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about the changing Japanese M&A market, the South Florida dentist accused of hiring a hitman to commit murder, and which parts of a DSO are hardest to scale.

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12/12/2023

Should You be Worried About Dental Strikes?

Many different workforces are going on strike which is influencing every other workforce to go on strike as well. Is this something that will hit the dental industry next? If so, how will it affect the dental industry as a whole?

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🔥DR Ep 64 is Live🔥Dental Su***de Rates are on the RiseGary Bird and Tanner Applegate discuss why suicides by dentists ar...
07/12/2023

🔥DR Ep 64 is Live🔥

Dental Su***de Rates are on the Rise

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate discuss why suicides by dentists are still largely ignored by the dental community, plus the big Henry Schein data breach and their thoughts on the market outlook for the next year.

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🔥DR Ep 63 is Live🔥How to Grow Your DSO Stress FreeThe guys talk about how one DSO handled a politically controversial ac...
30/11/2023

🔥DR Ep 63 is Live🔥

How to Grow Your DSO Stress Free

The guys talk about how one DSO handled a politically controversial action by an employee, why an aging population is hurting Japanese businesses, and which part of a DSO is the hardest to scale.

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🔥DR Ep 62 is Live🔥Why Should You Care About Dental AwardsThe guys talk about the HR DSO Leadership Summit, plus whether ...
27/11/2023

🔥DR Ep 62 is Live🔥

Why Should You Care About Dental Awards

The guys talk about the HR DSO Leadership Summit, plus whether dental industry awards really mean anything and AI as a tool for monitoring productivity.

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🔥DR Ep 61 is Live🔥Should You be Worried About Dental Strikes?The guys talk about Meta’s new AI release, why Kaiser worke...
16/11/2023

🔥DR Ep 61 is Live🔥

Should You be Worried About Dental Strikes?

The guys talk about Meta’s new AI release, why Kaiser workers went on strike and how that could affect dental, and the dentist caught taking advantage of his patients.

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🔥DR Ep 60 is Live🔥The REAL Reason Taylor Swift Went to the Jets GameGary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about the danger...
09/11/2023

🔥DR Ep 60 is Live🔥

The REAL Reason Taylor Swift Went to the Jets Game

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about the dangers of AI deepfakes, what the Smile Direct bankruptcy says about the DTC market, and why Taylor Swift went to the Jets game.

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🔥DR Ep 59 is Live🔥You Won't Believe What's in the Back of this Convenience StoreGary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk abou...
03/11/2023

🔥DR Ep 59 is Live🔥

You Won't Believe What's in the Back of this Convenience Store

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about the convenience store that’s doing dental procedures in the back room plus how AI is creating new options for tracking performance.

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🔥DR Ep 58 is Live🔥This Dentist's Practices Just Got EXPOSEDGary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about the Houston dentist...
26/10/2023

🔥DR Ep 58 is Live🔥

This Dentist's Practices Just Got EXPOSED

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about the Houston dentist who dodged some major jail time, plus how Bard is now integrating with Google Drive.

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🔥DR Ep 57 is Live🔥Why Are UK Nurses Pulling Their Own Teeth?Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about why a nurse decide...
20/10/2023

🔥DR Ep 57 is Live🔥

Why Are UK Nurses Pulling Their Own Teeth?

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about why a nurse decided to pull her own teeth, what happens when dental assistants do treatment, and why dental tourism is becoming more and more popular.

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🔥DR Ep 56 is Live🔥What Happened at Burning Man?Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about dentists practicing without a l...
12/10/2023

🔥DR Ep 56 is Live🔥

What Happened at Burning Man?

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about dentists practicing without a license, what happened at Burning Man, and the PhD student who started poisoning his neighbors.

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🔥DR Ep 55 is Live🔥What's Inside Sam Altman's Blue Backpack?Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about delivery robots, AI...
05/10/2023

🔥DR Ep 55 is Live🔥

What's Inside Sam Altman's Blue Backpack?

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate talk about delivery robots, AI-generated survey data, and why Sam Altman carries a blue backpack everywhere he goes.

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🔥DR Ep 54 is Live🔥Big Picture View of Your Patient's ExperienceThe guys talk about hosting a dental marketing event duri...
28/09/2023

🔥DR Ep 54 is Live🔥

Big Picture View of Your Patient's Experience

The guys talk about hosting a dental marketing event during a hurricane, what’s up with ChatGPT Enterprise, and why Gary’s company is building the first-ever CRM that’s just for dentists.

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🔥DR Ep 53 is Live🔥Is AI Helpful or Harmful for Dentistry?Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate share the newest ways in which A...
21/09/2023

🔥DR Ep 53 is Live🔥

Is AI Helpful or Harmful for Dentistry?

Gary Bird and Tanner Applegate share the newest ways in which AI is changing dental, plus talk about DSOs making the INC 5000 list and which market Michael Burry — who predicted the 2008 subprime mortgage collapse — is now betting against.

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