Beyond Bitewings focuses on helping dentists with the business side of dentistry. Our podcast episodes are a mix of outside experts, and discussions within our own team of CPA's, financial planning, and business experts. This is the podcast for those looking to strengthen your dental practice, run a practice more smoothly, and increase your take-home pay.
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Transitioning to Cash-Based Services and Boosting Profitability
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Ash welcomes Jessica Jones, CEO and founder of Build Your Cash Medical Practice. to discuss various strategies for building stronger relationships with clients and optimizing business operations. Jessica shares insights from her extensive background, including her experience in marketing and managing medical practices. The conversation addresses th…
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Solving Common Dental Practice Challenges with Virtual Assistants
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In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash welcomes Beth Lachance, CEO of Global Medical Virtual Assistants and shares the journey of her company and how virtual assistants can become a critical component for managing administrative work in dental and medical practices. She recounts how her medical background and a chance involvement in virtual assis…
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Understanding the New Federal Salary Regulations for Exempt Employees
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In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash and Lynn welcome Paul Edwards to discuss the complexities of the recent ruling concerning exempt employees. They talk about the court decision that allows for a salary raise effective July 1st. The discussion explores strategies for managing salary adjustments, particularly the implications of shifting emplo…
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The Biggest Challenges of Dental Offices - Part 3
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The conversation continues as we jump into part 3 of this 3 part series discussing some of the biggest issues dentists are facing, and what you can do about them. The conversation kicks off with a deep dive into the mental well-being of dentists and the pervasive issue of burnout. Erin shares her views on hustle culture, emphasizing the importance …
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The Biggest Challenges of Dental Offices - Part 2
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In this episode of Beyond Bitewings Ash and Erin continue their discussion on some of the biggest challenges dentists face today. Picking up from where they left off, Ash and Erin discuss how independent dental practice owners can compete with corporate dental organizations (DSOs) and private equity firms. The conversation shifts to the importance …
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The Biggest Challenges of Dental Offices - Part 1
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Dentistry can be rewarding, but just like with any other business, it comes with some obstacles. So how do you overcome some of the biggest challenges? This episode is part 1 of a 3-part discussion covering some of the biggest challenges dentists face. Ash is joined by Erin Gregor, and they talk about the importance of standing out by creating mean…
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Why Hidden Payment Processing Fees Could Be Hurting Your Profits
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Are you paying more than 2.2% for your payment processing fees? If the answer is yes, you may be losing a lot of money. In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash welcomes Jeremy Lessari, founder of Payment Brokers. Jeremy shares his entrepreneurial journey and how he negotiated his payment processing fees down after discovering companies kept raisin…
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Navigating the Hidden Signs of Embezzlement in Your Business
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Do you believe embezzlement would never happen within your business? Well, unfortunately, the chances of it happening to you are actually a lot greater than you think. In fact, 75% of dental practice owners will experience embezzlement in their office before their career is over. So what can you do to prevent embezzlement, and what are the signs th…
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Financial Benchmarks for Successful Dentists
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*In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Robert and Ash talk numbers, but it’s the good numbers that are crucial to know in order to determine the health of your practice. They talk about the importance of basic financial knowledge and how it can help clients make better decisions. They touch on the differences in collection percentages based on locat…
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The Risks and Updates of Claiming the Employee Retention Credit (ERC)
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The pandemic was four years ago, so why are we still talking about the ERC (Employee Retention Credit)? It's a topic that doesn't seem to go away, and so Lynne is joining Ash for another episode to jump into the complexities of this ever-evolving topic. Many are still unclear about the intricacies of ERC eligibility and the recent legal development…
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What You Need To Know About BOI Reporting Requirements
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There's been a lot of buzz about the new Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirement, but have you filed yours yet? Are you still trying to figure out what it even is? In this episode, Ash and Lynne discuss a crucial topic that has been making waves in the business world throughout the United States. They discuss FinCEN's new reporting r…
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The Secrets to Generating a Stream of Clients From the Google 3-Pack
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Have you ever noticed when you search for something near you on Google, there are always 3 places that pop up on a map? That's called the Google 3-Pack, and it's the key to having Google become a lead-generating machine for your business. In today's episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash welcomes Darren Tessitore, CEO of Thrive Reviews, to unravel the my…
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Dentist’s Financial Roadmap: Building Wealth Beyond the Practice
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Have you considered what you'll really need to create true financial freedom? In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Lynne and Ash welcome Eric Miller, co-owner of a national financial planning company dedicated to serving the needs of healthcare owners. They discuss why it's so important for dental practice owners to think beyond just the month-to-m…
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Improving Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness in Dentistry
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Imagine having a process in place where you set up your team to handle conflict resolution and address issues more easily? Or what if you could easily be able to identify the right team members to hire? It may feel too good to be true, but it's a system that many businesses throughout the world use to clarify, simplify, and achieve their vision. In…
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Choosing the Right Dental Distribution Partner: 5 Essential Tips for Your Practice Success
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Do you feel confident that you have the best dental distribution partner for your dental practice? In today's episode, Ash is joined by Jeff Van Hess, a sales rep for Patterson Dental, who talks about five tips for choosing a reliable dental distribution partner. Jeff discusses crucial factors to consider, such as the significance of tenure, buildi…
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How To Create Competitive Benefits Packages For Your Employees
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Have you lost employees because another practice offered better benefits packages? If you wonder how you can create a more competitive package for your employees but feel it's too expensive or your office isn't large enough, we may have a solution. Today, Ash is joined by Michael Battaglia. Michael is the owner of Insure You Too, a company that hel…
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Year-End Financial Planning: Tax Tips and Milestones for Dental Practice Owners
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As we get ready for another year to close, have you taken full advantage of tax-saving opportunities? In this episode, Ash breaks down everything you need to know before the year ends to ensure you’re setting yourself up for success when tax season comes. Ash covers topics ranging from retirement accounts, proper tax deductions, and ensuring you’re…
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The Secret to Streamlining Dental Practices
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Does technology sometimes feel like it's causing more confusion and work in your practice? In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, host Ash welcomes a special guest, Megan Sak, a former hygienist who has transitioned into the sales world of dentistry. Megan discusses the world of practice management software, with a specific focus on Archy, a cloud-ba…
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Finding Opportunities to Bridge the Gap in Dental Staffing
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What lengths would you go to to fix a problem that’s affecting quite a few others within your industry? In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash welcomes Dr. Joseph Hull of Hull Dental Health. Dr. Hull is a dental practice owner in a more rural area of South Dakota, and discusses the problems with finding qualified staff, especially after the pande…
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Dental Marketing Demystified: How to Drive Growth and Stand Out in the Industry
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How soon should you start seeing results from your marketing company? In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash welcomes Brandon Hubbard, Founder of Pain-Free Dental Marketing to talk about what every dental practice should know about marketing. They discuss the ins and outs of marketing expenses in dental practices, and they shed light on the essen…
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The KPIs Every Dental Practice Owner Should Measure Part 2
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Is every patient a good patient? Welcome to another episode of Beyond Bitewings, where we welcome Rick Willeford, a dental CPA with 40 years of experience and the founding president of ADCPA, for a second part of our conversation. In this episode, Rick continues his conversation about KPIs for practice owners and gets more in-depth about what metri…
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The KPIs Every Dental Practice Owner Should Measure
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Are you running a practice that you love, or does it feel like your practice is running you? Welcome to another episode of Beyond Bitewings, where we welcome Rick Willeford, a dental CPA with 40 years of experience and the founding president of ADCPA. Rick discusses his background in electrical engineering and how it eventually led him to become a …
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Creating Maximum Efficiency and Success in Your Practice
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On this episode of Beyond Bitewings, we are joined by Kiera Dent, a dental practice consultant and host of The Dental A Team podcast. Kiera consults in over 100 dental offices nationwide, and tackles in-person dental office coaching. Her goal is to help clients achieve maximum success and efficiency. Kiera and Ash talk about why it’s so important t…
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Practice Owners Most Common Tax Questions (Replay)
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The tables are turning in this episode of Beyond Bitewings, and the Edwards and Associates team is being asked the questions that so many practice owners want to know. They’re welcoming Prosthodontist Dr. Giancarlo Aymerich to this episode so he can ask all the questions about how he can save more money on taxes for his practice. They cover common …
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How Chat GPT Can Help Your Dental Practice
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It's hard to go anywhere without hearing about Chat GPT and AI, as everyone is talking about how they're using it in their businesses, from minimal tasks to complex solutions. However, the question becomes how can you use it to benefit your practice. In this episode, Lynn joins Robert and Ash to discuss the opportunities she has found where dental …
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What You Should Ask Before Selling to a DSO
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Many dentists feel burnout when running their practices and think the answer might be selling to a DSO. After all, they take on the parts of running the business, which leaves being able to do what you enjoy, practicing dentistry. However, before you decide to make this huge decision, there are quite a few questions you should ask to ensure you’re …
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Mindfulness 101: Techniques and Practices for a Healthier Mindset in Your Practice
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In a world that feels full of chaos, a simple moment of returning to your breath and re-centering yourself can make a world of difference. In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash is joined by Priyanka, a graduate student at Northwestern University and a counselor in training under supervision at Meltzer Counseling. Priyanka talks about the importa…
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Navigating the DSO Landscape: What Dentists Should Know About Selling Their Practices
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Are you thinking about selling your practice? Before you sign any agreements or decide to sell to a DSO, you definitely want to have a conversation with Brannon Moncrief. On this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Brannon joins Robert and Ash to discuss everything dental practice owners need to know before selling their practice and what they need to kno…
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When building a practice and a life, it may often feel like times you are alone and the only one going through the issues that arise. However, most of the time you're going through the exact same things others are going through. In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash welcomes Dr. An White. Dr. White is a dentist serving the Houston community thro…
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Knowledge is Power (When Running Your Dental Practice)
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On this episode of Beyond Bitewings, we are joined by Kiera Dent, a dental practice consultant and host of The Dental A Team podcast. Kiera consults in over 100 dental offices nationwide, and tackles in-person dental office coaching. Her goal is to help clients achieve maximum success and efficiency. Kiera and Ash talk about why it’s so important t…
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Building and Optimizing Dental Practices: Current Trends in the Industry
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On this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Robert and Ash discuss current trends in the dental industry. They discuss topics like knowing the benefits of really utilizing the technology you may already own in order to help customers during more convenient times, like after hours. They also talk about why they’re seeing a trend in more dentists shying awa…
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How To Use Social Media to Grow Your Dental Practice
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Do you feel overwhelmed with all that you should be doing for your practice, especially consistently showing up on social media? On this episode of Beyond Bitewings Robert and Ash welcome guest Erin Gregor, a content and social media marketing strategist, to talk about the risks and rewards of businesses being active on social media. They discuss w…
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Effective Leadership and Communication for Dental Practice Success
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In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Lynne Leggett, founder of Victory Dental Management, joins the team at Edwards and Associates. Lynne is a Dental Consultant who has a diverse experience with dentistry. She has over 26 years of business experience in several industries including: dentistry, medical, pharmacy, sales, transportation, logistics, an…
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Is getting a bad review the end of your practice? On this episode of Beyond Bitewings, the discussion centers around how dental offices can handle reviews from their patients, both positive and negative. Ash and Robert are joined by special guest, Dr. Sharon Tiger. They talk about the importance of great reviews, and how to ask for a review without…
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In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Robert and Ash discuss the changes you can make in your business to improve patient experience. Consequently creating a friendly environment where the patients look forward to coming back and actively refer others to your practice. Don’t forget it costs much less to retain an existing patient than to bring a new…
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In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash, Robert and special guest Nathan Turner discuss investing in Real Estate Notes. Nathan has been a veteran in the industry for over fifteen years and explains that he primarily buys residential mortgages from hedge funds or banks and gets a better yield by getting them at a discounted rate. When a non-perform…
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How To Mitigate the Rise of Inflation and Expenses
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As inflation and interest rates have been on the rise, business owners have found themselves with rising costs. Since we may not have an ending in sight quite yet, what can you do now to mitigate these changes in your practice? In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, the Edwards and Associates team discusses different ways you can increase revenue and…
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The SECURE Act 2.0 was signed into law in late 2022, and there are several ways it may affect you and your retirement accounts. The Edwards & Associates team covers everything you need to know for these upcoming changes. In this episode, they discuss the new changes for age limits on the Required Minimum Distribution. Basically, this covers when th…
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Practice Owners Most Common Tax Questions
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The tables are turning in this episode of Beyond Bitewings, and the Edwards and Associates team is being asked the questions that so many practice owners want to know. They’re welcoming Prosthodontist Dr. Giancarlo Aymerich to this episode so he can ask all the questions about how he can save more money on taxes for his practice. They cover common …
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The Journey From Dental School to Practice Owner
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The road from dental school has many options, and knowing which direction to take can feel overwhelming. In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, the team at Edwards and Associates talks to Dr. Trisha Patel to discuss her journey out of dental school to building her own practice. Dr. Patel shares how her background in business and working with a DSO he…
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When you’re building a practice, things may not always turn out the way you want to. However, that doesn’t make you a failure, it simply makes it all part of the process. In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash and Robert are sharing some of their favorite stories of clients who hit major roadblocks while running their practice. Instead of giving …
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Do you believe embezzlement would never happen within your business? Well, unfortunately, the chances of it happening to you are actually a lot greater than you think. In fact, 75% of dental practice owners will experience embezzlement in their office before their career is over. So what can you do to prevent embezzlement, and what are the signs th…
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When it comes to running your dental practice, there are many things you can do to get a pulse of how your practice is running. One of those is by looking at specific reports. In this episode of Beyond Bitewings, the Edwards and Associates team is joined by Nancy Kagan, COO of Rosen Summit Dental Advisors to discuss the biggest mistakes she sees de…
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There are a lot of tax changes happening in 2022 and 2023, and in today’s episode of Beyond Bitewings, the Edwards and Associates team is talking about the changes that may affect you, and what you need to know about them. You may have heard about the $80 Billion Expansion of the IRS, and with $47 Billion of that money going towards audits, the que…
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Have you thought about offering a patient membership plan but aren't sure where to start? Or are you wondering about different options that could be added to your current patient membership plan? As more dental practices are moving to offer membership plans to their patients, how to charge for these plans can be confusing when considering what opti…
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The Most Important Calculation For Your Practice
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BAM! It’s not just something the chef, Emeril Lagasse used to say, but it’s actually one of the most important numbers your dental practice should be tracking. In today’s episode of Beyond Bitewings, Ash and Robert talk about BAM, also known as the ‘Basic Amount of Money’ needed to operate your practice on a monthly basis, and why this is such an i…
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Is your dental hygiene team working to their full potential? It’s common to find that dental practice owners haven’t ever seen a dental hygiene department working in tandem and generating their full income potential so these practice owners aren't even aware of the possibilities. Most dental practices have room for improvement in the efficiency and…
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It’s hard to believe we’re still talking about COVID/Pandemic programs, but the truth is that we’ll probably still be talking about them for a long time. In today’s episode of Beyond Bitewings, Robert and Ash are covering some of these programs, and other things that might be changing based on the potential passing of new bills in 2022. The first t…
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How To Make Your Practice Run More Smoothly
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When it comes to running your practice, do you find yourself wishing things could run a bit more smoothly? The good news is that there are several different things you can implement today to help make a much more cohesive team which will help to make the practice run much more smoothly. Ash and Robert discuss their tips and tricks to help. They tal…
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