Today on The Golden Age of Orthodontics, we are joined by Ren Menon, the CEO of OrthoFX. Before founding OrthoFX, Ren spent 13 years in leadership roles at Align. Ren is also the co-founder of other startups and sits on the board of several fast-growing early stage companies. Join us as we bring you insights from Ren and chat about how OrthoFX can support orthodontists and their patients through their entire treatment journey.  IN THIS EPISODE: [05:30] Ren explains what makes OrthoFX...

On this episode we welcome back Trey Lawrence, as our special guest. Trey is the VP and general council for the AAO and he leads the organization's advocacy and legal teams. Trey is passionate about the legal, ethical, and regulatory issues around teledentistry and other emerging technologies that will impact the future of dentistry and orthodontics. Tune in to learn more from Trey as we chat about retreating DTC patients among other current topics concerning orthodontists and the possible...

On today’s episode of The Golden Age of Orthodontics, we are joined by Wes Lyon, President and CEO of the newly rebranded McGill and Lyon Dental Advisors. They provide specialized tax business and financial planning exclusively to Orthodontists and dental specialists. Wes is a CPA and certified financial planner, tune in as he offers objective advice to improve practice profitability and help practitioners achieve financial independence. IN THIS EPISODE: [05:00] Wes discusses OSO and DSO. ...

On today’s episode of the Golden Age of Orthodontics, Dr. Sky Naslenas joins Amy and Dr. Leon to share her experience with using uLab Clear Aligners. Dr. Naslenas has years of experience not only in orthodontics in general, but delivering the treatment utilizing the most aesthetic (invisible) orthodontic braces. Tune in to hear more on how to provide the proper treatment plans for patients who wish to use clear aligners and how to integrate uLab into your practice.   IN THIS EPISODE: ...

On this episode of The Golden Age of Orthodontics, Dr. Leon and Amy are joined by Suzanne Wilson. Suzanne is a marketer with strengths in strategic planning, customer insights, and traditional and digital marketing tactics. Suzanne is Chief Operating Officer at Gaidge, a company that offers business and data-driven strategies to orthodontic practices to help them get their money’s worth through marketing. Tune in to learn more on this topic today!   IN THIS EPISODE: [07:22] Suzanne talks...

On this episode of The Golden Age of Orthodontics, Dr. Leon and Amy are joined by Dr. Adam Schulhof. As CEO of Grin, Dr. Schulhof guides the Orthodontic vision and patient experience with his innovative orthodontic knowledge. Committing to continually refining and improving his techniques and knowledge is essential to his practice. Tune in to learn more from Dr. Schulof on this episode!   IN THIS EPISODE: [03:30] Dr. Schulof talks about Grin and how it came to be. [09:00] The importance of...

Today we are so glad to have Dr. Chris Riolo join us on The Survival Guide for Orthodontists. Dr. Riolo earned his DDS from the University of Michigan and his Specialty Certificate in Orthodontics at the University of Detroit Mercy. Maintaining a completely digital private practice consisting almost entirely of adult patients, Dr. Riolo publishes and lectures on topics related to lingual, orthodontics, 3d printing, and orthodontic digital workflow. Tune in to this episode as we get the chance...

Dr. Pham is an entrepreneur and former aerospace engineer. He is also the co-founder of InBrace, a new way of teeth straightening. With a background as an engineer and startup entrepreneur, he decided to go to UCLA for his dental degree and eventually Dr. Pham developed InBrace to give patients a teeth straightening option that has little interference with their everyday lives. Tune in to hear Dr. Pham chat more with Dr. Leon and Amy on this episode of The Survival Guide for Orthodontists. IN...

Dr. Mehdi Peikar is the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Co-Inventor and Co-Founder of BRIUS Technologies. A practicing orthodontist, Dr. Mehdi has a passion for using technological advances to give patients a great experience with their orthodontia. Tune in to this episode of People & Practice as Amy and Dr. Leon chat with Dr. Mehdi and his take on the role of advancing technology and orthodontics. We cover important topics like: [02:00] Dr. Mehdi introduces himself...

On this episode of People & Practice, Dr. Leon speaks with Chris Bentson, who is highly knowledgeable on the business side of orthodontics. Chris is partner at Bentson Copple & Associates, which serves the orthodontic community on best practices on running an orthodontic practice. Tune in to this episode, or watch now to learn more from Chris and Dr. Leon as they talk about what the future looks like for orthodontics! We cover important topics like: [03:00] Chris talks about...

On this episode of People & Practice, Dr. Leon and Amy speak to CEO of Align Technologies, Joe Hogan. Joe joins us today to talk about how the technological developments and digital processes are advancing orthodontic practices. He firmly believes that this is the best time for orthodontics as patients can be treated better and faster than ever before. Watch now to learn more from Joe and how to manage current and future technology trends in orthodontic practices. We cover important...

In this podcast, we speak with Michelle Shimmin of Shimmin Consulting. Since 1990, Michelle has been an international lecturer and trainer consultant in the field of orthodontics. She shares with us the different elements of running a practice, including protocols for training and hiring employees, how to encourage their growth and development, and the value of adding a remote team for your practice. Listen in to this episode to learn more about how Michelle works with clients to build...

In this 30 minute podcast we speak about selling your practice with financial expert Brad Kucharo from John McGill & Company. Brad has been a frequent guest of the show and is always ready to share his smart financial advice. In this episode, Brad talks about financial considerations for orthodontists in a number of different scenarios, especially what to expect with the proposed tax laws. We cover important topics like: The overview of proposed new tax laws and how they will affect...

In this podcast we speak with Dr. Terry Sellke, a board-certified orthodontist who has been practicing for 38 years. Dr. Sellke is an old friend of ours and he has been incorporating new technology and system enhancements into his practice for decades in order to achieve exceptional results while decreasing total treatment time. He retired from University of Illinois in 2006 as a Clinical Professor, Master Clinical, Co-clinical Director, and Master's Thesis Advisor where he had been since...

In this podcast we speak with Trey Lawrence, Vice President and General Counsel at the American Association of Orthodontists. Prior to joining the AAO, Trey practiced with a large law firm in St. Louis for about 15 years, concentrating in the areas of litigation and regulatory matters. We speak with Trey about the legal issues that might crop up while running your practice – some of them critically important to protecting yourself. In this episode, we address other important topics like: ...

In this 30 minute podcast we speak with Kevin Dillard, who is the founder of Clear Blue Smiles, a direct-to-consumer aligner company that has solved a problem many orthodontists and consumers are concerned about: professional orthodontic oversight. Clear Blue Smiles utilizes an orthodontist in every case using Direct Monitoring to remotely monitor treatment.

In this 30 minute podcast we speak with Dr. Adam Schulhof about Grin, the remote orthodontic monitoring company he created. Grin is a comprehensive digital platform that provides orthodontic solutions to remotely monitor all types of teeth straightening needs by connecting patients to real orthodontists in their community. This allows orthodontists to remotely monitor their patients for routine visits.

In this 30 minute podcast, we speak about selling your practice with financial expert Brad Kucharo from John McGill & Company who is returning to the show as our guest. Brad talks about some of the things he looks for when an orthodontist approaches him with the question if it’s time to sell. He assesses not only their financial situation but asks if they are psychologically and socially ready to retire after decades in practice. In this episode, we address other important topics like: ...

In this 30 minute podcast we speak with Sue Hanen, an orthodontic consultant and life coach with more than 20 years experience. With extensive knowledge of the business of orthodontics, her focus is to create the certainty, clarity, and connection your team desires with sustainable operating systems. 

In this 30 minute podcast we speak with Chris Bentsen, a partner at Bentson Copple & Associates, a company that performs practice valuations, providing recruiting services, and negotiating transactions with both buyers and sellers. Chris has consulted with a thousand orthodontic practices during his 30-year career. We speak with Chris about the changes brought about in the industry since the pandemic first shut down practices across the country last year.

In this 30 minute podcast we speak with Amir Abolfathi, the CEO and Cofounder of uLab Systems, developer of the next generation uSmile system that gives orthodontists control over treatment planning and processes while reducing their lab costs. Amir describes uLab Systems as a company that develops a suite of products for orthodontic tools: aligners, brackets and other hybrid systems.

In this podcast episode, we invite Dr. Keith Dressler, CEO of Rhinogram, a cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant telehealth communications system, about how the communication style of our target audience has changed.  Orthodontists need to adapt, by evolving communication to partly virtual means orthodontists can increase profitability. Covid has made us all take a hard look at how we reconfigure our practices physically and our processes, providing a forced test case on going virtual.

Dr. Leon Klempner and Amy Epstein invited Brad Kucharo, a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Financial Planner from John McGill & Company, to the podcast to give us some financial tips and advice for orthodontics. This is especially timely as businesses plan their end of the year tax strategies, the recent change in the presidential administration, and the ongoing effects of the pandemic, specifically for practices that took Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans in 2020.

Dr. Leon Klempner and Amy Epstein invited Align’s President & CEO Joseph Hogan back to the podcast to talk about the future of orthodontics. Joseph is adept at taking advantage of the opportunities for advanced technology to increase market share in the medical industry. He brought his expertise from the Healthcare division at GE to Align Technology. In this 30-minute podcast we speak to Joseph about the digital transformation in orthodontics.

In the past year and a half we have had over 10,000 downloads of our podcast. This month we are doing a “best of” episode where we feature a few highlights form our previous podcast episodes including great guests like Dr. Jonathan Nicozisis, of the Aligner Fellowship Institute; Landy Chase, president and CEO Ortho Yes; Mark van Weelde, Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Dental Marketing; Chris Bentson, a partner in Bentson Copple & Associates; and many more.